Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-04

considered the most damaging yet
given against the accused physician.
She said on the day OF the alleged MUIR
der her employer left home at about
IL o'clock to take his wife to the rail-
way station. whence she was to leave
for visit to relatives In Nebraska.
lie borrowed her horse for this pur-
pose. feeding the horse just before de-
parture. In the wagon he placed bag
fun OF crab grass. she said. Before
going he told her that he would stop
by his brothers and settle that note"
lie returned little after o'clock
that night. IL was late for him, blu,
she had waited. Keeping his supper
ready for him. When she heard the
horse drinking at tho cistern she
opened the door, and tho doctor seemed
surprised that she had waited A short
conversation cnsucd. Then she closed
the door and placed supper on the
table. Several minutes later the doc
tor came In. ate sparinEiy OF supper
and dismissed her tor Tho night. When
che started home he followed her to
tho door, an unusual occurrence. In
her pathway was a largo dark object.
lie told her not to mind that, as 1t
was nothing but the harness. She con-
tinued homeward.
UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES
IN PHYSICIANS HOME
Louisa said when she returned next
morning the doctor had already break
TASTED. and that he volunteered the
information that he had "tampcd" the
fence posts into position. She said the
posts had been standing In the holes,
to-
week, she was sure. In cleaning the
house that day Louisa said she noticed
that fire had been built in the fre-
place OF the doctors room. This, too,
was unusual. as we'll as was the fact
that the ashes from the nre had been.
as she said the doctor told her. dumped
in the hospen. Louisa also noticed
that one of two large rubber blankets
were missing. She identified the jump
er-jacket yesterday introduced as be-
longing 10 DR.. Chamberlain.
DISCRIMINATION by James c. Page,
leading counsel for tho defense. failed
to weaken the testimony OF either OF
the colored witnesses. Really, IL
seemed, the prosecution was moro than
well-pleased with tho few additional
facts brought out by the defense.
A dozen other witnesses we're put
on the stand. most being used TO iden-
tify the various articles exhibited yes
terday and to corrobornte previous tes-
timony. There were no conflicting
statements.
Papers in the arbitration proceedings
through which Judge Chamberlain won
an award Of several hundred dollars
from his brother. were read into the
evidence this morning by Walter
Leake. of States counsel. 1t was stated
that an effort would be made to prove
that the doctor was attemntinr to de-
fraud his brother of the amount
through deciding his property to per-
son to whom he was not indebted.
Robert y. Kent. Jr., Richmond banker,
was named as trustee in 4 paper filed
by DR.. Chamberlain. alleged to have
heen part OF his scheme to swindie
his brother. Mr.. Kent testified that he
knew nothing OF his appointment as
trustee.
EXPECTS TO SHOW REASON
FOR DOCTORS ANGER
The State seeks to prove that 1t was
through these proceedings that the
doctor became ansered with the Judge
1t contends that the award furnished a
motive for the crime.
The State will close its case before
noon tomorrow. it is understood to-
night. The defense has less than
dozen witnesses. and will begin sub
hitting evidence In the afternoon. Just
what turn this evidence will take no
one has been informed. 1t is thought
that all OF it will he in by Saturday
noon at any rate. IL Is hardly prob
able, however. that the case will reach
the jury before Monday, unless night
sessions are held In the meantime
The accused to-day seem to evidence