The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-14
pend the whole business. The committe,
thereupon arose until s o'clock at night.
THE NIGHT SESSION
Attendance Very Large Again-Camp.
bell Still on the Stand.

In the evening the hall began gradually
to fill up until 1t was crowded again-al-
most as bad as in the morning. Several
ladies have been there straight through
the investigation. They were there again
now. Tho galleries were filled early in.
the night. Around the stand reserved
for the committee the arrangements were
extremely uncomfortable. Chairs were
welEed III at angles, and one person
crowded up on the back Of the other.
AS soon rs the committee was called
to oroer. MIR. Duke. acting in absence OF
Chairman Southall called for recess
OF five nnrtes. He said he had spe.
clal matter to lay before the gentlemen
who retired to the clerks office The
five minutes had extended to fifteen
before they came back.
OBJECTION RAISED.
Contrary to general expectation, Judgy
Campbell Cid not go at once upon th(
stand. Mr.. A. G. Bryant, one Of tho
defense &c witnesses. wanted to go home
ut once and Major Conrad asked pers
mission to interrogate him before resunini
with the defendant. Mr.. Bryant wa1
thereupon sworn.
The testimony of this witness was di
rected against DR.. Tunstall. who had SAID
that he never sold whiskey in his drug
store In Nelson county. Mr.. Bryant said
4
store ever since the Doctor had that
store-bought on prescription and with.
out prescription. Mr. Strobe objected To
Questioning along this line on the ground
that the defense was mpeaching On
Tunstall on testimony brought out by thu
dnteI.se on cross-examination. The comt
mttee had refused to let the prosecution
do this.
I'VE don't care a rap about It," said
Mr.. STROBE. "All we ask Is that you aps
ply the same rules to both Sides
After some argument the committee de>
clded TO retire to consider the objection
Mr.. Strobe asked that while the commits
tee was out It would also rule on tho
pont whether or not tho prosecution
would be allowed to go in for the same
sort of impeachment on collateral evi.
dence, II tho defense were permitted to
do so.
"Tn other words" he said. "all Wa
want to know Is whether or not the COM
mlttee Is going to apply It's rules equally
70 both sides In this case
1t was finally decided to postpone thA
matter until to-day. The examination
OF Mr.. Bryant was thereupon laid over
and the witness stood aside for tina
present.
CAMPBELL AGAIN. =
When Judge Campbell resumed the
stand again Major Conrad at once pro-
Cell Rose and the jug of whskey. Then
he directed his attention to the conclud- II
Ing specifications under the general
charges with reference to the Illicit sals
of whiskey-a specification alleging that
the defendant had wrongfully instructed
the jury and Issued license to S. A,
Day In violation OF law and evidence.
Tho witness was asked to tell what
he knew about this.
~ desire to state that tho xvt}racSau
who testified here with regard to tho
Instruction permitting the sale OF med
lcatcd whiskey did hot give my !nstruo,
lions In full, $3.50 The substance OF
my instruction WAS this. Amherst
county Is sub-dtyided into four magis. 4
terlal districts. Three-Pedlar, Riand
ard courthouse--are dry Temper.
ance District Is wet (laughter),
strange to say, In the three wet dis
tricts druggist could apply for a re-
tall druggists liquor license before tho
Ware act, Now in Pedlar and
Gland there We're no druggists who APP.
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