Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-03
YOUNG CHAMBERLAIN
VISITS FATHERS HOME
Goes to Scene of Crime, In Gooch
land County, for Personal
Investigation.
SMITH DECLINES TO TALK
Will Not Discuss Case Of Client Now
in Hcnrico Jail Accused of MUIR
der OF BrOther-Will Search Prem
iSes To-Day.

a. Lee Chamberlain. the twenty
eight-year-old son OF Judge" Albert
T.. Chamberlain. who. it is alleged
was murdered by his brother. DR.. Asa
w. Chamberlain. yesterday visited the
scene of the crime and his fathers
former home in Goochland County.
The young man, after spending Thurs
day night In Richmond. went TO Gooch-
land Courthouse. and thence to the lit
tie house in the country where HIS
father came some years ago. as he put
1t. to spend the sunset years Of his life
as a Southern gentleman.
This afternoon party under the. di-
rection OF Magistrate Houchens, Of
Goochland County. will make a thor
ough search Of the premises where the
| crime is presumed to have been COM
mitted The instruments with which
the body was cut up have not been
found. Young Chamberlain will he
with this party, and will go over the
little farm called "Sunnyside," where
DR.. Chamberlain's home is, and where
the body Of his dead father was found
buried. Up TO this time. the evidence
which points to the brother OF the
dead man as the slayer Is circumStan-
tial. and the investigation conducted
| has been made by the Goochland au-
thortics only with the assistance Of
local people who have been willing to
give their services to see the law
vindicated. a small black box lettered
"A. Z. Chamberlain, Des Moines, Iowa"
has hecn found in the accused
mans house sccretcd in false fuc
! In the front room on the second floor
The gold watch OF Judge" Chamber
lain was also found in this room
ATTORNEY SMITH DECLINES
To DISCUSS THE CASE
What may so TO make up a part Of
! the defense Of the accused man is the
| fact. as stated by the younger Mr..
Chamberlain. that the doctor. while in
the West, at various times took animals
from his farm. carved, cut and lacerated
them until dead and then buried their
remains II. NJ. Smith. Jr. Rich
mond attorney. spent half-hour with
the prisoner at the Henrico County
Jail, according to officials there yes
terday Mr.. Smith stated last night
that he did not care to be interviewed
or make any statement concerning the
case at this time.
1t is believed that Louisa Boat
wright. servant Of the doctor, will
he an important witness at the trial
! She Is said to have been at the house
when the doctor returned homo on the
night OF October %, and that she talked
with him and noticed his actions at
that time. w. A. Bailey. OF Gooch-
land County. is also expected to max G
some startling revelations when the
| matter comes before the court It is
said that he made search Of tho
Chamberlain promises after the arrest
and was In position to know about
the affairs OF tho murdered man and
the accused which may have led up to
the tragedy.
a. Lee Chamberlain stated yesterday
that his father. although a lawyer and
graduate OF Iowa State College. was
not judge, but that his friends had
honored him with that title. as Is the
! custom in some parts of the country
He was at one time a judicial candida: e.
DR.. Chamberlain has son and
daughter living in WEeatland. wyo.
Letters found signed CLARA" and
Jake" are presumed to be from them.
Mrs. a. w. Chamberlain. wife of DR..
Chamberlain, is at Kearney, Neb.,
where she went on October o. II is
expected that she will return to Rich
| mond