The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-27

sired S Is have the opportunity to select his
own trial judge and to PACK Z MS rs II Owl WI
petit jury. tsS SSIiEE55
Here Mr.. Strobe delivered a scorchlnga
arrangement OF Judge ~ N. WOOD. ana ny
said he was a better witness than the
nrnseci,tion had hoped to get from the
4 He h detailed the meeting OF Judges 'esE h
Campbell and Wood In Richmond ana I
charged that there had been an a gree
|Ernent between them that Judge II Wood 1
was to sit In Judge Campbclls trial, ana 2
| that Judge Campbell would Support TIE The
Fluvannfl man for circuit judge,
TIe charged that Judge Campbell had
seen Judge Adams as a side play ON 2, "
5to get Judge Adams ms a illness II y 1 W.
favor at Subs eQuent trials. Is
Mr. Strobe charged dupllclty In the ma may -
ter OF Judge Cnmpbefs writing 70 !, , ,tIs
Governor to select j SO 3N ood anu :, ~
he took up the matter Of selectli q. !. z
era nd Jury in Amherst, and renewed t u
Charge thatNit had been packed because Sc
Ia desired trial before q judg Sc a1lu =
retit Jury Of his own select tom
lie charged again that the deputy cler =. !.
thr only county oficerain sympathy. with.
Judge Campbell, had helped Judge "o ,.ol
to select tho jury, and he charged VIA ~
the courtroom was packed a 41 M ~
friends Of Judge; Campbell: p turned 70 6,
Major Conrad and said 4: 'Twit us VIII
falling 10 make out our case land yer
tvo,l. slr,l refused to put upon the stang
ma terial wi tnesses, who would nave to!S
ire NStruth, and though called Il ny you,
borne out our contentious, and yet you
would not. !" Fl 81 ~
DoDG1Nc.
Mr.. strobe did some twittlng ft'or MN =, 4.
self on the cues iont Of witnesses. ana ne
challenged Judge Campbell with oous,
inr55on the witness stand personally an
in the matter OF calling materla WI" VIZ
fnesses.5 KS 52.$ a., h, I, u !, -, =.
on#Ibottle'' question:, and said the evil
dence was clear that Judge Camppeli h az
{f.rnished suchSa hottie to his friends, l.
5NS,.And Vet upon this you plead the stat,
ute Of limitation" said Mr., STROBE, anu ,l'l
alls the comfort you can get out OF l,..s
~ gu are welcome to. he SAID 70 Aia'ot
Conrad. Il 1. !, !, ,,,,,,,.o
.He5paid a tribute to John Bowen, whose
testimony It had been sought to impeacn,
and which he said Major Conrad nag D peg,
glad enough to Ignore. ~, -
u Major Conrad made some inaudlpie ~.
My, and Mr. Strobe conyulsed 1le stet.
audience with applause by SAYING tl liu
tho chief witness against Bowen was
s IA. Day, who had grown rich In the
plyinE Of his nefarious trade at 55Amherst,
Chairman southall raped vigorously 1o y
order and he succeeded In restoring -
without the difficulty which had nttenuea
on a previous occasion during the eve
ming ~ 4. n,
ELOQUENT P11Ro RATIoN,
The close OF Mr., strodes speech was
ono OF the distinguishing features or me
day. What a demonstration IT PROVOKED I,
is told above The young attorney SAG
,"rhcre arc those who say that the Vir-
ginla of this day (and my 1rienu nag Ia ~
ftimated rather his adherence 70 that
view is below. In Its estimate OF the
duties demanded OF Its public men, the
Virginia Of olden times. am too YOUNG
and enthusiastic to concur IN that view,
I rather lovo to see Virginia as she
stands to-day Iii my eyes Just past ne
threshold OF a new century. WITH we
dawn Of new day preak'hs N !. l, NV
fair upon her brow. She has stripped
from her limbs and body the radical
rags that bound her, and, nrrayed In the
full GARMENTS the makings Of her new
sons, she stands ready to run new
race weakness not In her heart and
weariness not on her brow. she has
banished the cloud of the black death
that hoverod around her until to-day her
sons, froe In mind and heart and soul
stand facing the responsibilities Of a
new day and q new era. Ny last words
to you, gentlemen OF the General AS
sembly of Virginia, here In these halls SO
soon to be dlsmantled perhaps, but have
been hallowed for more than a hun-
dred years with evidences Of peerless de-
votIon to duty. are that leave the case
with you. asking only that you VIII not
blot that fair page which stretches be-
foro us wlth4a precedent approving such
conduct In Judge OF this Commonwealth
as the evidence In this case has laid at
the door Of Clarence j. Campbell.