Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-05
DOCTOR TEST|F|ES
IN FIGHT FOR LIFE
Holds Up Murdered Brother as
migrate Who Betrayed
Him in Iowa.
AGAIN ON STAND TO-DAY
For Three Hours Accused Man
Reviews Life Before
Goochland Jury.
AGAIN ON STAND TO-DAY
tBy a STAFF Correspondent


he is accused. as an migrate who be-
trayed hin, after accepting hia assist
ance in many times OF adversely, DR..
Asa w Chamberlain. on the stand in
his own defense. for nearly three hours
this afternoon calmly reviewed the re-
lations between himself and that
brother. Judge Albert L. Chamberlain
from their early childhood to the time
OF the murder which was exposed By
the finding Of the judges dismembercd
body beneath fence posts in the bacn
yard ot the doctors home late in DC
tober.
There was no bitterness in tho doc
tors recitation of the alleged wrongs
he suffered at the hands OF his brother.
The jury was evidently Impressed by
his demeanor. Certainly spectators be-
came more sympathetic. Ut forceful
personality, his cnunciation crisp and
peculiarly Western, he talked plainly
and with few falters. beginning with
the time when he and Albert. as he
called his brother. we're children on an
Iowa farm. lie passed rapidly over their
school years. spent together until he
left the Iowa Agricultural College
after two years there to take up the
study OF medicine. His brother COM
pletcd the course while hc was study
ing at the Louisri lie Medical College.
Later tho brother began reading law.
getting license to practice about the
time he graduated in medicine. in 1876.
JUDGE DEFEATED FOR
OFFICE IN DIES MONIES
Albert Chamberlain located in Des
ticc for many years. DIR. Chamberlain
set up n Office at Stratford. few mile
away He visited his brother often.
The doctor prospercd in a small way.
although advcrsitv visited him some
times. once necesSitating bankruptcy.
Again fire DESTROYED drug store in
which he had established a profitable
business However. late in life. accord
ing. to hSm, he was able to help his.
brother, 10 whom fate was beginning
TO be unkind. The home life Of the
Judge became complicated. Divorce
proceedings ensued. He lost his prop
erty The doctor helped him. Surgical
operations for Goiicr on the judges
neck were advised by physicians. The
doctor brother carried him 10 the Mayo
brothers and Iaid the expense OF an
After the hospital experience, the
Judge ran for Office in Des Mcincs. Ec
was defeated. Then he wanted TO leave
the State. The doctor too. thought he
himself had reached the stage in life
when he was entitled TO n home in a
pleasant cline lie bought "Sunnyside
Farm" the place which plays 80 big
part in this trial. To this he in
had his eyes on Florida and bees. Tho
Florida, where he bought small place.
which subsequently proved unsatisfac-
tory.
OFTEN GAVE MONEY
TO ASSIST HIS BROTHER
From Florida tho judge returned to
Stratford The doctor renewed his in
yitation to "Sunnyside." The judge
accepted The doctor bought two
mules, two horses and household goods
and equipment and employed young
man TO come with the judge to Nir-
ginia. The judge was to have half OF
the income from the farm and Was to
ha We a home there as long a : he wanted
it, During the two years the Judge
made his home there before Dr. Cham
hcrla.n came with his young bride the
doctor sent him much money for ex-
penscs--cven supplied him With post
age stamps. y statement from
Stratford bank was shown TO prove
that the doctor really sent drafts to
his brother. and they came TO Goodiy
sum. Often. the doctor said. he gave
his brother moncy when he came to
tho farm.
until Or. Chamberlain came with his
wife. Then the judge seemed TO fear
that he was not TO enjoy his old priv
ilegcs. He asked the doctor 10 deed
him half interest in the farm. This
was refused, the doctor said, because
he did not want to fix it SO the judges
son would inherit the property. lie
did, however. offer to build 4 separate
home for the Judge. he said. when his
brother informed him that he wanted
TO marry
The doctor said his brother was
angered by his refusal. They quar-
relied. Albert wanted arbitrators called
TO settle their differences. he claimin.
that he was due something for the
work he had done and his own money
that had hcen spent on tho farm. The
lowed his brother sl.446. lie thought
this too much. Ensuing unplea SAINT
ness resulted in the brothers Jcpar-
ture from his home.
BELIEVES DROTrER BETRAYED
HIM IN IOWA COURT
In tho meantime tho doctor had been
indicted i'm Iowa courts for selling
whisky in his drug store. lie explained
that the husband of woman for whom
he had prescribed a remedy composed
principally Of whisky had gotten drunk
on the remedy and gone before the
grand jury with tho matter. In the
subsequent trial the doctor said tho
prosecuting attorney had used some
disagreeable facts known only to him
.g(Continued .on Third Pagc.)