The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-23
CHENAUlT CASE
WILL PROBABLY
Be CLOSED TODAY
Testimony Concluded Yester-
day and Argument by Coun-
sci Will Begin This Morn
ing

The Chenault case will probably be
brought to a close late this afternoon,
or early tomorrow morning. II present
prospects pan out. The testimony in
the case has all been taken and arEu
ments of the opposing attorneys will
be heard this morning. Whether
Magistrates Sunday and Smith will re
serve their decision after hearing the
arguments, 1t is impossible to say.
Both positively refuse to state whether
their decision will be rendered I'M
mediately after arguments have been
heard or whether they will take 1t
under consideration. -ea.-
1t was at first understood that the
opposing attorneys had agreed to dis
pense with arguments in the case. but
they decided yesterday not to do SO.
Had this change not been made, the
case would have been brought to a
close. This fact prompted several re-
porters to ask the magistrates whether
they would have at once rendered
their decision in the case or not. This
question, too, they refused TO answer.
In the hearing yesterday the de-
Tense again attempted to prove an
alibi for Clements. Several of the
intimates Of the resort on Brown
street, where Clements said he spent
the night, were called to the stand.
None of them were positive as to the
time that Clements reached the place.
One said that he was not positive that
Clements was the man who spent the
night there,
Bertucci on Stand.
Policeman Bertucci went twice into
the room that Clements testified he
spent the night in, while raidlnS the
house. ia an attempt to catch cocaine
vendors The officer feels sure that
had Clements been in the room at that
T. Ia h lyV1
Detective Atkinson was called 10 tina
stand He told that Miss Chenault
had first said, when she viewed the
body of the man shot by Detective
krengeI, that he was the man, but
had afterwards said that his lips were
too thick. He also told of measure
ment of the negro's body from his
waist TO his chin, taken by Clarence
Wyatt. after consulting the girl IT
was then thought that the negro was
an inch taller than her assailant.
Amy Robertson, who conducts the
resort ON Brown street. testified that
Clements spent the night in her home
Deputy sheriff Webb Syduor was then
recalled by the defense, He stated that
he had declined to let Dr. Collins see
the statement made by Miss chenault
TO Captain Mcmahon, without the con-
sent OF the Commemorative attorney.
He objected to her father seeing X
on the ground that he thought il might
cause him worry
When asked by Attorney Diggs for
1.-The prosecution. how the defense
learned of a question pTopounded 10
the girl by Attorney Sutton. asked
probably because OF statements made
to him by Or. Collins. Mr., Sydnor
stated that tfra defense dtd NOT fsarn
of the remark through him.
what WIN he outeomeg
The opposing attorneys hold widely
different views as 10 The outcome of
the preliminary hearing. The defense
claims that they have proved an alibl
for Clements, testimony having been
introduced by them that he spent the
night in the home of Amy Brown.
They viii probably argue that Miss
Chenault. had she been the victim
of a negro brute. would have been
unable 10 have attended sunday school
the morning after They Will tell OF
her alleged Identification Of the negro
RiddieA, now confined in the City Jail.
and also that of the negro shot by
Detective krenGel
The prosecution VIII claim that they
have broken the alihi of Clements by
the testimony of ohcer Bertucci, vi no
was in the Brown street resort the
night the crime Was committed and
did not see Clements there. They
Will claim that they have proven that
crime was committed. The finding
Of a wrench on the person Of Clements
which resembled the weapon which
Miss Chenault stated her assailant
carried. will be brought out. The at
torneys for the prosecution are GER
tain that Clements will be held fer
the