The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-10
I..B]:USBY CASE
!. PROCEEDS.
Slow Day, Will, No Sensational
Developments iIt'1, Al Ills In In
tcrcsting Trial.
.DAWsoN's ASSETS '!' II N \ |: {
Had Many Friends WHO Would
Stand forl I1inl8i il Large
Amount.

Nothing sensational cropped out IN The
#caso or I3nsby. Dawson. ct ais II, tho
Law ana Equity Court yesterday. s III
The cato seems To- have worn itself
out at the edges, with trays around tile
bottom. ~ III z. &. 4
So Tar as the evidence shows, the do
PENDANTS liayo not been compelled to-
present anything ofsanf discriminating ma
tire 5 ,Stf
4 Il Counsel for the plaintiff has used evcr;-
5cpdeavprb known to legal practice, aud
Ste may, III thja own way. show the jury
that a conspiracy existed between the
defendants. 4 M Il. vi 5f3 III ]
rho Witnesses yesterday brought out
nothing new, III Each onnRof them gave
evidence 10 show that what they did IN
the Transaction wGs in the interest Of
4 Mr.. Busby. and not to his dctriment.
III hey were all business men, and. ac-
crrdlng to their statements. 4 transacted
their business lin the way of the rules
Sof man 10 man. without prejudice. a Fl
tjpon cross-examination Mr.. Dawson
admitted that lie had title real estate,
barely worth sJ,p0O. buti he contended
that he could command ms mncl'.'als.
B flgD 600 If the occasion required. IN
& DAWSON GRO s-I1X AAitGEp
f When the trial was resumed yesterday
&nacrning tie cross-exnni:ntion Of Mr.
4 1)a Wscrs was resumed IA ,555 q;
& Witness admitted that he had said No
AR. BusbyE in june that, in his oninipng
only three courses were left the Inpr-s
ckant--compronliHe. extension IS bank
#ruptcy. INK X *
Il Mr. Roya il reminded witness thati:,e
lad said that he coreulted Mr.. BlocIi-St
berg with the idea that It would bo bel
ter for Mr.. Bloomberg 4 o secure tthc-
claims for the reason that most OF tic
general creditors wereAof tho same faith
az Bloonlberg. He then asked why 1t
wos that the claims which did come 10.
Richmond seven in all--rcachcd other
lawyers than Mr.. Bloomberg, without
exception. sf8iE SKI s
$$ Witness didn't know. Heremarke1 that
The succeeded In holding of the great
Z bulk Of the claims. S
He was asked II he didn't kroW that
any letter to creditors. even Suggesting
ernharrassme q was calculated to- ruin
a merchants business
He replied that he lid realize tina 4
mans credit is easily hurt. In this case
he felt that the informal ton of Busby's5
embarrassment would get out in a day
snf two anyway, and hence he, armed
with power. MS he claimed. wrote ~
Mr.. Royal expressed aston
f1shment that witness should have he'd
the opinion that Isusby,s June embarrass.
sIpa1+ would Inevitably become known.
Mr.. Royal asked numerous questions
4 trading 80 elicit the acknowled gment Q (
witness that 4 he loans OK 1unn-S500 and
sG:5y1 plus ssr0-whIcli witness made were
amply secured b5' (frst) deed OF trust on
Manchester property worth, $40. ooo, and
transfer CT $1,000 of accounts, worth at
least $1,000 II was Mr.. Royali's %conten-5
ton that Bnsby5 could have gotten the
lffans without Dawson,s aid, aud also
that tho banks recognized that Busby,s
3yanced Dawson did not agree to his.
81 The witness characterized as a lie
the emphatic statement Of I.oekhenl IN
his deposition thnt he (lockheim) had