Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-23

John T. Burke. typical mountaineer.
tall, raw-boned. was tnen called to the
stand His testimony was very highly
'colored in the extreme.
He said he went to Amherst one day,
last year, having a case In court, In
which was connected a Mr.. Saunders.
After the case had Teen tried. he and
Mr.. Saunders went Into Judge Camp
BELLS office. The witness paused, pain
fully, as If he was very reluctant to go
on with the testimony.
s"TeI! the; committee" said Mr.. Strobe.
Just what happened"
..Well. after we had gotten through with
the business. something was said about
drink. Justice Campbell said he; had
bottle which he kept for his friends. It
was a. prescription bottle, and we could
get some whiskey-"
The whiskev was gotten and they all.
including Judge Campbell, took a drink
.on the quiet" Amherst being a local
option county
Major Conrad madc the witness very
uncomfortable. but he stuck to his story.
What sort of bottle was it?' asked the
Major.
.GIass bottle"
II know: but was 1t white or black?''
Don't remember; it was bottle,
though
y
tie; you took a drink out of it . = go.
$50 did Judge Campbell" replied the
Witness. YEARLY.
Prescription hotties up in Amherst"
asked Major Conrad, mean whiskey bot
ties, do they not?'
: The witness nodded approvingly. and
declared a moment afterwards he and
Judge Campbell were political enemies.
E A. Burke the previous witnesses
father NAG 10 10 }|,o etc n To
verified the evidence his son had given,
except that he had not taken any Of the
whiskey that Judge Campbell got for
Saunders and his son. He was present
in the room when Judge Campbell got the
bottle.
'.The whiskey was SO mean. that you
would not drink it?'' sked Judge Loving
The witness grinned and said 1t would
have to be pretty mean to be that.
Marcelius Rose, colored man, was then
called to the stand. He was examined by
Judge Loving.
Were you ever In the employ of Judge
Campbell?''
eyes SIR"
GOT WHIsKEY FROM DAY.
ibid you ever go to Stuart lays on
Sunday morning, after whiskey for Judge
Carnpbell?"
Ibid you go there the same afternoon
Eyes. SIR
What Jid you take lhen?'
"a cotton SACK
what did you get then?"
"a jug of gin in the sack
'Did you see any one at the drug store?'
Eyes. SIR
'.Who was it?''
..Mr. John Bowen. He asked me what
was in the sack. told him something
for Judge Campbell. and I tole' him I
guessed the judge could get what he
wanted"
MIR. A. D. Beard. the witness said. had
asked him about these occurrences the
witness said on cross-exa mination.
WHO was at Judge Campbell's on this
occa sion? '
'.Mr Kent and party OF gentlemen"
care there any Of them here =?
II don't see them
Witness Acknowledged that he had
owed Judge Campbell some money. Judge
Campbell at one time held his note, but
he had paid it.
Committeeman Davis asked the Wit
ness when he left Judge Campbell's en-
ployment. He answered two years ago.
He became confused and said that he
had been away from Judge Campbell's
three years. Witness also told Of certain
election returns being carried to Judge
Campbelrs house.
John Bowen was then called to the
stand
''In company with Judge Campbell did
you ever get any whiskey from Days
drugstore?''
Eyes, SIR"
Weir's election he took supper with Judge
Campbell. After supper they went to
Days.
55s'tW11at occurred there?'
Judge Campbell asked me to have a
cigar. / told him that did not care for
any. I always smoked a pipe"
What did he say then -
He says perhaps you want something
stronger. told him did. We went
There were glasses there, and we took q
brink 49,
This was in Days drugstore?'
Drugstore or bar-roon, just as you
choose to call it,
MEN DRUNK AT CAMPBELLs.
The witness told Of another occasion
when he and DR.. Richardson had gone
to Judge Campbell's house and found a
number of men under the influence of
Judge Loving then required to the jury |
which it is alleged has been tempered
with in Judge Campbells court
z Did you ever hear any statement |
made by members who testified In the |
case
Several members Of the committee OBJ |
jected to this question. The chairman
seemed to think that it was 1nadmissible !
but when he attempted to rule 1t out sew
eral members of the committee protested |
After brief conference in their, chairs |
the chairman said it might be asked II |
Judge Loving thought he could connect |
judge Campbell with It, This brought
another protest from some Of the mem
hers of the committee and It was finally |
determined to take brief recess in or
der to slider the question.
Before the committee left their seats !
Mr.. Strobe said he wis..ed to make a
statement. He declared thatshe ard his |
associates had Is been handicapped all
through the proceedings by not being al
lowed to ask questions of that character.
he committee was only out ten min |
ufes,. and upon its return to the room the I
chairman announced that the committee |
had sustained his ruling-that questions L
on this lire of evidence could only be /
admitted II they connected Judge Camp
bell Ss. iisss5#-9l1aS
I'm the event you do not. succeed III |
connecting Judge Campbell with this tes- I
timony, it will be ruled OUT said the
chairman.
& he warning was needless for a mo-
ment afterwards Judge * Campbell was I
connected" ina fashion that out-sensa,
onalized any OF the sensations yet pre.
al +SSeNk