Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-27
SMITH and PAGE TAKE
Or. CHAMDERlA|N's CASE
Richmond Attorneys Announce De-
cision After Visiting Scene OF AL.
legged GOochland Murder.
PLEA OF ACCUSED NOT KNOWN
Effort Will Be Made to Prove Ply
sifiaH Often Ifefriended Brother,
Whose Dealt, Caused His Arrest,
ll-Feeling Said to BE Myth.

Harry NJ. Smith. Jr, and James C.
rage viii conduct the defense OF DIR.
ASA W. Chamberlain, accused OF muir
Iering his brother. Judge" Albert T..
..,hamhnriqin, In GooeRland County on
the night OF October 90. Mr. Smith
and Mr.. Page spent the whole OF Sat :
urdav going over the scene Of the al
lssed crime and interviewing witnesses
from GoochiRnd, whom they will call
IN behalf OF the accused. Until the
announcement last night Air. Smith had
dsciined to admit any connection with
the case. Mr.. Page is from Goochland
County.
while in GooGhlani the attorneys for
DR. Chamberlain VISITED The home OF
their client, and Waved The premises
WHARF, the m9tilated remains of the
Judge were FOUND inferred beneath
IL large country piace OF brick. and
is situated far from any other house.
except few negro shacks Except
Tor small clearing and garden. Il
dense wood surrounds the house. In
his library are his old textbooks, in
Chamberlain, Louisville College OF
school that tho doctor graduated.
Ars. Chamberlain was with her hus-
band In his cell yesterday. and they
we're allowed to tails together for a
long time. 1t was said that In the face
Of the strain and the confinement
which DIR. Chamberlain has undergone
he is in good spirits and bearing IN
we'll. 1t was made very emphatic by
his counsel that the defspse OF the
accused man would he vigorous. and il
was suggested shat no effort would be
spared in setting up . sound theory Of
defense in oppasitiqp to the mass Of
nircumstantial evidences which the Com
mQuWealth has produced
GIVE NO STATEMENT
AS TO DEFENSE
II was not definitely stated what plea
would be introduced in behalf of the
doctor. but IL was stated that there was
number of defenses which can be
made under the circumstances. II was
npted that Dr, Chamberlain is a.ln!ld
man, and the opinion was expressed
that he is not so blackcned In his char
acter as painted, but tina, the deem
brown eyes and q ca lmness OF manner
Indicate that he is q dreamer ana
builder of castles, 1t is also believed
that the defense will show that tho
alleged difficulty between the brothers
is somewhat Of q myth, and evidence
will he introduced to show that the
accused man befriended his brother al
the time he came East and assisted
him in establishing n home here. where
he could pass hiH later years az 4
Southern gentleman. In this connec-
ton il is believed that the intimate
family history OF the Judge" and the
faetc leading up 10 the divorce which
preceded his coming Ea1,, and kindly
acts OF the brother IN this relation,
Will he introduced
No effort viii he made TO change the
forum in which the case H. TO he heard.
and /, IS scarcely withou, question that
the scene eft the trial OF the accused
doctor will be tho Goochland County
Courthouse, and the time, pecembeF 10,
Whatever sentiment may have been in
Goqchland Immediately after the find
Ing Of the mutilated remains of the
"judge" counsel feels secure in trust
ing the jurors OF that county with the
trial of their client, satisfied that the
justice Of q fair trial will he melted
out to him.