Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-03

s!st upon these communications beins
read
Mr.. Walker. representing Mr. Massey.
took up the deposition referred To. and
stated that II the matter injected by Mr..
Massey had been Improperly injected.
II had been put In that record by Mr..
r. +. Byrd. OF counsel for the defence,
and not by ain attorney for the plaintiff.
The papers end letters had been called
for and fled by the counsel for the de-
fence, and they were bound to stand by
such testimony. They could not blow
hot and cold IN the same breath Counsel
for the opposite side had called for ever.
paper mentioned during the taking OF
that deposition. In the hope that he would
find damaging evidence against Mr.. Mao
sey. and now that such had turned out
not TO be the case the defence wished 10
throw out those letters. This. Mr.. Nicely
declared. they could not do.
Mr.. Wise said that the other day when
the counsel for the plaintiff got their
noses In his trough they were not so anx-
ious 10 take all they could get. but now
that his side mad gotten into the corn Of
the piantiff, his counsel were endeavoring
TO force them 10 chew up everything in
sight "Tnis Amt the first time said
MIR. Wise. that Nh. Massey has been
found hard 10 'chaw." G.1ughter) Mr..
Of Mr.. Massey's statements In the Flan-
nsgan deposition, ana OF the letters IN
question.
Mr.. Neely stated that the defence had
hoped to prove by the letters OF Mrs. Mas
scy TO Mr. Massey something damaging
in connection with the purchase OF the
home OF the former in Charlottesville.
They had asked for those letters. and
had them ned and now could not 20
back on their own action simply because
they did not find In those letters what
they expected.
MR.. MASSEY's BANK ACCOUNT.
Before the question was determined Hr.
Wise said that IL would be better to de-
eide the admissibility In evidence Of the
papers as they came mp. He continued
by saying that Mr.. w ". Gosden. book
keeper Of the Planters National B1nk,
Richmond. was present. and would IKE
TO return 10 Richmond IN the evening.
He therefore. would like to put him on
the stand at this time and question him
concerning Mr.. Masseys account with
the bank Mr. Gosden represented. Mr..
Wise asked Mr.. Gosden TO turn to Mr..
Mlssey's account in 1880. This showed
that on April %. 1920. Mr.. Massey put IN
the Planters National Bank on GER
tificate OF deposit the sum OF S.V,D. On
April 80 1850, that certificate was taken
up. and one OF 1880 issued. and an ac-
count opened by Mi Massey with de-
posit Of 81 100 In 1892. In February. there
was a certificate OF deposit for 700. wnicn
vas taken up in June, and one for 5000
issued TO Mr. Massey. During 1881 The en-
tire individual bank account Of Mr.. Mas
ssv. aside from the certificates Of de-
pos.t only involved a deposit OF $50. which
was drawn out on two checks. In lS2
this account involved only two deposits
OF 500 and $50, respectively. when Were
checked out on one check en- August I'd
1892 In this year several certificates of de-
post were issued to Mr.. Massey. some
OF which represented money put In on
interest by him as agent of Mrs. Matu-
L. Massey, his wife. ON February TO-
1893. these certificates were paid. and on
the same day Mi Massey deposited In the
Planters National Bank on his own ac-
count the sum of SIPS. All of the de-
posits of 1892 save for sl75. were in the
name OF j. T. Massey as agent The CEN
tificates showed, said Mr.. Wise, while eX-
amining MIR Gosden. that on July .. 49,.
the 5000 deposited had dwlndled down
10 500 and that on october 5Oth this $50
certificate was paid. wipirg out the Sv'.
In 1898 a certificate If deposit was issued
10 John T. Massey, agent. for the sum OF
TO John f.. Massey. Individually, and were
for the amounts Of $3.50. 500. 500 and $50.
siCc. s225. S225, $325 and sl2S.l3. Mr.. Mas
sey's Individual ledger account with tn
Planters National Bank closed finally
June 3. 1879. and all business done by
him with that institution was done by
the certificate-of-deposi plan.
Now. Mr.. Gosien," INTERCEPTED Mr..
Wise. lis IL regular and customary Tor
persons to do business in accordance with
that ccrtificate-of-deposit business
Il don't quite understand you" replied
the witness.
We'll. how many depositors has your
bank: as many as 2,JcJy'
20. yes. SIR
How many people do business with you
i'm this way?" queried Mr.. Wise. holding
up Mr.. Massey's certificates of deposit.
Il could not tell" replied the witness.
DO 10 per cent. Of them do this sort
of Business with you?'
20. no. sir. not per cent; hardly J
per cent. / guess" said Mr. Gosden
The witness was here cross-eXamined
by Mr.. Thorn. who asked him If the facts
in connection with Mr.. Massey indivi-
dual account did not show plainly that
4, was carried on for the purpose of i'm
mediate convenience Of Mr.. MasSey-that
Is. if il was not apparent that the de-
poslts were made 10 meet some approach
ing payment or payments Mr.. Massey
wished TO make.
Il think the facts show this. sir, re-
piled the bookkeeper.
Mr.. Thorn then asked Mr.. Gosden TO
explain which OF those certificates OF de-
posit of each year indicated that they
were combinations of previous certifi-
Gates.
No CHECKS PROTESTED.
Mr.. Wise here read the deposition of
Mr.. Fishburne. cashier of the People :
National Bank Of Charlottesville. and of
Mr.. Flanagan, cashier OF the Albemarle
Bank. of the same city. embracing certi-
fled copies of Mr. Massey's accounts with
those institutions In these dispositions
the cashiers stated that they never knew
one of Mr.. Masseys checks 10 20 TO pro-
test. About all OF Importance that was
developed by these statements was that
Mr.. Massey was overdrawn al one OF
these banks several times. but these de-
nciencles appeared to have been promptly
paid.
The account of Mrs. Matte T. Massey,
wife OF the plaintiff. was next gone into
by Mr.. Wise. \ certified copy of the
account showed that Mrs. Massey had
deposited $500 in currency. This was
checked ont in sums OF $40. s2s25. $3.50,
Sc -. So. 81 81. and $50. The largest two
OF these checks were drawn in favor OF
A. d. Payne, from whom the Charlottes-
Vile property in question was purchased.
TWO Of the checks of Mrs. Massey were
signed Matte r.. MASSEY. Per John f..
Massey" Mr.. Wise here filed a certified
copy OF the deed for the Charlottesville
property. the purchase-price of which was
$3.50.