Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-13
DAY OF SHARPSH0OTlNG.
The Plaintiff Under Searching Cross EX'
animation.
| ROLAND FOR IN OLIVER.
The franklin Episode Agnin-The
wcuycrs Of the Malone CoInr--hr.
Nasscy's Financial hn"irs-"""s
o,bcr Interesting Pcints.

the Pilot Publishing Company and others
for $1,000 Is still absorbing the attention
not only OF the Circuit Court OF the city
Of Norfolk, but the people OF the State
of virginia. Interest in II has not abated
from the commencement OF the trial To-
day. though only one witness went on the
stand. that witness was the Hon. John
Il. Massey (the plaintifD. and ii has been
by far the most interesting, amusing. and
important day Of the trial. The Superin-
tendcnt Of Pubic instruction was called
10 the stand on yesterday. and a part OF
his direct examination was made by Mr.
Nicely. To-day. however Messrs. Thorn
and Wake Intercepted the witness. and
when they had concluded he was turned
over to the lawyers for the defence
Mr John S. Wise took up the cross-ex-
animation, and the great battle Of the
Tial occurred.
Mr. Wise piled the most sarcastic and
nsinuating of questions TO Mr.. Massey,
but the answers of the latter were
throughout Of such "A nature as to cause
merrimcnt in the courtroom 10 follow the
responses. In inteTrOgatng him counsel
went boldly into the question Of Mr.. Mas
sey's personal pecuniary affairs.
Mr. Wise asked plaintiff all about the
net proceeds from his farming and from
his public enterprises, and was not little
bit timid about pressing him as to the
disposition OF the funds coming into his
hands from all sources.
BIG STONE GAP DEAL
Court convened at 1899 a. NJ. and Mr..
Massey was Immediately called TO the
stand. At that time Governor O'Ferrall.
Hon. Joseph T. Lawless. Secretary OF the
Commonwealth; Colonel Morton Marye.
Auditor Of Public Accounts. Mr. &. Lee
Moore Rev. Dr. Wharton. and others
Were in attendance. and the room was
crowded 10 its utmost capacity with spec
tato~s.
Mr. Massey, before taking IN the thread
of his testimony where he left of on
yesterday, stated that he would like to
inform the Court that the price he paid
for the hfty-fOur shares OF the East Big
Stone Gap Company was 81 ,06D instead Of
$3.50. lie also stated that he was desi-
rous Of correcting certain language of his
on yesterday with reference to Mr. de
Lea. He held that while all of Mr. de LEAFS
testimony I'm regard TO himself uhe plain
tin was false, he would not characterize
each specific statement as absolutely UNI
true.
The witness here resumed his testimony
as TO the purchase of the Charlottesville
property. for which. he said the con-
sidcraiiou was $500 all OF which Is now
paid. He then described the secret iron
drawer referred to yesterday By Mrs
Massey as the place from which n. got
$3.50 10 give her toward paying for the
Charlottesville house. lie said it has been
ms habit TO keep money I'm that secret
drawer I'm order 10 Keep It from being
subject to an execution under the
ind Oh rot IL.
Mossce heirs. This judgment he never
intended TO pay, not considering himself
In honor bound for IL. He was glad 10
say now that the judgms mt has died Of
old age. The especial sources from which
he got the money given his wife towarl
paying for the Charlottesville house were
he said, his salary certificates of de-
post he had, and $500 paid him by the
Stanton Academy, 10 which he had pre-
viously made loan.
GRAPHIC COPY-BOOKS.
In regard to the charge about the
Graphic copy-books he said that there
had been number of appeals asking
the substitution Of the Spencer.an copy
books for the Graphic. He here produced
several letters which he said were some
OF the appeals he referred to. These let
ters were from Mr. Robertson. Superin-
tendent Of Schools in Staunton; Mr.. Glass.
Superintendent OF Schools in Lynchburg:
and Mr.. Ashton. Superintendent of
Schools In Portsmouth.
As some Of these letters from school
superintendent were in reply to letters
from Mr.. Massey. he was asked by Judge
Heath TO produce his MasSey's) letters,
10 which these were replies.
Witness said that as the letters written
by him were individual letters and not a
circular letter. he doubted il he could
produce them. He explained that the rea-
son the Graphic copy-book was permitted
TO be used after the Spencerian book was
adopted was that the proprletors of book
stores complained that they had Graphic
copy-books on hand. ard considered il
a hardship that they should not be al
lowed 10 dispose OF them. This. said Mr.
Massey. was the only reason for keeping
the Graphic copy-book on the list
THE TORONTO TRIP.
Mr. Massey explained his Toronto trip
the expenses OF which MIR. Womack has
been charged with paying. He SAID Mr.
Nomack, Who was living at Charlottes-
WI. had said that he. too. was going to
toronto ANA would so along with Mr.
ana Mrs Massey, and did so. AT New
YORK he tMasseO was introduced to Mr.
Edwards and wife. They all went 10
ltfNHto tcEttn cr
When this triO was spoken of as a
lnnket' II Is nothing more. said the Wit
ness, than might have been said In the
case OF any man who might have etarted
from the same place as did ne.
lie found Womack 70 be a gentleman
ana he may have taken his lMassey' 81
Ndiise when they left the trains Wo-
mack was not the only bookman that had
SHOWN MN attention. Mr.. Plimpton. OF
CHM d Co. paid him even more attention
nan did Mt WomGck. No one paid any
part OF his or Mrs Masseys EXPENSE TO
canada, other than himself. The atten-
ton paid him by Womack was OF no more
.ignlhcance than IL It had been paid him
by ms distinguished ana long continued
friend Uoddlng TO his Old opponent Mr.
Wisc).
The witness then at length explained
the circumstances connected with the
several changes made in the Virginia
Book Lists He read Circular No. So.
issued by him TO book publishers. saying
that books would be examined, but that
no further oral arguments would be
heard by the Virginia Board Of Education
from the representatives Of competing
books, az the board would not have the
time for that There was nothing till
the hnal adoption. in June. said he TO
prevent the revision Of the book adoption
of March -, 1850. the list not being COM
pietc til June There was nothing I'M
usual IN the meeting Of the board for
book adoption in March. 1894, as there
was net the necessity for an adjourned
meeting that there was in 1889.
lie Massey had never known more
faithful public servants than these gen.
temrn rs a