Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-09
empty STRONG BOX IS
6 FOUND IN CLOSED FLUE.
identified as Property of Late Judge
81 Chamberlain, Killed in Gooch.
land County.
ALL SECURITIES ARE MISSING
Son Says He Had $4,000 or More in
!, Cash and Securities When He Left
Iowa, Three Years .tEo-Body Is
Brought Hero.

Brought Here.
An empty strong box identified as be
longing to the late Judge" Chamber
lain. for whose rrurdcr Or. Asa w
Chamberlain is held in Hcnrico County
Jail. was found hidden III closed fuc
at the home OF tho accused III Gooch :
land County yesterday. This. linked
with the fac: that tho dead man had
$4,000 or more in cash and securities
when he left Iowa three years ago,
none Of which can now he located, arc
Developments conc 10 light in tho past
few days in the investigation being
conducted oil the part OF tho State. The
kit of surgical instruments belong ing
TO the accused doctor has also been
taken over by the State. and il is
said that other instruments which were
used 10 cut the body Of tho dead man
into pieces SO that II could be hidden
have also been found.
IN striking contrast ~ tho attitude
on the par; of the son Of Judge"
Chamberlain who was on his way East
thirty minutes after he heard of the
death OF his father. g that OF tho rcla-
tjveS and friends OF cr. Chamberlain.
none o. whom has vet arrived here to
take up his defense. The wife OF the
doctor. wh> left for tho West day
before the death OF Judge" Chamber
lain. has not returned to take an in
crime with which he Stands charged.
Three children. a son. Edward aged
thirty-fve. and two daughters. Winnie
aged thirty. and Clara. aged seventeen
have been expected here. hut have not
put in appearances. The principals in
tho case. as il stands n present. have
two brothers fair!" we'l-to-do farm
crs, living at Stanton. Nch and one
sister, Dora Chamberlain, of Cambridge
iowa, but none of these has responded
with their presence 20 assist the doctor
in his casting aside the accusations
which nc now faces.
BODY is DIsINTEnREp
AND BROUGHT HERE
The body of the dead man was disin-
tered at Goochland yesterday and
brought to Richmond by Undertaken
a. C. Nielsen. The remains, literally
cut into nine parts. We're taken from
their temporary resting place in the
little cemetery nj Goochland Fleece by
piece, before the eyes Of the son Of
the dead man. each member was photo
Eraphed, and as the whole franc was
laid complete in the metal caskct in
which II was carried hero. a photo
graph was made. The head Of tho dead
man was severed a the neck, and from
the ears downward at an angle Of
fortyfve degree saw was used in
cutting away a portion of the head
Through this cavity H. the ccc'?itaI
region the opening OIL the opposite side
at the mouth was visible. II appears
that the trunk was next cut into three
distinct parts by tho removal Of the
spinal column. each limb removed. and
the liSamentS severed 80 that tho PARTS
became easily flexible. The corpse in
This mutil1:cd condition was cared for
YESTERDAY and will he put in tho best
state OF preservation possible
In view Of the fact that no one has
come forward to interest themselves in
the defense of the accused man. there
have been no developments or sueccs-
tons q to what defense will be relied
upon. II Is being whispered about
Goochlar'' tina, the plea of insanity
may be entered for tho prisoner, and
from another quarter il has been stated
that suicide on tho part Of tho Judge"
VIII account for his death The con-
dition OF tho corpse as il now appears
negatives beyond all doubt this theory
of suicide. The theory that the dead
man WAS robbed and aftcrward killed
by those who took from, him the money
which he is supposed 10 have had has
been suggested, and The fact that a
rrumpled bank note WAS found on the
floor OF the house Of the judge" ie ONO
thread by which this theory may he
Joined with other facts in the endcavor
to clear DR.. Chamberlain lust whom
this famous legal battle will be staged
Nio Hcic ~ dt present Gnccria IN. II
IL almost certain that no hearing what
ever will oe had until December l. even
though Judge rutherford acts favor.
ably upon tho petition for special
grand jury. which II is understood the
prosecution IL asking for The proper
FORUM for the case would. Of course, be
Goochland. but in the event that the
defense ask for a change Of venue on
the ground that the accused cannot
= OBTAIN fair trial in the county where
Ne crime is alleged to have boon con,
1ed. some other county may he So
.ted.