Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-04
WEB DRAWS TIGHT
ABOUT PHYSICIAN
Damaging Testimony Against
DR.. Chamberlain Given
by Negroes.
STATE MAY CLOSE TO-DAY
Goochland Murder Case Won't
Go to Jury Before Mon
day Night.
STATE MAY CLOSE TO-DAY
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GoOCILAND COURTHOUSE, VA,
January 3-Thc testimony OF three ne
grocs to-day frightened tho web Of cir
cumstan;ial evidence steadily weaving
around tho life ot Dr. Asa W. Cham
rlain. being tried here for the irur
der of his brother, Judge Albert +.
Chamberlain, on the night os October
- Funder Bri:t. attendant upon tho
judge: Emma Britt, B"i;ts "ice. and
Louisa Boatwright. housekeeper for The
accused man on that fateful day when
the body OF the unfortunate brother
was found cut into eight pieces be-
Meath posts o. fence in the doc.of'S
garden. were the witnesses.
Funder Britt, an intelligent. indus
trious n3ulatto, owned little place
near the judges home. He waited upon
the judge in odd moments found from
other work about the community. III.
said to-day that l. was the Judges Gus
tom to leave his home and the care Of
his live stock in his hands when he
travelled. On October 90. the day tho
judge was last seen. Funder said the
judge came to his little home to bor-
row his cutting blade, meaning an i'm
plcment he used for choppinG stock
feed. Judge Chamberlain wanted the
cutter To cut cabbage for 4 stock OF
sauerkraut he was then putting ur
for the winter. At the time. he told
Funder TO come to his home that 2f-
ternoon and get some cabbage leaves
for his hogs.
During the day. Fundcr said he went
to work at Mr.. Lacy's. arriving home
late. He did not 80 for the cabbage
leaves that night, but was fatigucd
and retired early. Next morning he
went to the judges horne, but wa.
unable to arouse anybody. SO again
went to work for Mr.. Lacy. Abou:
2 o'clock that afternoon rain COM
PEELED him 10 quit work. lie returned
home. and again visited the judges
home. This time he tried the door ana
found IT, unlocked. he opened the
door and saw his employers shoes and
overcoat. but could find no evidence
of his presence. This worried him,
and ne started to look for the judge
Later he and Mr.. Lacy returned to the
place. Then re found key on the
inside OF the front-door lock and e
crumnled Sc bin on the nror OF the
front room.
WITNESS CORRoEoRATES
H0UCHENS'S TESTIMONY
Wednesday. Funder continued. he
went to the railroad station 10 see if
tho judge had gone AVA. The agent
said he had not. Then l'under started
for DR.. Chamberlain's home TO see IL
tho judge was there. En- route he
met DR.. Chamberlain. The doctor told
him his brother had gone to Wyoming.
F'under was hurt BY this information
He felt that his old friend had not
treated him les right, soin' of that
away and not lettin'" him know about
it. The doctor said that was all right;
thu judge might be back within two
months adding later, however. accord
ing 10 Fundcr, that it was a mighty
bad place tho judge had gone to- men
often went there and never returned.
human skeletons being sometimes
found there.
Fundcr says he gave tho doctor the
key he had found in the lock, but
kept the money to give to the judg c
if he ever returned. Then he and the
doctor proceeded to tho judges home.
which the physician said had been left
in his care. Arrived at the home. the
doctor sent Fundcr to catch the pig"
enter lnc mouse TO clcan Cp
the kitchen" II was then that Squire
ilouchens arrived and interrogatcd the
doctor relative to the judges disap-
pcarancc. Tho witness corrcboratcd
the testimony given yesterday by the
magistrate. stating that the doctor
had made several conflicting state
mcnts as to the clothing the juds G.
wore 1T the time he left him to start
on this journey "for tho Vest It
was subsequently discovered, the wit
ness stated. that all Of the Judges
clothing. except n suit Of ovcralls. was
found in his home. When last seen
the judge was wearing the ovcralIs
and A straw hat found by Squire
lIouchens On the floor of his kitchen
DAMAGING TESTIMONY
Bi LOUISA BoATWRIGiIT
Emma Britt. neat mulatto, WHO
loves to speak properly. corroboratcd
all her husbands statements, in SO far
as his actions came under her obscrva-
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