The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-05
DR.. WILEY THINKS
RAINE S is SANE
Jail Physician Tcstiies Against
Slayer of Miss Eva
Chambers.
COMMISSION IS NAMED
Drs. King and Drcwry Examine
Prisoner After Conclusion OF
Testimony.
COMMISSION is NAME

Roanoke, Va, March 4.-The taking
OF testimony III the case OF Joshua l..
Raines, who is now on trial in
Salem for the killing OF Miss Eva NJ
Chambers. a school teacher, on jan
nary "A, was concluded this morning,
and court adjourned until Tomorrow
morning ut 10 o'clock. The witnesses
were told 10 remain, ana the commits
sion i'll lunacy. Drs King ana Drewry
who were appointed by the court to-
day, spent the remainder Of tho day
in examining them more closely along
professional and medical lines This
was In the nature of AN executive SEES
sion. as II was believed the witnesses
would talk moro freely and unrescrved-
ly without the presence of the public
tho lawyers or the newspaper men. "a
record of the proceedings is being
taken by the court stenogru piers, and
this record Will be open to public in
spection. No decision will be mudo
public until tomorrow III open court.
Three lines of action are open TO the
commlssion 1t may declare tho pris-
oncr sane, II may declare him insane,
or 1t may be asked that he be removed
10 an asylum for further Investigation
and study. 1t is the general belief OF
the public in salem that the last course
Will be taken.
One OF the significant features OF tho
session to-day was a direct statement
by Dr. K. Minor Wiley. one OF the best
known practicins physicians in Ron-
noke county and Southwest Virginia,
that he considered Ralncs sane. DR..
Wiley Is the Jail physician and has had
numerous occasions To study the pris-
oner since his incarceration in the
Salem jail.
The prisoner spent quiet Sunday.
receiving no visitors. He was III the
court room early this morning. Sheriff
Hatcher raped for order at 1890
o'clock and the trial was resumed.
DR.. II. NJ. Wiley was the first witness
put ON the stand b. Mr. Kline. Com
monweaith's attorney. He has seen
Raincs twelve times since February
10. while tho prisoner has been con-
fined in the county Jail. Or. Wiley is
the Jail physician. In reply 10 di.
rect question from Mr.. Kline, Dr. Wiley
said: Il have observed no manifesto
lions of insanity. l regard him as a
sane man"
William IL. Hart. who testified Sat
urday afternoon, was recalled. and said
II was between 1 and ) O'Clock III the
afternoon when he saw Raincs on the
Tuesday preceding the killing OF Miss
Chambers. whey Scales. colored, told
of seeing the two girl teachers on theic
way TO the schUolhouse the morning
OF the killing, of hearing the shots
tired and seeing Raines run away.
Asked why she ran, she said 1t was
because she feared he might shoot
her"
c. ". Tyree. the next witness, help
ed measure the distance from MIR.
Nogenthalers gate to the place the
killing occurred. IL distance of SOC feet.
He found TWO cartridges lying in the
road. giving one TO DR.. White Und the
other to II young man named Manning.
The shells were OF AS calibre. The
witness was not cross examined.
ID. l. Gray saw Raines soon after
the school investigation last fall. They
talked on the subject OF farming. Then
the school Investigation cnne UP and
was discussed. "RAines aid not speak
very we'll of Judge Berkeley" said tneI
witness. "Ralnes limited that he knew
something about Miss Chambers that
he was going 10 tell
Mrs C. T.. Day. who lives seventy
five yards from Ra!ncs was the next
witness. At one time sho lived in
Rainess house four months. She and
Mrs Raines had q little trouble once
about a school teacher, and since then
she and Mrs. Raincs had not spoken.
There has never been any trouble be-
tween Mrs. Day and Mr.. Featnes. She
saw Ralnes after the shooting going
from where he shot Miss Chambers to-
wards her husband lie walked hur-
riedly. feW minutes Itter tue Shll
drcn of Giles I.aPrade told Mrs. Day
that Ralnes was shooting at her hus-
band. Then she spoke to him. He re-
piled, no. haven't hurt him. Do you
want one?'
"One WHAT" asked Mrs. Day.
"a pin" said Raines.
NO indeed. Mr.. Raincs. l don't want
one" she answered
Raines went on and Mrs. Day stop
ped al her own gate. Later RaineS
Gu me back and said he had been over
to the schoolhouse and tried TO rea
son with Miss Chambers, but she
wouldn't DO reasoned with. SO he shot
her she's dead now ne added. lie
said he had fixed things now" He &C
cused Mrs. Day of getting up evidence
in the school Investigation, and she
denied II. They have run me crazy
Raincs told her. Then he went and
got his horse and rode OF rapidly to-
ward Salem.