Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-12
.DR. CHAPMAN HAS
MADESTATEMENT
To THE JURY WITH
DENIAL Of CHARGE

Il know no more about the murder
OF Walter Wade than a new born ba-
by began the statement which DR.. C.
X. Chapman. charged with the murder
of Wade. DR.. Chapman took the stand
at 2:20 O'Clock. and talked for rs
minutes. His voice was clear, and he
spoke in a slow and deliberate manner.
enunciating every word with force. The
jury heard his words with keen at
tention.
Doc. you don't believe / did this. do
you?" was what DR.. Chapman said as
he turned to Judge ]. A. Hixon when
he concluded his statement Judge
Hixon said in a low tone to DR.. Chap
man.
Il can't agree with you with the evil
dence at hand"
When DR.. Chapman concluded his
statement, he turned to Judge Hixon
and said Il have known you all your
life, we were raised together. Ask
me what you want to about this thing
any question you want to ask"
DR.. Chapman told of staying at home
the night of the alleged murder as he
began and referred to seeing Wads
ard talking to Ed Giddings. He said
after he and his son, C. K. Chapman,
Jr., returned from the store he went
upstairs as he had headache. and a
negro washed his feet. DR.. Chapman
said about 10 O'Clock he came down.
stairs and called one of his relatives on
the phone. as he remembered he had
told them he would about two negroes.
Later he was called on the phone, DR..
Chapman said, this time from Mr.
Johnson.
DR.. Chapman then told Of calling
Chief Johnson and offering every as
sistance after he heard that Wade was
missing. He told of going out with
the searching party, and said he re-
piled to their questions about Wade by
saying he didn't know where he was
as he and his boy were at home all
night.
DR.. Chapman referred to Marion
Sims and Walter Clorton, relatives OF
Wac, and said they Aad aly ays been
close friends, more like relatives.
Mrs. Howell was first introduced to
him by DR.. Walker, said DR.. Chap
man, and that he did dental work for
her, carrying her to his home. because
of the necessary work making it i'm
possible for her to catch train on
her return trip. He said a RESPONSE
Bile man in the city told him of Mrs.
Howell being on the case as detec-
tive, and that later he would talk to
Mrs. Howell, calling her Miss Detec-
tive" He referred to q conversation
ir the presence Of Roy Alexander.
when Mrs. Howell said she didn't know
anything about the case-and turning
tt Alexander said: You know where
was that night. and l know where
you were"
DIR. Chapman said it was on Monday
when Mr.. Cranberry saw him. He said
he was too busy to take a petition
around for a reward about the Wade
case, but offered to help in his spare
time.
Dr. Chapman referred to going to
the inquest with Ed Jenkins, the cor
oner and identifying the body Of Wade
because of teeth in his mouth. He Ia
ter referred to Identifying him again
in the Allison Undertaking Co. parlors.
DR.. Chapman again reiterated his
innocence and knowledge Of the affair
and turned to Judge Hixon with
statement that he woud anewer any
question he asked.
The moment was tense when DR.
Chapman turned to Judge Hixon. Dr.
Chapman referred to the boyhood days
and left the stand after he told Judgs
Littleiohn that he knew Of nothing
else to say.