Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-29
GIBBS ON THE STAND.
The Fifth Days Proceedings in the
MaSSey-pilOt Suit.
SOME PROBING QUESTIONS
Three Lawyers Take The Witness in
Hand.
OBJECT OF TuE EXAMINATION.
,.nn & co. and Mr. rd--Trytng To
.cf nj the Fart Played by the Lat
t,r-Nho Wrote the Libclious
article:

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NORFOLK. Va. June 2S.-(special)-
THAI .4c lcgai battle between Hon. John
81 s.. sscy AND Pilot newspaper is and will
he. most earnest and bitterly contested
. clearly shown from the attitude Of
... GENERALS VINO are conducting H. Every
....r.y n the case argued at length
yesterday as 20 the adm'ss'oiiity OF GER
.a evidence. which to the outsider
.-.l decidedly immaterial.
r.tas s,raws show which way the wind
,es sd it is from acts OF this kind
..~rl.s interested in the sui that il
... .t., hsf,ro .Nc Jury are called
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..rl everything 'Na' So"'H PoSS'"'| %
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f.- ,he arst time In the history Of the
... t,.al did not begin promptly at
40 ~, ,bls .be fetb aav. Every
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lE tNiin one 'NN'PH"'' was va maui
b.. Che exception was The one PARTICULAR
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.f,or ALI Ga. r.reliraiuarlcs had
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desired g. Put on the s'ah4 as tH'T iiS'
.....aes of the day Mr. W. ". Gibbs.
....s+ manager Of The Pilot. Mr. Gibbs
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.. arrived In The mean time all ia the
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r. wlIca had been named 10 MN
Attorneys ior the defence KEPT ''ie'i
solves cool by iannlns, me Judge Cou-
t....l With several iu"n"S 'Nt 'tioi'e
rre-tl their pencils. the ShcIih heF'
.-l.- a.l the ClerK kept quiet
.fs GlKES SWORN.
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va -, rsniy Ia Nh. Wakes
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80 ,,.rs,ar of the Pilot: that
r,.-..,-..r r. lV4i there were printed
~ hs pu9t. that 400 Of
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.-..s- .-,,~.sl and client.
VIZ. ir arg,,irc for their admis-
s.-r made th. point that since the letters
hsd been btol-ht into court hy sub
rn-ra duccs f,cum. and were seen by
plaintiffs attorney, 10 was matter
known % others. and hence vas not a
privileged communication. Hc quoted
several authorities in subsianiiatioh OF
his contention. Jurse Prrnil~s ashea
counsel what would nave b-'h 'he r.
suit had the letters heen pFouEnt 10
court under seal In reply Mr. ai"e
s..4 that that m'eht be dliefent MAJ
,sr bar such Was not the case How
't'i h' matter --" ''V ma. l'''''
concerning The contents Of me !tlters gu
ct % they d'd set Out 'he ie''eIs Wei.
20 longer lrNilesed comm an. 'ions.
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COURT AI. byrd "I. WISE anu an
Ne-ly as n now the Ietiers came mo
i.e possession OF the liaInti CoDist.
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thar Dr. wanted the letters used, so that
ST.. Gibbs and the directors or the Pilot
could Dee examined as 20 the contents
c. taem.
SIR. laom sad that there had been no
Subpoena duces tecum for the letters IN
es'on, and hence they were voluntarily
brought and were not in constructive
possession az the court lie argued his
very ably. speaking in all about
t-ttr minutes
CREATED \ LAUGH
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