Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-22
Triai of fIelalnR Chamberlaln,

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at liberty 70 publish the evidence IN the |
case, tried in the Yanderburgh Circuit |
Court
This is the case of the killing Of Joseph /
Gamble at Mount Vernon On the sth day
Of August, BY Fielding Chamberlain,
member of Company E, 49th Indiana
Volunteers, while at home on furlough.
Z Chaniberlain wears on his left breast 3
star from the War Department for brave
~ at Chickasaw Blaf, in the frst attack
on Vieksburgh, under Sherman On his
RICH; breast he wears another star, as
rs@ard for bis BRAVERY in planting the
colors Of the 77sh Illinois on the rebel
works in front of Vieksbucg, on the 22d
Of May, after eight men had fallen in
the attempt Chamberlain had re-en-
listed as a veteran, has been in eleven
battles, and for l2o days was under the
Ere oftte enemy.
When the killing occurred, Chamber
lain was home on furlough to visit his
widowed mother.
Lewis C. Stinson, Prosecuting At,or-
torney, and Morris s. johnson appear
ed on the part of the State, and Judge
Pitcher, of the Court Of Common Pleas,
James F. Welborn, Of Mount Vernon,
and A. L. Robinson and Gen. Sbackle-
ford, Of this city, appeared for the de-
Tense.
The following jury was selected TO try
the case: James Z. kirkpatrick, Jonas
Crofts, John Jarvis, VIM. Jarvis, Chris
tan Decker, Frank G. Rhsinlander,
Clark Cooley, Thomas J. Stinson, Geo.
Brinkman, F. w. Brinkmeyer, C. Tileson
and Benz. Bays
The witnesses were sworn, and all
were excluded from the room, and for
hidden to communicate to each other
their testimony.
4 Edward Barter was 6rst called:
i / reside in Mount Vernon; know
Fielding Chamberlain; that is him pres
ent; know Joseph Fl. Gamble; was in
CANDLES grocery that evening; Gamble,
Ballou, and two other gentlemen were
playing seven-up; Chamberlain and two
others came in to take drink Gamble
asked me to wait on them. By the time
they had taken their drink the men had
got done playing and came out, got a
drink, and got to talking with Chamber
lain; Chamberlain took drink before
they came ont and another after they
came out; all were talking; Gamble aud
Chamberlain were talking together
Gamble said he was no God damned mig
ger thief 4
Mr.. Chamberlain was a soldier, ans
they commenced quarreling and eursine
each other. Gamble said, a" | don't near
you, out an,not one myself Chamber
lain turned around and said, +" Joe, tina
is all right, IL you don't mean me-
want no hard feelings" Thought the
, had made up, and Chamberlain started e
: 90 home. This was about Q o'clock
may have been later. Myself, Baloul
and two strangers started up street
started home myself We turned around
BaIlou asked me TO go back. Ballot
: and two strangers went in. went Il
Afterwards, and saw Chamberlain stand
. ing al the counter, in CANDLES saloon
{ | stepped in behind the screen. 1t wa
ten or Gfteen minutes after | had lef
when ] came back. Chamberlain said
(" Joe, yoa insuted me when | was her
awhile ago, and want to know what yol
did it for7p Gamble said, you wer
here awhile ago, and went home; nos
E you have come sack to raise fuss
l. don't want any Tess with you, but wan
you 10 get out If my house" Don
, know that be said hyou went home"
, went out to the corner Of Main street,
few steps from tie groeery--twenty-l
J or thirty steps fr0tn the grocery. Chan
t kerlain and his brother came cut; Can
! Bile and others came out, and they ia
some words en- the pavement Mr.. Gan
. bic said, you have gassed around her
s about killing eighteen or twenty meI
y and don; believe you have ever kille
a anybody" then Chamberlain CONNER
! eed shooting, and shot twice ST Gamble
Gamble walked into the grocery Th
, was, ] suppose, between 10 aud |
t. o'clock at night Was about eigh or te
y steps from Gamble when he went int
grocery again. Gamble walked three {
IT four steps in the grocery and fell Chan
e berlain was eight or ten steps down 0
'. the levee, and shot Ballou; / suppose
:, they were scuffling; after be shot Ballo
be ran; saw Gamble Immediately aft'
- he went into the grocery; did not 60
r until others had come; did not see Il
,e pistol that night; Gamble was shot
the heart; saw two holes-one on eae
side; one in the shoulder, ] thinl
. don't know how long Gamble live
e after be was shot may have bee
y five or ten minutes. The shooting va
Il done on Water street, in Mt Vernon
Posey county, Indiana, by the defen'
~ ant; think il was done in August; thin
IS it has been about a month since Il
shooting was done; the shooting VI
done with a pistol.
q This witness was not cross examine,
d Wm Nelson testiEed.-Reside in VI
IF Vernon; know Fielding Chamberlain
- now present; knew Joseph Fl. Gambl
Question by Prosecutor:
: Where is Mr. Gamble now7 Don
know He is dead. Don't know whei
he has gone. think about the Sih
- August the packet landed at the VIA
and a lady got of the boat and aske
" me to help get up her baggage Whe
lie half way TO the wharf heard Mr. Chan
IN berlain and brother coming down stree
m thin. il was his brother coming dow
|; towards my house, on Water street. N
= house is below CANDLES; my house
OIL on Water and Store streets, comm
d from towards Candles About or
,e o'clock, | thought they were goiu
home, that was the direction of the
home; their home was across the creel
there are two ways to his home; can
t, tell the distance; they live right on Ii
E. top of the hill across the creek, on Ii
/. bank of the river; have no idea of th
> distance creek rams right back of OF
II house; Chamberlain's house is rigb