The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13

any Other day you sold whislscy to judge
Campbell on an order sent BY him"
Will state this. gehllemen." said Mr..
Day, that never, while Il have beon en-
gagged IN the drug business did I receive
an order for whiskey In ylny conceivable
shape"
''fhe negro nays he bought q bottle OF
whiskey for Judge Campbell that morn
ang7" s'55'5.
ut is not So"
soil whiskey to Judge Campbell or any
body elsc z"
testimony in tho paper ] referred back
to my books and looked over tho ac-
count. think Judge Campbell got n box
DENIES BOWEN.
Well Mr.. Day" continued Major Con-
rad, ''Mr. John Bowen has testified that
In the Flood-Loving campaign In June,
1900 he and Judge Campbell entered your
drug store ind took q drink for which
Judge Cumpbell paid. Will read you
Bowen's testimony. Is that right7"
''No cir"
Have you at any time in your lie
seen Judge Campbell take q drink in your
place with Bowen7'
may have seen him take drink
when was running q bar-room. That
was a long time ngo." "A
II moan on the Goth OF June, 1900, when
you had o drug store" Il
II will say this. that when read
Bowen's testimony, remarked that ]
had nice little drug store-better than
It WAS represented here to be-and that
II any man could prove what Bowen said
! would give him g. deed to my property
But, has Judge Campbell ever taken
drink in your place since you have
been running the drug store?"
'.No. sir
1T has also been stated by Mr.. Bowen.
that during the Flood.Loving campaign
no had taken men to your place and
treated them to drinks, also that he took
whiskey outside on an order from Judge
Campbell. Is that so7',
mo, SIR 81
Did you at any time give Bowen ssor
anybody else liquor to drink or to take
away on an order from Judge CampbelI7 r.
Ns'No SIR
CROSS EXAM1NATION
Judge Loving opened up on Mr.. Day,
whom Major Conrad Indicated that he
was through.
Your drug store is run by yourself and
Or. Brydon is it not?"
Isn't the drug store part conducted
pretty much by DR.. Brydon?'
Yes, SIR
isn't 1t frequently the case that you
are absent and that Brydon has full
charge Of the store?'
Yes. sir.''
Are you prepared to say that liquor
may not have been sold during your, abb
sence without your knowledge r "a.
Not positively. OF course cannot
say what went on while I was away, but
have confidence In Dr. Brydon. Moro.
over. don't believe this man Bowen has
eve. here lately. freauented my place.
What l mean to ask you Mr.. Day Is
this Whether Judge Campbell at any
time in person. by order, or any other
way ever obtained liquor from your drug
store?'
He never got any in person"
''On orderr
has very delicate wife and she has
had prescription to my house and has
had 1t filled and re- filled several times.
Judge Campbell never did.
And that was ana
ITO the best OF my know ledge and be-
lief It is.',
PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE.
Here Major Conrad came into II again
and asked about the -t'prescrtption bottle"
Judge Campbell Is said to have kept "for
his friends" This statment, It will be
recalled, was made by Mr.. Sandidge,
who said he had used the prescription
bottle" OF the Judge. The witness de-
MED this testimony, too, and said that
80 far as his house was concerned, Judge
Campbell had never had a prescription
bottle.
Did sandige ever come to your place
rs he said?" asked Mr.. Strobe.
II don't recall. don't think he did,
Has Judge Campbell ever frequented
your place of husiness?,
Yes. he came In otten.''
HOT QUESTIONING.
The question OF Mr.. Days position In
cropped up here. Briefly the prosecution
attempted to show that Mr.. Day closed
his saloon and opened a drug store after
tho first election; that he sold wtiskey IL
7 legally and was so well satisfied with the
success OF this sale under cover OF the
drug store that when another election
came around he supported the dry
side.
did you not come out actively in the
interests OF the ''drys7 Z" asked Mr..
Strobe. se33e
mo sir. not actively. li
You were In favor OF the dry side
though. weren't you? Here I have a
letter written by you to the Rev. ]. ".
Wiley. will read it."
The letter was to the effect that the
writer day was in favor Of the dry
forces. He said to Mr.. Wiley that he
had heard his sermon and appreciated
b his arguments for local option. The drug
gist said In this letter to Mr.. Wiley that
she was satisfied With local option and
Y preferred to- have it continue to prevail.
He finally stated that he had many
friends and that he would interest him
self on the dry side"
ibid you write that letter, Mr.. Day."
Yes sir"
III II have nothing further to ask you Mr..
Day" said Mr.. Strobe with a rising in
lection. @s54s
y have something more to say though
replied the witness, dryly
All right, we invite an explanation.
Mr., Day"
AS started to say. gentlemen said
the witness in effect. II went into the
drug business after mad to close my
saloon, when the county went dry. i
lald IN about e, 900 in a stock of drugs. Il
found the business more pleasant and
< eeIoeaole than the other and was per-
Iectly willing to remain in It, I wished
Things to remain like they were without
Wiley" - Il. - - r -
..a You did advocate the dry side then?"i
II wish you had brought another LET
ter wrote to Mr.. Wiley,'' Z Z a