The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-29

personal friend, who had received his
itnformatlon from Mr.. Campbell the In
Rhea's benefit. that you perhaps knew
something that. Ii admissible as evi-
dence, would likely be, damaging to
Judge Rhea. This. gentleman was not
derstood that IT was Mr. Campbell's
Wish that. ~ practicable. the informa-
ton about this matter should be con-
fined to Judge Rhee's counsel. but as
before the day set for the investiga.
ton. and without an opportunity OF
comforting with his associate counsel
he had spoken to him about 1t.
had no definite intlmation as to the
nature OF the supposed facts. and l
about 1t myself. and in, order to carry
out what understood to be the wishes
Of Mr.. Campbell in the matter !
| you that had in advance heard any
thing concerning It. as this would have
Implied. under the circumstances. IN
Mr. Campbell himself. / do not re-
call the manner in which tho subject
was preached by me. but do recall
clearly that my only motive was to
get at the supposed facts In your pos
session and at the same time carry
out Mr.. Campbell's wishes. s l un-
lderstood them. l understand that your
impression Is that / approached you
with n view. of asking you to testify
on behalf OF Judge Rhea; III SO. you may
\ have been warranted In this concln-
sion, and on this point have no doubt
whatever OF your sincerity, although
the thought OF asking you to testify
on behalf OF Judge Rhea was not, OF
course. In my own mind.
Except for the circumstances above
| stated. would have approached you
very frankly, as our personal friend
ship would have warranted. My sole
real purpose. however, was to learn,
| IL ] could the nature of the evidence
supposed to be In your possession. You
stated to me that you felt loath to
speak of the subject to any one, as the
| evidence. IL admissible, would be dam
aging ito Judge Rhea, but that you
had told Mr.. Campbell your brother
in-law. who was also Of Judge Rhen's
counsel, but who was then not in Rich
| mond, all the facts. and that II 1T be-
| came desirable during the progress of
the investigation that ! should know
the facts. you referred me to Mr..
Campbell who was expected to return
to Richmond. You stated that you
were very DESTROYS not to be drawn
| into the case, both for. personal rea-
sons and because OF the fact that Judge
| flee.
After we learned that you had been
summoned to testify. and before you
testified Mr. Campbell (who had then
returned to. Richmond) and myself saw
you and asked you again. the nature
OF the evidence, the substance Of WHICH
Mr.. Campbell had told me upon his
return to Richmond and before you had
been summoned. You thereupon told
| us both the substance of the facts that
you subsequently, testified to.
You gave us your recollection of
the substance of the telegram purport-
ed to have been sent BY Judge Rhea.
and showed us a copy of your letter of
November 6, 1909. addressed to Mr.. &.
I. Wilson and others, and gave US the
substance Of Mr.. Wilson's reply, as you
remembered it. On this occasion you
again stated that you were very loath
for various reasons to be drawn into
the case. and stated that. in your judg-
! ment, the evidence was hearsay and
not properly admissible, and in this
we concurred with you. You further
stated that II evidence was admitted
from you damaging TO Judge Rhea.
lyou would gladly testify on his behalf
as to HIS standing as citizen, as a
Judge and as public representative.
but you stated that IL questioned by
the prosecution you would be compell-
ed to express doubt as to the pro-
priety of his appointment. in view of
the political struggles through which
he had passed and the results flowing
therefrom. might add that did not
believe Judge Rhea had sent the tele-
was afterwards and before you testi-
fed assured by him that he had not.
When you were on the stand. Mr.
Campbell and /, as counsel for Judge
personal phase of the case, partly be-
cause individual opinions of Judge
Rhea'S fitness were not admissible by
the laws of evidence and by the ruling
of the committee. and. partly because
earlier in the investigation the ground
had been thoroughly covered as to
Judge Rhea's general reputation for
truth and int gritty to which the COM
Investigation on this head. 1t Will be
remembered that we had offered to
produce witnesses on this point In ad-
dition to those we did introduce. but
troduce no witnesses against Judge
Rhea in this matter. and any. further
evidence at most would have been
merely cumulative.
ance before the committee. Mr.. Camp
bell told me that you had expressed
some surprise that we had not ques-
toned you along this line, which led
request at the Westmoreland Club, at
which you reiterated in substance what
YOU had said to us on this subject on
the previous occasion.
In my recent letter to Judge Rhea.
which has been published. / gave my
impression as to the substance of this
conversation without attempting to
give the details. AS have stated in
and I on that occasion decided not to
recall you to the stand and reported
this fact to Judge Rhea and gave him
the substance of our CONVEX sation. and
he concurred in the conclusion at
which we arrived.
r. T. IRVINE,
No. 3-statement of Mr.. Stuart, APP
proved by Mr.. Bullitt.
On Saturday, February 1st, Mr.. j. F.
Bullitt, of counsel for the prosecution.
called at my house about 10 o'clock in
the morning. 1 was i'll and unable to