The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
FIERY SCENES 1T
Campbell TRIAL

CANPDELL IRIAL
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said a wrong construction was being
placed upon his language, but Colonel
Christian only went at 1t heavier than
ever The Commemorative Attorney
had. he said, impeached the honor OF
a Jury of Amherst gentlemen and
meant to sustain the impeachment by
witnesses who themselves needed some
body to vouch for them
who are going to vouch for them?
I would like TO know" he cried. VINO
are going to vouch for your men, the
men you are going to impeach these
jurors with? Who are they? Partlsans
all. all. And partisans and advocates
of whom all political partisans, partisans
of a political person from the North,
whose teachings are the teachings such
a preciDitated the John Brown raid the
murder of your women and children,
who denounced the Holy Bible on which
these Jurors have sworn. and upon which
my faith is pinned. And if he ever gets
to heaven he will have to put his faith
there. too.
IN LEAGUE WITH THE DEVIL.
Yes, a man whose teachings are in
league with the devil, because he re-
cognized no right OF the people of the
South to hold property they had pur-
chased and proposed to rob our people
But now who is to be believed here?
These gentlemen CT the jury, these hon
orable Gentlemen on their voir dire. or
the witnesses he would bring, and who
are advocates and supporters OF such
cause?
II leave it to Virginia gentlemen TO
decide I leave it to this honorable
court. And l say it is a reflection upon
the people of Amherst With, sir, /
have been here when the court green has
been drenched in blood, but never saw
any such proceedings as this. What is
the natter In Gods name tell me, what
is matter? Why cannot t'1ese honorable
people try a case here, when cases of
more Importance have been disposed of
without any ceremony and in short order?
PARTISANARY.
..Now, sir l say to your honor, 1t is
nothing. but partisan prosecution that
leads on this unusual and unheard-cf
proceeding. | ask why? L ask why!
and the echo answers, why? I ask why?
| ask why? this the echo answers BY
..NVhy have you a stenographer here
TO report this case? Was it ever known
before? Does the gentleman pay him?
Can he draw on the treasurer of the
Commonwealth OF Virginia to pay him.
Yes can he draw on the treasury OF
Virginia to pay him his $50 day
reckon his charges are at least tnat)
He is here in the pay of partisan clerk;
here in Amherst Courthouse or OF the
partisan league. which Iyou casl the
Anti Saloon League OF Virginia, headed
by the political partisan from Yankee
dom iLauGhter)
~ RIS'TI n MOVED
This is the state of this case. and l
appeal to ,our honor he continued VITA
tears in his eyes. In the name of law,
and in the name of God. chat my poor,
humble client here shall not be haunted.
and that he shall not be hunted down
Here is, his little faired-haireG' child;
here is his weeping wife. and yet ss1er7
is no mercy shown by this pack Oh hu-
name blood-hoUndS seeking his rum and
his destruction. Appeal to the majesty OF
the lawoI appeal to your honor as the
representative of the law that sits here
blindfolded. so far as impartial justice
is concerned and your decisions you
holding the scales in the balance, that by
your rulings. and your decisions. You
shall reprobate and rebuke such an unu-
sual. unhcard of proceeding as charac-
terzes this case.
Mr. Payne followed Colonel Christian
in like strain, and gave high pitch
IL the excited interest which the first
speech had aroused.
Mr.. Payne also charged the Common
wealth with attacking the power of the
court. and OF d set of Amherst gentle
men.
POLITICAL. ISSUE.
Mr.. Evans arose calmly to reply. He
said he was. aware that in entering into
the prosecution of the case, and in taking
the stand he did, it might, be for =
term a political suicide. but he conceived
il to be his duty. and he had no idea
of sinking it. He said that the case
now on trial had unfortunately been made
q political issue and partisan affair. and
though sharply rebuked by Judge Camp
bell he kept on. s
He declared that in presenting Shisl
naner he did so for the benefit. not only
of the Commonwealth, but of Judge
campbell himself The latter wanted
fair and open trial and desired no s,ls-
picion to rest upon the result. He
scorned the suggestion that he meant TO
charge the honorable jurymen with per-
iurv, ard reiterated the statement that
h. believed and meant TO convey merely
that they-were mistaken, as all human be-
incs are liable to be.
A FINE SPEECH.
He MADE great speech, ana created
strong Impression. After some fur
thcr firing, the defens<. asked that the
iurymen be sworn, and the impeachment
or them to pc set aside as unwarralfted
as prepos,erous. They demand at least,
that the court pass upon the matter at
once.
The hour was late, and the court took
the question under Amusement until to-
morrow.
The jury was placed in the hands of
a deputy sheriff. sent to an hotel and
ordered to be kept by themselves, and
refrain from discussing the case.
When the case was called before Judge
Wood about 10 oc.a.,!. in the morning