The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-14

whiskey was found In the jury.roon.
Upon this latter point Major Conrad
now questioned Judge Campbell. Tho
Witness said that some time after tho
trial OF tho Smith cases the attorneys
for the negroes had submitted several az
fdavits that whiskey had gotten to the
Jury ana had been given them by Car
ter, who was Interested in the case. They
made this their basis for an appicn ton
for now trial. Rules were at once Is
sued for all those concerned In tho
charge and Judge Campbell found upon
examination that what the atlidavlts said
was true. Whiskey had gotten into the
jury-room after tho manner explained
hero by one Of the jurymen. Carter, the
sheriff In charge OF the whiskey, and all
the jurymen who drank were fined
The point the prosecution wished to
bring out was that this whiskey was
gotten In a town where local option laws
were prevailing and that Judge Camp.
bell failed to inquire where It had been
gotten. Judge Campbell declared that tho
Commemorative Attorney Mr.. Otto Il.
Evans, was present and that It was his
duty to look into the matter.
1T may have been an oversight on my
part" he said. "Still Mr.. Evans was
there and he should have attended to
It II 1t needed attending to. I am not
the Commemorative Attorney and do
not propose to perform tho Common
wealth's Attorneys duties"
ABOUT JUDGE WOOD.
Passing by the other specifications un.
der this CHARGE, Major Conrad, who
said he. would come back to them In a
more appropriate connection. asked Judge
Campbell. to state what he had to cay
about his relations to Judge wood-the
so on.
II will say that on the evening Of
the assault gave myself up: waived
examination, and gave bail for my APP
pearance before grand jury. I hardly
knew what to do about the selection of
q grand jury-whether to choose one my
self and subject myself to comments.
or let another Judge be selected and
let him choose the jury. I finally de-
cided upon the former course. I deny
that I packed that Jury. 1t turned out
later that the majority OF those who
served were opposed to me politically,
but they were gentlemen In whom I had
the highest confidence. ] was indicted
by this jury and my case was fixed for
trial.
son the o5tf1 came to Richmond, re-
turning home on Saturday. the 18th. I
went to see my close friend, Judge
Adams, in Lynchburg. to ask him to
sit at my trial. Judge Adams said he
had expressed himself pretty strongly
on the assault. We both decided that
1t would be improper for him to serve.
For personal reasons, I could not ask
Judge Loving to serve. Judge Adams
said something about Judge Barksdae.
= After some discussion we came
to the conclusion that Barksdale would
hardly be able to serve. went away
with the impression that couldn't get
Judge Barksdale.
IT went on home. The case was to
come up soon-I had pressed for a speedy
trial. I must have a Judge. I thought
OF Judge Brown, but couldn't employ
him in a political matter. l also thought
Of Judge Christian, but for somewhat
similar reasons I could not ask him to sit.
It would have been improper. Now. I
had to have q speedy trial. couldn't
get any of the judges named above.
What was I to do? thought OF Judge
Wood. I had just met him for the
first time a few days before in Rich
mond. I now wrote to him letter
testified That is how came to choose
Judge Wood. Do you want me to con-
unue In this connections"
yes, sir" said Major Conrad. ut has
been testified here that you had promised
to support Judge Wood for the circuit
judgeship. Mention was made OF some
correspondence which passed between
you and Judge Wood VIII you please
read any letters which passed between
you and Judge Wood?"
when Judge Wood left here he prom
Used me"
Before you proceed. Judge Campbell"
interposed Major Conrad. You say you
had that conversation with Judge Adams
in Lynchburg on the 18th, four days after
~. 1or h aIf =
he thought It was more than six days
afterwards. We have an affidavit from
Judge Adams stating that he has re-
freshed his memory and now knows 1t
was on the 2sth tt\lt he saw Judge
Campbell
I'VE must decline to permit the intro
duction Of the affidavit" said Mr.. Strobe.
Every well, SIR
''If Judge Adams has taken your ad-
vice and invigorated his mind on this
point, we should like to ask him about
some other points as we'll.
Very we'll, sir"
Judge Campbell explained why Judge
Adams was not present then and there
and declared most emphatically that he
will be brought down agai1,-"unless
this investigation ends speedily"
THE MOOD AFFAIR.
The, witness was now permitted to go
back to the letters of Judge Wood. He
said the latter had just written that
search failed to produce the
correspondence which must have been
destroyed. Judge Campbell thereupon
read two brief letters he had written to
the Fluvanna Judge. One of them was
in reply to a request for Campbell's sup
port In Woods candidacy for the cir
cult bench. In effect, the reply stated
that Campbell would not himself be
and that, Of course. Wood
was at liberty to call on his friends.
The second letter told Judge Wood that
he might see Judge Campbell In Rich
mond on June 2oth Of last year when
The Constitutional Convention reconvened.
Wood had asked to see the Judge. Both
letters We're written before tho assault,
which occurred on June oath.
Now. state what happened" directed
Major Conrad.
"On the morning of the 25th of June"
was the reply in effect. II had come to
to attend the convention, and
was at Ford's Hotel in my room. Some
friends were present and We were dis
GUESSING the assault which had occurred
the day before Mr.. Lambert, friend
Of mine. came In with gentleman whom
he introduced as Judge Wood. The lat
fer leo aypreScad himSelf about rtLo q (,