The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-06

for by the defence, Captain Wise con-
finued to question the witness, who said:
IL know Mr.. Massey's general reputation.
Have heard him discussed at various
times and in various places ! consueI
his general reputation bad. wouldn
believe him under oath II he was much
Interested.
SLAPPED MIR. MASSEY.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Wake: What
are your politics?"
Captain Wise objected. Question ad-
mitted.
Democrat. have not affiliated with the
party for some time. because l thought
! IL mad grown to be ring party. voten
! for Mr.. Massey when he hrst ran LOT
Auditor. Ii Is an Office OF importance
and trust but when i voted for him
did not know his bad character. had
never heard his reputation discussed at
the time that / voted for him in caucus
It was not entirely on account OF poitics
that / heard him discussed, but about
everything. | never did have hSht
with Mr.. Massey on account OF his deny
ing what said. | did slap. him
sy Captain Wise; Tell the jury briefly
II will. At the time that Mr.. Massey
was a candidate for Auditor of he state
he came TO see me. | told Mr.. Massey
that | was a friend Of his, and that my
! family we're friends of his. He thereupon
drew paper and told me that II would
vote for him that others would follow,
and that he would give me 800. ted
him that. friendly as We were, 1 would
NOT accent a bride for my vote He then
left me. and tbs next morning he met ne
again and asked me If | had not recon-
sidered the matter. | told him that had
not.
''He then told me that if would con-
slider his proposition that he would make
IL 1000. / again declined to corsi12r the
brlOe, and left him.
ut was after that, at political meet
ing where there were perhaps 700 pep
lie, that he stated that some one mad
it cused him % trying TO bride legislators;
that 1t was false, and that tie party who
accused him might be within hearing OF
his voice. Therenpon / rose and asked
him If he intended that fer me. He re
piled that If the cap fitted me could
wear II. / replied that IT did fit; that
.he accusation was true. and that L had
reported IL.
falsehood. | told him | would see him
later. | did so. and after some words
slapped him"
Captain Wise here (having gotten in
evidence on this last tack that he had
failed TO DO when Mr.. James first went
on the stand suggested that II didn't
matter much i)w about the authorities
as to the admissbility of the question
first asked Mr. James about this bribery
matter.
FINANCIAL lEhNSAtliON~s
Continuing. Witness james, said he
never owed Mr.. Massey but $40, and that
for few weeks. and when he went
to pay him Mr.. Massey charged him in
terest. AT one time he got a check for
50 from Mr.. Massey. Witness used That
had with him I'm Mr.. Massey's interest,
and witness hardly had enough money
| with which 10 get back home. After MIR.
Massey was defeated he came 10 him
tJanes} and said he Niassey) had been
| butchered in the house OF his friends
| that Massey had a down-trodden look,
| and he Uames) said to him that persons
on whom he James) had spent the $50
advanced by Mr.. Massey had agreed TO
| pay back the amounts advanced to them,
| and If they did so he Uames) would re-
| turn the amounts TO him (Massey); that
] he Oames) signed paper to this effect
and gave 1t TO Mr.. Massey; that Mr..
! Massey gave this note TO a preacher 10
help the latter's church; that Mr.. Massey
| sued him Uames) on that note and got
| Judgment Witness homesteaded TO save
! himself from this judgment. as he did
not owe the amount
| When Cantain Wises witness said that
he (witnessj had resorted to the home
| stead law, Captain Wise said that Nj.
Massey ought not to object 10 thing
| like that-"homesteading" Captain Wise
] evidently referring TO the Ash Lawn
CIcss-examined by Mr.. Nicely: "The
| hr.be was offered in January. 1872, just
! before the caucus for Auditor of the
| State. for which he Massey was can
| dldate, and after his defeat for United
| States senator in 1881.
| Il do not owe Mr. Massey a cent on 4
Just debt / borrowed so from him crce.
| but paid it back. he does hold a note OF
mine for $50. and Mr.. James here eN-
planned how he came u give Mr.. Massey
! This note: that he gave II 10 him at a
time when Massey claimed that he had
been slaughtered by his friends and was
ruined and out of sympathy | gave
nlrf that note TO use, and not beca Use
l owed 1t.
'fhe day that I accostcd Mr.. Massey
! and struck him drunken crowd OF ff-
teen or twenty men attacked me. but
kent them off and was not hurt.
1T was not a crowd of respectable
! citizens Of my county. but drunken
mob that was set on me
Plaintiffs counsel here wanted the
Court To say to the jury that what the
witness had said about this bribery busi-
ness in the legislature could nov be con-
sidere6 in connection with the question
whether or not Mr.. Massey was bribed
by tho book company. Before ruling on
this the court adjourned till tomorrow.
NOTES.
Kirk Smith, OF New York. a stem
ographer, was present to-day as a special
/ representative of the Pilot. Congressman
Tazewell Elicit was present throughout
the day. The defence will probably con-
sumo tomorrow in the examination OF
witnesses.