The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-27
LAWYERS SWELTERlNG IN THE HEAT.
Mr. Wise is Severe in The Arraisnment
Of His Old Political Enemy.
BUSINESS JEALOUSY. PLAINTIFF SAYS.
Woomaok. who Is I'm Court. Often Referred
to Severely by Mr. Wise--Gov. o'Ferran
Expected to Go on the Stand To-Day.
Growing Interest In the Case.

City Hall. OF which the Corporation court
room. In which the great Masscy-Pllot
libel suit is being tried. IS a part. AT
1890 o'clock this morning dehghtiul
breeze was toying with the trees ana
shrubbery in the spacious grounds, while
the thermometer was drawing perspira-
tlon and strength from the throng OF
people inside the building
To tho casual observer Judge Prenus
and Captain John ). Wise are the most
comfortable in appearance OF the several
hundred men packed and iammed In the
room. The judge is perched above the
bar. and has the advantage Of contact
with struggling zephyr that may ma
its way through the window and tarfy
round about him until IT. finds a way OF
escape. but the rotund Captain sitting be-
low, with fifty men TOO ncighDoriy ior
bodily comfort. manages 10 present an
exterior that looks comfortable, If 1t is IN
truth otherwise
Another cool-iooldng individual IS Mr.
Alfred l.. Thorn. Of counsel Tor lhe plalH-
tiff He possesses the kna,k OF st,liiir'-
his opponents from comfort INTO dlscoin-
fort. and if his opening Iuesus} ~ Mif
Massey may bc taken as an indlcatloh OF
what Is in store for the defence theIS
"a
dried palm leaves later on.
MIR. urAru's REILLY TO SIR. THoM.
Judge James u. Heath. Of Hamonson.
Heath q Heath. replied to-day 10 'lI'
Thop's address TO the jury yesterday
lie wasted no time in intfouut1 .,
II arks but AZ once wadcd mo lhc iii'li'I iI
of tho case He said that ne laDoItu
rnde~ mo- dificulties. and for one purpose
alone and that was IN" eslan4siin'it ~
Justice. II was required ol nl,'s i'm
court Of this grand old 'oliiiloli "t,riste
presided over by one of the anlest Jui ilS,9
az the state to call attention 10 the lhiH,l
able spccacle presented yeSlei9,asE ,sE, a. I,,' 1
Jury Of the Superintendent or u"liS ~
etruction. an influential mtnn'l OF @ tii'
State Board ,of Education, asking 10 nav nHr'5
his character liquidatcd IN douaIs anu
cents. with the intent OF 'h'e@' l,,s,
to defeat the honest judgment OF a court
OF this Commonwealth ..u.t,,,o,,.
IN this case what this plainuh ls. III uD
sire TO state that one Of the pui's. NJ. ho
1f this state said OF aim; ms nl"it no
aiwavs enjoyed the rfNcally iihiHuiin.s 80
Insolvency while enJolns the li"-''
iuh"is Judge Neeiy: "Are you ready to prove
wnai 1ndc SoTr4 T4eatb. ain II will at the proper
time prove all say. The s'a'snon16 ',slllo,,6or ,s
from the deposition OF MI Ai'S',, ,.l,,,
one Of the witnesses. nave 'oiv
what this gentleman ,nci, >sMiTi stated YES
couit o.. "a =. ,ho neopie of Virginia would
again recognize the plainun as pi,' ,,-
ners0n 10 represent her euuCa,'o'i." ..., ,'.
torcsts. If this be true We nav ~. -,,
fallen upOn evil times. ana we , iHuao 80.
a. {, thet no man, With such a chafa'lvl
as he hes. shall have charge OF 1nv '."
c1tion of the youth OF our CITY e"r 90
NV clients have been paraded mere as
ambitious men. who established a pap,
with an imported editor 10 carry, oul
shesir @r3s' tIcre Judge Heath read the
list OF defendants), VINO ne sd.u ,Serfe
with a single exception Don" ,,.l ~ - tnts
Of the city. and be was ciilzen OF tnis
commonwealth They were known az
Of the best men Of the community hoI"l-
iy and financially.
THE OBJECTIONABLE PUBLICATION.
The Objectionable publication on
which this suit IS ID std. was SIN iS a. a.
arraignmcnt OF the mt'hon' .ot,.rine
contracts from the State OF Nifeihie on
which they have waNed TAT WIN Ii'.So ~
Jury & re- merely an expo tll,h vl a..
methods Of this company backed up NY
extracts from leading Jouihals oi,,,,
country. We have pleaded net snl,y;
and Mr Smalls lusthcaloh wy W. W.
rot hoth plead Justification aus u.s.
the directors were nol bn"S ,1,tD.,,ors 1
not responsible for these puhhcaliohS'
The law does not require thal the dlIce-
TORS OF a paper shall supervise ltS tui-
torials and news columns; Ihey nd'
nothing Whatever 10 90 WIN tiiN l'''''
lion of any article in the paper.
Mr. Thorn saws the directors imported
Mr. Small 1 don't know Mhtlhtl Ni's
did Or not but he came 10 NoiloiN anu
was made editor Of the Pilot neeaus. nS
had been for a long time connected win
the Atlanta Constitution and othcr lthu-
ing southern papers. lie Wlcids lol-
chile pen. and the directors h"u luii @ @Sou-
fidcncc In him, his inteliltshee, apii,ts,
and character. They never ui'"ihVu '-'@
Small would betray them. d.
Malice is charged against us, anu IL
is alleged that the pEhllcaloh was '"V
result OF malice MT. MASSEY nag "r,
IN public lifc long time, yet 40 Ho'
think any of these men knew MN per
sonally or had anything against nm.
Iudce Heath gave q running history
Of tho adoption OF the new CONSTITUTION,
the establishment OF the puhic Tree
~ hools state Board OF Education, arr
Mr.. Masscys predecessors III ihe once OF
of Public instruction..
Mr.. Massey. ne sal0, c"liiS ~ W. ~ -. ,..
huchanan's resignation. Against ms pre-
decessors not whisper idd pet- hedIu
TIE AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY.
The Iud.,e next took up the American
Took Company. giving huruedly an ac-
count OF its organization anu ca.etn'
how it struggled 10 smut Out coihpeulpn,
and how it had succeeded. lie next lOoh
,ro J. w WOmdck. the company agent,
and "ncphew OF "A man, now decehscu'
who was the political ADVISER ana CON
1hieutial agent or MI. MASSEY. was
ovvine TO his influence that Mr.. Massey
e,Iccecded ia obtaining the ONCE ne now
holds. and IL would be proven that No-
mack had proclaimed publicly that ne
and his uncle owned Mr. Massey, ana IL
<Vould also be proven that one OF the
means relied upon by the Book Com
many 10 introduce their books IN several
States was the use OF money. II would
be proven that competitors were not
allowed a hearing By MT. Massey Wo-
mack is the keynote. 10 the whole sltua-
tlon and Il will be shown VINO ana "h"t
Counsel quoted from the Richmond
ptenatch and other papers 10 show now
,he contracts for books were made. ana
showed how a revision OF The list was
obtained and changes made.
WHAT THE DzYENss CLAIMS
rhs defence would prove the occult
md sinister" influence OF Womack on
~assev. that In January, 1880. Massey
49,. .;tnsolxent" or SO declared by tle
rcnrts. tnat one OF the agencies used 70
sec,,re his reelection was his poverty and
need I'M old age and that In April, OF the
,orns wear. he had plenty or money, ana
,esf fhough he had this money out
..a - ,,ne f,deunents against him were
~, satisfied. He invested 500 IN one
,.isce. 81 go in another, IN sun another
7, IA A creditor garnisheed stock puf-
sp..,,ased with money. and Massey appealed
-, r,ne court, when he testified that the
s,,.nnv Was his wife's and the stocks were
,rchased with Il. Yet he was not mar
lied the second time unsil tne iatter
bart OF September OF that year, whie me
most OF his purchases we're made IA the