The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-26

who breaches faith. hope, and charity.
and then goes and charges SO for preach
ing 10 his grandchild
Mr.. Wise then referred IN scathing
terms TO Massey's admitted having rode
on free pass and charging up milr-
age 10 the state. 'Thore are two funny
ihlngs in this case. one Of them Is llis
giving that worthless check OF James
LOT so 70 the church. II was piece
or beneficial magnanimity- greatest
amount he had given in charity FOR ten
years. The other funny thing ls the
iact that he married this lady. who had
ohy 70 90 home and tap the filf and
uiihE back money by the hucketful. and
turns III over 70 him. and he in return
lutns over TO her his worthless invest
ments and takes her good cash ln Ie-
the casn
Then this saintiy old man. whose im-
maceiate character has been damar-d
20 the extent Of $4,000 wants 5000,
fer libel. lie seans 10 have fo~roff~F
that he himself has been adiuleeI suufr
Of SANDER This Us matter of record
pm irBiuia court. IT g. true chat flo
man g slanderel was given only one
cent damages. and Massev's LAWYERS
nave male this fact prominent 10 .v-
onefatc him. But 81 shows very had
tnat man can slanicr another. whose
Character Is worth but ona cent I.
is not sad spectacle that q ,ninfst ~
or ine Gospel, Of whom &c would Doe fiin-
posed that hc would do hy others 30 ho
expected 10 he done by. should thus he
60 lrt of iueticet'
He has been engaged for over twenty
years in cVacing his honest obligations
is u not q strange thing that "a good
nan should have carried about with him
lor so many ye1rs such bad
smell from an iheso transactions which
np honest man would have permitted to-
rest on his reputation
witnesses have come up on this stand
being rascal IN Jefferson county. ". Va
we lon know what kind Of a ra-eaiity
u was Thar he was engaged iu fnoro
everybody tells sbOut something about
MN III ms own reighlorhCOl
'Rr.ND AS a rAsosr."
The Court Of Appeals OF this State with
IN the past twelve months fas handed
down q decision which brands this man
as rascal. Of course the Court OF Ap-
ptals u.s. too polite TO state that DO so many
words. hut this is Nhat it does SAY. Gfere
captain " ise read tho decision IN the case
OF Nanyey vs. Massey. and continued.
The Court Of ApDeals doubts what he
says. and decides that there is stock Of
the Stauntou Loan and Banking Company
oi Wh!ch the books OF the company SIN
snow MIN 10 De the owner. Tho rules of
ihe company regulating the transfer Of
stock had not been Obsf rved. Ills infegri-
~ ana truth are doubted and Iv tla
highest judicial tribunal in the state He
and Loan Company does not belong 10
John T.. Massey, hut ia Mira Massey.
and that II was paid for with her money
before this galnshee process began. But
the Court OF Appeals says otherwise. He
ls stamped Win an attempt 90 perDefraft
q fraud. legal fraud upon his creditors.
Wnethcr IL IS a moral one or not | VIII
let you decide. He IS discrcditel every
where. He talks c3out our people wan
toniy. attacking him and trying 20 in-
lure MN. What would YOU have Thought
knowing his character. as We know g.
ana kLoMlnG-- OF his having utth seen
Win all this money in ls.v and 1898. ant
lllS li"Slo~7 Ptliui " 4-e !--te ht7 ID
~ -~t'H ~" 10 ''eN -ii ''s.N
i a'aii, - -r,Y svii', ''- '',tD. 'i ".'s"i.'-
our os'llha.y On S"'.l a ellai a,. yer. IL t'..
49, 49, ~ '.,i,s M ,., ,.,'' I'M .,i .-
"y"It f'" AtNf ".i'' 4i'" ''-'- Nt
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s. s,-t az ~. .7.'i-
800 .io, i-;s'f ,.,,5,. ,.- i'..
% ,,,l o. IL ,. ,+ l-iir,- a.. .,.,
Wa5 tusatt.. II vas NY ". as
Ian Auspes lel, Nul ulii1 eil,,iii''7 90,
9ldlc Yi lle - my ,,,-o,. ww ww
SSi.I Si -, "'' dr~-rc ~, ,,.s .o ,@t ta iii
us lis sfie "ia"ei III 'o r". r,
LOT the INJURY 10 sue" " '''"'
THOSE MFAGRn TSnOnsfNrNTs.
"A GREAT deal has been said during
this trial of the strong endorsements
of Mr Naeefv never eaw "A man
N b"
holds who came into courtroom uirh
s1cL moaero endorsements. Governor
ttI'arrail and Aftorucv-GeneraI scott
80 ex-f;ov4ruor Nckin1oy came here
and endorsed him because il was !mUos-
aihle TOR Them fo stav awav Nobody
ever charged them with corruption or
malfcasance. or slauder. or anything
else vet L never saw such duclling aul
blinking as they did when they were
asked If they considered Nr Masseys
character as good as their own. lf rls
eharacl,I M.s an IlsI'' anu il d. 9 "-s
nave us believe. what would be- DISGRACE
I'm Them fn admitting thar no was as
oooI as tbannsnfvass Huf whore ,e.s fis
,,31.s.,,,..,f -,l,., Virl,frf.-c .......t,'rs
oteer niibiic rren. Where ,rer, fra
3s5 ,al1 Barfisfs of The Sfafe win ,,hon
thts r,.n is s,,rno.e3 10 ae.o,i,fos ,.r..
,,is ian - ~ ogir c,,.,
whom nothing has ever been said .ame
on tbo ,.ifr.es e+arI ANA t'rt,fi,s- -
him said as Nathan diI ~ D,,.id
.'rbon ant tho man Three r.r,.t.-.,
Of mis- grand oid state have come mn
the stand and i0ncached his ,nafa,... ~.
Was there ever a man whose
sg s.'''i S.s ''' hiso VIVA. ex,laroHo, docs -.
mako of that pi,flication "f ,t..,.i,, s 'io
Ch.roleria,-ne i'm -h. rfrhrrorI s-.+.
In yyhirh Massey was osll.1 .. ff,+.'
,-iilafro,,e 8orf ssa r,,ar-r,,- ,.r,,. % o..
e,,.i,'i ,,,,ini-,. %, III '-
I'm ~ ,iee a. to-. 49,. '0t .i' ~.
his frien5s be rer-r b-,+ .-,. o..,
sis.s.,. eo,.s a o,.,ii ,''.s .-.,' a'ie
fo biu A. h. nd timc sfar,- of ,.o', .,...,.
t6af Ham. Chamber'e .re "a y ~ ',. M. "'.' ..,
ie1r % afier tbat nabica,i'a 1' 10, 8n of ' s,,
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