The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-10
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smith. . T. Lee, was paired with Mr. CAR
ter OF Scott The former yfiWoul ~ nave
voted faye andsthe latter mo. n; s'
Battle Begins. i "a
.t$ rhe chair laid before the House the
following resolution In the Campbell case
offered by Mr.. Duke, chairmanH5o or 9the
Committee for Courts Of j Justice:
."rhe Committee for Courts OF justice
redo, ,,nends the following resolution, TO
hc ndoptel after notice thereof, or the
charges. which, accompanying this report
shall have been served upon =. y. 5Cu'iip,
bell rorfat least twenty days: ResolVe W..
8Crhe Senate concurrng), that =. !;
Campbell 30. and lie is hereby removed
from tho office Of judge OF the County
Court Of Amherst county, Va tt
Tho committee resolution having oeen
read by the clerk, Mr.. 5Leake, OIL Gooch-
land the recognized Campbell leader on
the floor. offered the following as SUD SUD
/ stitute, Which was read at the desk; t 4,
,WhQrens. this 4 House did, on the 9th
day or December l!U2 ADOPT ing ho1io1" y.
ing resolutions: S Vi u 7, . !. !.
SResolved That the Committee FOR
Courts OF Justice shall Investigate the
charges preferred against q J Judge =. = !.
+ Campbell by members OF the, par 81 ne
civ OF I,ynchburg and Amherst county,
and tina said committee be, ana IS, mere
by, authorized to send for persons ana
pilpers, to sit In Richmond fnnd elsewhere
in The Commonwealth, and to recommend
5toSthe House OF Delegates such actlon.Eit
any as they deem proper, to take IN the
PREMISES, The committee is hereby au-
3thorized TO employ such stenographlc as
3sistance as they may deem&neceSsary, 10
take evidence in said case. = and,
S E Whereas, the Committee for Courts Of
z Justice OF the House, acting under the
, said resolution. met on Januaryal4; 1909
and 5y Is isf !, !, !,
Whereas, on said last mentioned day.
the House did adopt the following reso-
slutions: ti. i l'i.55 ~.
"Resolved, That 1t Is the sense Of this
House that ins;the Investigation o.!
churEes against, Judge 9. ]. Campbell,
tho said committee are hereby au thor-
ICED to make u full and thorough. investl-
cation Of all the charges OF malreasance
or misfeasance In Office alleged against
e. Campbell subsequent to his last
election as Judge Of Amherst county and
Whereas, the Committee for Courts OF
Justice. acting under said resolutions did
take testimony with reference to the Of
ficial conduct of G. j. Campbell as Judge
OF Amherst county, and after completion
Of the taking Of said testimony did make
report of this body and.
Whereas, In accordance with SAID re-
mort a resolution was adopted by this
House, the Senate concurring, recitlns
certain causes for removal of the said G.
]. Campbell, from his position as Judge OF
the County Court OF Amherst county to
be entered In the Journal OF this House.
and ID
Whereas, notice has been served upon
q. j. Campbell, that the General Assem-
bly, Is about to proceed against MN TOT
removal from the office Of judge Of the
County Court of Amherst county, together
with n copy OF and causes for removal.
entered upon the journal of this House,
and, i5f /,
Whereas. since the service OF the said
notice and copy Of the causes for remov-
al. upon the said CD. Campbell, ne mas
hatl no opportunity to offer evidence TO
refute the same; and. &-
Whereas, 1t Is the sense OF this House
that "a copy of the causes OF the removal
of tho said c. J. Campbell, should have
been served upon the said c. j. Camp
belr and the notice should have been glv-
en- before evidence was taken In order
that he might have opportunity TO refute
the same, therefore. be It
Resolved, That that Committee Tor
Courts of Justice OF this body forthwith
In REPUTATION OF tho said alleged causes
for removal of the said G. j, Campbell! as
Judge OF the County Court Of Amherst
county; and made such report to inns
body as they may think proper, And said
committee Is authorized to send for per-
sons and papers. m
Mr.. cake arose to speak for the sud
sttute resolution, aud his first contention
was that Judge Campbell should have
had the constitutional twenty days no.
tice before the investigation was begun.
instead Of after the renort OF the conn
mittee had been brought In. He declared
thai Judge Campbell had been enticed
here under a notice that he would Dc
tried on the charge Of hitting Mr., craw-
fard and then enlarged the scope OF the
Investigation so as to bring In three other
charges. Mir. Leake appealed To the
| House 10 give Judge Campbell notice ac-
| cording 10 his resolution. and he invoked
! authorities In support Of his contention.
He became engaged IN coloquies with
several members Of the Committee foE
/ CoultS, and he closed his opening state
1 rncnl with an appeal for the adoption OF
4 his substitute resolution,
4 WAS VINDIC.ATED,
4 hIr, Davis. arising to defend the report
/ OF the committee. sent "a lie desk the
4 following paper from Judge w. G, Low
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