The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-26

Bonsrarte. which cbstted and fitted
GU the cooked hat and military coat
while the great chiel.ain was dead In O
basket close by.
He said the future Of the State de
pended on the children, and what will
become of the children of this State If
you send this man buck to them, for
he will certainly 60 il you give him q
verdict.
He said that paper with such
mas of evidence against man should
not be deferred from publishing the
truth.
Turning to Mr.. Massey, Capt. Wise
said: "You are dirty from your head
to your feet. and you would never have
brough LIT the suit but for the pressure
upon you"
Capt. Wise then closed his speech,
predicting the dark days for Virginia
should MIR. Massey be given verdict.
MIR. JAS. HEATH, JR.
He said he realized the very great
disadvantage he occupied in following
the speech they had just heard. Tn.
der the circumstances the position was
q very painful one.
1t was necessary for him to say that
Mr.. Massey only needed the opportu-
nifty to nccept tho bribe and harsher
thugs could not be said.
L do not behave there is man on
the jury who will uphold Mr.. Massey
III action like this. This action showed
what his after life would be, and that
he Wac never q man Of stainless up
rightneBs and honor such ps every man
on the jury.
He then spoke OF the free pass and
said he was fraudulently in possession
of the money which the State could
recover of him.
He has shown you that he has no re-
speot for tho law. 1t is plain that he
is q law breaker.
Take his evasion of the Mauze exc.
cutions.
He said it was MIR. Maasey's duty to
obey the deorees Ill the case, aud pay
tue debts of his friend. DIR. Williams.
and live up to the bond.
What do we fud, we find TINT
throughout this life Mr.. Massey has
evaded.
He tells you that he has resorted to
every devise to cheat the honest decree
OF court, to which lie had submitted
tho question.
Under the especial circumstanc es of
tho case his position was particularly
painful. He said only once whom he
approached Mr.. Massey he rendered
him favor He respected his gray
hairs, but it is a case diGnItied and i'm.
portnut.
1t ID II case in which Virginia's citi-
Zens are in court OF justice for attack.
Ing outrages against the people.
He then said the issues arc these:
"Who is this PLAINTIFF"
"What has been said Of him?"
"Who said it?'
"What was the motiye?"
He has been on the stand and told
you what manner of man lie is.
That IN giving his Ink receipts he has
ialsilied them.
That in enjoying the protection of
the State he has never contributed to
her support.
With these characteristics, which
have fallen from his own lips, is it
any wonder that his neighburs should
testify that ne Is not u man of good
character?
Is 1t surprising to you when he said
he had given IN false returns, that his
fellow. citizens should say he Is not
honest.
iio 'hep spoRe Vi me money IN his
possession md asked is ii strange that
he should be suspected of taking a
bribc.
Mr. Heath named ns a presumption
which would Justify Them III bslisyiug
his guilt, that III 1880 Parrish wns bis
supporter. He then briefly followed
"omack over the country to Washing
ton State.
lio said he would not go into Mr..
Massey accounts; that lts had been
shown that III 1890 Mr.. Massey hau no
money. 1t was shown thet within
three months thereafter he had So. 900
aud this fact 10 irresistible that Massey
came to this money through the Ameri.
can Book Company.
lie spoke OF the trip to Canada and
said the evidence was ooncluslys. the
evidence of Mrs. johnson was couclu.
siVo; that tho expenses of the trip were
paid by j. w. Womack, with the exceu
ton OF 1894. which Mr.. Massey SAID he
paid.
There was another book adoption
and again MIR. Massey comes again into
money.
When the plaintiff asked the Jury to
invade the province of a petit Jury
they should consider the circum.
stances under which the publication is
made.
If MIR. Massey bad been damaged.
give him what actual damages he sus.
tanned. but not indicative damages.
Ii you behave lie did not receive the
money from the American Book Com
pany, II you believe he thought these
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