The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-20
rnr CHAMBERS KILLING.
he Verdict of the Jury of Inquest.

community. DelOre the occurrence VI thV
sad affair both parties we're regarded as
peaceabe, quiet law asiding citizens-es-
pecially Chambers, who always wore a
quiet reserve The killing continues to be
the main topic of conversation, and varied
and wild are the rumors ailoat pro and con
concerning the affair. a mere remark
in q case of this character when
it has run its course develops
most wonderfully until it becomes noun
tain of idle, malicious tancie.. The sym
patty of the general public appears to be
with the deceased. The fact that he was
shot in the back, without warning, IS gen
orally condemned; yet, on the other hand,
Mr. Freeman has u number OF warm sup
portors who are of the opinion that he ana
the correct thing. On further investigation
OF the matter il was learned from James
Chambers, a son of the deceased, that his
iatherhad never been absent from home at
any springs, nor had he ever been out OF
the city over twenty-tour hours at
time during the past year.
1t will be remembered that Freeman
charges that Chambers followed his wife to
the springs, (said TO be Hot Spring,) and
that be assumed his, (Frecman's) name and
registered with his wife as her husband
Mrs Chambers has to the great grstiiie,-
ton of her friends, recovered her mind, and
her change To consciousness was accompan-
led by the most profound grief. silly
rumor wss afloat on the streets TO the ci-
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 IL Thomp-
son, with whom he remained coseted the
aft hn Hau JuHpn VI linrk al1Ir has
also been retained by the defense as associ-
ate counsel in the case. The counsel for
the defense will this morning sue out writ
of habess 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 or 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. E|wards Jsstice ofthe
Peace and Acting Coroner, and jury upon
view of the dead body Of r. a. Chambers,
The following are tho names Of those that
composed the jury of inquest: j. Sphan, Il,
Il. Best, G. II. Holloway, l. c. Baily, G. Il.
Vreeand and j. Il. Kendall.
J.H. YEABGAN,
the first witness examined, being
sworn, testified as follows: 81 do bust
ness on Lamar street, city OF Dallas; |
knew II. A. Chambers; he is now dead:
about 5 o'clock heard gun fire and ran
out on the sidewalk and saw Mr. |
Chambers lying on his sIl-fours, and
he spoke to me, asking me to help him as
he had been shot; | stayed with him until |
he died; found that there were fifteen |
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 nm
der his right shoulder, behind Just above
the waist band; know Mr. Freeman, have
known him for some time; We are on
good terms; Chambers died about fifteen
minutes after he was shot,
tross-examined: ! could not see Cham
0crs 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.. Leitwich came up and next
Dr. Wilemett, I'll. Yeargan and some other
gentlemen who | did not know; we then |
carried Chambers into Patter.on's drug
store; Chambers was not out OF my sight |
until he was searched and examined and Il
bundle oiletters and some other things were
found on him; Chambers had no pistol ON
his person; when | went to him his fucc
was towards the north; saw no pistol near
Mr.. Chambers, but did not look closely;
as 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.
'. l.. wlLEMErr
the second witness, testified: About quar-
ter to 5 o'clock this evening | was on Elm
street, near ". NJ. Kahu's, when heard a
heavy report of Il gun; | ran down Lamar
street past Patterson's DRUGSTORE where |
found man lying, his,face downwards; |
assisted Mr. j ii. y earsan and Mr.. Leilwtch
TO carry the man into Patterson's drug.
store; he was shot in the back, five of the
shots going through; he lived about sew.
entcen minutes; did not know the man
by name; knew him as q 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, Lcitwich and myself carried him into
the store; | did not see the man mt the
time he was shot, neither did | see the man
who shot him; he did not speak so MS to
be understood after | reached him.
there Yves large crowd around the body
when reached it, when he was searched
! saw some letters of ordinary size; white
envelopes about SIX or eight in number
they were neatly tied up Mr.. Arnold took
charge of the effects found OH the body;
i 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 u. NJ.
Kahus corner. | started over towards San.
ger Brothers and got half way when | saw
crowd at Pattersons drug store; | turn
cd and ran directly to whore the man was.
IA. 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 q gun fire;
turned around and saw Mr.. Freeman with
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 II to Sheriff Jones; IL was n
double-barreled breech loader, | did not
examine II closely; saw, soon after the
gun was fired, n man lying on the sidewalk
down Lamar street, about ten
or twelve steps, whom | afterwards
found to be Mr., Chambers; did not see
Mr.. Freeman fire the gun, but he told me
that he had fired II, freeman did not DENY
the shooting but asked me to take him 20
himself up; he made no resistance what
ever when took charge Of him; he ap.
peared TO be in passion and spoke excity
eddy; the gun was new one; he said that i'll
was his gun; that he had bought II to de-
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