The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-27
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afternoon. TO this report all nre now
e looking. What It will be no one can say.
v IT may be the end. 1t may, on the other
n hand, be the beginning
i$S M A. GREAT CROWD.
,f& For many long day the hall OF the
L House OF Delegates has witnessed no sucn
" scene MS that of yesterday. Into the sfnhll
4 and cran,ped surroundings wcre crowded
hundreds upon hundreds Of people Some
n body suggested that the floor OF the
House was about to give way. But no
N body moved. Seats were more valuable
fhhn a leg or an arm which might De
lSlbroken.
x l Patiently, hut far from quietly. the
II swaying crowd. which blocked gallery,
s seats and aisle, kept Its place throughout
IS the day from the very opening at ~
3 a. Nj. until the close at p. NJ. Many
ladies were there and several OF them
4 had to- stand during the entire day. MIN.
A local and outside attorneys public Of
1lcinls., all sorts and conditions Of men
were represented. The mir wns close and
III thick at times when tho refining voice
III OF the counsel scattering the mists. was
n perchance less cutting than ,is,lnl.
$3.50 Sbue. Two, lHIee tlUltS Tie tilOIb pioNS
Il cut IN applause. At the first outburst the
y committee started UP with Mortified ex-
IA pressiors on their faces, ana after nearly
N knocking down desk With his gavel the
u chairman ordered that the hall be cleared
& His heat WAS softened. however and the
n crowd stayed. on the understanding that
LIT would comport itself better. Barely
II Ind the incident closed. however, when
(. there was another expression, more SUBJ
dued but none the less decided. A hard
rap from the gavel stopped 1t at once.
I But gavcl and nothing else awaited In
tho third instance, when Strobe, tho
4 young. but brilliant attorney, closed his
= case and the argument. Confusion
a reigned rampant. People crowded around
to shake tho hand OF the young man,
whose speech was without a peer that
= day
l15F THE LONG ARGUMENT.
& Beginning with Judge Brown, the ar
7 glment was carried on by Judge Low
4 Ing, then by Major Conrad for the de-
ming had fallen 1t was closed by Mr..
Strobe. All of the speeches were of dis
* tinguishing character, but two Of them
L skone With an unusual lustre-those Of
Major Conrad and Mr.. STROBE.
Clearly and concisely Judge Brown for
an hour summed UP tho facts surround
Ing the cowhding OF the minister, to
speech. Never more clearly wero the legal
aspects of this unfortunate affair, which
precipitated the investigation and all that
Il followed, SO ably presented. At times
& Judge Brown grow eloquent; at all times
he was able. He pictured the assault
and declared that the man who committed
\ It was coward. He asserted that 1t was
preneditated. He declared in conclusion
that 1t was sufficient to call for the re-
movnl Of the defendant from tho bench
"If you choose to retain him." said he,
''then SO be it, SO far as we are con-
cerned, but God save the Common
LOVING.
\ Next came tho brief but telling argu-
n,ent Of Judge Loving for the prosecu-
tlon. Like his colleague, Judge Loving
dwet upon the assault. but he touched
upon other matters as well. Closely no
argued each point. presenting m array
of logic that was, to say the least, for
midable. He charged Judge Campbell
With duplicity, and no ridiculed Judge
&, Wood. whom he called poor, weak,
simple man." At every point he poured
II 1t at the Amherst Judge, and at one
f time particularly ne scored him for his
( attitude upon the stand.
A. CONRAD.
Then, amid the hush of expectation and
anticipation, Major Conrad. the brilliant
counsel for the defense arose For three
hours he held the floor, and although he
had to so into great detail and appear
Yoluminois at times, the audience hung
upon his words. Not once did he lose his
grip on the crowd The spell of his voice
exerted charm that kept all chained to
Z the spot.
Major Conrad made an exhaustive AK.
+ animation into the law and the evidence,
Y He took UP the charges ono by one and
y attempted to disprove them. Here and
Y there. by hts and starts, when he be-,
I. came particularly Interested. he scared
to high lights Of eloauence and oratory.
Like Judge Loving, he spared not the rod
when he dlscoursed upon his Fluvanna
judgeship. The only thing Judge Wood
could be charged with, he said, was
"congenital stupidity"
No attempt is made to give a summary
& OF Major. Cqarads argument 1t Ia pref
ty fully given below. AS he drew to a
close the speaker scorched and scored
ministers OF the gospel who preached
temperance In drinking. but did not prao-
tice temperance In speech. The State OF
Virginia also came in for her share OF
y opprobriunl. It was this ''loW and In
formal selt-s eek;ng'' which had developed
Z in the Old Dominion "ths lust after Of
fee and place. his adherence for which
z he could not adequately convey; 1t was
this which had led to all this Campbell
stir up.
d referred to the fact that Mr.. Crawford
was IAN intermeddllng Yankee" What
he said upon this subject Is best told In
his own language below AS he proceed
ed the dawn of all outburst OF applause
was already viaible; when he took his
E seat the outburst cane. First q little
ripple. then q clapping OF hands. then a
stamping OF feet. then a tumultuous yell
Ing n-pandemon,um. Sharp raps
from the chairman's gavel were lost in
the confusion, and then Mr.. Southal
sternly ordered that the hall be cleared
4 Major Conrad and Mr.. Strobe both asked
I that they be allowed to stay and the
chairman relented.
STROBE.
AS tho clock pointed to the hour OF six
Mr.. Strobe arose to speak He Is still In
poor health and was looking bad. But
he had an hour and eight micutes at his
disposal, and he made good work of It
He hold in his hand lemon, with which
he cleared his voice. husky with cold.
In the opinion OF many. the speech o.
Mr. Strobe. brief though 1t necessarily
was, was the greatest of tho day. The
brilliant attorney surpassed himself
at times. particularly IN the few closing
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