The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-26
GAMBLE ALLEGES
WERRES GOT BOOZE
THATLEDIODEATH
Continued from First Pare.i

the ring that was taken from MS
finger: the stickpin that was taken
from his scarf, and the Panama hat
which Clarence Finnigan exhibited
today as being the hat found near
the dead mans body
Mrs. Sara V. Farling, who recently
retired as police woman OF the Wash
ington Police Department, Is at court
today to testify for the Common
wealth. When the two soldiers were
taken to Alexandria county from
Richmond, Mrs. Farling was assigned
with several detectives from the de-
partment to work on the CASE
The Commonwealth will ask her to
relate certain of the circumstances
surrounding the finding Of the body.
Didn't HBotheF' Gamble.
1t is alleged that as a searching
party directed ~ Newman and
Gamble neared the scene Of the
crime, Newman buried his face in his
hands and said he did not wish to
view the body. Gamble, on the other
hand. according to testimony by
Sheriff Fields, declared:
'It amt bothering me damn bit"
Mrs. Farling was present when this
and other statements were made.
Her testimony Is expected to have q
bearing upon the actions and de-
meanor of the two soldiers.
Several soldiers from nearby camps
were in court today.
Detective Sergeant Joseph Grant Of
the Washington Police Department
returned to the witness stand today
to be cross-examined more fully in
regard to the alleged cor8ession he
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will probably be recalled by the de-,
Tense.
werres directed the search for the
whfskey that later crazed Gamble
and Newman and resulted IN the
Washington mans death, according
to counsel for Gamble.
II Ganbfe and Newman killed
Werres by beating his head with 4
beer bottle and an iron bar, as
charged in the indictments, they were
intoxicated at the time and their vic.
tim was also under the influence Of
whiskey, according to the defense.
Query Put to Detective.
The FIRST Intimation that this
would be the line OF defense offered
was made today when counsel for
Gamble recalled Detective James
Armstrong, OF the Washington detec-
tive department, to the witness stand
and asked n Gamble did not tell him
after the latter's arrest in Richmond
that Werres took Newman on
search FOR whiskey in washington
and that he finally located 1t.
Armstrong denied that Gamble had
made any such statement.
The same question was put to De-
tective Joseph Grant, when he was
recalled to the witness stand today
for cross-examination.
In a statement to The Times repre-
sentative, Gamble said: ave wer all
drinking on the night OF the killing.
For three rncEths previous to that
affair I had been drinking heavily
and at times hardly knew what /
was about. When we took that ride
with Werres he was drinking with
Newman and me."\r
Werres M AaxreSsor.
1t was intimated today that the de-
Tense may seek to show that Werres
was the instigator OF the quarrel that
finally ended in his death The Com
monwealth admits that Werres en-
gagged in an argument with the two
soldiers because they wanted him to
drive them in the direction OF Rich
mond. It is admitted by both prose
cution and defense that the soldiers
allowed him to turn his car around
and start back toward Washington
The killing took place after they had
come back over nearly a mile OF the
course.
Attorneys H. R Thomas and Amos
c. Crounse. counsel for Gamble, be-
gan their attack on the alleged Gam
BILE confession yesterday afternoon.
and for three hours fought against
admitting II as evidence.
The twelve jurors, suffering from
the intense heat in the courtroom, re-
moved their coats and settled down
to their duty in a businesslike way.
One sally after another was made
by counsel for Gamble against the
evidence given by Sergt. S. T. Colds
by, of the Richmond police depart
ment, and by Detective Sergeants
Grant and Armstrong, OF the Wash
ington detective department
Sergeant Goldsby arrested Gamble.
Newman, and the Burgess woman in
Richmond after werres' death. He
admitted, under cross-examination,
that he had told the two soldiers
that ait will go easier with you II
you make a clean breast Of the whole
affair"
Considered Them Deserters.
The Richmond officer contended,
however, that he meant it would go
easier with them before a court
martial, since he was under the i'm
preston at that time that they were
only deserters. Nothing was known
at that time of the Werres killing.
Counsel for Gamble moved that all
testimony Of Sergeant Goldsby be
stricken from the evidence, because
he had held out a reward to them to
get a confession. The motion was
overruled. An exception was noted:
Detective James Armstrong, OF
Washington, who went with Detec-
tive Grant to Richmond to investi-
gate the case and bring the soldiers
from Camp Lee, where they were held
as deserters, testified that when the
two soldiers were taken to Richmond
detective headquarters, he had said:
What you say now may be USED
for or against you"
Attorney Crounse contended that
this statement could be construed by
Gamble to mean that II he made
confession it might be used to his ad-
vantage He moved to throw out the
confession and exclude all testimony
OF Armstrong which hay have bear
ing on a confession. An exception
was noted when the motion was OVER
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