The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-07

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ness testfless totr page 1855 that he rscol-
lse s tens gr ss' IVY Sla
Key and this testimony, IN slightly vary
Ing forms, is repeated BY other wit i1esses.
Nov, nil irelatelto the suine aston, Us
appears from the record II Is given n
the testimony Of w. H. II. Winston (pago
ISL. Mr.. Winston was the foreman ',, OF
the. grand Jury md he testified That e.,
told him that ~ druggist could sell med Il
siiistrated IL &ci &c.h Nov, on the fol-
lowing page, $50, this witness, III reply "
the next question by the prose ton, salu
as follows: HTt IL lust az have stated;
L do rot know that he used the word
medicated He spoke 81 the ,a,,d I'VE sa, d'o 1s
could sell it.'t,55 It is altogeth her probable,
that / aid gtvo this Instruction, ana
should, Under like conditions, repeat ! T.
Suppose was In error; on what testl-
mony, or fact or even rfasona ~ u su US
!. NOT NOT tie law believed then and
believe now, thatlI was right IN the view
i expressed to the foreman Of the graho
jury. 4. ~
duced III support Of them IT ts only nee
essary that cnll your attention 70 ,ne
terms Of the charges themselves TO per-
si1ale YOU TINT they are altogether ar,
feront fron, those to which I was called e
an to answer before the committee Of tne
House of Delegates. AS to the evidence
taken before that committee nnd lts III ~
adequacy to sustain those charges IL
should be sufficient only to cal your . a.,
against me, which that cYluellce - se1'u
n IN va s!i,stafnel H. t5t F{t
cowH1D1NG AFFAIR. &
The second "cause" for removal is the
cowhiding Of Mr.. Crawford. Il, y, 4. ID Z;
5This cause as here framed, II view
OF the testimony Induced before the com u
mittee. Is most astounding and Goes nv !,
grave Injustice However, am Eratl lieu
that the sentiment Of the committee was 'l,s
divided upon It. Crawford nag i, IN !, ~
publicly and openly enargea'
that I, as county Judge Of Amherst eouhi.
ty, was ,'doctored' when ! granted 20
Mir. Day a license to sell liquor. KS l; nag
him brought before my court by attach
ment to answer for contempt OF Cow ~.
i heard argument In his behhll anu u, y.
charged hint did thf en-, 3 ir he would ,
if,lsclnim any intent to roflcct on tho
court. This he declined to dol; adjourn
al ( curt and left tho bench. was TAX
Ing to manSin tho court yard iWhen ~.
Crawford, with Judge Mnrn ana DINERS,
cnn1,e down from the courtroom. anu
advanced with my cane and whip IN h an!
and greeted Judge Mann, and was tax i
ing to him when Crawford intruded him
self upon me and extended his hand to
me. "a / reminded him that / had HlLordeu
him all opportunity In the courtroom OF
disclaiming an intent to affront the court
i now offered him another as to myseii,
He declined to disclaim and ], eXasperateu
! 4 nd
thrusting hmsGlf agair upon my notlce,
did strike him with my whip and LOT
that act / have no apologies whatever 70
make. I would perhaps DO the same
again. under like conditions. II those
who are to pass upon the justltlcatiol OF
extenuation of this act require arsu lnr,
or proof MS to where the .provocationl al ana q
Justification of my conduct appeared, 1
have only to say that as to such persons
mn offense to their self-respect would not
he a subject cognlzabloi In the court U
honor. It IS true that I lost my temper
that on cold calculation, might not
have whipped this man. HIS conduct' li!s
whole manner, did Tor the T , ti,ai rnSarn1
cense ard exasperate me. the e &c lea
Assembly Of Virginia Is prepared 20 say
Nv its sentence, that under Ike !, condls4
'tiona If would remove the president o.
thn Court or Appeals of Virginia from ms
office, then I will accept the sellteliees
nut with deep regrets at the decaae..ce+ AZ "
nv State. Suppose o Senator, on the q
f,oor ~ Tie Senate Of Virginia, ever the
5very Senator who, as counsel for the ley y.
iDr Crawford, appeared in my court m II,
hiasjhnhnlf. suppose that that SENATOR IN
a moment Of temper, should istriRe q piolll-i
erI Senator, would any ono put alcol sly
that such an act Of temporary $ US pennsion
of prudence and thoughttulness J.'stli i :
his tdisgraceful removal from the senate X
AZ for tho aintimatlon that had gone
10 the courthouse determined to resent
mo inlignIty offered to me by MI. CraW-
srord and had taken my whip there lor
the purpose K Of chastislng him, IT IS IN
worthy Of any fair and reasonable I1lh ~.
II Is. proven that had been IN the hapit
OF taking this whip with me a Iiler t eG
hofore had taken 1t in the courtroom
With, me while holding &court-(see the tes-
tinoonyF of w. S. Carter, page 4b9, ana
others5; ana In view Of the proven clrcun n,
stances here, It Is manifest that ! ,s dnu
not seek Mr.. Crawford or approach li ,a,
or accost hirn when I was talking with
J,d.ra Mann ana that If Mr. Crawford
had not thrust himself upon me and ag-
nro vnted his offence by speaking to me
r. the manner IT. which he did and eN-
landing his hand to mo so recently altel
he had declined to- Withdraw ms state,
ment. or disclnim$ his purpose 70 olter az
affront to the court, ana II ne NV,
~ thar. dlsclaiming an intent to affront
n mo ' personaily there would have been
occasion ,e1 or temptation to me to stri IKE
H Nm md The affair would not have hay 3 oc-
ourreu' AS TO JUDGE WOOD,
Az to Judge Wood sitting In my case cas-. i, !,
The intimation Or charge here IS gtnat
s,nuited Judge Wood to sit III the case be-
narse of the regrets no had expressed TO
r n,ta : the occurrence Judge Woods tes-
. t1r,a q, ~, and my own arc In tho record.
1,M1c 90 Wood q desire to be made a circuit
Judge made no impression whatever n,i {, On
M nv mind; In fact, he never did ASK me
.n a' hin, which tho evidence shows,
o ~ su I, never for a moment thought Of ms
candidacy. When I saw him on the 18Th
of Tune at my hotel in Richmond my
s,,,,nd was thon full Of the unhappy 90,
currence Of tho day before It dld not
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