The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-28
REMUS wins
RIGHT TO Open
PLOT. STORY
Judge Rules Witnesses May
Tell What Might Have
Caused Insanity.
'RAVED,' SAYS EMPL0YE
Mansion Caretaker De-
CIares Booze King Was
Deranged.
'RAVED,' SAYS EMPLoYE
BY PAUL w. WHITE
United Press staff Correspondent

Dy 1AOA W. WILT
United Press Staff Correspondent
COURTROO CINCINNATI,
Nov. 28.-George Refnus today won
the most important point yet con-
tested in conduct Of his defense on
a charge Of numbering. his wife,
In1ogene.
Judge Chester r. Shook ruled
that since some evidence had been
produced in support of the conten-
ton Remus had a diseased mind
prior to the killing, his witnesses
could go ahead and describe events
which might have led to such men
tai impairment.
The ruling opened the way for
Remus to introduce evidence per-
tanning to the relationship between
his wife and Franklin L. Dodge Jr.
RemuS has alleged that while he
was in Atlanta penitentiary serving
a sentence for bootlegging, Dodge
, and Mrs Remus became intimate
and conspired to rob the defendant.
Saved, Says Caretaker
Earlier William Mueller, caretaker
at Remus' mansion on Price Hill,
the 'house that the bootleg built"
had been called to the stand.
"How long have you worked for
Mr.. Renus?" Elston asked.
For eight years." Mueller replied.
did you see him when he came
back from Atlanta?"
Eyes, often"
"Did you form an opinion as to
his sanity or insanity?"
II did"
'@Ten us what actions led to your
opinions?"
We'll, when he returned from the
Portsmouth jail he acted like he was
out of his mind. He clapped his
hands to his head and raved. He
said My God, to think that
woman would do this thingp"
Remus frequently became red in
the face and stormed around the
house, Mueller said. In fact the
caretaker was alarmed and was GO
ing to leave Remus' employ, he
added. That remark was stricken
out.
I'm your opinion was Mr.. Remus
insane at the times you have
described?" Elston then asked.
Eyes, sir" replied the witness.
"Did you think he had changed
since he was sent to Atlanta?"
Eyes, he had never acted that
way before"
Beatty Is Recalled
A. Lee Beatty, Negro, and former
assistant United States district at
torney. who testified on Saturday
he considered Remus insane before
the shooting, was recalled to the
stand
II believe" began Elston, "that
you based your observations because
you heard Remus make accusations
against high Government official
and you knew the charges were un-
true"
'That Is right" said Beatty.
On cross-examination Taft asked
Beatty to name the official
The witness hesitated, but the
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt,
assistant United States attorney
general"
Beatty explained that Remus had
said she was conspiring with others
to keep him in jail
left Water, Anyway"
Emanuel Rosenberg, artist of the
Cincinnati Post, who was with
Remus in the Price Hill home when
the bootlegger came back from At
lanta to find the house stripped OF
many Of it's lavish furnishings, said
Remus acted wildly" He sang
peculiar, unmelodious song as he
went through the barren rooms.
When RemuS came to the SWIM
ming pool and found water was still
in it, he said, well, anyway she left
the water"
But Rosenberg said he did not
form any opinion that Remus was
insane.
The Hamilton County grand jury
today returned an indictment
charging perjury against Vernon r.
Chumbley, who has been serving as
the jail secretary to Remus, on trial
charged with the murder Of his wife,
Imogene.
Perjury Is Charged
The perjury charge, it was UNDER
stood, grew out Of a deposition
made by Chumbley for use in the
divorce suit Mrs. Remus filed
against her husband.
Chumbley's deposition said that
he was serving as secretary to the
warden at Atlanta penitentiary
when he was confined there and
that he saw Mrs. RemuS and
Franklin L. Dodge Jr., whom Remus
terms her "paramour" In the
warden's Office.
The prosecutors Office has said it
will prove Chumbley did not hold
the post Of secretary and did not