The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-03

the doctor had told him was the re-
ccipt given for the payment of the
money due his brother. The note was
n promisory note for s1.44692, pay
able at Bank of Commerce and Trusts
in Richmond. On the back of the
note was endorsed a receipt dated
October 22nd. signed with the name
of A. p. Chamberlain, the notation on
the back waving all claims of the
dead man against the doctor.
Witness said he asked the -aoctor
how the Judge had left the time he
said he did when the night train had
already gone. Il asked him" said wit
ness, III he thought the judge wan
dered through tho woods all night. HE
said, well, he might have jumped a
freight train. / then asked him IL
he thought man OF the judges age
and one with only one eye, would I'M
deEtake such a thing. He said. II
haven't got anything TO do with that,
ne is able to take care of himself"
AZ the preliminary hearing he told
of the search for the Judge and the
finding OF the torso of the body cut In
three pieces. The pieces were found
in the ice house with about twelve
inches of earth above them He told
of the discovery of other parts of the
body. including tho head. In post holeA
newly dug, A coat found in an Ice
house being a part of q pair Of over
aiis was introduced. This coat, said
the witness had been found wet an IL
JUST washed.
The doctor had explained at the pre-
liminary hearing that the coat had be-
come wet by falling into a solution
with which he was fumigatiDg HIS hog
pen.
sa xs w.ma hrnauh4 sr urAscb thu viii :
ness Identified as having been found
with hair and blood clinging to 1t in
an clubhouse on the farm of Or. Cham
berlsine. Further search had been In
stituted and the watch belonging to
Judge Chamberlaine was found by
Louis Ferndon, member of the search
ing party in an unfinished room. II
was high mp among the rafters.
witness also told of the finding of q
tin box containing papers of Judge
chamberlain. The box was found by
Richard eJnnings. one of the search
ing party. The tin box was intro
ducsd.
II contained on the outside the name
of the former Iowa address of the
Judge, The lock on 1t had been broken.
heavy walking stick was then in
troduced. II was an exceedingly heavy
one. probably of hickory or ash. but
witness could not identify 1t. He tes-
tined the doctor always walked with
cane Taken in hand by Attorney
Page. OF counsel for the defense, and
put through a severe grillirg, the wit
ness did not vary the essential facts
| of his testimony.
One interesting point developed was
! that Judge Chamberiaine had come to
9oochland IN freight train with his
| furniture. This was brought out in
| question about the statement OF the
doctor that his brother had left on a
! freight train. He said that he had
| told the doctor that he had seen the
| judges overcoat lying on the sofa and
| had remarked to the doctor that II was
strange the Judge would have gone
| to Wyoming without II. To this the
| doctor had replied "it is none OF my
| business. he is old enough to take care
| az himself"
DR. Chamberiaine IL represented by
! attorneys James G. Page ana Conway
| sands. both OF Richmond. The COM
monwealth has about twenty four wit
nesses to put on yet Indications are
that the trial wilt last to the end OF
/ the week.