The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-12
THE HASSEY-PILOI SUIT
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brought over $500. and that she gave
IT to AIR. Massey To invest. He invested
it in Big Stone Gap lots.
don't know anything about the in
vestment. l cav the money afterwnrd
in MIR. Massey's POCKET. won't swear
that did SET 1t IN his pocket. l peep
lpto his pockets whenever | choose to
do so. No, cir, l never got nay hauds
on it again. | do not know anything
about business aud don't know whether
the statement made by me. as IA party
to the suit of Inncey Ell ills. VS.. John
+. Massey ct ais, that the fifty shares
of stock In this land and loau COM
pauy belonged TO me, was true OF
not. just left The whole thing to
AIR. Massey. Yes, sir, do know that
/ never saw the 81, 600 again thahI gave
him TO invest. My brothers always gave
me money aud gave il to Mr.. Muu
sey. / got some from them every year.
! do not know how much got In 1899
sud 1893 or 1871. l ususlly spend the
money as please. We do not keep
any accounts against each other ut
ais. do not know where-at what
spot received the 81. $50. did not
give any receipt for it. ! am partner
in tho firm of McCreary Il Co. 1 am
not aware that under the laws of Ala
bama | am not q member of the firm.
! may have been conferred with by my
brothers as TO business matters. | cant
cay that they did. | don't know any
lbiug about business.
Mrs. Massey said Mr.. Massey's
daughter, Mrs. Eice, lived with them
awhile after their marriage; that she
was not dependent on Mr., Massey.
Replying to Mr.. Wise. said: Yes. sir .
1 know that he dld put little grand
child i'll the Miller institution. His
erandchild has been taken out of the
institution. Being questioned Us to the
Canada trip Mrs. Massey said TINT she
dll not rem mLer 10 have 6een West
Point; she did not remember who did
She registering ut the hotel in Canada
HOW Is YOUR BROTHER.
During the trial of this case tho
lawyers have spent hours in arguing
certain questions termed 'per,iurnt
and impertinent," and while majority
OF the audience, who have been IN Mt
tendance daily. are not lawyers, they
have picked up considerable informn
tion along this line, aud are now fairly
good Judges of lmpertineut questions.
The audience was surprised yester
day when Mrs. Massey WAS asked how
her brother Was getting along with his
sickness. lie having testified OF tho
stand that he was sick.
Mr.. Thorn protested agninet the
character of the examination. Mr..
Wise said he had right to ask tho
question, and then asked, "Have yo,,
seen him this morning" In reply to
question rs to her ago Mrs. Massey
SAID she was IS; that che didn't know
whether she had any legal guardian
when child; the only guardians she
knew anything about were, she said,
her mother and brothers; she couldu {
say how much her brothers have given
her other sisters sine thought that as
che had lived with her brothers uhsy
raised herr they ought to he more fond
OF her than of her sisters.
AT the conclusion OF the examination
Of Mrs. Massey Capt. Wise stated &c
her that he was sorry that he had been
compelled to ask her so many disa.
greeable questions. Witness was Oh
the stand just two and one half hours.
Mr.. MASSEY on THE STAND.
There YVES considerable interest man
ifested when MIR. Massey was called Ia
che stand. The crowd WAS restless anu
had to be called TO order. II wa.
shought by the defense TINT Mr.. Mas.
gey could not be heard and it was
suggested that he should take seat
Bear the jury. Mr.. Nicely SAID No
sso uble about that, Mr.. Massey will be
heard.
AT first Mr.. Massey made one or two
short answers and then in a very clear
BtTonR voice, without a tremor, began
ais story. DE said he WAS the plaintiff
In the suit; WAS elected to the Office of
superintendent of Education in 1889.
aud that this Is his second term, he
having been reelected; that he is u
member OF the State Board of llduca-
flon, and with much emphasis said: /
nave never at any time or under any
circumstances received any pecuniarv
benefit for any services on that Board
OF which the Governor and the Attor.
ney General are members.
MIR. Massey said prior to the war he
was IN good circumstances; that when
ebe war closed 1t lrit him very destitute
az compared with his previous clrcum.
stances he had paid Sl5. 900 In cash in
Coniedei money as part payment on
the ASH Lawn farm, Tor which he was
TO pay S32.5uO. At the end of the war
tne balance and interest left him owing
about $50, GOO on the Ash Lawn farm.
AT the close OF the wgr he offered TO
sfansfer back to the original owner the
Ash Lawn property If he was recessed
from tue deferred payments The offer
was refused. He then sold another
farm Tor Si3,OUU and paid it on the
Ash Lawn farm; made good crops JUS,
then aud paid more on the Ash lawn