Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-23
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Is was present at both OF Dr.. craw--
2jrd' s trials. 5ss 49,,
The witness positively denied that
Judge Campbell adjourned his court on
the memorable occasion 49,
s''I3 was seated just inside the lawyers
railing, = said the witness, and when the
proceedings we're over kept my seat for
q few moments. knowing that Judge
Campbell was sometimes very strict In
( his court. After the proceedings were
over i started out and Mr.. voorhees, put
on his hat. remarked to him at the
time 9tl1atfhe had better not put on his
hat as Judge Campbell had not. adjourned
the court. - 81
Dr. Gray said he passed Judge Camp
bell after he had rendered his decision IN
the Crawford case, and he noticed that
he looked exceedingly angry. he did not
see the assault.
The witness was member OF the
Board Of Directors Of the Sweet ;Brter
Institute. The board did not approve OF
the road that ran through Judge camp
belts property because 1t was up 700
steep "a hill and would require too much
grading.
!. The board was not even consulted
about the road.
The witness frankly admitted that he
was interested In the cause OF temper
ance.
You are not only interested in tenn
perance In liquor but temperance IN
thought and temperance in action, and
every thing else?" asked Major Conrad.
Yes, sir; certainly am.
The witness then told OF q meeting
that was held In Amherst in which GER
tain resolutions were adopted strongly
condemnins Judge Campbell.
.'Were you at this meeting2
~ ST was
..Was this not a meeting OF the Anti
Saloon League?"
TT was not. It was expressly under
stood that 1t was not to be. It was
meeting Of all denominations and
classes.
The witness said that he offered the
resolutions but did not write them
"You were not the parent Of the child.
but YOU adopted it?" said Major Conrad
quite So
Major Conrad pressed the witness to
tell him if he did not think, the resolu-
tons were too stronghold they were
absolutely improper as they said =tnat
Judge Campbell was utterly unfit Tor MS
otfice-to administer Justice because he
had struck an old man.
The witness. not only in answer to
this question but to a long series OF
Etirelyi agreed with the spirit of the reso-
luton.
Major Conrad's great efforts to break
down this testimony was utterly futile
Judge Campbelps conduct, In cowhidtng
DR.. Crawford. was utterly reprehenslble
and inexcusable. said the witness.
'.Dr. Crawford was In the care OF the
court, and should have been protected
and not alta cke... said the Witness.
DISTURBED MAJOR CONRAD.
DR.. Gray's answers seemed to disturb
Major Conrad not a little He lost some
of his SAVIOR faire during the cross
examination. Major Conrad said he at
tached great Importance to the witnesses
tcstimony-more so that ne did to any
of the other witnesses who had been put
on the stand. Some Of the best men he
had ever known in his life were Episco-
pal ministers. In response to one of
Major Conrad's personal references. as to-
whether or not the witness was a Virgin
ian, the witness intimated smilingly that
it behooved the Major to go slowly as
- fthe witness) was Major Conrad's cou-
SIN
You are. and did not know It," said
the Major that reminds me that: Cover
nor Wise. of the family that sometimes
go astray In politics, used. to say tina t
one Wing could always recognize anoth-
ed by the instincts OF a gentleman I
should have known YOU
When the laughter had subsidized Major
Conrad continued:
Now. my good cousin'-he got no fur
Their than this before tie crowd again
roared, and 1t was some moments before
the spectators ceased their merriment.
The chairman made another request for
order.
The queries that followed were OF no
material Importance, and the witness
the proper thing, and expressed the SEN
timents Of the best element of the people
in Amherst
No ENTRY OF ADJOURNMENT.
W. E. Sandige. the clerk of the Amherst
court, was called. and testified that 1t was
always, his custom to make an entry of
the adjournment of the court. He made
none on the day of the Crawford trial.
and was confident that Judge Campbell
did not adjourn the court on that day.
Witness said he was appointed to his
position by Judge Campbell in June. 1900.
He had been deputy clerk ten years pre-
vicus.
The new jury list. just before Judge
Campbell's trial. was made in his (Judge
Campbell's) office.
The witness went over the ground al
ready covered in relation to the Jurors
who were fined for drinking whisley in
the jury-room.
when is the jury list usually made
up in your court?" asked Major Con-
rad.
.'In June generally said the witness.
The law requires that 1t be made up
then
.sWas there anything calculated to ex-
cite suspicion about the jury list %
Judge Campbell keeps 1t in his office
about as much as it is in the clerks Of |
flee
Mr.. Strobe asked the witness about the |
jury list, and If the custom Of previous
Judges had not been different.
Judge billiard always left the jury lists
in the clerks Office
Tie witness said he could only remem- !
Der as far back as last June. What was
done about the jury lists In previous years
he could not recall.
At o'clock the committee took a recess
until $3.50 O'Clock When the proceedings
were reconvened. the chairman said that |
as the prosecution had intimated that |
they would conclude their evidence by |
Saturday It might be we'll to summons the |
witnesses for Monday. Judge Loving said /
he might be otherwise engaged on Mon |
day, and that it might be we'll to have a |
period intervene between the adjourn |
ment Saturday and the ;reconvening.
This matter was left over.
At this point Major Conrad said that !!
he did not propose to controvert much of
the evidence that had been adduced.
A. D. Beard was then called to the I
stand. Witness said he saw the negro, |
Rose. going from Days drug store to |
Judge Campbelps with a bag containing t
a jug. He could not say what the jug /
contained. He was present in the court I
when Judge Campbell came down off the |