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

peiIsl political enemy
Tell all you know about TINT, Judge
Campbell" said Major Conrad,
1T Is true, gentlemen replied tho
witness, that Mr.. Beard was indicted
through me, but not Improperly indct-,
cd. had facts which led mo to be-.
leve that he was dofaultcr and e1nbez.
zler Of the public funds. Tho other por.
ton OF tho charge 10 absolutely false. DO
you want me to continue In this connec.
! tlon, Najor7"
by all means.n
well. gentlemen, the law requires that
tho commissioner OF tho revenue (Mr.
Beard) shall go around and grant licenses
and assess merchants. He gives n state
mont OF assessment which the merchant
takes to the treasurer. from whom he
gets a receipt Tho merchant takes this
receipt to the commissioner Of the reye-
nue. who gives him duplicate license.
At stated periods tho treasurer has to
account to the State for the funds he
has thus collected"
Judge Campbell went on to refer to the
lhhbit In Amherst by which the treas
1l-er permitted the commissioner Of tho
revenue to collect directly from the mer-
chants and give them receipts. signing the
rreasurers name. Mr., Beard had been
failed to pay up when tho time came
for him to account for the money thus
collected by him. This was one thing.
SERIOUS CHARGE
Then Judge Campbell! said that he
know of his own personal knowledge that
Beard had not assessed various people
for licenses OF certain character, and that
moreover he had not licensed himself
(Beard) to the full extent that the law
required. One case Judge Campbell de-
clared to DO q fragrant one. According
to the law, n livery man has to pay SIS
tax and SO extra II he runs a hack
as common carrier. There was ne
gro In Amherst livery7nan and COM
mon carrier. There was another l1v-
eryman and common carrler-sherin ].
P. Beard, brother Of the commissioner Of
revenue.
II found that Mr.. Beard had assessed
his brother but sl5, while the poor negro
was made to pay SIS declared Judge
Campbell With emphasis.
Proceeding, the witness declared that
he brought these matters to the attention
OF grand jury, and that Mr.. Beard was
indicted.
II intended to sit IN the case,' said
Judge Campbell, but Mr.. Beard went
| around spreading reports that he was be-
| Ing prosecuted by me because he was q
political enemy Of mine. I didn't want
to be subjected to disagreeable comment,
and tried to get another Judge to serve
In my place. wanted everybody to see
that was acting fairly and squarely."
Thereupon Judge Campbell detailed the
remaining history OF the case, which is
public property. E
Now, one other question in this con-
nection. Judge Campbell,'' said Major Com
rad. THE charges allege that you will
fully secured this Indictment with view
Ito sit In the case an. punish Beard for
his political enmity Did YOU SO sit In
| the case?"
| mo, sir. as have explained
DIDN'T LIKE 1T.
A movement to proceed with examna-
ton on another charge was checked by
Judge Campbell right here. He said he
wished to mako personal statement He
did so with some little show OF emotion.
My wife has been brought into this
thing. ] thought that she. at least, might
be kept out Of 1t. But her name has been
dragged i'm
who did It. Judge Campbell? We
didn't, did we?'' asked Mr. Strobe.
= don't know, and I don care. She
was dragged into it,
'Will Judge Campbell" continued Mr.
STROBE, please understand that It was no
movement on our part. We should not
do such q thing
1T has been stated There that Mrs.
| Campbell had a prescription bottle. wish
to explain that statement which is true.
My wife was and Is In very delicate
health. She has been under medical treat
nlent here and elsewhere. Her physician
prescribed, among other things, a high
grade Of pure whiskey. She had a pre-
| scrlpt1on on Day and got the whiskey
whenever she needed it. It was perfectly
right and proper to do so. That was when
Day had retail druggists license to sell
Whiskey on prescription. When It was
ruled by a higher court over my decision.
which was to the contrary, that Day could
not sell pure whiskey, I told Mrs. Cump-
bell she couldn't use the prescription any
more. We didn't want any nedieated
stuff. Since that time have been get
Ting the whiskey for Mrs, Campbell from
Lynchburg,
Il make this little explanation because
think 1t Is due to Mrs. Campbell and to
myself
ABOUT DR.. TUNsTALL.s
The last thing want to ask you
about. Judge Campbell" said Major Con-
rad ending up his examination, "is in
connection with Dr.. Tunstall. You heard
What Dr.. Tunstall said about that con-
versation with you on the train. needn't
repeat it Tell what you know about this
matter" -
| Without hesitation Judge Campbell ad-
mitted that what Dr.. Tunstall had said
was In substance correct He declared,
however. that the witness, while right
/
lutely wrong In his conclusions and in
ferenccs. In emitting to give an account
of the circu instances surrounding the az
fair the witness did a great injustice
mot Intentionally, Of course"
AT considerable length Judge Campbell
went over the details of his meeting with
DR.. Tunstall on tho train and the con-
yersation with him The Doctor had
pressed him for statement OF why a
man could sell whskey in Amherst and
another could not sell it In Nelson, when
the law in both counties was the same.
In view OF his relations with Judge Low
ing. Judge Campbell had 'hes1tated and
declined to express an opinion OF his acts.
and 80 he would not reply directly to DR..
Tunstalls questions. which finally became
very pressing, Finally, with a view to
getting rid of the Doctor, he cCampbelD
had remarked when they parted company
| that Tunstall had better Stand In better
with his Judge II he wanted to sell whls-
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