Americus times-recorder., 1917-01-09
river, were those worn by her late hus,
Identification of wade's Body.

| ld6ntlncatlOn OF Nade'S B01ys
Next on the stand was Dave Collier,
a negro, who swore that he sighted the
body of a person in the Flint river,
about three miles below the bridge be-
tween Oglethorpe and Montezuma.
Dr. F. M. Mullinox. a Montezuma
physician swore as to pistol shot
wound in the persons head who was
found by the negro, and from his ex-
animation he said that the bullet en-
tered the back part Of the head, coming
cut between the eyes on the lower part
of the forehead. W. P. Wallis, exam
ining counsel for the defense, pro-
pounded his first question when he
asked where the bullet entered and
came out.
Neither Mrs. Wade or Dave Collier
were cross-examined by the defense.
Crawford Wheatley swore that he
heard two shots on the night of August
18th, which awoke him after he had
retired, they being fired some time be-
tween 10 and 10:30 o'clock He swore
that he heard car crank up" and
move north towards Andersonville, and
short time later heard another car
pass his home, two miles east of
Americus, near the alleged scene of
the murder.
j. H. Beard, an Amerieus undertaken,
testified concerning the condition OF
tie body, and identified clothing found
upon the corpse.
DIR. Chapman Identified Wade's Body.
Gilbert G. Robinson. of Oglethorpe,
testified that he saw the body and that
he heard DR.. C. X. Chapman identify
the corpse taken from the river as that
of Walter Wade, by dental ork in the
mouth of the dead man, which DIR.
Chapman said he had done.
Arthur Crumley, negro testified he
found a hat which was later identified
as Walter Wade's, near the home of
Mr.. Wheatley on Friday morning after
the crime is alleged to have been COM
mitted on Thursday night.
The final witness of the first days
session was John Henry, a negro with
defective speech, and frequently his
answers caused ripples of laughter
over the court room. Henry swore he
left Leslie in Wade's car in the COM
bany of E. D. Bigham, Lige Walker, a
negro, with Wade driving. He testified
that they stopped en- route to Ameri-
Gus for Wade to secure lap robe. La
ter they stopped for Wade to take a
drink of whiskey. The third stop was
made at the residence of DR.. Chapman,
which is on the Americus-Leslie road,
according to the negro.
Wade's Mysterious Telephone Call.
Henry swore that the car came to
an Americus restaurant, after c. K.
Chapman. Jr., ridden portion of the
way from the Chapman home on the
running board, talking to Wade in
tones that he could not hear. The
negro swore that Wade answered a
telephone call while in the restaurant
and replied that he would be there
as soon as he fed his negroes" The
tongue-tied negro swore that Wade told
the two black men TO wait for him In
front of the courthouse, and while sit
ting there he swore that he recognized
the sound of Wade's car as it turned
the corner near the courthouse. Later,
the negroes were told to move on" by
policemen, and they went to a garage
then conducted by 81 Jones, formerly
of Leslie, swore Henry.
Johnson Carried Negroes to Leslie.
In the early hours Of the morning,
Fenry swore, they recognized Walter
Johnson, one of the defendants, in a
car. and asked him to carry them back
to Leslie, which he did. Henry swore
that Walter Johnson SAID he Wouiu
start out to hunt for Wade. and the
negro testified that Johnson drove
through the restricted district of the
city without stopping.
The first objection interposed by the
| defense came when Frank Hooper OBJ
iected to the form of a question pro-
pounded to this witness by Judge
Hixon. The wording of the question
was changed, and the incident passed.
Judge Littlejohn ordered a recess of
court at 500 o'clock Monday after
noon, to convene again at o'clock
Tuesday morning.