The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-11
SGnGIOI EIngII9Id Ond OlhGT Prominent citizens
o. AIt9nGTIg Know HI. RGSSGyS Reputation.
HR. Jn'GREaY RHD The LRWYEaS
He Gets Into 4 Wrangle with the
Counsel and was Hard TO Manage.
h1e Ondergoes Most Rigid Ex-
animation and Shows Bad
Temper, So Did the
Lawyer.

Gov. OFerral and Attorney General
and were present at the Massey Pilot
trial. The audience was large aud the
proceedings full of interest. Mrs. Mas
eey was not IN court ns the curiuus
multitude expected she would he.
There arrived, however, n delegation
oi gentlemen from the counties OF
Franklin ana Albemnrlc. men OF the
highest character, who came as wit
Hesses for the plaintn.
The witnesses from Franklin were
here especially to tell the jury the
character OF Col. Wnddy James, who
had few days before said that he
would not believe MIR. Massey on onth.
Col. James said some hard things about
air. Massey and yesterday he heard
come very hard things said about him
felf. He stood Immediately behind
Judge Heath while the evidence was
being taken. and his face plainly in.
dicsted that he was not huppy map.
The witnesses from Albemarla county
were headed by State Senator Wing
field. These gentlemen were put upon
the stand Immediately after MIR. Mc
Creary, who continued his testimony
which WAS commenced Tuesday.
MIR. Thorn requested the Judge and
Court to grant plaintiffs counsel the
privilege OF interrupting the exnmlnu.
sion of Mr.. McCrsnry long enough to
enable them to examine another wit.
meas who desired to leave the city.
Capt. Wise objected to tho break ing
in upon the line of examination OF Mr..
McCreary.
Judge Prentis sustained the objcc,
sion.
Mr.. McCreary said, In reply to MIR.
Mise, lie hardly thought be had any
other property IN any other county
except tho property named in the tax
list; said he could not tell when he
shipped his cotton prior to the taking
of the tax list.
Had You shipped any at all Just be
fore that time?
| cannot say unless l had my books
Why didn't you bring your books
with you? What did yon come here
for. 20 testify or for your health?
For both, replied Mr.. McCreary.
WISH YOU COULD MEET Me.
Capt. Wise asked the witness a mum.
ber OF questions relative to the prop.
erty and cash that McCreary l. co.
possessed ut the time that tho tax list
was made, to nearly nll of which wit
AS'S tlitu huut tlc uIu DOl TetHonlDer.
Capt. Wise then questioned witness
about his brother tof the firm of Mic
Creary Il Coz as TO his health, sizs, In.
telllgence, etc. MIR. McCleary appear.
ed angry, and said. 81 wish you could
meet him. whereupon Mr.. WISE said.
How am ] going to see him? You
don't expect me to visit you in Ala
oamG after this examination do Won?
You lave got too many bowie knives
and dlrks down there" Said Mr. Me.
Cleary, II will make you present of
one."
Capt. Wise questioned the witness as
TO the real estate owned by his mother
aud father in Alabama. He said his
Gather owned about 600 acres. He
sald he did not own any other houses
shan those put down IN the tax list.
The statement Ill the tax list that all
OF our stock in business at that time
~as only worth 50, 500 and ali of my
other personal estate WAS worth So, 700,
as stated IN the list, making the total
Falne OF ell our personal estate 200,
!s true. les, sir, l have mill worth
about 5000 or 500.
Mr. McCreary said he made in 1898
from ooo 10 800 bales OF cotton. Some
cold as low as ) cents Der ponpd.
think | made some little money farm
ing last yenr. cannot say how much.
VIII swear / mndp 81 900 over OK
Penses last year. In reply to question
~ltness said he did not know how much
money Mrs. Massey hud when she got
married. know she had some. lie
gave her somo himself; he thought it
was about 5000. He snid Mrs. Massey
got ms much RS $500 III cash and goods
In 1891. In reply to Capt. Wise, Mr..
McCreRry said there was only one
Other wblto family hviug Mt the place
et which he did business. The popula.
hon ts mostly colorod. Being ques-