Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-16
CHURCH AND STATE
CONTINUED FROM PACE 2sEvEN.>
Mr.. Strobe then asked the witness to
describe the assault.
Preferred His Hant

Mr.. Strobe then asked the witness to
describe the assault.
Preferred HIS Hand.
IT came out with Judge Mann, said
the witness Judge Campbell was stand
ing near the door. Judge Mann snook
hands with Judge Campbell y WISH Is.El y, 70
tween Judge Mann and Judge Campoell.
and try to shake hands. did profter my
hand, but made no great effort 70 snare
hands with him. had no opportunity 20
say anything. Judge Campbell told me
he had given me an opportunity to- apolo-
gize in court / had not done So. ne
said he now gave me an opportunity TO
apologize to him started eds, to make San an
thing. the blows began to rain on my
head
Were there any marks on your per-
sone asked Mr.. Strode.-
There was welt across my face,
said the wi,ness, land a wound behind my
ear. / had on a light travelling hat That
was. cut by the whip. and as put my
hands up my cuffs were cut and torn.
"Can you say how many bows were
struck 2? -.
u cannot, sir. They fell very fast ~
The direct. examination of the witness
up the cross-examtnation. It was the
opportunity that Judge CampbelTs coun-
sci was waiting for. and he took the
witness in hand and had little difficulty
CONFUSING QlIl CT llulSS. Gin OtiSOs-o
twice the WITNESS contradicted himself:
Once during the testimony score of
the spectators broke in q cheer. of APP
plause-.
there were not few expressions OF
sympathy for him throughout the. court
room. Il s.s..1 re-
= During this ss-examination-the
tion-the temper Of the spectators was
better shown than at. any previous
time thus far in the proceedings.
Was Absolutely MerciIess.
Major Conrads examination was alb
solutely merciless and he afforded Judge
sCampbelTs numerous friends in the hall
an opportunity to give vent to their
feelings.
In response to Major Conrad's queries
DR.. Crawford SAID that he was not q
Virg1nian, but was from New York and
that he came here at the. instance OF
temperance. He had only been here a
short time, he said. when he wrote the
much-mooted article about Judge Camp
bell.
you say when you wrote this article
eharglng a Virginia judge with a most
THAT is true SIR
Major Conrad read the phrase in the
whskey and the doctored judge, and
asked the witness just exactly what was
meant by the statement.
doctored the whiskey. dI. your
II did not sir. meant Just what
ssaid-that there was something yer,
strange about the proceedlngs-that there
was something wrong.
The witness said there was never any
purpose to retracr the article He be-
slfeved it to be the truth. in fact. was
sure Of it.. and only wished 1t were pos.
I'LL osSfo hi 70 hro off 1o1
atunity to prove it.
"Oh. well. we will come to that Later
! on announced Major Conrad.
GentiPaing the d witness testified tina
Judge Campbell on The court green ol
the eventful day after his trial, to the
bsst of his. recollection the latter was
standing still, not advancing toward:
blows that Judge Campbell showered
upon him. and never had any intention
Of doing So II he had he was inclined
to to- think ln they would have b en- inef5ec
on higher ground than he. sszs
DIR. Crawford, you are man IN full
health"
when Judge Campbell told you tina
he would give yor an opportunity t.
apologize to him what did you dog -
II started to make an explanation Il
+ him about the bribery matter but tn,
time was so short between when h
spoke to me and when he began to striks
me that had no opportunity to. say any
thing.
time ?i' s. - : -
"a man with a watch In hand couI,
not have taken it. y
In. an Embarrassing Position.
Major Conrad made great effort t
| break. the witness down and managed t
t confuse him at times.
10 r1rifp Int
/ time that he knew he was In yer,
embarrassing position in the hands 9
|isuch lawyer. and said with some shoy
i of feeling that he was not able to cop
/ with Major Conrad S shrswdness, an
that he thought an effort was bein
/ effect. Is
.'Oh.. that would require no artiflcia
means, said Major Conrad, with fin
fSsatire. 1880 =
Chairman soutaall said he though
that both the statement Of the witnes
and that Of counsel were entirely i'm
4 proper, and would not be tolerated TO
i a moment 80
Major Conrad apologized. but he ev,
IDENTIFY had on his red shirt, and mo
Ement. afterwards DR.. Crawford and Tn
I, committee had@to put up with somethfn
worse and more of It
4 Major Conrad went of on anothe
tangent, and asked the witness : if i,
did not mean by the article that Judg
! Campbell Was not straight. that ther
was something wrong with him.
The witness said the article did nc
4 say 3d..
Turning 50 that he faced him and Iooh
i ing the witness straight in ,Iie eye.
Ma JOE Conrad pointed mis- finger at hil
i and said: -
1T would have been better IL you ha
said IT outright like man. instead 9
ton. 5.' -