The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-07
MORRIS. MATTER
EXPLAINED /. |. | ! D:
Dawson els Jury of T .1,a 1ls;a':;i
tiions With Broad Street
s . e. 5saS$ M erchaf1t.

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Unusual interest developed in the Busby
damage suit yesterday, owing to the fact;
| that tho court, after argument by courl Z.
| Sell, decided 8 to permit 8 Mr. Royal for
1.-the plaintiff Nh to exanline M ~ Luther
Dawson, chief efendant with reference g.
Ito his transac ton OF the affairs Of the
firm 81 Morris adncorporatedl.3 %
The object OF Mr.. Royal was 70 4estab-
iiish that Dawson Is not O. reput BILE lay
yer, and that he had d demonstrated this
|in& winding UP Esthe firm 8 business, blt
when he q had 4 examine "A n the VI tness Mt
some length On Y this line, q letter from
Morris was produced. stating that all his
dealings with NJ MI, 55 Dawson ma q heen
pleasant and sat lsfac tory. 3$8 J.
lii anticipate onYof this new feature q
lthe % se q d large 4 mum her Of spectators
were on 4 hand when court convened az az
q o clock T. q N. s.s N IN. .s Y
NJ Judge tiiIjgra nj had heard the lawyers,
on3i the b uestlon n OF the q o.
testimony NJ referring to the Morris mat 4
ter, during the morning, and when ne as :. ~,
cended the, bench Il he announced that NJ z
would allow 4 the ma ter to "a DO brought
In and Mr. Royal prdce eded g question
tho witne ss, IA 8
How Hell Met Morris.. 8.
" FDawson stated Il that he had met
j. "a. Morris. fir'nS q Molrls
$Uncorporated) A intS1 903, hen the Siaete y
had Sappr him and askea =
hefwould like to invest some money " y =! =
pood 3hnsi "a ST. referring to his oyy k
sSWitne ma de- Morris a loan Of 81 go !,
which was afterwards found TO- po IN
amfficent d to relieve him, ant & this 4 was
ai,emented with 81 90 INA kinf: ~ 2 =
Later this was secured by e. g deed g =
i trust on theS stock I. !. NJ !, s, i, Il i,
rs Finally there was 9 sale ~ sh'i.ue.
Moore Tor 50 500, and Dawson. puiau
money, the business BENG s, ~ 4 ND Nd was
IInane The nerohan use n On Y
not sold to Moore. N. u.
wson said he was OF course inter.
acted ia get back tile So, 200 pvt 41nto stne
-, 81 :, eae sls After this was paid rs there
M saoo left from the sale. OF which y ne
admitted, Morris got thing Y, !. e ].
Witness said he had raised sl,aooI g
3eaf,sfvfcertan claims again = Morris ",
corpora ted) In the hands OF chrtasH wv.
attorney This paid ~ ,,ss -
atS4b cents in tho ollar.t III answer e
a,cst ,oi,sS BY Mr.. Royal, vi tness $declared
~ know nothing OF an Legged effort On
M IN rt@of Schnurnlall, the tallo 70 70
~ I1cas the Is chief s. ior
9 1n,,lh,s :, bookkeeper at 81 500 per year.
1,thnther view Of STAYING Of Lucas 9 ,1es-
t,mnnv in the case. tlo also ask - onn
son IL he had agreed to pnt SiV,o ~ \.
sc:,n,,rnan's business, and the laa't, lef ue7
nied that he had e. ], q, "a the
Mr. Rnynll attempted to eSa mus ny ~,
,,,itress with reference, to some 5otter gu
iataral matters, but Ibis q uest IONS t"et'
ruled out by the court lN $s'ss "a s3.s.. AZ
The Morris % tier: !,
rha letter from Norris, which was @ re-
" t ~ inv. and which was tested py -
- 80 ~ nilblic, was as follows \. ~
w. Richmond, "a, arc = y, ilvV -
49, whom, 1T May Concern i, !, !,
the certify that = became, y Y,
tad with Mr.. Luther ~ ..' =
~ 81 m ri Of 1892 and from t.tia ~
ms nreseI,t + have nun Y s,,n,,d
e e,e ~ renson to regard him as -I1lona'
M! NJ I'm siness relations With Mr.. DaWson !,
,a,,o been.. pleasant and satista Glory IN ", 3
Tehao !, Wiling and cheerful testimony =, %
~ ~ ssact thntS ho has been hsol tely talth-
sml N l,is dealings with me ana n w !,
~. I, uht# or reason to regard hl1nl aS o's'S'
| than an honorable man, n, Nh
~ know Mr., Bloomherg before \ a.u y &
~ u,so S As lie was attorney FOR p 3,
ties Who sold out TO Morris, IA 10
Il selected him as my a. !, !
represented mo IL the sale 70 Aipo's' A''u
| I was satisfied With his serV .Ssa !,
ic, W." JAMES MORRIS, y
Nh Royal finished with Nlr:. lawson -
4 short While. and Mr.. Bloomperg, anot'',
srSnf theN defendants, was IN troaucea WV
was being questioned by MS 9 utto's'V'
Wien court adjourned for the da
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