Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-11
NO VERDICT COMES IN
CHAPMAN TRIAL WITH
CLOSING LAST NIGHT
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lie Bridges and John Etheridgde, taken
on August 18th, they went out Lee
street toward the country.
Misses Lollie and Marjory Chapman,
| daughters of DR.. c. X. Chapman testi-
fed that both he and Charles Chap
man, Jr., were at home all night on
August II, 1916, and were corroborated
! by Mrs. w. l. Johnson. wife of another
of the defendants, who was visitor at
the Chapman home for a time that
night
Bose T. Johnson and Claude John
son, brothers-in-law of the defendant,
declared on the stand that they had
telephone conversations with him be-
tween 8 and 10 o'clock on the night ia
question. DR.. Chapman was at home
at the time of the conversations.
Roy Cordell and r. E. Parker de-
clared that they saw the Wade car
near the Central of Georgia passenger
depot on the night of the 18th, the
former stating that he saw it about
10:40 p. m Mr.. Parker testifying that
ne saw it about midnight Fred Stills
testified that DR.. Chapman was one Of
searching party going out on Sun
day afternoon, August Goth, and that
the witness drove Ford car at the
request of the defendant.
Chief of Police Olin Johnson testi-
fed that he phoned DR.. Chapman OF
Wade's disappearance on Sunday
morning, August goth, about 8 o'clock.
On cross examination he stated that
he was on the 1O:4O train from Albany
On the night of August II, 1916, re-
turning to Americas from Albany, but
did not see W. l. Johnson on the
train. Johnson declares that he pass
ed through Americas on that train on
| that night.
The state began the introduction OF
rebuttal evidence at about A o'clock
yesterday afternoon and put up E. H.
Calhoun and B. NJ. Connoghan, mem,
bers of the Albany police force, who
swore that they talked with John
Etheridge in Albany few days after
his fathers death, on Sunday, August
10. 1916.
Walter Stills, of Albany, corroborated
this testimony.
w. S. Edge. who in August of last
year was night Waterman at the plant
of the Americas Oil Company in this
city. testified that on the night of Aug
ust 18th, he saw Miss Willie Bridges,
Hollis Hurley and another couple
drive past the plant on the Smithville
road. The defense has claimed that
Hurley, Miss Bridges, Mrs. Yeartie
Howell and Claud Mauk went to ride
on the night of the murder, instead OF
Miss Bridges, Mrs. Howell, Charles
Chapman, Jr., and John Etheridge.
p. O. Bradley and Earl Bass, of near
Leslie, swore that on the night OF
August II. 1916, while leaving Ameri-
Gus after attending picture show be-
tween 8 and 10 o'clock, they saw a
Ford car standing at the intersection
of Hill and Fielder streets, with sew
eral men in and around the car They
also at this time saw a car come out
of the road beside the Chapman resi-
dence coming toward town. This tes-
timony was offered to corroborate a
similar instance related by Mrs. Year
tie Howell in her statement.
Frank Hall testified that w. l. john
son ate supper at the Royal Cafe in
this city on the night of August IL,
1916. and left the restaurant without
finishing the meal, being called by
someone at the front door. He also
stated that he saw Johnson at the
Chapman home on the Saturday morn
ing following, and in this he was cor
roborated by Bert Skinner.
Sheriff Lucius Harvey swore that III
a conversation with himself and Judge
Hixon in the latter's office, Claud
Mauk stated that the Yide with Hollis
Hurley, Miss Willie Bridges and Mrs.
Yeartie Howell occurred on August 10.
1916, instead of August 18th.
Mrs. Howell was brought back to the
stand to deny having had any CONVEX
n III
corning the Wade case. She declared
that DR. Chapman had never objected
to her associating with Charles Chap
man, Jr.
Lieut.. c. W Moseley and PatrOlman