The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-13
lIshed by Mr.. Amos Dickinson. and sworn

lished by Mr. Amos Dickinson. and sworn
TO before n notary.
Captain Wise: DO You deny that state
ment?
A deny anything that IS not consis-
tent with the statement that i VIII no"
make.
Mr.. Massey then said that Mr.. Parr
and Mr. Dickinson had always been
warm friends OF his. and advocated ms
election TO tho United States Senate;
that no merely offered 800 10 Mr. Parr
To assist him. because he thought that ne
was POOR and deserving; that he had no
idea of attempting 10 bribe Mr.. Edmund
Parr. He only intended it as kindly
act. and thought the charge was a put
up lob by Billy Malone. whose collar ne
had refused 10 wear.
Captain Wise: You lost your friends
By the loan Of tho money, uid you mott
A. I don't think / lost them by mo
loan, but by the influence Of Malone ana
those who wore his collar
"You did not find any reason 70 sue
four parties IN 1852 who charged yol
in public with bribery, namely. Mr Ei-
mund Parr Of Patrick county Mr.. Amos
Dickinson. Of Floyd: Colonel Naddy
James. of Franklin. and myself; yet in
1894 you do feel that your character was
injured $4,000 worth by the charge ln
the pilot. Is that true?
A. Yes. sir; ! am glad 10 have tne OPP
portunity to explain why Mr.. HanpHeh
Clamberlayne wrote such bitter inVec-
tives about me. They were brought out
by an article published by mo which Mr.
Cfamberiayne thought was intended 10
reflect upon him as 10 his mental allie
ton. he having. unknown 70 me. been
an inmate of a lunatic asylum. was al
ludlng to mis- Incorporate habits and not
II MS affection.
O. You lid not sue Mr.. Chamberlayne
for that publication; did youH
A. mo. sir
@. Nor the Richmond state?
a. no. sir.
O. Did you sue the staunton Spectator
for tie editorial published in 1859?
A. ! never saw 1t.
Captain Wise here read a very bitter
and libeHous article published about Mr.
Massey i'm the Spectator In the year re-
fCrrcd to-
CAPTAIN Wise: In the suit against YOU
for the money due as surety for DR.. VIII
liams as administrator on the estate OF
the orphan children, the court decided
against you?
a. Yes, sir.
MORAL OBLIGATION.
Q. Yet you consider that you 10 not
owe the money?
A. am the judge of my own moral
obligations. and do not consider tnat l
owe a cent.
Captain Wise read the decree granted
against witness In the suit.
In further reply TO Captain Wise Mr.
Massey again stated that he did not feel
that he owed the money, and on that ac-
! count he would not pay it, that he aid
not believe any man in this courtroom
would pay IT, Turning TO Captain Wise:
Il know you would not"
Captain Wise dmpressively): Yes. sir; l
would II a Court OF Appeals Of Virginia
/ had decided that i owed those children
| that money, / would never spend ten
years Of my life dcpOsiting my money In
secret drawers and under secret bank
account. knowing "what tangled web
We weave when first We practice 10 de-
cc.ve."
Mr.. Massey: All the legacies that have
received since 1880 are 500 from my wife s
| estate and 500 from my brothers estate.
l had very little money when ! was first
elected Auditor. l did not have the secret
| money-drawor at that time.
Captain Wise: Where did YOU get that
valuable drawer. Mr.. Massey?
| \. ] DDNkll lullliINlN ll iti'NHt'il4 UPON
several occasions between lSsO and 1852,
and think 1t was on one Of those occa-
sions that / bought IL. 1 had the use of
the farm, "Ashlawn." l think can verify
the fact that my farm paid me $50 over
| and above the expenses of running the
! farm in 1850 sold 225 bushels Of wheat
| net SM259. 81 II bushels Of wheat, net
! S-3n / had other articles from tho farm
! that year. i sold fortynve muttons foI
$3.50 and other stock for $5l, and received
$50 for the sale Of some oats, and from
other sources than my salary. 1 DO not
recall anything else. i had three rervants
| in my family at that umc. and my wife
myself, and three children were support
ed from the farm. | paid the farm hands
s. per month. / hired about thres Of them
by the year. and extra ones at times.
At this point Judge Prenus looked at
his watch, and stated that IL being three
o'clock he would adjourn court until to-
morrow morning at l0:3O o'clock.