The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-02

cided that each and every question should
be- passed upon by the court before 1T
could be answered by the witness.
| OLD VIRGINIA STYLE.
| The most important statement made by
! DR.. Voorhees, was one to the effect that
| or one occasion he had heard Judge
Campbell say that he did not intend to
| ecter suit against DR.. Crawford for the
! Ebelious language used In the Christian
Federation. but that he intended to set
tie it in the old Virginia style.
The Commonwealth emphasized this
point and the matter Of the alleged hur-
ried adjournment OF court on the day or
! the assault and similar points, in the
hope of proving that the attack made by
Judge Campbell upon Mr.. Crawford was
premeditated-
! DR. Voorhees, was dismissed after he
had stated that he was a political oppo-
| uent of Judge Campbell and had voted
against him several times.
| SUSTAINS CRAWFORD.
| The next witness was Judge w h
| Mann. Of Nottoway Courthouse. who re-
cited his connection with the entire Craw-
| ford Campbell affair from she beginning
| to the end He was an eyewitness 10
| the assault and gave an account or IL
practically agreeing with that OF the Kew
! Mr.. Crawford.
Judge Mann was asked by the Common
wealth to set forth the character of the
! answer filed for DR.. Crawford In reply
to the rule and attachment issued against
| him In the contempt proceedings. This
| paper is Important to the present case,
ard. as stated above. 1t Is the one which
Is uraccountably missing. The defense
objected to a recital OF ats contents oS
Judge Mann but the court allowed the
| Commonwealth to proceed. after the clerk
had stated that the document Itself pos
| itively could not be found
Among other things. Judge Mann said
| that the Rev. Mr.. Crawford had IN ths
answer disclaimed any Intention 10 De IN
contempt Of court when he dlsooeyed the
rule issued against him. lie thought .hae
| tbe rule was illegal. and In 6isreSarolns
| II he had acted upon the advice OF ms
attorney Answer was also made TO the
contempt charge itself.
| IMPORTANT STATEMENT
Another important. statement made by
Judge Mann was that about two hohehs
ago. when the contempt trial was hrst
called in the Amherst county eoui,' .e
faG introduced Rev. Mr.. Crawford TO
| Judge Campbell and the latter had said
ihat the language used by Mr. Crawford
| in the Federation was an Insult 10 tne
court not to him. and that he did not
intend to make a. personal matter o, IL,
Judge Mann was not cross examined.
Three other witnesses. j. L. whey
| Thomas J. kirkpatrick ana Johh N.s'
we're examined with no special results.
THE last named declared that Judge
Camnhell was heard to remark after ne
| hod whipped Mr.. Crawford that he would
| teacf, the preacher how to abuse people
| in the future. -,e,rrec
| CAMPBELL. AND THE MINISTER'S.
| Considerable feeling was connected Win
| the examination of two local minister's
tho Rev E. " Carson. of the Methodist
Church. and the Rev. A. P. Gray. OF the
! Episcopal. Judge Campbell himself took
| tba,, in hand and once he was ADVISED
nv the court net to show so much spirit.
| Tha commonwealth's Attorney frequent
| w objected to the questions put by MIN
! to the witnesses.
| Judge Campbell referred particularly
| to the activity manifested oy tne Two
! gentlemen when it came 10 delea.lns
hin, in poIitical contests. He wanted
~ chow that the preachers were biased
| AGAINST him. and he spoke IN most VIZ
| oro,,s terms of their connection with the
| neattnp of Amherst citizens, at wnicn
| resolutions condemning Judge I'm
| course and charging NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| were adopted
! WORLD HAVE HELPED Mr. CRAW-
! FORD
I The Rev. Mr.. Gray was asked X IL was
| true that he had said that had ne peen
| nresent at the assault upon Mr. crd"-
ford he would have jumped on Judge
ramnbell and used pile of rocks near
| nv. Mr.. Gray said he didn't use the ex-
! nression about the rocks. but declared
| that if ne had been there he certainly
| should have gotten into the Tight and
defended the aged minister as best he
could. Both of the clergymen were In
| teresting in connection with the assault
itself. but no startlingly new facts were
| brought out
Mr. Carson said that Messrs. Turner
! and PAYNE. friends of Judge Campbell.
we're present at the assault, and that
either one or both OF them caught hold
| OF the Judge when he began to do the
| whipping.
nv Mr.. G. e Bowman. who stated that
he was within two feet of Judge Camp
bell at the conclusion Of the contempt
| trial but heard no order to- adjourn
court. The Judge arose and left very
| hurriedly as soon as he had announced
his decision. Mr.. A. Fl. Burley was also
called. but added nothing important.
| The sheriff OF the county. Mr. j. F.
Reard was next placed upon the stand.
and. like Mr. Bowman, declared that ne
J had heard NC order to adjourn the court.
| If it was made it didn't reach his ears
When the Judge announced his opinion
| in the case he Immediately rose and left
After a brief statement from the clerk
| OF the court Mr.. w E. Sandidse, the
Commonwealth rested its case.
FOR THE DEFENSE.
Several witnesses for the defense were
at once placed upon the stand. The only
important points brought out by them
were that before Judge Campbell struck
Mr.. Crawford the latter approached him
with his hand extended; that on the DAY
~ the contempt trial the court really
was adjourned by Judge Campbell in
proper order. and that accused was In