The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-22

flherllad never bcon absent rom home Nj
any springs, nor had Ne ever been Out 81
the Clty over twehiy.i0uf hours nj
u time during tie past year
N will be remembered That freeman
charges that Chambera followed bis wife u
lie springs, lsald W be Hot Bprlngs) snt
that be nsstimed Ills, tFfeeinan's) Daino ant
registered with his wife US her husband
Mrs Chambers has 10 the great gratlIlca
ton Of her friends, recovered her mind, and
her change to consciousness was ncconpan
led by the most profound grief. A silly
rnmor was anoat on the streets TO the OF
feet that Mrs. Chambers had committed
suicide, which was entirely without found
alton.
Sunday Freeman was escorted from the
jail by Deputy Sheriff Smith TO the office
of his attorneys, Messrs. Clint & Thomp
son, with whom he remained closeted the
also been retained by the defense as associ.
ate counsel in the case. The counsel fol
the defense will this morning sue out writ
of habeas corpus for Freeman before Judge
Aldredge of the District Court.
The jury of inquest empaneled by
Justice Edwards Saturday night to
inquire into the manner in which
the deceased came to his. death,
after examining two witnesses adjourned
over until Sunday morning, when further
testimony was taken. The following are
the proceedings:
JURY OF INQUEST.
STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF DALLAS.
Evidence taken at an inquest held at No.
Ill Lamar street, on December IL, 1881,
taken by W. NJ. EDWARDS, Justice ofthe
Peace and Acting Coroner, and Jury upon
view of the dead body of II. A. Chambers.
The following are the names of those that
composed the jury of inquest: ]. Sphan, r.
r. Best, G.. X. Holloway, I. G. Baily, G. e.
vreeland and J. f. Kendall.
J.H. YEARGAN,
the first witness examined, being
sworn, testified as follows: 81 do bust
ness on Lamar street, city of Dallas; |
knew r. A. Chambers; he is now dead;
about o'clock heard a gun fire and ran
out on the sidewalk and saw Mr..
Chambers lying on his all-fours, and
he spoke to me, asking me to help him as
he had been shot; I stayed with him until
holes in him; supposed they were made by
buck-shot; do not know who shot him, but
soon afterwards saw Mr.. Freeman with q
shot gun in his hands and he was in charge
of Officer Crowdus; these wounds were I'M
der his right shoulder, behind, just above
the waist band; know Mr.. Freeman, have
known him for some time; we are on
0Iteen
minutes after he was shot.
Cross-examined: Icould not see Cham
bers nor Freeman when the shot was fired;
he did not speak to anyone else; was the
first one to get to the dead man;
Mr.. Leftwich came up and next
DR.. Wilemett, Ed. Yeargan and some other
gentlemen who l did not know; we then
carried Chambers into Patterson's drug
store; Chambers was not out of my sight
MT hA WOO ba1 nd
bundle ofletters and some other things were
found on him; Chambers had no pistol on
his person; when | went to him his face
was towards the north; saw no pistol near
Mr.. Chambers, but did not look closely;
as 1 stepped out the door Chambers was
about ten feet toward Main street from my
door. Everything found on his person was
turned over to City Marshal Arnold.
y. l.. wILEMETT.
the second witness, testified: About a quar-
ter to O'Clock this evening was on Elm
street, near Il. NJ. Kahn's, when heard
heavy report of II gun: | ran down Lamar
street past Patterson's drugstore. where
found a man lying, his-face downwards; |
assisted MIR. J ii. Yeargan and Mr. Leftwtch
to carry the man into Patterson's drug
store; he was shot in the back. five of the
shots going through1; he lived about sew
enteen minutes; / did not know the man
by name; knew him as tailor; when he
was examined | counted sixteen holes on
his right side back of his shoulder; | do
not know who shot him; Mr.. John Year
gan, Leftwich and myself carried him into
the store; | did not see the man at the
time he was shot, neither did see the man
who shot him; he did not speak so as to
be understood after / reached him.
there was large crowd around the body
when | reached it; when he was Searched
l saw some letters of ordinary size; white
about SIX or eight in number
they were neatly tied up Mr.. Arnold took
charge of the effects found on the body;
/ saw no photograph or picture of any one
among the effects found on the dead man
but did not examine closely; was on the
corner of Elm and Lamar streets at Il. NJ.
Kahus corner. | started over towards San
ger Brothers and got hall way when | saw
a crowd at Pattersons drug store; | turn
ed and ran directly to where the man was.
A. oRowDUs,
the third witness, testified: ! was standing
on the northeast corner of Lamar and Main
streets this evening; was looking across
Main street when | heard a gun fire. /
turned around and saw Mr.. Freeman with
4 shot gun in his hands. He was about
four or five feet from me; | took charge of
him and carried him to Sheriff Jones; |
took the gun from Mr.. Freeman's hands |
and delivered it to Sheriff Jones; il was a |
double barreled breech loader; | did not |
examine it closely; saw, soon after the |
gun was fired, a man lying OH the sidewalk |
Town Lamar street, about ten |
ound TO be Mr.. Chambers; / did not see
Mr.. Freeman fire the gun, but he told me
hat he had fired II; Freeman did not deny |
he shooting, but asked me TO take him 20 |
he Sheriff, saying that he wished to give
himself up; he made no resistance what
'ver when took charge OF him; he an
,eaIed ~ DC in a passion anu spoke excit-
'dly; the gun was new one; he said that IL |
vas his gun; that he had bought ii TO de-
end himself with and that Il had only
'een fired oncei am police officer Of
4 Dallas city; Mr.. Freeman said when | |
ook charge of him that the man he had
hot had ruined him; that he had
'rokon up his family and seduced his wife.
J. N. LKArARD,
he fourth witness, testified: A little b.
ore O'Clock this evening / was standing
'ear the door Of Patterson's drug store;
yas about five or six feet from the door;
aw the man who is dead standing about
EN- or twelve feet from the door; saw
nan on the corner OF Lamar and Main
treets, on the sidewalk, raise a gun and
Ire down towards me; the dead man fell on
lis all-fours when the gun fired;
he man who fired the gun was about
welye or fifteen steps from the man who
ras shot; l do not know either OF them; /
Ielped 10 carry the dead man into the
rug store; Messrs. Yeargan and Willmett
SISTED me 20 carry him in: Just before
ecessed expired, some one asked him ifhe
id'nt want some one 10 go amer his wife; I
eceesed said yea" this was the last and
My word ] heard him speak.
On. ,. ". SMITH.
he hih witness testified: III
ret saw the deceased in Psfterson's
rug store, No. III Lamar street.
etween Elm and Main streets; was with
i'm from fifteen 10 twenty minutes before
e died; saw the examination Of his body
nd counted ffteen or sixteen holes in his
ack, below the right shoulder, am not &C
uainted with either the deceased OF the
ccused; the deceased bad four or FIVE holes