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

sessions began with a email nttennnnce
which gradually grew until the ne nan w" y
crowded Yesterday the hearing opened
with d room packed and damned TO SUI
location. Every inch Of available space
was occi,pIed. Many ladies were presen'
and many ministers Of tho gospel. CroW Y,
4 ed by those behind, men hung over .he
gallery ratings In imminent peril OF be.
Ing percipltated on the heads OF those
below.
The cause for all this pushing and
ed argument was to be heard then ano
there. Many gathered therefore TO sec
and to hear, and tho many were not dis.
tnppointed. They both saw and heard
and what passed before their eyes and
entered their ears was we'll calculated to
lrepay them for their trouble. Every MEM
Der Of the committee was on hand. III
Judge Brown Speaks.
3 Aa had been previously arranged, Judge
: Thn1,,nson Brown, one Of the counsel
Sor the prosecution. led off. For an hour
ibr more thu able and eloquent ex-judge
LOT Nelson, spoke on. arguing strongly IN
connection with the cowlidins' 10 thls'
as he said, hc directed MS entlre oit-
terry. r.,a p-or,r
exnressed his pleasure at greeting the
committee again and declared he knew
ne would not be misunderstood when nc
said TINT he was glad to meet 1t as q
body for tho last timc. IL,
III shall address myself" no said. TO
one charge which has been made Against
Judge Campbell. There have possibly peen
made other charges more SERIOUS tllah
that Of the cow-hldng-charg .M, or ! nv, ~
administration Of offlce-but this IS inc
elimination OF the Had Of woos the poo
pie Of Amherst have suffered under the
regime Of Judge Campbell. AS such
propose to direct my remarks to thls
and this alone. You gentlemen are law
yers. It Is not necessary to go into eV-
cry scrap and detail ms might pc nee
essnry In the case Of an ordinary jury.
Judge Brown said he proposed to give
had iotted them down on paper and
would read. The document he presented
for the consideration Of tho committee
was as follows:
FACTS CONCEDED OR INDIs-
PUTABLY PROVED.
d) That Or. Crawford published the
(2). That Judge Campbell issued a rule,
which, being ignored an attachment foi-
lowed
(s). That Or. Crawford was arrested
and brought Dy lne SIeiiiA " ANis .'''-'
and was deposited in the bar OF AM
herst County Court at the May term
thereof, at which time he, by his counsel,
filed and read his answer to the attacn-
n,ent, in which he made no retrhction OF
apology for anything contained IN the
article aforesaid, but he relied strictly
upon hts legal right and objected TO the
jurisdiction Of Judge Campbell to pro
coed against him by attachment or. RUE.
a.. That the answer being read, Judee
Campbell, Of his own motion, continues
tho case to the next term, and batled Dr.
Crawford to appear at the June term,
to wit on the oath day of June, lsO2.
(5). That. at this May term. Juuge
Campbell tool. occasion to say, from the
bench, that he would never sue man
for a libel: he would settle such q matter
in tho "Old Virginia style.
(6). That Judge Campbell, at this same
May term came down from the bench
to the bar; asked for and received per-
sonal introduction to DR.. Crawford shook
hands with him cordially; talked pleas
antly with him for a while, and told him
l(Judso Campbell told Dr. CrawfordD that
lie had no personal feeling In the matter;
that he simply desired to vindlcate the
dignity of the court.
Thus ended the first chapter.
(Cs acco. cowhiding-p. $40 Sem Rep)
(same explanation of introduction. p.