The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-17
DAWSON ON
THE STAND.
Explains Why Bloomberg Was
to Get All Claims Against
Busby.
CONSPIRACY WITH NO ONE l!
Witness Asserted That the P tlt
pose Of All Was Not to
Press Busby.

&c. f /, 3
The case of Busby against Dawson and
Others consumed another long day in the
Law ana Equity Court, and when q re-
cess was taken at 6 o'clock last evening
until 10 o clock this morning Mr.. Luther
Dawson, one OF tho defendants, was on
the stand on cross examination He VIII
resume this morning and VIII De heid W
| Mcssrs. Royal and James IN all proph-
bility for q long while.
| The case has becn on since MondaS'
| and will probably run into next week.
!, rho LAWYERS got on very we'll yesterday,
|5and had but few clashes concerning Lhc
enthusiastically OF testimony. 5S
The conduct Of the case Is n great
strain on all. from judge to jury OWING
! to It's intricacy.
| It Is not known at what stage Messrs
| Bloomberg ana Marks, tho co-defendnnts,
| will testify, as Mr.. Smith VIII pfopapiS
\ introduce q number Of others aiisad OF
Them.
Morning Session.
Judge ingram assembled the bench about
10 o'clock and MIR. Meredith proceeded TO
read some further dispositions Of W.T. ,.
nesses who could not be present, al TINS
| evidence having been gono over at the
first trial When this had been COM ON
pietcd Mi. Nj. HcssberG was introduced
as the rs witness for the ef
\ In the summer OF 1908. He Mad finally got.
ten his goods back. with the consent OF
Dawson and Busby. he had ,hea r. nelna.
was briefly cross examined by Mr.. Royal
and stood aside.
M. ]. n Woodiln. Of the firm ,,. T. I, P:
\ house had had bills against ,Busby and
luntil Dawson agreed to q settlement none
had been secured. He knew nothing Of
American National Bank, which institu.
ton handled s9me q Bus Ins pas b wna
the goth, witness had been told by his
credit man that Eusby's affairs were not
in good shape. Later Mr.. Dawson vas as
Busby's affairs. Witness did not think
after looking at the statement that Bushy
was in any critical condition. SO far as
/, his business affairs We're concerned; Daw-
\ son took the same view, and said Busbys
thoublee was that he. had overbought
WITNESS had heard Of sr, the Marks Va letter ,nae
do with it. and knew nothing concerning
whSay 81 f Noa w ana asked fey
MIR. Dawson on Stand.
twas II o'clock when Mr. Luther Daw-
son, one Of. the defendants, took the
i stand, and he was examined at great
length BY Mr.. smith witness had fir st
wards bought the house occupied by the
plaintiff, No % Broad Street, and their
| business relations commenced. He had
Itold Busbys his rent would have TO be
raised, but the latter said he was losing
money and could not afford 1t.
Shortly afterwards witness. began TO
J endorse for I3uSby, and the former was
4 given access to his books, sc. He had let
/ witness have as much as $1,000 and
tongat this fho4d Be Limit hs
4 with President Boyd, OF the Planters
Bank, Busby came to see witness q on
June 15. 1903 and asked for further assist i
affairs. At this time witness was on
Busbys paper for s1s5u ,s witness ,ale u h2W
vas was a statement fsln Of Busby's affairs. lie
said it was on this date that he made the
does not include the 5000 due L. d.
I With this paper witness said Lucas had
handed him list Of Busby,s creditors;
v site Bnsbs on ne June Eth and and told him
that he thought, his affairs were in
precarious condition and something ought
Lucas had said: "Mr. ,Busby, why don't
and straighten them out?" ,
right ft.tss Lucas cas- then Suggested the letter
and the latter was sure that Bna5y
swear that Busby signed It on June nth.
;. Witness had gone to see ,Bloomberg e
extension. He had known Bloomberg
we'll and had had much business with him.
| The impression made on the mind OF tho
/, witness by. Bloomberg was that Il tho
latter could secure claims against Busby
he was satisfied from the {; assurances Of
1.-THE witness that they would be paid.
Not to Press Busby.
Witness urged Bl t e gsst, hold Of
Was. Was not 10 be pressed. Witness told
Bloomberg he could pull Busby through
0u At I'll This s's Zine witness knew nothing Of
Marks, and B!oomperg had said nothing
about getting Marks to write the general
letter 20 Busby's creditors.
He said he had "sketched off, the letter
of June goth to Busby's Northern creditors
date but the latter was busy, and wit
ness had a. 1t copied ana sent out from his
office The name Of Busby vas sgned e
signed BY witness and his clerk. a Mr..
some Of the letters may have been
and sign them ali. On June a3d witness
Wfess snGshsr e StsT e ses
| Lockheim on that night.
| Here ne reverted to former Gate
| on which Lockheim was here. and he went
over the happenings on the occasion Of
the Philadelphia merchant's visit, and said
he and Lockhem had considered the
question OF organizing stock company
out Of Busby's business each S e, 4 put IN
| ence, Witness said he had never ex-
pressed to Loekhelm any dsloyalty to
busby, nor oI, had he :, : eyer y, felt any, having
Letter OF June 2oth.
The letter of June goth, calling on
Busby's delinquent debtors to pay up, the
! form q which was written BY Y, witness,
given Lucas hy him. but he could not say
When, He could not say, Whether y was
I p pesHiS and With some show Of feeling
/ that he had tampered with the letter In
He now Testified Nas 70 tho, power OF
attorney, dated June sIdi and q ya told d, the
with which the public Is now familiar.
| The witness went into details concern
In a.. Va,,x at,nia ia ttctN