The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-26

ton equal to that of the !opinm eater,
to have imagined or anticipated the
questions that would be put to him. in
order to prepare this book to be used
in answer to those questions.
Counsel then denied that the Ameri-
can Book Company were paying one
cent of the expenses OF the plaintiffs
suit. This Old man has paid and will
have to poy every dallar of his ex-
penses IN this suit. aud Womack's pres
ence in this court has simply been be.
cause, being charged with connection
iii this case, 1t was natural that he
should feel interested aud watch the
outcome. No, SIR" said counsel, "as
regards CHM ~ Co. on the other side,
], of course, cannot prove that they
are paying part of the expenses of that
side, but think l have sufficient
grounds for asserting that it ls true
In explaining why the Pilot direc.
tors were held for this libel Ito put
them on the stand ana SEQ what con-
nectiou they had with it, Mir. Neely
called attention to the fact as soou
as these directors explained their posi-
tions with relation TO the article, the
prosecution us to most of them was
Withdrawn.
Cnpt. Wise asked why it wasn't with.
drawn US to Mr.. Brickhouss, one of
the directors.
Mr.. Neely explained that it was
because OF discrepancy i'll the testi
moDy OF MIR. Brickhouse and Mai.
Humphries.
keiorriug to the Pilot Company, he
said 'lf there is any object of pity in
Norfolk it is that poor neglected
ha hot
ing mourning for its papa since Mr..
Small left It."
In relation to Mr.. Byrd, he said that
he had written the nrtlce and pub.
lished 1t In an edition of paper four
times ns large rs any previous issue OF
it, and probably twenty five times as
large as 1t will ever issue again.
In closing, MIR. Nicely said, il you
find verdict of not guilty in this cnse,
what do you do for this ola man; you
had better cut his throat. If, how
ever, you tud that the defense is guilty,
you should give verdict III favor of
the plaintiff whether we ever get cent
OF the money or not.
Judge Nicely was very strong in his
closing argument, speaking with spirit
Gud enthusiasm,
CAPT. wIsE's SPEECH.
There was perfet scramble to get
within hearing when Capt. Wise arose
to speak. He had brought into court
which he had figured out MIR. Massey's
receipts aud disbursements for the
period covered by his evidence. 1t was
not q tabulated statement Of facts, but
an argument in figures. Capt, Wise,
after giving the items of expense as
related by Mr.. Massey, added TO the
amounts what he thought would make
proper expense account for the
years. thus adding to the grand total
So, 40. which et1ectually disposed OF
Mr. Massey's surplus, and. ss he said,
brought him In debt 81.
This cardboard argument was an in.
genious affair, and as he summed up
totals there was the greatest difficulty
IN ascertaining which were the real
figures to which MIR. Massey had testi
fed. and the fictitious figures presented
by Capt. Wise. 1t was 30 ingeniouslv
divised as to confound nine tenths OF
the spectators who believed the results
were obtained by Rn addition snd sub.
traction the amounts which went to
make up the account as presented in
evidence. Before commencing his
speech Capt. Wise asked the court and
jury that be be allowed TO go right
through with his speech without taking
q recess, and that he thought he could
get through by 4 O'Clock. Judge Prem
tbs left the matter to the jury, who an.
nounced that they would let counsel
know Mt 2 O'clock.
Capt. Wise began his speech by say
ing that in difference to the reverend
gentlemen connected with this case, lie
felt that he (Wise) ought to begin
with O hymn and text. He thereupon
quoted verse, and announced as his
text: Exodus 23d chapter, 1st and Sth
verses. He then with intense earnest.
ness said he intended to brush away
the rubbish OF the case before he ut.
tempted to show whether Massey was
guilty man or not.
He said unfortunately for Massey.
unlike his plea on the hustings that he
never carried q cart load of books
around with him to reply to questions,
he has this time brought his book. 1t
WAS q bad day for Massey whom lie
gave up his old excuse. "that he
doesn't carry books around with him"
for he has lied as glIbly as in
the days Of his youth: that the
cry of old ago was the plea on
which this old liar based his claim to
exemption from condemnation that no
revered old sge that he had reached
that age In life when he could not af.
ford TO cast reflections upon gray