The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-05

de-" ia frequently quoted in the
declaration.
The plaintiff then alleges that he
betrayed his own expenses on the
trip IN 1891 to Toronto, Canada,
where he attended an educational
convention, aud that neither Wo-
mack nor Edwards, with whom he
went to Canada, nor the American
Book Company gave or
PROVIDED ANY PECUNIARY
assistance whatever with regard to
that trip. Yet, says the plaintiff,
the defendants, we'll knowing tho
premises, but maliciously intending
to injuro him and to cause it to be
believed that his expenses on said
trip were paid by Womack, Ed
wards or the American Book Com
pany in return for the oorrnpt issue
by the plaintiff of the Speneerian-
Graphic copy book" circular, did
make false and malicious publica-
ton III the said Sunday Pilot about
said trip and said circular. In
quoting the Pilots language the
following Is given: ellis (meauing
the plaintiffs return for the junket
was the following circular, issued
soon after his return homo" (mean-
ing from said trip.
ANoTIIoR GRIEVANCE.
The next grievance alleged, is the
publication by the Pilot of the fol-
lowing-the parentheses being the
plaintiffs: "This daughter of tho
horse-leech (meanlng the American
Book Company was crying, Give!
Givel and Massey swayed by occult
and sinister influence (meauing that
he was corruptly controlled) was in
vocative and dative mood >mean-
ing that he wes calling on the Book
Company for corrupt consideration).
lie moved to strike Lippincott's
books (meaniug the books not own
ed aud controlled by the American
Book Company oil (neaning that
said action of the plaintiff was cor
ruptly caused by sud occult and
sinister inlluence).
CAME INTO POSSESSION OF FUNDS.
The next grievance is the publica
ton by the Pilot of the following(the
parentheses being the plaintit1's):
I'VE Will now show that III 1894, as
III 1880, Immediately after the trust
contracts were signed. Massey, the
bankrupt, came again into posses
Zion of II large sum of money"
(meaning that he was bribed).
The next aud last complaint is that
the Pilot, after alleging Il purchase
by the plaintiff of certain piece of
real estate On Park street, Char
lottesvllIe. and the payment there
for OF 50, 100 cash, published the
following false, scaudulous. mali
cions, defamutory and libellous mat.
ter" "Where did you get it
(meaning the So, 1907 MIR. Massey?
Verify, every fourth year of Mas
sey's snperintendency has proven
the year of the fatted kind"
The declaration concludes with
the following words: 40 the dam.
age Of the said plaintiff so, 900, and
therefore he brings his suit"
1t is signed by John Nicely, Rich
ard Wake and Alfred Z. Thorn,
counsel for the plaintiff.
THE TRIAL.
The declaration is one of the MI st
volumlnous documents ever pre-
puto III % case DeiOTe the y OrfOIk
courts. 1t WAS seen yesterday by n
number of lawyers. who were OF the
opinion that it was strong, complete
aud remarkably we'll written. The
case will come up in the Circuit
Court at the May term before Judge
Prentis.
The legal talent employed justifies
the belief that it will be battle
royal, and that the presiding Judge
Will have to draw many fine distlnc
tons that will be tax upon his
recognized ability. His friends,
however, claim that ho will be equal
to the responsibility of the occasion.
1t Will certainly be the most inter
esting case to the general public,
and HE NIEGlNlAN will give full
reports of what trnuspires.