The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-17
MIR. Massey said: I did not SO state.


Capt. WIse-You are aware that
Register IN Bankruptcy Gray has said
that you came to him and told him that
you han some creditors.
MIR. Massey What MIR. Gray said is
probably correct
Capt. Wise-1ou remember that he
has said that you told him that unless
yon could make some arrangement
with certain Rockingham creditors,
you would bs back to see him, Gray.
MIR. Massey said: | have no doubt
that what Douglass Gray said was cor
rect.
Capt. Wise.-"Did you ever offer to
comprOmisa that Mauze debt?"
Mr.. Massey did, because would
rather have paid part of it than be
troubled with It,"
MIR. Massey said he could not say ex-
actly when the conversation with
MauZe occurred, but he thought it
might have been before the deeds to
Ash Lawn was made to his brother.
dc snid that if the conversation was
had with Mauze after tho deed WAS
made, it would not have been strange,
as he would have compromised either
before or after the deed.
He said he WAS sure that the deed to
Il
to the Rockingham debts.
Capt. Wise introduced ns evidence
an extract from the Auditors accounts
giving Mr.. MasseY's tnx list. This was
objected to, but the Court overruled
the objection.
Capt. Wise submitted a record of
Mr.. Massey's travelling expenses and Mt
the conclusion asked Mr.. Massey if lie
was perfectly certain that he had never
drawn from the State his full allow.
ance.
Mr.. Massey said he thought the
statement previously made was cor
rect.
The account in Court was examined
and showad that for one year MIR.
Massey had drawn the full amount.
Capt. Wise asked MIR. Massey to turn
to his account book of his current ex.
penses and said he could save time and
worry to Mr.. Massey aud the Jury If
he was allowed toitas the book ont of
court and examine 1t at his leisure.
Mr.. Thorn said he would object un-
less Mr.. Wise would admit the book
us evidence.
Mr.. Wise said he could not do that,
as he did not know what the book con
tained.
The Judge thought the book could
be examined in Court in o few min.
utes.
Capt. Wise looked at the Judge, and
said: In q mi II ute OR two? Why,
your Honor, there is more in that
book than there is in the Bible.
! Lang hter.
MIR. Wise then began taking his
transcript of MIR. Massey's books, sud
i'll very short while about half of the
audience had retired, and good
Methodist brother was asleep in the
amen corner. The Judge read
IL newspaper. the jurors being
iii the wIudow aud frequently visited
the water cooler. They wrote notos to
euch other ioked at the expense of
Capt. Wise aud MIR. Massey and in
every possible way manufactured
diversions to keep them from follow
ing the example of the NJ ethodist
preacher.
EX-Gov. Mokenney watched the
proceeding about two hours and half
and then went out in the hall ami
cracked few Jokes with his Norfolk
friends
The managers OF the Pilot came into
court for while, but they soon re-
tired
THE ANSWER UNSATISFACTORY.
Nothing of interest in the case
occurred till Capt. Wise, late in the
afternoons proceedings, wanted to
know of MIR. Massey how it is that
while his farm was not self sustaining
from 1856 to 1890 he told Mr.. Neely,
while testifying few days ago, that
during Tint period the farm made for
hun not less than 1000 year.
MIR. Massey said in reply that he
doesn't think he told MIR. Nicely this.
Capt. Wise wanted to read to Mr..
Massey what the latter had said to MIR.
Neely, but the Court suggested that
the witness had answered the question,
and even if unsatisfactory to Oupt.
Wise, it was answered, and should not
be asked again.
Cnpt. Wise then questioned MFR.
Massey about the different years of
his account. and claimed that tho farm
was not self sustaining, aud said, now
tell me where yon got the SO, 900 you
deposited in 1890? Mr.. Massey said he
had deposited in bank 81, $50.
There was further discussion as to
the moneys increage, aud Capt. Wise
asked what he meant by saying from
1880 to 1880 his net income was Sll 900.
MIR. Massey replied that his books
showed this.
Capt. Wise Where did you have
thla ri GOO ,January | ST 1902