The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-08

Mir. III. +. Luct,s, Confidential
Clerk and Book Keeper, Cliief
Witness Of Day
DAWSON TO TAKE THE STAND
5Busb,y Damage Suit Still At
tracing Attention 10 Last
3 Several Days Yet.

tracing Attention. 10 Last
33 Several Days Yet.
tA8 The trial OF the Busbys damage suit pro-
dressed we'll In tho Law and Equity Court
yesterday The plaintiffs direct testimony!
was all gotten IN, his last witness having
Is been his confidential clerk and book
+ Keeper, Mr. a. +. Lucas. VS. 4. Fl
85s Mr.. Lucas was on tho stand nearly all
& day, and testified to some interesting
things, and when tuken IN hand by Mr.
Smith on croBs-cxamination was the vic
4 Tin OF another surprise, which almost,
{ equalled that which came * With the
springIng OF the famous letter. by the
defendant counsel the other day, when
Air. Busby was on the stand.
IS rho surprise OF yesterday was occasioii-
ed blythe producing. Of some telcgrnrnls
relating to the 5reshipmcnt Of goods from
Il tho u store OF y Busby3 a TO- y 1.oeklcim. the
& philadelphia creditor. Of the plaintiff
X There were several OF these telegrnmsa
sent by Dawson to witness, and the lat --5
tiers memory was shown n OF 10 be very
clear as to the order In which they Nerc
rcceiyed The plaintiffs counsel did not
was marked receiver by the MI illness, was
4 IN the hands OF the defendants counsel,
n until III was handed by Mr.. Smith to
Il MIR Lucas. # sP55 # ~ .S
when the trla! Is resumed at 10 o'clock
today. It sis likely that Mr.. Lnthcr loa W
son will be tho first witness. Nil. Dawson
& being one OF tho defendants In the full
his evidence Will attract attention., az
a W to this time only ono side Il OF the
story has been told, except what f,as
been drawn from the planting $ witnesses
3in$Ithe way OF admissions under Mr..
Snitt,s sharp and sometimes biting
cross-examination. 5s
Talk With Dawson.
~ Mr.. Lucas yesterday testified as to an
alleged conversation between himself and
Mr. Dawson on August II. 1903, In which
he said the latter mportuned the witness
to try8to get Busby to sell out TO Lucas
q at 90 cents OH the dollar He testified
that Dawson said that he had Busby tied
II I'm II, bank 80 he could not raise any more
& money. He also said that Dawsoii's prop.
osition was that Lucas should buy the
( stock at half price and j transfer II ~
+ Dawson and his associates Lucas SAID ne
was TO get for his services 800 In the
stock OF the proposed comnanY:sa salary
3 or $50 per week as secretary OF the CON-
W.
81 or the profits f3tie business.
This agreement Is vet out IN the decla-
ration In q letter from Dawson to Lucas.
< under date Of AUGUST sls. l Es. 4,
Il B,lsby was the first witness. and hG was
called and questioned by Mr. Roya II. q 4, 9
testified that SUBSEQUENT 70 ne 4,
y ing of the demurrer OF the defendants IN
4 Harry ii Marks WIS changed 70. Harry
Marks Clothing Company dnc.)
AS to Ink and Pen.
Mr.. Busby was also ques TONED as 70
the kind of Ink and pen usually employee 4. s,
BY linn in writing, and ne /, SAD AID - Tn
XII his G Ii,cas USUALLY, Isl filled for1him These
questions were asked IN pursuance OF !, the ;fl
forgery theory suggested BY inc the pl IAN
The witness. was severely cross.exa,ma +,
ined BY Mr.t Smith. and at this point MI.
I Lucas took the stand. I, ],
dtion Of the plaintiffs business, and he
spoke al some length on TINS poln n,,,s
had nlse testified lie as 10 the method OF keep
ing the plaintiffs books; Mr.. Lucas ST re- e.
sumcd his testimony ana Wa is an nss Ter
Z Dawson got control Of the plaintiIs hus-
iness Tho sist OF this was that ne re-
ported regularly to g;Da Wson. by y,., s!Ving
him statements as to the condition q
The next question was highly interest
ing, as 1t apparently paved the way ior
& tie charge OF the plaintiff that Busbyls
3 signature had been forged. though 80
cieverly as 10 deceive even Busby.a Z, |,
8 "AIr Lucas. look at that signature and
saw II it Is signed 4 In the same INK as
the body. which you wrote 81, -.
Counsel for the defense Immediately
Mr. Smith. after examining. the paper,
Z admitted that the Ink seemed 70 20 al, al
ferent, whcreupon Mr.. Royal SAID tlia tlI
he woul 4 Withdraw the question ,the 81 had
around for the Jury to look at. ;s
Objection Ma de.
Counsel for: tho defense strongly Oh.
x jected 4 when Mr. Royal asked witness
q y non Dawson first formed him that ile
was In charge of the business. me. eou our
witness replied that Dawson first said he
was In charge June e. sssaS z , (,
Counsel for plaintiff handed witness g
" percil-Written8 paper, which witness sald
was a form of3dun for tho expedltlng OF
n small collections, which Dawson at his
& GilIcas's) request, had drawn up. The
form" was dated June 20. and advised r.s {!
for Busby. had been entrusted with q
claim for collection. It was signed Daw ";
According to witness, he thought paw.
son drafted the letter as a matter OF ac-
commodntion, simply, to assist the ollec-
E ton Of slow accounts. Dawson had not
hesltated TO scratch IT on. The tran!s ga
tion apparently all took place IN g few
Dawson had never. been paid for any
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