The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-16

/ e. g-U ia 1885, ana gave anu iV'"'" ny
son .'' Wise. Again ] ask you, Mr.
| ,.oi.,' how your son could pay you
| 49, ) -Ol ia 1870. when all That you had
| loafcG him up to tha' utu1SS wac '''eF''
| ~. other $1,000 being giit. -.
| ,yitn..s again attempted to eNpldil' pu l
| III natter appeared TO be 80 compNeat'1
| trrt N could lOt he uhdcrstooi. .,,
| "q;fe atfcmpis Of the witness 10 aVoll
| o.,',rif,c rhc damaging questions pht
| -. KIN. Lv CaDtaiu Wisc. caused the 80?
| tsfn 10 cnticise him Sharply. ms |
| brought rctOrt from MI. N"sscs, WV
| claimed that cou.sci ooifSd 1hem 10
| silf him. Judge lrtntls calleu '"'" ~
o'1, sIr Thom asked tho Court to rro3tecs
his client from tho insults ana ,.s.
| ~ ranfain Wise. saying inat ihe 'dls.'
had hecn abusing and insulting the W.T.
ness for three days -, 1t, e. ~
| canfaiu Wise quietly rcpileu a..
! ,rho,,. II took this witness on illnaS
J l nod him one hour. ] had MN SttuI-
Az and have had him about one noun
/ to-.fav You state that nave -" ~ ~
| euifins him for three dayS' al.u li,r oa'- a.,
! ,,,,. ,f v0ur statement Is about as i'di ~
", .s fhat part Of It. ! am going 10
/ -,.,au.iue this witness 20 the pltltl
f N is my right and / propose 10
! continue it if IL takes three weeks
| l.l.. prcnNs. Captain Wise, coillhe
| ,.l,,ra.if fo the legal questions. -.
! g.rf4fu Wise. Mir. Massey Is tnls inc
! or.i lime ihat YOU have been in sui
| of This kind? ....... ,,,,.g.lr ~,
! ,l.,frr and the party got verdict ana
| .... ...rt Iamaaes. DE having 10 pay lhc
/ 9.sf. of tho suit. lAr. Massey slaich no"
/ f, ..r,o 20 use the vile words AGAINST
| fh. party who caused him 10 ne hueu)
TEE WIDOW Mosrr.
% N~ Nassey.is 30 not true that You went
to- see 81 party nained Jos'g4 81. '-a'i'.- ~,
| about marrying the Widow Moser' ana
/ .,.t.d thal Vou could make her marry
him and would DO SO, II hc wouia give
'N. do not think that was. the exact ',,'.
| et.f.rlent of the party as 10 the matter.
/ g,rfain Wise. ! viii read the party 5
sworn aniiagit Go The matter ~
| AIR. Thorn objected 10 inls ucPoaiil"i,
! Irirs brought into this case. ana aitueu
| from Groenlcaf on Evidence 10 suslai"
confsfo Wise: 7 feel that IT IS hardly
I raroa.4rv for me 90 reply 10 Ml. ihoNh
/ on this point. De has not argued ltl9 '@se ~
| yrith the usual Vim that chafacterizes MS
Affer q short interruption by Mr.. Neely,
| the Caul1iu continued tnat thls "ltieS9
had come here claimlnS zl'vy i',i.o,' LOT q
| damage 10 his character and endeaNoI-
I ir,- f1 urOvc that his character was pure
Ia me limo that IL was lhelled, ana tnal
| he Captain Wisel was pflFliestl uln,ci
/ the law to question i9m 'lle piaiil'iiiRl, - ,
| rron every charge made against MN Dy
| others so as 20 show TO this court that
0fher neouie thought no more Qf the
piaintiffs character than they did
Mr. Neely argued upon the lechhl,ai M IN
| ference under the law ictween what had
! l.ou done bv "a man and what was SAID
/ 10 have been done Dy him. and perhaps
| not said by the party under oath. lie con-
| tended that one was admissible, while
! tine other was not.
| Canfain Wise continued, and read from
! Gr.enleaf on Evidence TO prove thdt
| there was no question as 10 the Legality
| of reading a deposition OF matter taken
In another suit. even though II tended
| 10 disgrace the witncs and affect his
] character.
Mr. Thorn replied that under the law
! counsel could not put questions 10 a
witness that tended 10 disgrace his char-
Judge Prentis ruled that the deposition
| was admissible.
Captain Wise read the deposition OF
| Joseph Efiiuger. which stated tnat MI.
Massey had come To- him and SAID ina
| the Widow Moser was good catch'
| that inc could cause her 10 marry MN
| OEMngeD, and would do so If he would
| give AIR. Massey ez,pf
Mr. Massey admitted that the deposi-
| ton was I'm evidence IN the former suit
! but stated that IL was false
ANOTHER AFFIDAVIT.
Captain Wise produced another deposi-
| fiou OF a witness IN the slander SUI
! against the witness which has previously
| statement of a Wi tness in tndi SUIT u
| the effect that Mr. Massey was caHe1
! 10 the bedside of a very iu man, Mh'
| thinking that he was going TO dlt, dshc'
the witness TO write his Will lot Nun
| that hc NfasscyJ dld write lt, ana ina
the patient on getting well found INA
Massey had Willod an of his property t'
him self fMasscyt, ana that tHe tt9''A''
! changed his Will atterWaid. 10 q.
! CAPTAIN Wise asked the witness 1T IL
was truo that deposition was I'D eNlueHc'
AIr. Massey. Yes. sir: IL is true that thai
deposition was I'm evidence against me
in that suit but il was false IKE ihe
other accusation. and ] had letters from
Alr. Baldwin. Ex-Governor i-clchtl' anu
| others 10 prove that II was false
| Captain Wise. Were those letters al
nitted in evidence
A. They were produced, but were not
captain Wise: Why Mr.. Massey. those
parties were dead at the time thdt you
produced those letters.
a. Yes. sir. Mr. Baldwin and ax-Gover-
nor Letcher were dead, but that does
not affect .neir scnulntness.
| Captain Wise now took mp the year
1856 and requested witness 10 take hls
| expense account book ana call OF Inc
| various items tnat Went 10 make up lht
| expenses of That year. witness dll so-
| Captain Wise. Air. Massey. / find that
YOU have AN item OF 81 as your eN-
peuses in Richmond Ia the year 1851
I while YOU were Lleutcuant-GONelhof ~
that all of your expenses during tna'
| year.
A IL covers an the expenses under that
| item, hut there may have been others
| that dbl not put down.
/ G.. N here were your sons IN ios1, SIR
| a. One 0i them was at my mousse li
| Aluemalle. ! do not know that thc I'VE
| items pat down ass spent Ia June were
| ali / spent / may have spent something
| that / lll not put down. / suppose IL Is
true THAT i spent out nOthins IN ths
month 0l July, bul / may have omitted
10 pW some things down.
CAPTAIN, AN TIHED.
when Captain Wise asked witness L
turn io Ms expense DOok again and CIV
him hls N,peusts for 1851 a tit, the mrs
OF amy serious import so FAR during IN
day. occurred. and Mr.. Massey, IN hn
statement TO the jury. said that he wish
| cd TO say. with the sOlemnity Of al
oath, tnat he never gave one cent u
! amy man 10 buy his vote Captain
Wise objected TO the words, "sOlemnit
of an oath and told witness 10 stop
but ne persisted I'm the effort 10 80 on
Judge ircnls stated that he had IN
right 10 make the statement, ana wante
10 hno" Why The Captain interrupted
him
Captain Wise replied that he interrupt
| cd him because the witness objected Ol
Saturday 10 his reminder that he wa
on his oath. and he therefore ODJecte
10 his informing him OF the fact now
| as ne was already aware OF the fact. an
Mr.. Massey was just repeating il 10
the benefit OF the jury.
Judge Prcntls allowed witness to con
tinue. and asked Captain Wise not 1
interrupt him any oftener than wa
! necessary