Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-11

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where was that cotton?"
81 can't remember. Some OF II was
probably In Mobile"
WISE GETS WARM
You'd better recollect. Mr. McCreary,
the reputation Of yourself and brother
and sister and brother-in-law may de-
pend upon it; where did you have that
cOtton?" asked Mr.. Wise heatedly.
81 could not tell you about that, sir"
when you made out this list you said
you had no money no bills Of exchange
no bonds. stocks. etc. Was that correctF
rect?'
80 far as that is concerned it is not
correct"
Then this statement is not true?"
''As far as that is concerned IL is not
true"
when you gave Mrs. Massey that s2,2oo
how much money did you have on hand?"
81 don't know exactly how much
was II 5000
"Oh, yes, sir"
$1,000
'Yes sire
"S1 ,5D0?"
eyes, sir"
How much?'
IL could not tell you"
What crops did you sell between Janu-
airy and April that brought you in
$500"
IF don't recollect. sir We sold great
deal OF oats We sold about 400 bushels Of
oats. The oats were sold al about 90 cents
bushel. We had a lot Of money all the
time. 1t came In from different sources.
That man who made that list would take
my check FOR $4,000 now
"Oh." said Mr. Wise; what bank would
you give your check for Sl0,00O?"
"a don't keep any bank-account but !
believe my commission merchant in Mo-
bile would take my paper for $1,000
DO you swear TO this Jury that Her
ron a. Co, your commission house in Mo
bile would cash your check for 10000
well, they would cash my paper for
5000"
did either OF your other sisters get
any such sum as this?' 4.
Yes. sir: gave one of my other sisters
about $500 at one time. In 1858. This
vas when the estate was settled up."
MR. MASSEY'S LETTERS.
Speaking of the conversations had with
his sister in Alabama concerning the pur-
chase OF the Charlottesville house. the
witness said that he understood that Mrs.
Massey wanted some money to pay upon
the property. He remembered hearing his
sister reading a letter from Mr.. Massey,
asking her to come on home, az he
iDDusnt ne ndu louilu IL pld'f
would suit her He could not swear that
he had read this letter himself; he did
not remember about this.
Ex-Judge Heath cross-eXamine1 the
witness still further about these gifts OF
money. Mr.. McCreary ssid that he could
not remember ever having sent Mrs Mas
sey but one check: this for about SEQ. TO
pay for some furniture. lie did rot know
that he ever honored any drafts drawn
by Mrs. Massey. The money came out
of the iron safe. The firm was In the
habit of keeping 5000 or 5000 there at Il
time They also kept large sums from
time TO time I'm the house.
Mr.. Thorn then took the witness. He.
too went into the financial status OF the
firm Of McCreary & Co. In reply TO
questions by Mr. Thorn, the witness said
that his people had very good credit He
could go to New York and buy $4,000
worth of goods on credit.
\ WARM SCENE.
just here one Of the most exciting Tits
I'm the entire trial occurred. Mr.. Thorn
had sought 10 have the witness identify
a letter from Mr.. Massey To Mrs. Mas
sey, which letter was claimed 10 have
been brought out by MIR. Wise's cross
examination of Mr. McCreary. Mr. Wise
objected TO this. as he c0ntended that
Inc WltneSS ndu ulSllnctll Sidltu ifldt ne
had not read the letter.
The Court here corrected Nr. Wise
telling him that Mr.. McCreary had said
that he did not recollect having read the
letter but that his sister had read IT
TO him.
Captain Wise: "Why, your Honor.
please, | distinctly called your attention
twice TO the fact that the witness had
not read the letter. and said that If you
were satisfied that he had no, read the
letter l was satisfied. You are entirely
mistaken"
81 was not mistaken as 10 what | said
10 you, Mr.. Wise. IL was that the witness
had said that he did not remember
whether he had read the letter In question
or not. II | interrupted your examina-.
,ion Mr.. Wise, you can take the witness
ana resume your REORGANIZATION,
said Judge Prentiss
IL dld not misunderstood your Honor.
retorted Mr.. Wise. II swear the witness
has said that he had not read the letter
and | wanted TO call your Honor's atten-
ton TO the fact, and that was what
was doing.
The stenographer's notes were read
and Judge Prentiss was shown 10 have
been right, the witness having said that
he read some of the letters OF Mrs. MAJ
sey, but did not remember having read
the letter In question. His sister read II
TO him. But. IL Is true. that the witness
said al one point that he did not read
letters" and il seems that 1t was upon
this that Mr.. Wise based his Impression.
THE OBJECTION SUSTAINED.
The Court asked Mr.. Thorn TO state his
reasons for regarding II competent Tor
him to prove the identity OF this letter
BY this witness Counsel for the plaintir
said that he regarded this competeni
procedure, as the communication had been
brought into question by Mr.. Wise's
REORGANIZATION OF the witness. The
witness had heard the letter read. AT
least. and II was competent for him TO
read the missive. and say whether or not
that was the letter In question.
Mr.. Wise here said he did not care
what odd Man Massey might sit down
and write.
Then why are you objecting?' asked
SIR. Thorn.
Because Il Is not the best evidence
proved by her that that Is the letter
she read" replied Mr.. Wise.
Then you do care Ugughter). was
Mr.. Thom's rejoinder TO Mr.. Wise.
There was a great deal OF argument
here upon allowing the witness 10 look
nj the letters OF Mr.. Massey 10 Mrs
Massey. and say II he could identify them
M letters read TO him by Mrs. Massey IN
Alabama. MIR. Wise referred 10 the mis-
siyes az hugger-mugger correspondence
about blue-bells and lambs. dumped into
the case. Mr.. wsiks IN his remarkA