Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20

When the Campbell inauisition Is re-
sunled, on Thursday next. there Is great
promise or another Inning OF exceeding
great interest.
The permission granted by the counties.
that the prosecution may summon ffteen
additional witnesses. has extensively
broadened the scope OF the inquiry. and
now that Judge Campbell has himself.
put notaonly his public but his private.
character In issue, there IS every reason
to believe that the evidence will take an
an even more highly tfnged coloring than
1t has prevfously-if that be possible
1t will be recalled that Judge Campbell.
In his cross examination Of the road cona-
missioner. stinnett. made pertinent IN
quiry as to MS tcamppeIrsl status Ii.
Amherst.
This was the opportunity that Judxe
Loving and Mr. Strobe had been laying
for. and II the expression OF Major Con-
RAIDS face may be taken as an indications.
he deeply dep1ored Judge CampbeIrs IN
sfstence in endeavoring to gather from
the witness an expression Of his private
opinion In this ma tier.
Before such an inquiry as the one h
point. the cardinal rules OF evidence do
not obtain TO the letter. But Chairman
Southall has shown an inclination Go
draw the line rather finely thus far. wheu
the accused jurists private matters hava
been touched upon. Now. however. tla
COMMITTEES Is nowerlesS to protect The
Judge. and as the prosecuting attorneys
are absolutely mercileas In this examine
s$frr arn anfi IA foo-
to cast its shadows before
May Recall sherin Beard.
Major Conrad. in his examination Of
the sheriff. Beard. made strenuous ef-
fort to show that the witness was ami
mated by spirit Of anita gonism. The
witness frankly conceded that this was
true but the .other side was precluded Ia
a measure from showing Just what It was
that prompted this bad feeling. It Is not
unlikely That Mr.. Beard Will ba recalled.
and II the COMMITTEES permits him to so
fully into the trouble, the evidence wiu
be sensat tional In the extreme.
Sheriff Beard testified that he had shot
and killed man In Amherst two years
ago. and said that ths victim was con-
Hection OF Judge campbell's but he was
not permitted TO so into particulars.
II the witness is recalled and allowed to
go into these particulars. they will be
sensa tional to degree although II is
matter. OF ripe speculation as to whether
or no they will have any direct bearing
on the case.
One the other hand. one OF ths rulings
OF the COMMITTEES on Saturday Is well
calculated to cause NO little satisfaction
in the camp o. the defence. It has been
openly charged by the prosecution that
Judge Campbell used his newspaper IN
.-mherst, coupled with his position as
Judge Of the county, to Influence the
building of certain roads and other mat
ters OF a pecuniary nature. In ifs district.
The prosecutions has been unable TO give
any great weight to these accusations. for
the reason that they have been unable to
produce the files OF Judgs campbells
paper. Mr.. stroude endeavored. early Ii
the proceedings. to get the COMMITTEES u
Issue an order 20 Judge Campbell to pro-
duce these nles. The committee has been
In some doubt as to whether It was with
in their legal province to require their
production.
The matter was considered on two or
three OCCASIONS. but II was not until lats
on Saturday that the body reached con~
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