The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-25
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Judge Nicely, after having a little
fun with Capt. Wise about virtues.
Leach, said Byrd testified that Womsck
escaped by plea OF insanity from the
indictment in the Stute of Washing
ton.
He eaid the statement was not true
If MIR. Byrd had not made these state.
ments Intentionally the consequences
are tho same as il they had, But Byrd
said oil that he would do il ho had to
write the article over again would be
10 enhnnce the article by giving it
more ornate Establishment.
INDIAN WARFARE.
Judge Nicely, referring to the Indian
there were many illustrous Indians.
have prominent place in history. He
then said all red men were not noble,
There were the Digger Indians who
lived on grasshoppers and snakes, and
preferred carton to good meat. aud
while we arc thinking of the red men,
the noble Delnware's. let lis not forget
Can't. Jack and Scnr Faos Charlie, tho
kind of Indians VIC are fighting iu this
warfare.
MIR. Nicely then turned to tho evil
dence as to MIR. Massey's farm, aud said
MIR. Macon had said To the Jury that
AIR. Massey was good farmer.
Speaking of Mr.. Massev's accounts,
he said to expect MIR. Massey to bring
his books here and strike a balance
sheet was too much, and no man on
this jury could do it. MIR. Massey had
never held that tho accounts were COR.
rect.
In colloquy with Capt. Wise the
statement was made 10y Capt. Wise TINT
Tho intended TO attack the account
book ind IL would damn MIR, Massey:
that he (Wise) beloved the whole book
was IA manufactured thing for the
case"
Judge Nicely ridiculed such an :dea
ana said Que counsel gave MIR. Massey
the credit of being n genious and the
other discounted his intellect.
You have attacked MIR. Massey at
every quarter; you have opened the
lush gates OF all the calumuey and
detrnction, the accumulation of a
quarter Of century. They havo
brought in horde of ma
liguant witnesses to testify against
this man, anh the most miser.
able exhibition | have seen in court
Tor years WINS james, who was so
rickety upon his legs that be had to
he propprd up.
Iou brought witnesses here to sup.
port Massey. said Capt. Wise.
Yes, we did so because it was our
right. aud YOU attacked him with such
agencies.
We brought men from his county
aud yon have not brought n man who
was closer to him than fourteen miles.
II regard to the free pass matter
MIR. Nicely snid he served for four years
III the Legislature withA Gov. John
Letcher, Gov. VIM. Smith, Montague
and tue best men III thesStute. These
men and others had free passes md
none of them refused to receive their
mileage when handed them by the
Sergeant alarms.
lis said pass is personal matter
that he had one himself, but would not
say where II came from.
In referring to the attack upon Mr.,
Massey, he eaid he had never seen
such struggle IN his life. Mr.. Nicely
read the names of number of viii
uesses who snid MIR. Massey was dis
honest and Unreliable yet voted for
hin.
Ito would defy them to make good
the statement OF Mir. Alexandria that
MIR. Massey was enjoying rascally III.
soivency while living on the fat of the
land"
MIR. Nicely took up in order OF this
testimony IL number of witnesses ana
charged that they were either person
ally or politically prejudiced against
Mr. Massey. and mono OF these wit.
nesses lived near Mr.. Massey's home.
Whnt have We done? We have gone
to his home and brought here men who
have told you what they honestly be.
Iieyed.
Judge Heath says these men are oil
Office holders and want MIR. Massey S
Iniiuence to re elect them, | have
never before known that because n
man was elected by tne people he was
disqualified to testify AZ witness.
There were number of witnesses who
were not Office holders who testified to
the samn thing.
J"dge Neeiy said he approa he'd
the Governor and Attorney General
with great deal of caution because if
man will not tell the truth because
ho ID the Clerk Of County Court
there Is no telling what he will do
when Governor Of the State,
AT this point the Judge said he
would have to adjourn court,
Very well. sir. said Judge Neely.
there never wss a man moro wiling RI
10 1t than myself. Then to the iury
he said he had about gotten through
and would have little to say this moIn.
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