Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-03-04
Judge Campbell to be Removed
From the Bench.

The Campbell-Crawford inves-
tigation has been completed, and
the Committee for Courts of Jusice
have decided by good majority
to recommend the removal of Judge
{. J. Campbell from the bench as
Judge of the County Court of
Amherst. Two reports will be
brought in, it is said. The ma
jority report will recommend that
Judge Campbell be removed by
Joint resolution, wi lie the minority
report will recommend censu re only.
1t is said that Messrs. Early, Gent,
Davis, Lee. Lion, Sipe, Waddy
and probably Allen favor removal,
while Messrs. Cardwell, Duke,
Soutl all and probably Smith and
Sebrell favor censure.
The committee meeting Friday
was behind closed doors and the
members have been noncommittal,
but certain information has Eeen
secured that justifies the forecast
of 8 to 5 or 8 to 4 in favor Of
The action of the com
mittee caused no surprise among
those who have followed the inves-
tigation, as the positions of the
members had been pretty
well predicted through the press.
The committee will assemble
again this afternoon "wednesday
At 4 o'clock for the purpose of
signing the reports. The matter
will then 60 to the House, and a
great fight is loo ked for in that
body. Probably week will be
consumed in the debate, as many
not on the committee will
AXE part in the discussion.
THE LONG ARGUMENT.
Following is the summary of the
which took place before
he committee Thursday, and con
.luded the prolonged investigation.
with Judge Brown,
he argument was carried on by
Judge Loving, then by Major
conrad for the defense, until
Ifter the shadows of evening had
allen it was closed by Mr.. Strobe.
All of the speeches were of a
distinguishing character, but two
# them shOne with an unusual
those of Major Conrad and
ir. Strobe.
JUDGE BROWN.
Clearly and cOncisely Judge
Brown for an hour summed up the
acts surrounding the c)whidiEg
f the minister, to which occur
ence he devoted his entire speech.
lever more clearly were the legal
spects of this unfortunate affair,
which precipitated the investi-
alton and all that followed, so
bly, presented. At all times Judge
Grown grew eloquent; at all times
e was able. He pictured the
ssault, and declared that the man
Tho committed it was Il coward.
lie asserted that it was premedi-
ated. He declared in conclusion
hat it was sufficient to call for the
amoval of the defendant from the
ench. 'If you choose to retain
i'm, +" said he, "then SO be it, so
ar as we are concerned, but God
ave the Commonwealth !"
JUDGE LOVING.
Next came the brief but telling
rgument of Judge Loving for the
rosecution. Like his colleague,
Judge Loving dwelt upon the
ssault, but he touched upon other
atters as well. Closely he argued
,ch point presenting an array Of
'gic that was, to say the least,
,rmidable. He charged Judge
with duplicity, and he
diculed Judge Wood, whom lie
,lled a roor, weak, simple man.
every point he poured it at the
mherst Judge, and at one time
articularly he scored him for his
ttitude upon the stand.
MAJOR CONRAD.
Then, amid the hush of expec-
ltion and anticipation, Major
onrad, the brilliant counsel for
efense, arose. For three hours
e held the foor, and although he
nd to 20 into great detail and APP
ear voluminous at times, the
ldience hung upon his words.
OF once did he lose his grip Of;
le crowd. The spell of his voice
lerted charm that kept all
lained to the spot, Major Conrad
ade an exhaustive examination
to the law and the evidence. He
ok up the charges one by one and
tempted to disprove them. Here
I'd there by fits and starts, when
. became particularly interested,
, scared to high flights of elo- :
fence and oratory. Then, in
the speaker referred to ,
e fact that Mr.. Crawford was [,
an intermeddling Yankee. >
5 he proceeded the dawn :
an outburst of applause was
ready visible; when he took his '
at the Outburst came. First II
tie ripple, then clapping of
'nds, then a stamping of feet,
EN- a tumu,tuous yelling, then
IndemOnium.
MIR. STROBE. !
In tho opinion of many, the
eech of Mr.. Strobe, brief though
necessarily was, was the creates; !,
tba dav The brilliant attorney