The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-27
INITTTEE WILL. DECIDE" FATE OF CAMPBELL" TODAY

that Judge Campbell must have, In grant.
Ing tile second license, made deliberate
ard corrupt decision in favor Of Day, II
tho contention Of the prosecution was to
be taken MS correct. @
Here the spenkor paid Il great tribute
to Druggist Day whom ne said the com.
tnittee had SEEM and he said by way Of
lparcnthesis that Day was a great friend
of judge Loving. It must be proved here
that Campbell not only knew Of Days
illicit sale OF llduor, but that he con.
rived at IT, He commended that no one
had: testified that Judge Campbell had
either known OF or connved at the Illicit
sale Of liquor at Amherst. Here Major
Conrad raped Mr.. Evans. and said he,
al Attorney forEtfe Commonwealth, had
made no move In the matter.
FTouching the evidence ns to Judge
Cnmpbel having furnished certain pco-
bic With prescription bottles from his Of
nee, Major Conrad said that even II this
were true It could not properly be
considered, MS the House In It's resolu-
ton had said the committee could not
50 back Of January, 1900. when this oc-.
currence was In 1893. \
CELL ROSE
The speaker was severe on Cell Rose
the negro witness. and said whatever
HIS testimony, 1t could not be considered,
as 1t was with relation to matters al
legged to have taken place prior to Judge
Campbell's election to the judgship. He
cleared his client OF anything wrong
In the transaction where Carter had
brought whiskey to Jury. and then he
passed to tho ma tier OF instructions to
the grand Jury as to tho testimony Of
w. II. II. Winston, foreman Of the grand
Jury.
He undertook to point out discrepan-
cics in the testimony. and then he said,
"Oh, It was u lame and impotent atate-
ment. Now, gentlemen OF the committee,
would you undertake to hang sheep
killing dog on such q statement"
He invoked the case OF Justice Chase,
where the Senate of the United States
had acquitted him upon a much graver
charge than had been brought against
Judge Campbell and he appealed that
no case had been made out against his
client.
5.''And now. comes the question Of my
cousin, ~ the Rev. Mr.. Gray said the.
brilliant advocate. with some show of
sarcasm. and then he launched upon a
thesis on the subject Of temperance FIe,
thought 1t was intemperance in this In
fernal lust for Office and for personal
greed that had led to all this confusion
in Amherst, rather than intemperance in
liquor. For his own part. he would not
support any man for Office who would
seek to push himself improperly to a
judicial Office, even though he were his
brother.
BEARD MATTER.
Coming to the A. D. Beard matter.
Major Conrad undertook, to Justify the
action Of his client. and said there
could be no question that Beard, as COM
missioner Of revenue, was In arrears in
his accounts. and that Judge Campbell
only performed his sworn duty.
Major Conrad undertook to establish
that lit was Commonwealth Attorney
Evans and not Judge Campbell who had
sought to have Commissioner Beard In
dicted for forgery, and then he passed
to the Sweet Br1ar road charge against
Judge Campbell.
He passed this testimony over briefly;
ana said it needed but little comment.
Quoting Witness Stinnett for the Com
monweath, Major Conrad claimed that
his testimony acquitted the defendant OF
any wrongdoing. The Bedford City in
c!dent came in for comment by the
counsel for the defense, and he said
whatever he may have said there was
Ito the supervisors Of Amherst county
and not to the Sweet Briar road COM
mission
Fl Major Conrad now reverted to the third
charge, relating to the cowhidlng affair.
He undertook to discredit much Of the
testimony against Judge Compbell on
this point and then he launched into
an unmerciful excoriation Of the Rev.
DR.. Crawford. THAT is the miserable,
sdespicable subterfuge that this man,
adopts. said the attorney, Ito ruin
the good name of this man as judge of
the County Court of Amherst
IS When referring to the publication in
the Christian Federation against Judge
Campbell, the testimony Of Judge Mann
was here enlarged upon, as 1t had been
by Judge Loving, and counsel for the de-.
Tense grew eloquent in appealing for his
client.
HOT AFTER CRAWFORD.
Now, while Campbell is there shak-
Ing hands with Judge Mann this hand
Is thrust between them. ana a voice says,
Judge Campbell Campbell turns and
sees this man. He steps back. Now,
what is in his mind? There come flood
ing his mind the thought, here is this
screa ture who has grossly insulted me.
grossly insulted the court. l have given
him an opportunity in the court room
& to apolLgize; T gave him an opportunity
BY the 1ule to disclaim an intent even.
to be discourteous; he has refused to do
It; now he has the audacious afrrontery
to come ind salute me- Will not strike
him. DIR, Crawford, ] gave you an on,
portunity In the court 10 apologize; /
give you another opportunity now. Why
didn't the man say at once. i menat
nothing to you personality would not
insult you personally; merely repeated
a popular rumor. Why didn't he say
something2 lie declined to say anything
except that he made his statement In tho
court room. Now. gentlemen. grant
you this, If Judge Campbell had dellber-
ately, If he had premeditatedly deter
mined to thrash that man. there might
be some reason for crIticising him for
doing It; but when You find that con-
junction Of influences brought to bear
upon his reason and in a moment reason
is dethroned and all sense Of propriety.
IL You please, Is gone for the moment
with the only instrument he had IN his
hands he proceeds to express his resent
ment upon the body Of that man who
had afrronted him. i,.
IA little while ago a judge one Of tho
most courteous and elegant men IN tho
city Of Washington, was presented by
lawyer with a bundle of chancery papers;
upon reading 1t the judge found that i
contained a proposition which Invited tho
court to participate in a fraud tina this
man was desiring to effectuate through
a bill in chanccry, This grand man took
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