The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-26
SEVERE DENUNC|ATION
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year of his marriage. Capt. Wise APP
peared to enjoy the denunciation OF
the plaintiff more than his blackboard
demonstrations aud recited the follow
iEg with all tie intensity OF his nature:
''Wos unto you, Scribes nud Phari-
sees, hypocrites, for you make clean
the outside OF the cup aud OF the plat.
ter, but within they are full OF extor-
ton aud exoess.
"Woe uuto you, Soribes aud Phari-
sees, hypocrites. for ye are like unto
whited sepulchres. which Indeed APP
year beautiful outward, but are within
full of dead mems bones and of all un.
clsanness.
"Ye serpents, ye generation Of
vipers, bow can 20 escape the damna
fiOn of hell?
'And in that day they shall say unto
me, Lord, Lord. huve We not proph-
esied in Thy name, aud IN Thy name
done many wonderful works" But |
shall declare unto them, L never knew
you"
From this attack Mr., Wise turned.
breathing heavily, and again went to
calculating on his board demonstra.
tions, and said:
81 want to show you the stuff he Is
trying to stuff down you"
"rhere was at that time no Lady
Bountiful from Alabama (referrinK to
Mrs. Massey aud her Brownie
brother, Mir. McCreary."
He then read q column of figures and
charged Mr.. Massey with being pau
per and said he come iuto court and
deliberately lied. He then said this
man has dealt IN wholesale. general
statements for 80 long TINT he didn't
think that he was going TO be hold by
She throat here con cross exnmiustiln)
for four days till he had given up
every figure in him.
He said If tho book did not contain
all of his expenses, ETC., why were they
brought? He said Mr.. Mussey ut
tempted great biuil.
The court then took n recess aud the
vast crowd left to take dinner aud re.
turn at o'clock.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the Court convened in after
noon session nn sudiepce WAS present
which filed the building from the
Judges bench TO the door. The Jury
was little late in reaching Court, aud
ii was not till $40, on account OF the
lateness of Judge Nicely. that Mr.. W,so
arose to speak. He said. before leaving
the subject OF iigurcs, that he wanted
r.,
Massey vas wrong. MIR. Massey did
not realize the extent of The cross
examination
He said Mr.. Thorn mnde ont that MIR.
Massey had &c. sou Gud that he gave
him more money than MIR. Inom
did because he was moro accurate.
MIR. Wise then held up tho board show
ing MIR. Masscy's certificates of de-
post and claimed that his total income
for 1850 was 81, S91 80. He then re-
viewed the calculations of Mr.. Thorn
which he claimed were lot correct aud
quoted MIR. Massey on the stand 10
substantiate him.
He seid that MIR. Massey put into his
money account Sl53 which was not his
but WIS Clarice Massey's. He used il
when he vas hanging around Washing
ton without c cent.
He charged that when Mr.. Massey
stated that he had only $4,000, thai
MIR. Massey found out he WIS going &c
put him In hole, and between Sun
day and Monday he chan Sed his 10
count. He wants you 10 swallow the
secret drawer. TO swallow tie state
ment that he had money lie wunt.
you to believe that he had s., 0lO with.
out saying where lie got 1T from. You
know when that contest began his eX
penses began ana his money went out,
Mr.. Thorn had given credit TO Ger
tain amounts which Mr.. Massey's book
did not show. will show YOU hts
conduct about the $1,000, and ask you
where he got it.
MIR. Wise then read o question from
the evidence OF Mr.. Massey that lie
said he would not make statement
further than his books showed, aud
said we were forced to bring the books
from Richmond to prove his bank &C
count.
MIR. Wise said in 1888. MIR. Massey
brought III au expense account, which
was no account ut oil, aud be could not
have had over 81 800, while be claimed
he had $4,000, and has never suggested
vsere be got 1t from. He spent "A long
time IN Washington. He paid Gen.
Hunton and others So, 800, and spent
his money, and was almost pepniess.
he had blown in all of mis- certificate
OF deposit, and when lie got the So, 5OC
ne paid oil his debts and had about
w. 0O0, which lie loaned 10 Cabel
lie can tell the marines that he had
S6, 00O. the sailors won't believe him.
81 have nottold you the nntecedents OF
sthis old thing" he is the smartest old
toI you have ever seen"
Speaking OF the settlements of Mr.
Massey's debts he snd Mr. Massey
claimed that he was paying all the
debts when the debts had been paid by
his brother. "He sat their ,quinting
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