Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-07-05
as far as witness knew. Witness prepared
the hook contracts from notes M ada hu mem.

as far as witness knew. Witness prepared
the book contracts from notes made by men,
bers of the Board When Mr. Byrd applied
in 1894 to see contracts, witness told him he
could if the Board gave permission. Witness
made copy of the contract for Byrd and sent
it to the Attorney General. In regard to the
| change from Worcester to Websters diction-
airy the witness said that the latter was origi-
nally on the list, but had been put off on ac-
count of the price; thatlater on, the price of
Webster's dictionary came down, and it was
replaced ON the list. Gov. O'Ferrall heartily
advocated Webster's in 1884,
Capt. Wise wanted to know of witness who
owned Webster's dictionary when it was put
off the list? Merriam & Co. was the reply.
Who owned it when it was put back? Ans
| wer-The American Book Company. Do the
minutes explain why hey were put back?
| AnSWer-No. sir.
NOMINATION OF MIR. MASSEY.
Mr.. Morris, member of the late Senate
from Albemarle county, was called to the
stand, He testified that Mr.. j. W. Womack
approached him (Morris) in the Exchange
Hotel lobby and said Mr.. M assey would be
gratifed if he ono rris) would nominate him
for Superintendent OF Instruction, and he
(Morris) nominated Mr.. Massey in the eau
GUS In reply to question, said he had known
MI. Womack six OF eight years.
RIVAL BOOK AGENTS TESTIMONY.
Mr.. r. L. DeLea, of Chicago book agent,
was put on by the defense. Said his
copy book, the Graphic, was left
off in 1890 and he sat about to
ventilate the matter in the papers, Rich
mond Times and New York World Being
questioned said he saw Mr.. Massey and Mr..
Womack come down the steps of the Planters
Bank; that at the time Mr.. Massey had roll
of money in his hand. Was asked the gener-
al reputation of Mr. Massey. Said it was bad !;
that he was not considered an honest man.
Said he referred to him politically, would
not say that MI. Massey was personally dis
honest.
DEPosITIoNs-ON ONE FROM sTAUNTON.
The deposition of Jos. B. Woodward, Clerk
of the Augusta Circuit Court, was read to
the effect that Mr.. Massey had stock in land
company in Staunton; that there was an effort
to serve an execution against the said stock
as result OF judgments, and it was claimed
that said stock had been transferred to Mrs.
in the Yancey- Massey case was then put in
evidence. This was the case in which it had
been sought to garnshee the Massey stock in
land company to satisfy judgments against
Mr.. Massey presumably those judgments
growing out of the case in which he was sued
as the bondsman of an administrator It
was claimed that the stock sought to be gar
nisheed had been transferred by Mr.. Massey
to Mrs. Massey. The lower court decided
against the Masseys on this point as to their
having been bona fide sale to Mrs. Massey,
and the case went to the Court of Appeals,
when it again went against the Masseys. The
defense followed the above with the documen-
tary evidence from Alabama to show that
Mrs. Massey had not as much estate there as
has been claimed.
Another deposition was read from county
judge in Alabama stating that Mrs. Massey
was not wealthy, and that her share of her
fathers estate was 81. 1888 on the settlement of
it in 1868, aud that since then she had receiv-
ed no large amount from it.
MIR. MAssEY's DEPOSITS.
Mr.. W. w. Gosden, one of the book keep
ers of the Planters National Bank of Rich
mond, testified concerning Mr.. Massey's
transactions with that institution from the
beginning of the year 1890, through to and in
GLIDING 1894. This showed that Mr.. Massey
in April, 1890, deposited in that bank on
certificate Of deposit the sum of $4,000, and
that he did most of his banking business with
the Planters upon the certificate of deposit
plan.