Sumter County GaArchives News.....Dr. C.K. Chapman found guilty of the murder of Walter Wade - 1917 September 20, 1917 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00010.html#0002476 May 29, 2005, 11:57 pm The Butler Herald September 20, 1917 The Butler Herald Thursday, September 20, 1917, #44 Page Six State Items Condensed Americus – Guilty of murder in the first degree, with a recommendation for mercy from the court, was the verdict of the jury in the famous Dr. C.K. Chapman murder case, which was tried for the third time in the superior court here. The verdict virtually means a life imprisonment sentence for the dentist, who was accused of having killed Walter Wade on the night of August 17, 1916. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/sumter/newspapers/drckchap2173nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb