The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-13
from James kept him from meeting
MIR. Wise the next dry Mt Appomattox.

MIR. wIsE'S CROSS. EXAMlNATIoS.
Do you know MIR. Amos Dickersou,
was the first question asked by MIR,
Wise.
Yes, sir; believe he was friend oil
mine. In reply to question MIR. Mas
sey said he did not know that MIR.
Dickerson charged him with attempt.
ing bribery.
Mr.. Wise then read an article signed
by MIR. Dickcrson,i in which lie charged
that MIR. Massey attempted to bribo
Edmond PRrr, of Patrick. Mr.. Wise
asked if he denied the statemenis.
MIR. Massey snid that Mr.. Parr and
Mr.. Dickinson had always been warm
friends OF his, and advocated his cleo
! tion to the United States Senate; that
hc merely offered $500 to Mr.. parr to
assist him, because he thought that he
wss poor aud deser wing; that he had
no idea OF attempting to bride MIR.
Edmund Parr. liz only iutended it AS
II kindly act aud that he hnd tho money
to loud; that Pnrr WAS IN financial dis.
tress.
Capt Wise-You lost your friends
by the loan of the money. did you not?
don't think lost them by the loun,
but by the influence OF Malone and
those who wore his collar.
Cupt. Wisu-Who were Mehono's col.
lar weurcrs? Was ono of them?
MIR. Massey sir. Great laugh
ter ]. You SAID you wero proud to
VICAR 1t; master, lend on; III follow
thee"
You did not find any reason to sue
four parties i'll 1892, who charged you
III public with bribery, namely, Mr..
Edmund Parr, OF Patrick county; MIR.
Amos Dickinson. Of Floyd; Colonel
Waddy James, of Franklin, and my.
self, John 5. Wise, yet in 1894 you 10
feel that your character was Injured
$4,000 worth by the charge in the
Pilot, Is that true?
Well, they were such u sorry lot that
| did not think 1t necessary.
TIE CHAMBEHLAINE TROUBLE.
Capt. Wise then wanted to know how
ii WAS that the Pilot article nearly par
alyZed INN, when what had previously
been said of him, includ:ng the scath
ing denunciaiion of Captain uampden
Cham ber laine III tho Richmond State.
did not cause him to sue.
MIR. Massey snid he WAS glad OF the
opportunity TO explain the latter mat
ter, aud did so by saying that Capt.
ChamDcrlalne wrote tnut article after
he Massey Ind written a humorous
article about Capt. ChumberlaIne: tina,
Cnpt.C. thought TINT something ho had
said In tue humorous article referred tC
his (Chamberiaine) having been IN
| Il lunHtlc asylum, and that he was &;
panied at Capt. ChumberiGine thinking
that ho referred to such matter when
III fact he had never heu.d that Cant,
Chnmberlnino hnd been III an asylum
| he did not follow the matter further
| that a. L. Bennett. who was employed
on tho state, boarded ct the Same hote
as witness, ami when he tBenneit), IL
u conversation with witness. Learned
the facts III tho case, he wus arranging
to bring about meeting between Cant
ChumberlGino aud himseli tMnssey)
bnt Capt. Chamberiaiue dled befor,
such meeting WAS had.
| MIR. Massey. continuing, snid. AT
terwnrds the mau who succeeded Cham,
berlaiuo In Charge OF the Stale fell
that he couldn't support mo for Con
| gresham lat. Large. because OF his re
Intious to Mr.. Chamberlnine. This
was brought to my attention, aud WA.
told that If would write letter .ex
planning that | knew nothing of Can't
c. misfortune, and how the matter
happened, the State would support me
But ! felt that It would he charge,
that WAS taking such action with .
view merely to securing tho support o
the State, aud | did not feel that
co"ld write the letter,
Mr.. Wise read an article from thu
| Staunton Spectator, which Mr, MASSEY
said lie had never read.
Before leaving this line Of examjpa
ton Captain Wise said: Mr.. Massey
you SAID something about my support
ing Nou again. DO you believe
could do that when you have said all
these hard things about me?
es, sir, if you could make ANYTIME
| out of it.
Mr.. Massey was examined as TO the
ockbridge Judgments, the conduct OF
his farm, and when tho court ad
lonrned he was being examined ns 10
his private accounts, showing what he
hal mado Oh the farm. Mr.. Massey
VIII be on the stand to-day and proba.
bly, Monday.
lightweight overcont is n necessity
n Ia.