The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-24

is he the man to preach morality
when his powers Of conception arc so
blunted that he can not tiiscr inmate
between the morality OF the good citi.
Ecu and the morality of an outlaw?
| He was bound to discuss this matter
! because 1t was a part Of tbs Issue.
Judge Heath then gave Mr.. Massey e
| explanation of the MauZe affair and
said that strikes you as being wonder
full.
He could not imaeiue any Court of
Chancery making man pny money n
| second time because tho man had not
| conformed to the letter of the law; n
| court which looks to substance and
character. He SAID it was i'm
possible that any Court of Chan
Gerry could have 80 hold; that
| MIR. Massey was simply mistaken.
Judge Heath said it was an important
part OF this case. and il the statemeut
tho watch to protect his interest. would
have the records OF tho court here.
Show mo IL man who has thousands in
a drawer and seeks to defraud his
creditors, aud / will point you to o
man without character aud man who
IL not to be believed when he testified.
| What right has he TO ask d Jury to be-
| iieye him? his statements are uusup-
| ported and this testimony liz the owl
dencc of n man Nho bus found 1t neoea
sury TO mako n case, and you can't be-
iIeve him because lie is not verified so
us to intluouce the opinion of reputable
men.
He then referred to Mr.. Massey q
deposit OF $4,000, and said man who
could put that much money In bank
could not be insolvont. and then quoted
the language of MIR. "Bill' Alexander,
of Winchester, and snid, "Eujoying
rascally insolvency while living ON the
fat OF tho land" He asked II such u
man had any character to be hurt. Is
snch man II proper person to be at tho
bend of the education Of the State? lie
did not believe that tue people of VIr.
gina hnd ever endorsed such q char
ncter as Mr.. Massey had given him self
under oath. Ii NIrginlaus would do it
they have no sense Of honor; they do
not love their State; they are an un
worthy people.
Judge Heath said frequently by
political ohicnnery unworthy men have
been put In office. He was sorry that
Governor O'Ferrall hud advised Mas
sey to bring this suit.
Referring to the board meetings he
said the records OF the 18th of March
was MIR. Massey's record, aud IS false
record and that Maj. Scott admitted
that it was false record, and that
when MIR. Mctiilvary wrote that record
it was false record. Who slgued it?
asked Judge Nicely. "Old Phil Mo.
kenney." You can't compare tho in
tillect OF cold Phil Mckenney" with
Mr.. Massey for Que moment" while
discussing the record which be
changed, Mr.. Massey fraudulently
entered, saying that Mai. Scott so nd
mitted. MIR. Dobir, Juror, said
Judge. did Mnj. Scott cay that record
WAS fulsO? aud Judge Heath SAID YES.
and he would show 1t by the record.
He then spoke OF the fact that Wo.
mack went to Washington State and
that he knew of the adoption OF books,
etc. Judge Nicely interrupted aud said
All OF tho book agents iii Richmond
also knew OF the adoption. He then
went into long argument on various
book adoptions and the contracts. He
said under these udoptious there WAS
great pecuniary gain for the American
Book Company, and you will see there
is reason Tor this corporation To ply it's
agencies because of the money to be
made. There Is not n man on that jury
who expects the defense To come mere
! and put man on the stand to say that
he saw Womack give Massey the
money. 1t was bribery, a sneaking de.
vice, sneaking crime that can only be
proven by circumstances. TO call on
us TO produce the direct evidence
would be mockery of justice.
Mr.. Thorn had said he stood on n
firm foundation. lie could not under
stand what MIR. Thom meant. Ger
taiuly he WAS satisfied of ono thing
the statement would not influence the
Jury.
lie then referred to the transfer OF
Ash Lawn to Mr.. Mnssey's brother and
said while III control of that farm for
seven years he Massey was without
money. He alluded to tho income
from the farm prior to 1880 and subse
quent to that date, and asked why it
WAS that after 1850 the farm appeared
to be more productive. There were
no revenues from the farm prior Co
1850,
"But, gentlemen of the jury, Mr..
Massey says in 1880 he wns better oil
than he was i'll 1850 by $1,000, aud in
1884 he WINS better oil by so, 900 than
he WAS in 1880" Judge Heath said it
was important to Mr.. Massey that he
should show that he was man who
had money. 1t was fact he was
driven to an i unless he eau establish
it, lie is gone. No man realizes 1t moro
than John T.. Massey. Ii there ever
was an intprpstel witusss. II thnr, AGAR