The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-14

paper men could be brought in. DR..
Crawford was bailed in small sum.
| Several ministers OF the gospel refused to
go on his bond. Mr.. Scott and some 9TH
| er citizens in Amherst stood for him.
THE CASE UP AGAIN.
AT the next term OF the court the
case came UP again. Meanwhile l had
investigated further and had come to
the conclusion that Dr. Crawford could
not DC guilty OF contempt. But 1 pur-
| posely did not dismiss him. / know
Judge Mann had an interesting speech
and I wanted to hear 1t. heard it
and benefited by 1t. AT the conclusion
| OF Judge Mann's argument / gave Dr.
Crawford an opportunity-did not ask him
to do Soto apologize for the language
he had used. put the question square,
~ to him and he declined. saying he had
no statement to make or something OF
that sort. Thereupon ! discharged Dr.
Crawford, telling him that he had been
guilty Of q grave offense and that IL he
would not act the gentleman and apollo
gize I would, SO said: DIR. Crawford.
YOU are discharged then turned In
my seat and said: Mr.. Sheriff. adjourn
court until tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock. 1nstantaneously the crowd
bobbed up and congratulations began
''As soon as l adjourned court recog-
nized Mr.. Turner. who was calling TO
me that he wanted to see me. I go my
hat. cane and little whip (cowhide) and
started out with Mr. Turner. In my
hurry T forgot some law books had.
Just as got to the head of the steps
my little boy came UP and said some
thing. I went on down and Mr.. Turner
came up to me. He Is large man and
had trouble getting through the crowd.
We were taken with the crowd and
carried right out the front door, where
we turned to the right and got on a
little bank-a Slight elevation Mr..
Turner began to discuss legal business
I had no intention of going to my Office
1 didn't have time. / had to 20 to
Richmond that afternoon, and so I
thought would just stop and talk to
Mr.. Turner, but people continued to
come UP.
Finally started back into the court
house to get my grip. which I had left.
My little boy had already
gotten 1t. turned and went back
again to Mr.. Turner and there met
my little boy with the grip. Several
people came up to discuss the case.
saw that couldn't talk to Mr.. Turner
who wanted to discuss important mat
tiers, and so I invited him to go to my
office after all. Just as we were about
to go 1 saw Judge Mann and went up
to him to shake hands with him and
tell him goodbye My cane was on my
arm and this little whip in my hand.
THE COWHIDING.
While in this position. with my hand
extended to Judge Mann, l saw some
thing and heard somebody say Judge
Campbell. There was Mr.. Crawford.
Where he came from God only knows.
But there he was and I was surprised.
at once turned to him and said: DR..
Crawford, I have given you an oppor-
tunity to apologize and act the gentle-
man; now give You another He
said: have made my statement We
looked each other full in the face and
his eyes said more than his mouth. I
at once raised my arm and with this
little whip struck him over the head
FIc lodged and struck again. Some
body said Don't do that, Judge and I
said all right, that was through. That
ended the Natter
Judge Campbell" asked Major Con-
rad. did you have any purpose or In
tent to resent the language used by DR..
Crawford?"
II certainly did not, Major Conrad. 7
recognized that ! was acting officially as
a judge and not personally as a man.
"If In his answer to your rule DR.,
Crawford had disclaimed any intention
of rejecting upon the integrity of your
court, would you have discharged him at
once?"
Eyes sir"
swEETBRIAR MATTER.
Here Major Conrad took up another of
the speciflcations-that In which Judge
Campbell Is charged with improperly ap-
pointing commissioners in the matter of
the Sweetbriar road; with going out with
them and with attempting to Influence
them as to the location of the road, the
damages to be allowed to himself as a
property-holder and 50 on, -4ajor Conrad
asked Judge Campbell to give clearly
what he had to say about this matter.
Tho witness said in effects
IT deny absolutely, gentlemen, the
charges contained In that statement. My
connection with that nj flair was tho result
of my general interest In Amherst county
and my desire to do my duty, I should
like to make little statement about this
matter.
THE beginning of this road matter
was q petition from chief citizens OF AM
herst asking for the opening Of the read
from Amherst depot to Sweetbriar Insti-
tute. II have hobby at all IT is tho
scheme of mine to improve roads In Am
herst Sweetbrlar was located about 2 Ia
miles from town and the people were In
terested In 1t and thought It would be
big thing for Amherst, Several spoke
10 me about road and 7 told them to
get M q petition. They did so and I ap-
pointed the commissioners. They
went to work on the matter. 1t was up
on the proposition OF Mr.. Harding, j
think, that we rode out with the commits
sloners on the day set Mr. Harding
OF SWeetbrIar and he suggested that the