Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-09
.PIAN OF PBOC[DURE!DIID IN washington,
RULES THAI. WILL GOVERN COM
MITES THE CAMPBELL CASE.
SCOPE OF. ENQUIRY LIMITED.

Hearing VIII Probably he In the.
House Of Delegate. and Colonel
Burk. Christian viii Appear for
the Defendant.
Members Of the House Committee for
Courts Of Justice state now that their
procedure in the Campbell case, as re-
ported by. the press, has been misappre-
hended
They will summon but ten witnesses.
and these will be witnesses for the prose-
cution. for whose attendance and mileage
the State must pay. but this. they say,
does not preclude the defence from bring
ing other witnesses to rebut this tes-
tlmony. These ten Witnesses will be heard
and then the committee will determine
whether or not 1t Is advisable to summon
more than this.
The expenses of, witnesses for the de-
fence will not be paid by the State and
" may bring as many as they choose.
II. after the ten Witnesses originally sum
moned have deposed, the committee deem
it proper to do so, they will summon
others.
The following letter from Chairman r.
G. Southall, Of the committee to Mr.
Aubrey e. Strobe. Of Amherst, one of the
counsel for the prosecution in the case
against Judge Campbell more fully sets
forth the proposed procedure, and indi-
Gates that the defence have asked leave
to amend the charges and file specifca-
tons thereon:
Richmond, Va, January z 1893
Mr.. Aubrey E. Strobe, Amherst. Va:
Dear Sir,-Cpon my arrival in Richmond
after the Christmas recess received your
letter of December sOth The resolution
under which we are acting requires US
TO inquire into the conduct of Judge c..
]. Campbell. as set forth in certain reso-
lutions signed by the bars of Amherst,
Lynchburg. and Nelson. Under these res
olutions I would suppose that we were
confined to matters mentioned in that pc
tition, which we understand to have refer
snce only to the conduct of Judge Camp
bell in circumstances leading up to the
'ssault upon Rev. c. H. Crawford. We
have had served on Judge Campbell. a
copy Of these. resolutions and notified him
hat was the charge upon which we were
directed to inquire.
If you propose to prepare specified tons
within the limits Of the charges made
n that paper we shall be very glad to
lave you do SO. and you can send them
o me as soon as you have completed
hem, but I m not in position to bind
he committee in its actions to any spe-
ihcations without further consultation
With them. though am satisfied the COM,
nittee will be glad of any assistance you
IAN give them in the ma tier Of bringing
,ut distinctly the matters which are to
re inquired into.
l also received list of witnesses en-
nosed under the same cover with your
etter, and this evening. [ submitted the
natter to the full committee, and they
greed with me In thinking that there
must be some nlisapprehension as to the
scope of the inquiry which we are or
Tered to make If we are to judge from
he list of, witnesses which have been
sked to be summoned.
We are exceedingly anxious to dis
barge fully the duty. devoved upon US
,nder the resolution Of the House of
Delegates, but we are also anxious to
void any unnecessary expense to the
state in the. matter of this investiga ton
take it to be the sense of the commit
zee that within the scope of the! resolu-
ion directing US to make inquiry, no Wit
.esses will be necessary except such as
personally observed, and know something
the: facts and circumstances leading up
and attending the assault said to have
,een made%upon Mr.. Crawford by Judge
Campbell. From the nature of the case
lalf dozen witnesses on each side
would be sufficient to bring out all the
acts and circumstances with reference
that natter The CO .littee, however.
lave instructed me to say that they are
Wiling that ten witnesses shall be: sum-
loneu if you think that many necessary,
,rd if it shall hereafter turn out that ii
S necessary to have other. witnesses we
,ould make provision for their being
urnn1oned From the view taken at pres
mt by the committee it would be unwise
summon more than that many. as the
state would necessarily be charged with
he cost&of. their coming and going. and
heir maintenance during the time that
hey are here.
| send enclosed summons for ten wit
lesses, leaving in blank space for you
insert the names of the witnesses
.hom you desire to have present, and
esuest that you turn them over to the
roper officer to be served at once. II
here are any persons outside of your
ounty you wish summoned let me know
It once, teiegra phing me their names.
Respectfully yours,
ROBERT 6. SOUTHALL,
Chairman Committee Court Of Justice.
JUDGE CAMPBELL'S WITNESSES
Judge Campbell mas Forwarded 70 the
committee a letter transmitting list OF
lis witnesses-tltly-one IN a.i-and stat
.ng that he hopes to be present at
ne trial himself. if his health will per-
ait In tho course of his letter he states
nat these are the witnesses he desires
90 far as he can judge from reading tine
Indefinite charges preferred. he mt,
mates that he will send an additional
st of witnesses, however. Judge Camp
,elI is advised by Chairman Southall not
, summon his witnesses until further IN
tructions from the committee.
. Here is the list of witnesses sent by the
defendant in the case. al but three OF
nem being from Amherst county; y. ,.
Ware, ". P. Barnes, w. Hiram Turner,
.,endleton. Or W. A. Richeson, ". s..
;arter, o. " Hanger, J. Y. Ware. u. r.
wood. TE. Everett, Judge Stephen
dams, Henly Drummond. r. r. Drum
.nond. Judge E. N. Wood. ". =. Ware,
colonel c. Is. Christian. e. Payne, =.
5. Watts, Walter NJ. Burford, A. z.
,voodroof. T. b. Wood. Moncure Camp :,
bell, S. L. Watts, j ohm w. peasants, =.
). Peasants, "A. -. Maddox, j. A. sale,
ehby FuIcher. Charles Lee Hicks, w. Il.
-. til, Nick Pryor, c.. E. Watts. J.
Bourman, H c.. Joyner. w. p. SAN
Iidge, &C: Harrison, G. F. Lavender,
Jack Drumn1ond, c. c. Myers, G w.
ones. Jr.. W. A. Pryor, X. S. Fagus,
$. a. Day. o. F. Fleming, Ed. Lee
iT,1lcher. r. p Turner, r. P. Jones. =.
Mast II. T. Stinnett, r. G. StlnI,ets
". G. Bib. T. ]. NJ. Goodwin. ana q. H.