The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-05
lMr. II. M. Smith Played Sleeve
Gard, Which, Astounded ~
the Plaintiff. tggssSS
AFTER CONFERE NC i 3 'iI!.'
Mr.. ROYAL q ] ~ REMAINS Z /! \ y
.Busby Conspiracy Suit on Verge
81 Collapse and 3Fervid Appeal IA
Mad ediate Verdict
83 for Defendants Case to 81
Proceed T F lain 3,g@
tiff Under Heavy Fire. 8,s

3giAft
& lust Y before the adjournment q & tho 4
Law ana Equity Court last nlght there ~
was a highly dramatic dent IN the N
interesting da,nage suit OF u . II.sy Busbygs
against Sol. II. 81 oomb berg. I,nt her Dawss
son and Harry Marks, md t looked sa atssf
ono tine as II, as a result, the case $ofsssss
tho plaintiff would collapse and me rmi itSSsSss
anSimmediate verdict for he efend dan tl nts9sS
Il This did mot fol and tllea
Jury was djourned over nnt lilo 'cloclsisl
this morning when Mr.. B!sby Splain;sa,
tiff, will he further Gro -exami mired sbySSsa
Nj. H, NJ. Smith, Of counsel for the de-
PENDANTS. n Ss VA
The case had dragged almost through
the second day Of its tri hen Mi,
Smith played a. sleeve ta card Is ..s hictl;4
$cr cnted the u utmosta statexcitement.s ~ the$
3cour t-roon,. 4Allst the afternoon,S tho pla ir-
tiff had been sunde Ter the heavy fire Of "a
rigid and searching scross-examln q tion U, ,byss
slAr1 Smith. and It Wns IN ca II Sos sclo loelsS
when the aggressi nd vo cate rung hissssi
snrpfise sf$
B!lshXss sersenslea has hesa als
Itweens hes Pendants ga
termed subseduen tos5J llTle ~ sa
IsthntS he never gave Dawson any q lthori- 81
1Stysto act for him until II het power 70 at-S
torney which was prod duced u on 7 Thurss3Ss
day, and which was lnted June \
1906 ~ # {$ 3S
Fatal Letter Sprung N sSStf III
q On cross -ex animation Mr., Smith had
tho witness time and a gnln to elterateS
his recollection on hese points, and hem
he had done this over and oyer again
he asked II he would recognize his stg-
nature to any paper a + It We're separated Ss
from the body OF the letter or instru-s
ment. The witness declared that he could N
and Mr.. Smith handed him two or three
papers. folded so as to show only the Il
signatures. Witness took them and saf-$
ter careful examination, marked one as
genuine which appeared nt the bottom9
of the following letter. which was LhenSs
read to the cons formation OF all save
defendants: 4jsss Nj ut Ss
Richmond, i, j June Il. 1903
Mr. Luther Dawson, Esq. Attorney at gS
IA Law, City: VA
Dear Slr,-Refarrrng to our CONVEX s
satlon OF yesterday. will say that 4; ;I,s sSS
have decided to place my business and ss 81
affairs unreservably In your hands 5
as my attorney. I am satisfied that g
you will protect my interest and ,ad-S
Z just,the matter fair to all parties cons sf
cerned, and now Instruct you to- pro- s8
ceed as you deem best under the cir-gs h
oumstances.ZI have over bought which,
is my only trouble. and feel sure my
assets will easily pay out all Of arnyssS95S
liabilities II they are not sacri ficod sfss
and I can get easonable extension
+ would like to set an extension. !. ifsaa388
possible, as don't have any desire to
compromise with my creditors. prefer S9
ing to give up everything p have. {gSSlA
81, II. BUsBY.'' 5
Looked Quite Panicky. l
In second, Mr.. ". 7. Royal aofla