Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-04
M'CUE Is ECCENTRIC.
ru,s the COMMISSION DECIDES IS
AIS TROUBLE, NOT INSANITY.
=. Perfect Health, sleeps Like BABY
Is Prosperous. and Mt feace
with all Mankind.

Mr.. B. Taylor McCue is not q iuna'ic,
int ia eccentric and has exalted views
about his property and its values.
This was the conclusion reached by inc
commission which met in the Police
Conrt room at 4 o'clock yesterday alter
noon 10 INQUIRE into the mental condi'ion
Of the tobacconist and well-known hanonc
Republican.
Ne vas therefore discharged from Gus
tody and given his unrestralned nDelty,
He bas not been imprisoned at al, Dut mas
heen nnder a $500 bond, with MI; Edgar
Allan as his surety since last Weuhne9JJ ;.y
morning, when Justice Crutcnneiu u,I,
missed the charge OF tnrea,ehSu $500
upon which no was arrested tDe uny D.io "a
ordered that commission 10
to investigate the case. as,
MIR. McCue has been brought very con.
snicnously before tho public in the last
few weeks and his name has been gwen d
notorietv not at oil enviable. Inc history
of the entire affair has been pubiisheu III
full in the Dispdfch. each chapter being
given as the Developments were made, ana
with this report of the investigation lnaue
YESTERDAY the interesting and IN many IT,
spects novel story closes, .,:4;o,
The Patterson letter, the lnvestleatl13n
made by the Tobacco Trade, the escapaue
of last Tuesday, which resulted "a tho az
rest of this individual on the charge Oh
threatenino TO assault Mr. Z. ID. Christian
with a whip. and the examination IN the
Police Court the next day, wnlcn resulted
in the issuing Of the warrant TOR lunacF,
are events all of which are fresh IN Inc
minds of the public. and especially the
readers Of this naper, who have been Kept
fully and reliably posted.
rHE CROWD ASSEMBLIES.
The Investigation drew large crowd 10
the PoIice-C Court room Yesterday afternoon,
and il was an assemblage very Inherent
from those that usually throng the room.
II wac composed of tObaccOnlsts, real es-
tate agents, and other prominent business
men. 7,,;..o,,
Oh the fast mail yesterday afternoon anu
was at court long before the appointed
time. He seemed to be in the best 81 spirits
and was 90 serene as a bright May mornln9.
The familiar half-blown red rose WIN tw IVY
Green leaves forming background
adorned his lapel. lie wore white era;
vat. light trousers, and shiny beaver and
looked rs neat as a new pin. he carried
his massive gold-headed cane, which he
saws was presented to him recently.
MIR. EDGAR Allan. counsel for the accused
walked into the courtroom few minutes
before O'Clock. and after chatting with
his client for few minutes ne entered the
Office of Justice Crutchheid. Where tners,
were several other gentlemen. The cTowo
continued 10 grow until the proceedings
were opened.
An IRBFGULARJIy.
The iusticos selected TO constitute the
commission assembled the bench at lew
minutes after 4 o'clock, and Deputy-Ser-
geant Lee raped TOR order. .;5;uu
Mr.. 4. C.. Saunders was the presiding
iustice. and his associates were Messrs.
George c. Childrcv ". \. Graves.
As soon as Mr.. Allan read the warrant ne
called attention to the section OF the CODE
regulating the holding of commissions
which provides that the justice issuing a
lunacv warrant shall associate two others
with him and the three shall constitute
the commission. lie pointed to the tacl
that this warrant was signed by romeo
Justice John j. Crutchheld, and that &C,
cording TO the law this was not a legal
commission. and anything thatlt might &c
could not be recognized. He said lie dlo
not raise this point as tecnni callty' pu'
made. might toe a proper one. lie there.
fore submitted the motion, when he saio
was q rather novel one. to dissolve the
commission.
The members put their heads together
and were comforting when Mr.. Allan sue
cested that as solution that one OF th'
Justices might. If he had any information
that would Justify him in 50 doing. issue
new warrant and have the other two sum
moned at once as ms associates.
Mir. Saunders retired TO the once OF th'
Police Justice, and after an absence o.
about ten minutes he returned ana handee
a new warrant to Mr.. Allan. AS q matter
of form tins was served on the other two
Justices and the commission was then re
cogniZed az proper one.
ABOUT THE DOCTORS.
Then the names of the three physicians
summoned we're called. DR.. Gordon, tn
physician to the jail and DR.. II. Cabel
Tobb were present, but DR.. Davis was not
MIR. Allan said he had seen Dr. Davis ant
il was possible that the latter would no
be present, as he was very busy and knew
nothing about Mr.. McCue and preferred t(
have nothing to do with the case
DIR. Tabb said he did not know mir. NC
Cue. and did not wish to lust at this juno
ture. He expressed the hope that m
would be excused. DR.. Gordon, be said
who was ,y-oficts a member of the comnals
sion. lad better act. He and DR.. Gordon
differed as to how far the right OF alustlc'
to summon witnesses IN such cases ex
tended. and he hoped the question woul'
be settled some time, but not Just then' a
he desired to be permitted TO retire. -,
MIR. Allan said he had 'phoned 10 u
Court Yesterday morning TO request Una
Ia Il. i
Wexford. be summoned, but he ana no
see the Doctor present. 1t was stated tina
the witness had not been summoned.
Justice Saunders suggested mat the cas-
be continued until Monday at i. M., u
order to have DR.. Wexford, but Mr. ALA
vigorously opposed this. aS It would entail
Great hardehins on ms client. whose affair
were already suffering because OF the I'm
plicatiou that he WAS lunatic; A telS
phone message announced that DR.. Wen
ford was on his way down and he soon al
rived.
After a somewhat lengthy conference be
tween Drs. Wexford and Gordon and th
three magistrates the inquiry was begun q
about O'Clock.
DIR. EERR ABSENT.
The witnesses whose names were Gale
were Messrs. 2. A. Sublett, Frank ID. Hi
" d. Gibson. John Wren. W. c. Taylor
n. W. Bowe, b. Lorraine, W. II Aborn, an
Rev. DR.. Robert z. Kerr. All answere
and were sworn except MIR. Taylor (wh
had been excused) and DR.. Kerr.
Whsn the latter's name was reached
while the witnesses were being examine
MIR. Allan made a statement which was
the effect that he had seen DR.. Kerr an
that the latter. who was a witness Tor Tn
defence, has expressed the wish that n
mi0ht be excused. as his appearance in tb
case. into when politics had been injected
might DO detrimental 70 himself and h.