The Washington times., 1918-07-27
GAMBLE CONFESSES
WERRES
WITH BEER BOTTLE
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| (ConCinueo from FtrBt HAGe.)
tor. Gamble said he could not sweal
that Robert Newman. the other soldier
in the party, hit the WaShington mar
with an iron bar.
On the evening Of the ride into Aexan
dria county, Gamble said. they had In
the car a supply OF whiskey and beer
which Werres helped them drink
| He said that when WerreS refused tc
drive them further than the Bluemon,
Junction an argument started. "and
we kept fussing ali the rest Of the
way" he added.
when werres turned the car and
we had started back toward Wash
ington. one word led to another, and
Werres called me- liar" he contin-
ued when a man makes me mad
enough to hit him. TIL hit him, no
matter who he Is or where I am"
Vague ~ to Weapon.
After relating how he struck
Werres with . beer bottle, Gamble
said that Newman began hitting
Werres with some sort of an instru-
ment. which he had been told was an
iron bar.
Il cannot say positively whether It
was an iron bar or not" he said
Gamble admitted having assisted
Newman in removing the body OF the
man to the side of the road and hid
ing him behind some bushes.
The man was grunting out loud
when left him, and did not believe
he was dead"
Prosecutor Ball asked Gamble why
he did not call q physician. to which
Gamble replied: 81 knew II was best
to be leaving that place as quick IS
possible"
He told how he continued the trip
to Richmond. accompanied by Robert
Newman and Mrs. Kathleen Burgess.
OF his arrest at Richmond, Gamble
:sThs dsssetivSs.taIked TO me As If
I wasn't as good as a dog, so I. talked
to them about as rough as they did
me hadn't had any supper, and
was mad clean through.
Blood On UnIforh
II had not killed the man. but they
claimed that was guilty Of the
crimer
Prosecutor Ball asked Gamble:
Wasn't there some blood on your
uniform when 1t was found IN Rich.
mond?"
"As much as you saw on this one
now" answered Gamble.
DO you see any here?" Gamble
asked
do you mean to say there is no
blood on this uniform?" he was asked.
mo, this is the same uniform II
you will come up here to the witness
stand l will show it to you," Gamble
said.
The defendant then held his legs
out for inspection Of the jurors and
the prosecutor and said:
Here 1t is, look at it II is that
spot right above the leggings."
The blood spot in question is about
the size of q dollar and is plainly
visible. The Jurors leaned forward
and looked at it intently.
How did you get that blood
there7' asked Mr.. Ball.
well, you see, l was sitting down
behind Werres with Kathleen" Gam
BILE replied "As he fell backward
from the blow struck by Newman
the blood spurted from his head and
pushed him back like this (indi-
cating)."
Intoxicated for Weeks.
Asked by Prosecutor Ball II he had
been drinking before the night of the
killing, Gamble said that he had been
drunk almost constantly for hve or
six weeks.
Il had been drinking whiskey, beer,
extracts, and anything else that
would make me drunk" Gamble said
Il drank more lemon extract than
anything else, because II was easiest
to get ! drank half q pint OF whis-
key after we got in the car with
Werres on the night OF the killing"
Gamble concluded his testimony
with this statement:
"If Werres had not been hit any
more than hit him that night he
would be living today. / did not in
tend hurting him. ] never killed q
man in my life and never will"
Deserted His Wife.
Prosecutor Ball gained an admis-
sion from Gamble that he had not
been supporting his wife for more
than a year and that the wife was
also caring for CANDLES two chill
dren-
Mr.. Ball sought TO introduce evil
dence to prove that Gamble was
forced TO enlist in the army to keep
from serving a jail sentence.
II want TO show that this man
Gamble seduced q fourteen-year-oId
girl last fall" Mr.. Ball told the court
He lived with her six weeks, on the
side OF a mountain In Pennsylvania
He was arrested and finally told he
would be released IL he would enlist
Newman silent on Stand.
Robert Newman. indicted with
Gamble for the killing OF werres, was
called in the court today as witness
in the case. He declined to answer
any questions put to him, since Il |
might incriminate himself. He was
excused.
Commonwealth Attorney Ball then |
asked the court to call Mrs. Kathleen |
Burgess as a court witness. Judge |
Goclrick stated that he did not see