The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-25
FALSE RETURNS TO THE STATE

FALSE RETURNS TO THE STATE
year otter year, etc. hope the Gov.
ernor didn't hear him. l don't be.
ieve there is man in the sound of
my voice who, after hearing the evil
dence IN this case, would vouch for
Mr.. Massey's character.
What had AIR. Massey's being at the
head OF the 'Big Four" to do with this
case? Why didn't Nh. Thom also tell
you that Massey sent out tax receipts
that negroes might vote against the
white people? II Massey had served
his God as Massey has served himself,
his condition would be different.
Judge Heath then explained to the
jury the question Of the liability of iu-
divliunl defendants. and also the uues
tion OF the character OF q plaintiff in
libel suit. a man of bad character can
not be injured as u man of good char
acter. He closed by asking the Jury to
scrntinlZe the evidence closely, and he
| only asked OF them even justice to all
concerned in The case.
JUDGE SEELY TALKS
Az soon as Judge Heath had con.
c!uded his speech of about five hours,
Judge Nicely arose to address the Jury,
anu the audience became at once utter.
ested Ill what the eloquent lawyer hnd
to say. He said the only dillerouce
between this and al ordinary case is
that while there are certain parties ap-
penrinR as defendants, their Gctual re
lation Is that Of plaintiff.
Another circumstance, and rarer
still, aud which has never bad pur-
aliel, is that the plaintill. in the iuvert
cd relation which we now occupy, are
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name. But for the permission given
this case | would not have the right
nor would | lake the liberty OF show
ing that CHM y Go. nre the plaintiffs,
und that Cupt. Johh 5. Wise is their
counselor, advisor, philosopher aud
friend.
CHM ~ Co. are responsible for this
suit: Judge Heath says that Air. Mas
sey is responsible for 1t; that is only SO
in the sense that we hnve come here in
our right to strike back where we are
stricken. Air. Massey bus been ~
sailed in that which every man holds
the dearest, aud after all these things
! TINT have bee. said, let us lind who
| said them they have been said for
money paid down, and are being
argued for money 10 be paid down.
Talk about a corner in stocks. When
Gluu y Go. have convinced such an IN b.
tGllIgent jury as this that it is danger
ous 10 deal with such men ns compose
the American Book Company, then
Will men teel that they are taking their
character III their hands when they do
so.
Much has been said about the New
ork World article concerning Mr.
Massey. and when we find ont all nbou.
that article We see that it comes from
the psnny Tile of DeLea, paid agent
OF Lowell, the book man.
This complaint about the Board Of
Education has come from an Interested
party. Who has heard any complaint
from the patrons of tue school? We
had right to expect from the Pilot
article an explosion of tho entire pub
lie school system. Mr.. Small had
pictured in his urid rhetorio-the
children OF Virginia almost in rngs and
tnt,ers. Bnt II anything has been
shown of any financial loss to the chil.
dren of Virginia by these two book
adoption | have not heard IT, To
have made radical change in the list
OF books would have entailed large ex-
pense. They sald at first that MIR,
Massey must have been bribed. because
there was no other way for the chill
dreu OF Virginia to have been injured
to the extent they claimed tho children
wcro injured. and now they tthe de-
fcnse) fail back on the proposition
Mr. Massey is guilty. whether the
book contracts were for the benefit OF
Virginia or not.
The charge that in 1890 Mr.. Massey
had IL large sun OF money, was based
by tho defense on the fact that he IN
vested largely III boom transactions: (:
the defense didn't know that the 81, 900
had been deposited IN bunk in 1890 till
1t came to them from the plaintin. it
has been shown that he had, prior to
that time, more than s., 900.
Eeierriug to the evidouce that Wo.
mack and Massey came down the steps
OF bank, MIR. Massey having n roll of
money IN his hand, Mr.. Neeiy said ii
was matter unworthy OF notice-thet
while the defense are charging Sir.
Massey with being al adept scoundrel,
they arc also charging him with being
m lmbecilo.
MIR. Neoly here referred to the testi
mouy OF the other members OF tue
Board of Education to the integrity of
hr Massey as to the book adOptious.
Turning to MIR. Massey, Mr.. Neely
said, ironically. and with emphasis
"Incro is but one sinner on whom ali
this iniquity is to be heapod.
Which one OF you, asked MIR. Neely
of the jury, would hnye excluded from
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