The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-18
CLOSING UP
B|U'. 5 B Y CASE ] IS I:
Harry Marks Was Giving His
m Version When Court8Ad-
journed Last Night.
WILL RESUME THIS MORNING y.
Case May be Argued and Given
to the Jury Early Next
Week.

| 4 week. lj
TWO moro long sessions OF tho Law
and Equity Court yesterday we're con-
stunned with the taking OF testimony In
tho case of Busby vs.. Dawson and others
4 and Indications are that 1t will not reach
1 tho Jury before Monday or Tuesday OF.
next week.
Mr.. Luther Dawson, ono of the de-
/ PENDANTS. was upon the stand all during
the morning session and IN the afternoon
Messrs. Bloomberg and Marks, the CO.
/ defendants, testified. the latter having
been under examination by his counsel,
MIR. Meredith, when at 8 o'clock tho
court took atrcccss until 10 O'clock to-
y day. fi23 NJ & So
/ 1t Is likely that the taking OF testimony
| will be completed to-day, and 1t Is pos
slble that instruct .ons may DO considered
and argued, and the argument OF the
case gone into on Monday
1t Is expected that tho arguments will
consume one entire day, and then tho
jury will take the case.
o'clock. Mr. Marks will resume tho
stand. Tho defendants will put on sew
eral more witnesses.
Morning Session.
Court convened promptly at 10 o'clock,
and Mr.. Royal proceeded with his Cross
examination of Mr.. Luther Dawson. who
was on the stand when the recess was
taken Thursday evening.
Coming to the matter OF the alleged
letters of Bloomberg to mercantile agen-
cies. In an effort to control the out
standing claims against Busby. witness
| said he had advised the course. and had
done itin the interest OF Busby's credit.
! Witness was carried through long
| siege OF cross-questioning concerning the
Interview with Loclheim at the jefferson
Hotel ard what followed as result,
| and on many OF these points the rccolec-
| ton OF the witness was not very clear.
| Dawson said he had given Lucas the
1 copy OF the letter dated June 10Th, to be
4 sent out to delinquent debtors OF Busby
/ some time between the 18th and the latter
| part OF June He did not believe this
| form Of letter had been used prior to
June goth, Notwithstanding the testimony
| OF witnesses on the previous day that
| they had seen It as early as March. 1893
| Witness explained how the would COM
| PROMISE" came to be stricken from the
power OF attorney given him by Busby.
He said he KEW Busby did not desire TO
compromise with his creditors. and that
when he objected to the word 1t had
heen stricken out. He thought the paper
! gave him this authority, even though the
word were stricken out. q
Mr.. Royal held the witness for a long
time on the questions relating to trans
actions in the banks by Dawson for
Busby, and often Afessrs. Smith, Hunton
and Meredith interposed objection.
The cross-examination OF Dawson at
this point developed frequent wrangles
between counsel, and time and again the
stenographer was asked to repeat ques-
tions and answers and often to read
from the record Of the previous day.
To Protect His Credit.
Witness was asked why no had paid
interest on Busby's paper in bank when
Busby had notified him to have nothing
more to do with his affairs. and he said
he had seen Busby about 1t and he had
said, Just let the natter pass" so he
did not consider that his authority had
been revoked. Moreover, he paid 1t be-
cause he was liable with Busby and did
not desire that his credit should suffer.
The witness was closely cross examined
concerning his trip North to secure eS-
tention for Busby Of his creditors. and
was asked to explain several papers ex-
ecuted by himself while thus away. He
was pressed to explain why he gave Lock-
helm $1,000 in money when none OF the 4
other creditors were getting cash Inv
the settlement. He said the money was
paid Lockheim for valuable services.
but he refused to admit that the paper
providing for this settlement was "a
piece Of dupliclty"
Witness was now handed the famous
"mutllnted paper" which is a statement
OF Busby's affairs as OF June 90, 1903
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thought he cut the paper and that II
had been done to prevent persons from
seeing to what 1t referred 1T was Bus
bys name that was cut off.
1t did not contain the item Of Sic, 900 OF
bills receivable. Witness had taken the
paper North and had shown 1t to the
creditors Of Busby and he and Mr.. Royal
had It up and down as to alleged dis
crepancies between this and another
statement of Busby's affairs. Coming to
the Marks letter. witness said he was
sure that when Lockheim told Blsby
who wrote It, tho latter promised no
would say nothing about 1t. B
There We're some biting passages be-
tween the witness and Mr.. Royal over
the power Of attorney Of Dawson to take
charge of Bnsby's affairs and the ex-
animation ground on in the heat OF an
oppressive June day until tho hour of
q when recess was taken until $3.50
O'Clock. When the recess was taken, Mr.,
Dawson was excused by Mr. Royal, who
had completed his cross-examination Of
tho witness.
Afternoon Session.
When Judge Ingram reascended the
bench at 1885 r. M, Mr., Sol l., Blooms
berk took the stand, and was questioned
by Mr.. Hunton,
nm a 4.