The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Time It Takes to Fill the McCue
Bath Tub With Hot Water.
Especial from q STAT. c.orrespondentl

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, Oct. Go
Court rcconyencd promptly and was
soon back at work again. The crowd
rscr. The sun had disappeared behind
the clouds The light In the room was not
Of the best, though, by no means bad
Ina ton was resumed. Mr. G.. L.. Dc
Mott took the stand. He Is the civil
en- ginecl WHO was examined YESTERDAY.
Gilr1er he had visited the house Of Nc
Cue this morning turned on the hot
water spigot and took an account Of the
time necessary to I'LL tho tub: TIA g tho
spigot found running when Mrs. McCues
body was found In the tub 54 W.
The engineer stated that 1t took twenty
five minutes and fifteen seconds for the
water to fiji the tub up to the overflow;
point During this time there were three
partial stoppages. when the water ran
at about lalftof its usual capacity. These
draught on the pipe from another portion
OF the house The periods during which
4 they continued We're as follows: First.
third, ten seconds, Deducting one-half Of
5thesE 5fortyascconds to compensate for tho
4rart . stoppages, the actual Length, Of
time elapsed In .llllng the tub With tho
twenty four minutes and flfty-hvc sec.
onds. When the water. in the tub was
up to the overflow point. the tub was
two-tlfirds, or hree-quar,ers full. There
were about six cubic feet OF water in It,
or about iorty-flve gallons There arc
about eight pounds Of water TO q gallon.
The weight OF the human body is prac-5
ticaIls the same as that o. water. Sup
pos ing a body weighing about lis pounds
Mrs. Mccuc's wcight--to have been on
7tireiy submerged In tho tub. It would
have displaced fourteen and q half gall
Ions of water, and the tub would have
been filled In sixteen and tWo-thirds min
utes. 's5s #S.3
These fine technical points shot over the
heads of the majority of tho crowd, and
II was with something Ike d sense of
relief that the audience saw Mr.. De Mott
leave tho stand
The Undertaken.
8 The next witness was Mr.. Biery, the
undertaken present Mt the McCuc house
the residence between 10 and Il =. NJ.
ana took charge Of the body. Witness
looked 1T the bloody shirt and identified
It ;.s.the one handed to him by Mr. Mr.,
.What did you do with the shirt?'
s"I laid 1t on he foot of the bed
WAS there any blood on the 5be .is", !,
mo; ! laid It on the tloor--the wood. n
What did you do with It
y wrapped IT up myself.
I'm a. newypnpcr-two or. three Thick
nesses OF ne&spapcr."
.5,E''Was twin the gown? 7,
mo, sir. & was Il g bundle !, by Itself"
Vel Wh tho els ssir ad yo my once and
locked It up until the next day. Mr.;
Gilmer3 pnd Mr.. Rogers sent for #, and
] gave 1t to them,
when yon., received tho shirt from MI,
p!nwlddic?'
aGy s axo Wien w a ct a wG' Ky on 9u,e
Had you washed your hands this
tlme?' asked q juryman.
49, ~ Va, SIRE Of that? q
Ii response to INQUIRIES by Captain Ip'.t,In
Woods TIE undsrta ne Sa'a rht az Tt tHe
m ~ rTtis he had noticed the finger marks
On tbs throat OF, the dead women I l1'i
marks were palmer s1e nsnl 90, uhy ,ne va. a.
MEG McCue While he was handling the body.
Me n.1f frst time he saw the prisoner beside
the body was when the corpse lay ~ the
'asAs' i Laughter Tug in Court.
nrowoked frequent laughter from the
GSs2s6S fh!syy s., Who IS d 1ses
sh i prmtiyts oo nn reaGY Some Of lis re-
p''"lms o Wsi long does it take you e embalm
body Mr Bery a fhaf a nat Iae time"
"Mril 9 som aiai1 a1Ns 1T down and rest"
ibid YOU, 90 hat this time
The vvioluble Undertaken exhibited AZ
amazing disregard FOR sonyen}l9 3anen1s
~ ~ 1h,,msels, When MI. I4au pointed out
some discrepancies the manstaltd q. r. ~ hag
v Without leudng ~, He didn't kno "
whether he sad certain things a1a before npn n9
he said he wrapped the shirt up first; ,at
another a saa ~ tba wraHipsed m nal bgr rs
Re SAID lie didn't know which ne rag
Wrapped lip first. lie was sure NC nag
wrapped them separately.
y Policeman's Testimony.
+ For THO next hour, the court was busy
wifi the Testimony OF IT, g. Grady. the
nyiice officer, whose name has Inquired
asr pEosnstty IN the b saA phon s bei
i mn, and lie answered it. lie WAS told
iiiaii' I Il rohber was IL the house OF sam
MsGle. lie dropppd tlle receiver ana
N'F ti7.i' voice was II you heard over