Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-06


that l got from C. K. Chapman, NJ D..
and that he told me was the w, H.
Wade pistol You can compare num-
Der and use in court"
Dan Stubs, who lives near the Car
ter branch, miles out on the Dixie
! Highway, was the next witness, and
told of seeing a coat in the branch
near his home and of hearing two cars
i stop in the bottom near his home. He
also swore DR.. c. K. Chapman called
at his home Sunday AFTERNOON and said
somebody had killed Walter Wade, and
had shot him twice. Witness said DR..
| Chapman indicated with his hand that
Wade had been shot in the bac kof
the head, but did not say so. Examin-
ed by Attorney MceNill, he said he
was not related to any of the defend
ants, but admitted he had married
"the widow Clopton", whose first hus-
band was a brother of Walter Clopton,
chief prosecutor in the case
Mrs. Yeartie Howell, star witness
for the state and alleged eyewitness
OF the murder, was then called, and
before her examination began, Attor.
ney Mcneil had Mr. M. H. Sims called
and sworn as a witness for the de-
| tense.
Mrs. Howell detailed her move
ments ON the night of the murder, first
| relating incidents of a ride with Miss
Willie Bridges, Little Charlie" Chap
man and John Etheridge, after she
and the Bridges girl had gone to Pros
pect park to meet Walter Johnson and
Little Charlie" but the men failed
to keep their engagement, and Little
Charlie" picked up the two women
near the corner of Wild and Jackson
streets. John Etheridge got into the
car, she said, near the old location OF
the Southern Express Office at the
corner of Jefferson and Jackson
] streets. On this ride Mrs. Howell, the
BRIDGES girl, John Etheridge and "Lit
/ tie CHARLIE went in the direction of
Huntington. On their return to the,
Mrs. Howell and the Bridges girl got
out of the car at the Bridges home.
after the witness had arranged, she
said, to slip out" and join Little
Charlie" on a Joy ride later in the
night, The Bridges girl she said, re-
tired, but she sat up until Little
Charlie" returned and whistled: then
size went downstairs, entered the grey
car with Little Charlie" and the
alleged murder ride" began.
Mrs Howell swore Dr. Chapman and
Wade first got into the murder car at
frankie Stanner's establishment at the
intersection of Plum and Dudley
streets, and that they went from that
point to the bottom" passing an old
man near the Construction Company's
plant, to whom DR.. Chapman spoke,
saying, Hello, Uncle Andy" The old
man returned the salutation, saying,
Hello Charlie" The car then stop
ped at a house back of the Construc-
ton Company's plant, where Wade and
| DR., Chapman got out. Both asked Mrs.
! Powell to alight, she swore, but she
| refused to do this and remained in the
car. After a brief stay there, Wade,
! DR.. Chapman, Walter Johnson, War
len Johnson and John Etheridge came
cut from between two houses, and she
heard DR.. Chapman say to some one
else, probably Wade, Well settle that
later" DR. Chapman, Wraren Johnson
and John Etheridge then got into the
back seat of the car with her, with
Warren Johnson on one side and DR..
Chapman on the other, the witness and
John Etheridge being seated in the
middle. Walter Wade took the wheel
she said, and Little Charlie" rode on
tie front seat with him.
Wade said he thought Mrs. Howell
was to ride with him, the woman
swore. but continued to drive the car
/ When the party arrived at a point near
the pine orchard on the Whealtey
place, Mrs. Howell swore, DR.. Chap
main said:
Let's stop and have supper"
Witness declared she then saw him
take something gun" out of his
pocket, and she became excited. She
asked him not to do that, but Warren
! Johnson interfered:
Shoot him! Damn him." Mrs.
Howell swore Warren Johnson said,
adding quickly; If you can't, give me
the gun
Almost Immediately. she swore, DR.
I Chairman fired two shots Wada'c bod1y