The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-26

It's birth in sensation, ana niter sX.
baustiug its local field it was compelled
to branch out into wider fields.
Mr.. Thorn then read from the various
issues OF the Pilot in which attacks had
been made against MIR. Massey. 1t will
be proved to you that during the
month Of December the announcement
wac made that this charge Of fraud and
corruption would be made, and not one
effort was made TO stop it.
MIR. Ihom then named the various
words and charges claimed TO be
llbelous:
Bundles OF Money"
"rhe Junketing Trip to Canada"
"Swayed by Occult aud Sinister In
fuences.
Massey. the Bankrupt, Came Again
in Largo Sums of Money"
These Four Years, Years OF the
FGtted kiue."
Revettiug to the Board of Directors
of the Pilot, he said they even ut the
present date would not place them
selves on the truth OF these charges.
but Messrs. Samuel W. Small, w. w.
Gibbs and Il. L. Byrd come before
the public and say il we did publish
them they nre true.
Gentlemen, you will see this is
momentous issue. There Is NO doubt
that tho publication was made; the pa.
paper will be before you.
you MUST PROVE THEM.
Tho law will say to these defendants
that having made these charges they
must prove them.
Ii YOU prove that the plaintiff is
guilty lie will have to disappear, and
will 10 down ruined in reputation and,
God knows he ought 10 20.
But this old man. knowing his inno-
cence, challenges sn Investigation. If
he Ia innocent 1t means the same down
fail to them that 1t does to him.
We meet the issue. Either this
plaintiff Is ruined or he will go before
the people innocent.
This Is not the case of the lntroduc.
ton into newspaper of some acct
dental publication, but was M an.
nounced publication, and the de
PENDANTS have sought to advertise
their newspaper out of the reputation
they were trying to ruin. and 1t came
to be settled policy to advertise and
make money ont of the scheme.
We shall show TINT Il postal was sent
to the teachers OF the schools of this
State, asking them ito drop % cents in
the slot and see the Massey Pilot suit
CO."
Judge Heath and Mr.. Wise objected
to this statement, and there was q
spirited colloquy. with more or less
fire, which was, however, passed over
without serious unpleasantness.
We shall prove To you that Il, T..
Byrd. OF Winchester. Va, is the agent
of CHM X Co., of Boston, aud is the
author OF tho article i'll question, and
that a deliberate effort was made by n
disappointed bidder for business to
destroy MIR. Massey. That CHM * Co.,
promised to stand between the Pilot IN
costs which would result from trials
growing out Of the very case you are
now trying.
He r1nd from the Pilot the article
abiding to Mr.. Massey as candidate
Mt large for Congress against Mr..
Wise. Tho same articles charging tho
transfer OF certain property for the
purpose of defrauding creditors.
When making his statement and
what he expected to prove the defence
again objected. but Mr.. Thorn WAS 81.
lowed to go ahead.
WILL SHOW THAT LIE RECEIVED no
MONEY.
He said that he would show that Mr.
Massey went to Toronto, Canada, with
Womack aud Edward and that also
30, 900 other people went, one of them
being the man at tho hend of the pub
hshiug house back OF these attacks on
Mr.. Massey.
We shall show that Mr.. Massey paid
his own expenses.
We Will show that since june, 1881,
Mr, Massey has been a thrifty man, with
money Tor all his purposes.
we shall show you that not cent of
money, honest or dishonest, ever
pissed from the American Book Com.
pany to this plaintif at any time or
under amy circumstances.
1T VIII be the object of the defense
to lag III the hook contracts which
have been made by the State of Vir
GINA. which may be bad, but we shall
ask the Jury to say If "a bad contract is
necessarily dishonest.
Bnt. gentlemen, we stand here ready
to show that these contracts were wise
and these people deserve commeuda.
ton rather than blame.
He said he would not 90 into anv
statements regarding the contracts
but would only draw one illustration
lie then read IRON the Pilot in regard
to certain book changes, and sa,l
WHAT would be your amaHement to
learn that Mr.. Massey did not go into
Office for two Years after the change
was made.
We will show to you that this ls
aehoerate ana malicious publication to
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