The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-11
gone on about his business and not poked
HIS hand In my face 1t would not have

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gone on about his business and not poked
his HI hand hand In my face it would not have
CROSS ExAM1NAT1o
The cross-cxamination OF Mr. Turne,
was rather severe and resulted In some
confusion to the witness. It has bean tes.
tilted and stated by Judge Campbell him.
self that he rode horseback to courthouse
on tho day Of tho assault. Mr.. Turner
who had seemed to imply. the same thing
IN his testimony In Amherst, now said
the Judge had come in double-horse
team at fthe conclusion Of the trial
tho horses and the trap wore standing
out there. Mr.: Turner went into elab-
crate details. He said he had recognized
the turnout by the negro boy driver in It.
When his attention was called to the
discrepancy between his present state.
mcnts with reference to this and other
matters and those he made at the trial
In Amherst, Mr.. Turner said he had been
mlsrepresentcd and that the stenog-
raphers report was incorrect. In the
course OF the examination Mr.. Turner
was called upon to define the difference
between horse-whipplng and a cowhld-
Ing. After laborious efforts he declared
that he would rather go through the form
or because cowhide is what we used to
beat negroes with" .t
It was further brought out by Mr..
Strobe TINT at the trial On Amherst Mr..
Turner testified that Judge Campbell
called Mr.. Crawford an "old gentleman:'
he now, according to Mr.. Turner. called
had not attempted to quote the exact
words Of Judge Campbell. Again, Mr..
Turner had occasion to refer again to
the reply Mr.. Crawford made when Judge
Campbell on the court-green offered an
other opportunity to apologize Flo adj
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ther or not Mr.. Crawford had said any
thing or not, but he thought he had.
"NVho said it," asked Mr.. Strobe.
'"The old reverend divine Crawford"
said Mr.. Turner.
THE WHIsKDY AGAIN.
Have you ever bought any wtiskey
from the drugstore Of S. A. Day?'
mo, sir, not during the past two
years."
Have you ever been there and drunk
whiskey which somebody else paid for?"
II don't know about that"
isn't It true Mr.. Turner?'' '
Maybe 1t Isl Mr. Strobe. but don't
go about hunting whlskey. II want it
I buy it,"
MIR. WARE TEsTIFIEs.
Throughout his recital Mr.. Turner, who
Is a man Of large build, gray-haired.
stood beside the witness chair instead
Of sitting In 1t. He now retired to give
way to Mr.. z. S. Ware. a Confederate
war veteran and former commissioner
Of revenue Of Amherst Mr.. Ware was
one Of the witnesses Of the assault. and
be gave an account OF 1t. He said Mr..
Crawford had approached the Judge, who
drew back and said: II gave you a
chance to apologize, will
What else he said Air.lEWare did not
know. He Heard the .npse of.italking.
but could not. dlstin guish otha words The
horse-whipping followed. With reference
to some apparent conflict between his
testimony In Amherst and his testimony
here. Mr.. Ware said he had been mis-
quoted by the stenographer. In tho
course Of the examination OF Mr.. Ware
there was slight delay and Major Con-
many witnesses and that 1t might be
we'll If the prosecution hurried things.
1--WE intend to go just as fast with
your witnesses as you went with ours,
Major Conrad" said Mr.. Strobe.
''Vell"' said Major Conrad, II am very
glad to hear that
.4 RATHER FARCICAL. Ill,
The examination GOT tteMnext, witness
bordered on tthe,9farcicaL 1.-The man was
Mr.. w. P. Barnes. of Amherst, who ,ac-
cordlng to his own statement has been
an inmate 81 'ther.Virglhiai SCHOOL, for
the Deaf and Blind. His sight was bad
and is now. and tho witness found is inns
tances and so on. Mr.. Barnes was some
what excited at times and he twisted
the buttons tou his coat nervously.
The witness was on the court green at
the time OF the assault and saw 1t all.
He now gave a clear account Of 1t and
made most interesting advance In re-
ference to the interesting conversation
which passed between Judge Campbell and
Mr.. Crawford upon the court green. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Barnes. Judge Campbell
as Mr.. Crawford extended his hand said /:
"sir, gave you one opportunity to apol-
ogize; now g!Ye rs, ,enother", n re.
ply the minister said: "I have made my
statement, The blows followed /, l
It was absolutely impossible to get from
Mr.. Barnes any idea of the relative posi-.
ton OF Judge Mann. Judge Campbell and
Mr.. Crawford at the time OF the assault.
or OF some Of the people In the court
room The witness stammcred his way
along and under the guidance Of Mr..
Storde succeeded In getting pretty badly
balled up. 1t was obvious that he did
not understand some Of the questions put
to him and finally counsel desisted and
let him so without trying to do anything
CALLED 1T "A DUEL. !.
Some OF Mr.. Barnes descriptions were
distinctly unique Flo referred to the
Judges bench as the "chancel." He made
some remark about chairman southal
there" when Mr.. Southall yas miles away:
he went on to show why he had gone
in q certain direction and he said he die
so because he saw some other people
and Several men will draw several 9th
er men, you know" Other features of
Mr.. Barnes testimony were distinctly
sui generls. He proceeded at consid-
cradle length to set forth the happenings
that led up to the assault, declaring at
the end with great aplomb.
'And then tho duel occurred"
'The duel"
Eyes. sir!"
''What Is a duel. Mr.. Barnes"
"a combat between two persons"
"a mutual combat. Is 1t not?"
II don't know. Sometimes 1t Is and
sometimes It isn't"
"Dr. Crawford had rather the worst
of this. didn't hep
II rather think he did"
"You We're there and saw IT."
Eyes, sir, Witnessed the proceeding!
OF the horsc-whipping."
Mr.. Barnes made the positive state
mcnt that no had heard court adjourned
upon the day OF the assault When his
testimony WAS shown apparently to con
fllot with what he had testified before
in Amherst, Mr. Barnes, like the two
who had preceded him to the stand ga n