Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-08
ONLY WITNESSES Is
NO MORE WILL BE HEARD INTHE
CAMPBELL CASE.
REDU ICE COST OF TRIAL B Al !,
for Defence Will Not Be.
Admitted by Committee which
VIII Sit as Grand Jury-Eminent
Lawyers to Appear on Both Sides.


Will Sit as Grand Jury-Eminent.
Lawyers to Appear ON Both Sides.
Z, The House Committee on Courts Of JUS
tice met yesterday afternoon at the Capt.
tol, and decided to limit the number Of
| witnesses in the Campbell case, to be
heard by the committee IN this city
are to be witnesses for the petitioners,
who ask the removal or impeachment of
Judge Clarence ]. Campbell, Of the AM
herst County Court. Coming immediate-
ly after the publication Of a list of sew
enty-odd witnesses for the petitioners or
| prosecution, this action will come as q
| surprise. to the public. It was made nee
| essary in order to reduce the cost Of the
trial or investigation to the Common
wealth.
The procedure before the committee,
! will, in fact, be largely in the nature OF.
e grand Jury inquisition, and the inquiry
will be confined entirely to the questions
of fact, raised in the assertions of the
petitioners in their memorial to the Gene
raj Assembly. That is to say, the in
quiry win be confined to the actual charge
that on a stated day and at a stated
place, and under circumstances fully set
forth, Judge Campbell assaulted and
iasned with a cowhide or whip, the Rev.
c. II. Crawford. a sutton in his court,
striking him several blows on his head
and face and bringing the blood. This
will rule out as extraneous the long train
\ Of cir TO lea6 n the
counter, out Of which the inquiry grows.
Whether or not the committee can ex-
clude testimony tending to show a mo-
tive and involving the entire history Of
the case, remains to be seen. That, how
ever, is the determine ton reached by the
committee and announced yesterday after
noon.
NO TESTIMONY. IN. DEFENCE.
No testimony will be offered by the de-
fence at this inquiry. It is merely pre-
liminary, and with a. view to determin-
ing whether or not there Is sufficient
ground to justify an impeachment or the
expulsion Of the judge. Both the pros
ecution and defence will be represented
by counsel before the committee, and
,hey will be given the right to cross
examine and re-examne witnesses. With
out testimony in defence or IN rebuttal,
the committee, after hearing the ten wit
nesses for the compliments will deter
lninte upon its future procedure. This
may be either in the form Of simpeach-
nlent proceedings, or resolution in the
House expelling the judge. In the event
Of Impeachment, the Senate will try the
sc and the House will prosecute. The
future procedure has not yet been con-
sidered. and Will not be unless it appear
from the committee inquiry that there is
to-
probability Of sustaining the charges.
The precise scope of the hearing cam
not be defined, but it can be stated that
the matter of generalization, which is
strongly implied in the charges embraced
in the memorial, will be an important is
sue in the case. In short, the hearing
will be confined to proof; Of the state
ments Of facts contained in the paper.
It may be that in proving malice and
generalization the inquiry will assume
broader scope. but the committee, which
comprises some Of the best lawyers In the
State, will make every effort compatible
with fairness and justice to limit the
range Of the investigation and thereby
limit the cost to the State.
OF the long list Of witnesses tnotitied
of the determination of the committee to
hear the case. it is impossible at this
time to select the ten who will deposez
at the hearing. It can only be stated
that those who were eye-witnesses will
be placed on the stand, unless the prose-
cution shall name others instead.
Judge w. G. Loving. Of Nelson county,
will be chief counsel for the prosecution,
but will be assisted by Mr.. Aubrey E:
Strobe, formerly of Amherst, but now Of
Lynchburg, and by Attorney Brown. The
names of Judge Campbel1's counsel have
not been made public. He will have
strong array, however, and a. brilliant
legal battle will result. Considerable bit.
terness has already been developed and
the hearing will doubtless be the occasion
Of some Spirited passages.
LIST OF WITNESSES.
Here IS the list of witnesses for the
defence, notified Of the date of the hear
ing, none Of whom have been as yet
summoned, however and but ten Of
whom will be:
Hon w II. Mann. Nottoway. Va.
S. 3. Higginbotharl, Buena Vista, Va :
Governor ]. Hoge Tyler, Pulas ski, Va.
Witt Petit, Colleen, Nelson county, Va.
Harry Snead, Arlington, Nelson county,
Va.
George L. Hart tstenographerl, Roa-
G. N. Loutban, Characteristic. va.
Judge Bentley B. Campbell, Richmond,
Va.
Rev. G. H. Crawford, of Richmond, Va.
Joseph F. Geiginger treporter), Rich
mond, Va.
8. r. Harrison. Amherst. Va.
]. P. Beard, Amherst, Va.
c. I. Scott, Amherst. Va.
N T. Stinnett, Amherst, Va.
Sell Rose, colored, Amherst, Va.
G. J. Campbell. Amherst, Va. owner
and editor of. Amherst New Era news
paper, subpoena duces tecum for files Of
New Era newspaper from Jan. 1897, to
Jan. l, 1903, inclusive; also for letter Of
Henry Loving. Jr., to G.. j. Campbell. De.
livered in Richmond, Va, in December
1897 by w. c. Loving.
a. D. Beard. Amherst. Va.
w. S. Ogden, Amherst, Va.
o. l.. Evans, Amherst, Va.