Americus times-recorder., 1917-01-10
MRS, HOWELL SWEARS THAT SHE
SAW DR., CHAPMAN KILL WADE
ON THE NIGHT OF AUGUST 18TH

With Wade himself therein, when gaS0
line was purchased at Rylander's gar
age, the night of the murder. Greer
swore he saw H. A. Stewart. now dead
a the time.
Policeman W. W. Rigsby went on Tho
stand, and said the first time re saw
the Wade car was about 1880 O'Clock
Friday night near the Central of Geor
gia depot. He swore he saw Dr. Chap
man and w. /, Johnson drive by and
look at the Wade car about 2 O'Clock
Friday afternoon, which inconsistency
in his evidence was brought about by
w. P. Wallis, on cross examination.
Mrs. HOwelPS Character Attacked.
Sheriff Harvey testified as to well
known facts which the public have
concerning the search for the Wade
body and the articles found at differ
ent places. The sheriff swore that DR.
Chapman told him that he and his son
{. K, Chapman, Jr., remained at home
that night. Sheriff Harvey swore that
Z. L. Foster. the detective in the case,
worked under him. Here the state
and the defense crossed on a line of
questioning in regard to the woman,
Mrs. Yeartie Howell, and her detention
in the city at the Sumter hotel Sheriff
Harvey stated that bailiff was sent
to guard her by order of julie FELTON,,
then solicitor pro TEN. of the court,
coming from the grand jury. Sheriff
Harvey swore that DR.. Chapman said
Mrs. Howell's character was not good,
using more direct language.
Bob Price, former deputy sheriff was
the person in the pine orchard who
heard the shots and later left that vi
cinity in his automobile. His testi-
mony was indefinite as to seeing the
pistol flashes. He declined to answer
on cross examination the question of
Wallis as to who he was with, and
what he was doing. Judge Littlejohn
advised him that he had right to re-
fuse to answer certain questions under
certain conditions.
What Beavers Heard and Saw.
F. G. Beavers swore that he heard
two shots on the night of August 18th.
while he was near the Crawford
Wheatley home, en- route to Anderson
vile, and a few moments later saw
an automobile on the side of the road,
He referred to dust which he found in
the road. On his return from Ander-
sonville, Beavers swore he met an E.
NJ F. automobile, which he took to be a
cut-down affair, although it was dark.
Hammit Kleckly, former city mar
shal at Oglethorpe, swore to finding
blood on the bridge over the Flint
river, near Oglethorpe. He produced
chips of wood from the places where
he swore the blood was.
Zach Childers swore that he was in
the searching party with Or. Chapman
ard heard him say that he and his son
we're both at home that night.
Roy Wade, a brother of Walter Wade,
went on the stand as the last witness
of the afternoon. and testified as to
the searching party and DR.. Chap
mans par, especially with reference
to visiting the river.
On Stand Over Two HOu's.
Mrs. Howell was on the stand for
two hours and twenty-five minutes, the
first hour being under the direct ex-
animation of the state.
The climax to the states case before
they rested came when Andrew Jack
son. night watchman at the Americus
Construction Co, positively identified
Mrs. Howell as the woman he saw in
the automobile on the night ofAugust
7th in the company with DR.. Chap
man and another person.
At this juncture Hollis Fort, for the
defense. outlined the states case, and
completed his statement at 1920
o'clock Judge Littlejohn then re-
cessed court until o'clock. The state
ment of Mr.. Fort will be found in an
other column.
After witnesses for the defense were
sworn. W. NJ. Kidd, of Preston went on
the stand and swore that Mrs. Howell's
character was bad and unbelievable
under oath.
H. f. Hawkins swore that Mrs. How.
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