The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-18

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| audience thoroughly appreciated their d.
| temma.
| Captain Wise: Judge. let US have
| little fun. 90
Judge Prcntis: This Is not the time "
| have fun, Captain.
THE tFFIxGrr DEI o1rIoS.
| Counsel finally agreed that the deposi-
| ton of Efinger could come in as fVl-
| csnce. II counsel for the plaintin were
| allowed to read certain letters held py
the plaintiff. refuting the charge maze
cantain Mise read the deposition OF
] Mr. Efinger. in which deponcnt slater
! that Mr. Massey had off red 10 use l,'s
inducncye with Mrs. MluZy 10 .ecure Vr
| FOR him as a wife. If deponent would pay
| him 2cp. that deponent thougnt tle
! riico vas too much, bat that MT. VASE
| stated that she was rlcn ana sSvu
| catch. and il was worth 5000 for nm 10
| secure her for deponent In answer 20
! further questions deponcnt stated that
Mr.. Massey was not joking when ne inaue
| the proposition to him, but that ne prs
! ri the matter the following day. Inc dep-
osition further charged Mr.. Massey VIII Wiz
altering the will Of an old man during
his Illness. ,rAor,as
Nir. rhom read letters from Thomas
Ballard. Of A bemarle John Il. Balnwlii;,
! OF stanton. and Ex-Governor Le'chci, "a
Lexington. stating that witness Was eir "a -.
ed OF these charges, ana that ms 'n t.I
Ter was good. MIR Massey left the slim,
b.,,,ns bstn under examination for nearly
five days.
rx-G0YrnNoA MKINNfY.
rx-covernor Phil. W. Mckinney, or
t-srrn,,iIle succeeded Mr.. Massey III the
witncss-chair. lie was examined Dy M.
Wake and teytihed, in substances as
- vas Governor Of Virginia from $50
! IN isgt My relations with the pla.ntln.
Mr. Massey, were very close. lrloI ~
every board meeting we VIZ "a an" ~ Inc
almost to death by the ciainoi'ns ., r tnr
book agents | remember that Just pr-or
to the meeting Of the Board OF tduca-
ton I'm 1870 the Acknowledgement came 10
me and said that something must oe
done In this matter, as the booh a6tllt5
were ANNOYING him almost 10 death ana
IL was suggested that a circular letter
be issued advising applicants that orai
DO not think that Mr.. Massey suggested
H. but he did afterware issue Inc clIculdl'
and we heartily approved IT.
MIR Wake read the list OF books adop--
ell in 1880 and asked the witness II tnerc
was anything peculiar IN tneir auoi,uo.';
Governor Mckinney. At the meeting OF
this board about the only thing OF any
note was the delay IN adopting w"
arithmcfics. ! think ! was Responsible
for the delay rs / wanted the board 10
wit until an old friend Of nine. PROBES
sor Thornton, had completed an arltnm.-
tic that he was preparing. NY @t'tl j
ance OF that board was OF tne most
pleasant Of my history. | found MN tMf'
Massey always willing TO yield 10 my
self about almost all matters that came
10. ! believe he Hds the same with the
AttOrney-,icncral. ! have never had any
reason TO suspect that any act Of MS
| On that board was impror or while l was
] a member Of the board.
Referring t. the alol ton OF the die
| tonaTy tWebstersl. witness stated inat
/ there was a discussion. The board 1fn-f-
| ing about the matter. lie found MI.
ct a H. M a
| opinions 10 the other members OF the
! board He knew # no action OF the
I board during his term as Governor that
should be characterized as a lantern
I proceeding" or q "sfaf-chamber affair.
| Mr. Wake Governor Mckinney. DO you.
J from what you know Of John T.. Mas
sey. consider him man Of good reruta-
tion and a man of honesty and vera
| civ?
A. DO sir
Would you believe him on oath?
1Hs iNswfR STRICKEN OUT
4. ! would. sir believe him to b.
! a man of honesty, and | would believe
I him and | would trust him. | don't
| believe there is any man in Virginia VINO
has been more discussed than Mir. Mas
I scy. lie is scVeniy-siX years OF age anu
| am nearly as old. nave measure
| him all the way round and all the way
| up aud ] 10 not hesitate 10 say mat !
| respect min, ] would trust him, ana !
| would believe him.
| Captafr Wise asked that this answer
| be struck out: that the witness had been
! asked as 20 the plaintiffs general repu-
| iation. and not what he believed about
| him: that he Captain Wise did not care
, what witness believed about aim. Judge
| Prentis ruled the answer OCT.
| TO CAPTAIN Wise. No. sir. J never heard
| ANYTHING determental to the character 81
| Nr Massey. except on one occasion
! Then / saw an article IN a Richmond
paper rejecting on bin, but il was so
| promptly refuted that | heard no more
! about IL.
| GOVERNOR o'FFrEiIL TO-DAY
! Court adjourned AZ 3 o'clock until to-
| morrow Al LOGO. Governor b'Ferraii VIII
! be the FIRST witness examined to'mor-
row. and probably the, next WI be Al
| tCrneV-Gencral Scott
Rev. Dr. W. T.. Hatcher. IF RichmonI
was suhpccanel today for the defence"
| divincs will he summoned for tn De-
| fence