Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-27
THE McCUE CASE.

the negro who was In his room on the
lot next to the McCue residence when
the murder occurred, was called. he
lived in a house back OF F. B. Moran's,
in an upstairs room, at the time of the
murder. II is about a hundred feet
from the bathroom window in t he NC
Cue house. Skinner said !: 81 was In
my room the night of September 4, ly-
ing on the bed, reading. / heard cry
ing and screaming, but did not know
where il was. Later went to the win
dow and heard il again, and knew 1t was
at the McCue house. The crying SEEM
ed like someone was dead or very sick.
1t was distressed cry. | went back to
bed and little later heard report OF
gun. Then | went back to the window
and everything seemed quiet. The cry
ing sounded like that of a woman. 1t
lasted three or four minutes before |
went 10 the window for the first time.
The crying was still going on when |
reached the window"
When asked by one of the jurors
Shether, after hearing the shot and
coming to the window, he could see
across to the McCue backyard, the wit
ness stated that he could, and replied
in the negative when asked if be saw
anyone running from the house through
the backyard.
DIR. ]. f. Early stated that when he
reached the McCue residence the night
of the tragedy Mr.. McCue was lying on
the floor crying. William McCue was
also crying. He fixed hypodermic in
lection for the accused, but DR.. McCue
said he would take charge OF Sammel.
Later DR.. McCue asked Dr.. Early to
try to get the prisoner to take mOrphia,
but the prisoner said, early, neither
you nor Frank can give me any NOR
phia."
"When first found McCue on the
floor | saw no wound on him." Dr. Early
continued. iLater ! saw slight abra-
sion on the right cheek bone, and he
was wiping it with handkerchief. !
examined it the neat day. II was just
as if someone had fallen and skinned
his knee on rock. The wound could
not have been produced with baseball
bat. examined his head and found no
evidence OF injury whatever. This was
Monday. There was comparatively no
swelling on the cheekbone, and no dis
coloration.
81 saw Mrs. McCue's body Sunday
night. Her nose was slightly hurt.
The right ear was cut almost in two"
Witness corroborated DIR. Venable's tes-
timony as to the gunshot wound. 1t
would have caused instantaneous death.
Witness described the boodstains on the
undershrt of the accused. Both wrist.
bands seemed to have been wet. He
went to the bathroom with Drs. McCue
and Venable to look for bloodstains.
The floor was saturated with water.
They did not examine the floor nor look
under the bathtub.
A juror inquired the position of the
deceased and the one who held the gun.
Witness said the deceased must have
been leaning over or in lower position.
Undertaken Biery stated that McCue's
undershirt was handed him. ut is in
the same condition now" said the wit
ness, Gas it was that night. When |
got it ! laid it on the floor by the bed.
afterwards wrapped it up entirely by
itself. Later | took it home and wrapped
it up in a newspaper. There was no
blood on my hands when | took the
shirt.
IL saw there were three or four finger
marks on the throat of the dead body.
They we're more distinct the next day.
The prisoner did not come to see the
body until it was in the coffin"
Policeman Grady, who Was the third
person to enter the McCue residence, tes-
titled that McCue said someone nearly
killed him, and probably killed Fannie /;
that his head hurt, and his chest hurt
also. He said he did not know who had
done the deed, but believed the criminal
was still in the house.
81 began search of the house" con-
tinued Grady. II went later to the
bathroom. The body of Mrs. McCue |
was Oh the rug Mr.. McCue came to
the bathroom door, and DR.. McCue said,
She is dead. Sam McCue said, "My |
God, my Maker, who could have had
enough against me to do me this way
and to kill my wife," The accused said |
he was undressing when he heard a
and looking around he saw a
dirty, greasy man, as if railroad man.
He reached Tor his gun, but the man
got hold Of him before he got the gun
or got it in position. They had tus
sic before he (McCue) was knocked out.
Mr.. McCue said his wife was in the
room when the man came in.
William Durrette, first cousin Of the
accused and whose absence on the first
day of the trial caused considerable COM
nent, was shown a bloody piece of un-
lershirt which he said he found behind
he bathroom door about IL clock the
lay after the murder.
81 took it," he said, "to the coroner,
who was in an adjoining loom. 1t was
about eight inches from the end Of the
between the door and the bath
ub. 1t is in the condition now as when
found it," On redirect examination
witness said it was partly under the bath
ub and partly under the door, according
o the evidence given by him before the
,oroner's inquest.
NJ. Kaufman, clothier, examined the
bloody shirt and compared the small
,iece found in the bathroom with it.
They fit in exactly" he said. He be-