The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-15
IBUSBY ENDS \
TESTIMONY
The Plaintiff III This Interest
ing Case Spends Several
Hours on Stand.
LUCAS WAS ALSO EXAMINED
Confidential Clerk and Book
Keeper Closely Questioned
by Attorneys.

Yesterday was the second day Of the
+ second trial of the damage suit Of j. IL
81 Isusby against Luther Dawson, Sol. l..
Bloolnberg and Harry Marks. and II was
entirely consumed In tho examination OF
witnesses introduced BY the plaintlft,
MIR. Busby having completed his story
ana Mr. a. l.. Lucas, his confidential
clcrk and bookkeeper, having been put
on. though he will not conclude his testi-
inuny until to-day. II #}lf
Mr.. Busby was rigdly cross-exanlined1
in turn by Messrs Smith Meredith ana
1Iunton, after his counsel. Mr.. Royal,
had finished with his examination IN
4 chief. and then Mr.. Lucas was put on,
and when court took a recess at 6:So
O'Clock last night until TO o'clock TINS
,norninC he was being cross-eSan1ined
nv Mr.. Meredith, who Is representing MT.
Harry Marks one of the defendants
While there were some sharp passages
u between Messrs Royal and smith on
yesterday they were not as FREQUENT ass
ON the previous day, and, Judge ingram
Ind the Jury taken out only once Tor the
nnrrpso of hearing argument upon the
admission Of evidence. The case IS oeins
vigorously contested By the lawyers on
&hoth Sides and it looks now as II the
second trial will be long drawn out.
when Mr.. Lucas resumes his testimony
TO-DAY ne will bring number Of books
md papers asked for by Mr.. Mereolth
md his associates.
Morning Session.
Court convened promptly, at 10 - o,c aeSx
and Mr.. Bnsby resumed i ms ,,s co,,nsel
being further cAai''l 'eu ny - - d,
He Completed his direct testimony With VT IA
m lt ,is,d,v v rrossseSainined by Mr.. Smith,
counsel for Mr.. Blo c,, Ell ,oss d,d not
saIon paid Dawson by hin for endors,inEi
his paper and he and Mr.. sm SIM n, ,,tIa
some rather warm passages AT o' r,d duo onv
Ser r,,t m,'he een,r rac With Dawson except
those already In evidence, and when N, ne
had reitesnseds , ,is ne wS MaS Witness said
was in the handwriting Of Lucas his
confidential clerk and signed pS ,o mln's o,i
was as p offered not as material evidence II. In
the case, but to test the memory OF, OF , inc
witness t related only to the se d0 " ON
Invention by the witness ~.
WITNESS admitted to Mr. Smith that
he had not been grealt,,y wor in r. Juna
10 1908 and up to that time ne had no.
Thought he would need an.eSten, n, In,i Ha
ai isxe mo- a nn1 Until Jnne aeth it was on
that duy he discovered his real condl-
4pi aa;ea II On Z t6 hstos aay: = -
good deal q f1 eressi5n nye arf fse
Famous s,te q the 18th Of June writ
ten in Lucas's hand and signed by the
plaintiff, turning his affairs fair; over .od to
or known anything OF the letter unth
i WAS handed m on the E. stand at 1.-THE the
the Se letter he aid, it t to sac . MI
& Al Dawson. w
Mr.. smith elwelt at length upon the let
tiers or June nth and It REQUIRED fully
l1alf an hour to dispose Of this point He
and the witness kept up their cross firing
ana qa o Teure SHIN e a4ps o ee
The questions responsively. Mr.. Royal
took a hand, and the court ruled that
promptly, 1t was a weary task that Mr..
Smith was meeting, and it was still with
great difficulty that he made any consid-
could not get dates and circumstances
regarding letters. SC. clearly in his mind.
b So ad M Lnoas had
\ fore he could not recall details. He did
not recall that It was on the 18th Of June
ralk over affairs, but denied that he was
IN a nervous state OF mind over the mat
Ter.
Testing Memory.
1t was a msmory Testing contest in
which Mr.. Smith had engaged the wit.
IL
= head. Mr., Hunton now took a hand and
ing Of dates, and then MI. Smith took
him in hand again.
MI. Smith had before him the testimony
he often invoked It in proceeding with
his cross examination.
Asked by Mr.. Smith as to what extent
June !, 1903 the latter said about sll5OO,
and thaL the notes We're In two banks.
s hid p T9e aS sSn w sd also s a
owe Dawson anything besides the sll50O
on the notes on June LIST. but this was
lie probably Owed him $1,000 borrowed
about this.
ny Dawson to the creditors OF Busby.
asking for extension, was produced, and 1
witness declared that he. had given Daw- 1
,on 70 : az, authority TO send out such q let
Ter some eighteen replies from Northern
<sreditors t9 this letter were produced and
was away at Otterbuln Springs for his
health. Mn Meredith read all the letters
10 ,',,i the ,5 Jury, They We're nearly all dated
June "a ana suggested many different
plans OF settlement, most Of them offer.
ing extension of from thirty to ninety
no recollection OF authorizing Dawson ''e on
June 2oth 70 send out any etters, and
that Ja he gaye ld M esw po Of lGrR
ted that while he had given Dawson no
power of attorney until Monday, he and
Dawson had talked the matter over with
reference TO his affairs. but they had
reYer reached any definite conclusion
a until Monday. He nnaly admitted after
much questioning that he had talked with
Dawson about the matter of extension be-
fore the creditors came here and before
he heard Of the Marks letter.
Letter to Creditors.
The form OF letter written In pencil by
Dawson and dated June goth, and furnish
ed Lucas 10 be sent out TO the debtors OF
Busby. MAS introduced and witness said
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THE DOCTORS AGREE.