The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-13
TIE AUDIEHCE GREATLY Entertained
III. AQSSGy S0IS Why He DID MOI Bdnl sui
HgGinSI jones 0Rd Diners.
Dis TROUBLE WITH GafT. CEHJlDERLaIA
!he Large Crowd Was Almost Disor.
derly in Their Demonstration Of
Appreciation OF the Lively
Thrusts OF Counsel and
the Witness.

Since the Massey Pilot suit began
'he people who have been in attend.
ance daily have watched for the cross
examination OF Mr.. Massey by Mr..
Wise. Their patience Was rewarded
yeeterday, and it wns the biggest en-
'ertalnmeut of the season. When the
iun began it was real fun for nil. The
ults between Mr.. Massey and Mir. Wise
were ni times exceedingly sharp. These
gentlemen have met before, and each
Lnew the ability and particularly
etrong point Is rs well as weak points
OF the other. Both were careful IN
what they said, y mistake meant pos
rbly nn advantage which the crowd
would enjoy. and they we're playing
10 a full house.
Ihe courtroom was packed to the
outer door. a dozen or more ministers
occupied seats in the amen corner
Gov. O'Ferrall was on the bench with
the Judge. Secretary Of the Common.
wealth Joseph Lawless had n seat with
the clerk and the bar was filled with
che leading lawyers of the Norfolk bar
and prominent cltlZeps.
MIR. Massey came into court soou
otter 1t Was opened and at once took
his seat on the witness staud.
MIR. Massey, in resnming his test-
mony, said ho would like to correct
statement made on Thursday In regard
to the price paid for the East BIG Stoue
Gap stock, that the price should have
been 81. .UGO instead of 81. $50. lie also
desired to say he was q little too strong
an denouncing all said by witness
DeLea as false. He, however, desired
TO say that all DeLea said in regard to
HI - al l.
In his hands was false.
THE CHARLOTTESVILLE PURCHASE.
MIR. Massey then went on TO com
plete his testimony as to the purchase
OF the Charlottesville property. for
which the consideration, he said, was
$3.50. He then described the secret
iron drawer in the bureau, which had
been referred to by Mrs. Massey.
lie said he was III the habit OF keep
.ng his money III that drawer to pre-.
vent it being subject to the judgments
against him by the Massey heirs. Mr..
Massey said it Is n small drawer he
tween two upper drawers. 1t Is Il panel
nnd apparently II continuance OF the
side OF the bureau. Slipped aside IT
exposes q drawer. This drawer out,
there IS inside Of 1t small iron inside
drawer or safe. where | have kept my
money for many years.
There were but iour persons prior TO
my wIfe's statement III this Court that
ever knew OF this drawer. my wife my
self and my attorneys, Mr.. ThOm aud
Slr, Wake, who visited my house and
60 whom ! exposed the secret. Alr.
Massey then identified the various Ger.
tlhcates OF deposit for the money that
die had drawn from the banks lust
prior to the purchase of the Charlottes
vile property and which was part Of
the purchase mouey, and stated that
hhe balance OF tho money was made up
OF savings fiom his salary.
THE cory BOOK.
1t will be remembered that it WAS
charged that MIR. Massey was influenced
by omack IN the Graphic copy book
ntlnir Mr.. Massey said: Several nt
fempts were made to substitute the
bpencerian copy books for the Graphic
and l have several letters from various
school snDerintendents and others now
IN my possession urging me to make
the change.
Ihese letters were here offered n
evidence and read by AIR. Ncely. They
we're from Mr.. w. w. Robertson, SUI.
peflntendent of Schools i'll Stanton;
"a H' SldsF. superintendent OF
onnoois' Lynchburg, Va. Judge Heath
called upon the witness to produce the
answers to the letters, but be stated
that he did not have them and had NOT
Kept the copies OF his letters that called
sor those that were being read aud the
superintendent of the Schools III Ports.
mouth, Va. The three letters read
favored the use of the Spenceriau
copy books.
MIR, Massey snid on account Of these
letters the circular authorizing the nse
OF the Spencerian Copy Book was
issued by him. lie said lie issued the
circular in 1890 allowing tho use of tue
Graphic book for time, because n
.number OF the dealers came to him and
letated that they bad n lnrgo stock on
hhand, aud to ioroe them to discontinue
Ehe sale OF the book ut that time woald
cause them to lose money.