The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-26
Dr.. Shops Rheumatic Remedy

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chair. "tlat no blood had cons from the
body UP to tho time Of this last thorough
examination
The Blood-Stained Shirt.
DR.. AIcCue stated that his brother on
the night Of the tragedy wore al UNDER
when was this shirt removed, Doc
tor?"l asked Captain Woods.
While the final examination was IN
progress, ''#said the witness.
The shirt was held UP to view. There
We're blood-stainss upon It,. Witness idcn-
titled the shirt. He asked some one for
this garment on the might Of the murder.
II went tottle clothes basket and got
the shirt said DR.. NaCue.
Thc prisoner was leaning forward In his
chair His eyes We're fixed upon the wit
ness. Suddenly he turned, gaZcd into the
gallery, and his left eye wnked. prola-
bly, by accident or from the glare OF the
light a
The Shirt Was Dry.
Proceeding, tho witsess stated that SO
far as he could remember there were
some blood- stains on Mr.. McCue's shirt
when he gotsi out OF the clothes basket.
Witness explained that his brother, : IA u &C
was bleeding, and that no assumed that
the blood on the shirt had como from
the wound. The shirt, the witness Thought,
was dry when lie first touched It,.
CAPTAIN Woods again brought out the
faetithnt there was no discharge Of blood
from Mrs. McCuc's body until the final
examination.
"And ii was while this examination
was III progress that Your. brother took
off his SHIRT, was 1t not, Doctor? asker
Captain Woods.
mo sir sand tho witness. lie LOOK
off his shirt later. It was done after the
undertakes had finished ISL Their Wo ,1,n,,
The base ball bat was held UP and slden-
tilted. Witness said he was sitting ny
sofa holding his brothers. hand when MS
attention was first called to the bat,
He noticed near the lower end OF tue
stcl; n spot which Tho took to be q blood
stain. Tic bat was taken in charge by
tho City Sergeant.
The Gun in Court.
The gun was next produced and wit
ness stated where he had first seen !
ana what became ft Oh the night OF
the murder. john Perry. n domestic IN
the house of NcCuc, a small negro boy,
had thrown the gun open and a discharged
cartridge dropped out. The boyNslept In
a room n@few feet from the bathroom.
When witness went to house followed
closely by Captain Grady Perry and NC
Cue were the only persons in the house
alive Dir. McCue said he did not call7for
police assistance, he did not observe
clocks ana note the time, In q Very
short time after the arrival Of witness
lit the house people began to assemble
Tho sofa on which the accused lay on
tho night Of tho murder was across >,ie
Fireplace 1t has since been removed,
owing to the necessity Of keeping 1lrc
constantly going.
The body was taken from the batl-tub
ana laid upon Il rug. The accused was
standing Just outside the bnt!l-roo door
Witness thought his brother had stepped
inside tho room aud looked down At inc
corpse. So far as DIR. alcCue knew the
husband had not touched tho body.
Reference was mado to the emergency
grip Dr. McCuo took with him to the
house OF NIcCuc on the night Of the mur-
dor. 1t was Sxl6 inches ana from four
to six inches deep. on the way witness
did not stop TO give alarm TO anybody.
The rug was brought in, Witness could
not Identify It but stated that there was
II rug on the floor of tho bathroom, lIe
did not remember noticing any blood
stains upon it, S .5
Her Gown Was 6BloOd-Stalned,
The gown worn by Mrs. McCue was
unroled.-n blood-sta.ned thing. DR.. Me-
Cue would not attempt to asert positive
ly that 1t was the same He knew that
after the final examination OF the body
the gown bgcame stained MI over With
blood.
Dr. McCue said lie had been the physi-
clan of the ATcCue household for several
years. On the night Of the murder his
brother was suffering, He offered his as
sistance--a hypodermic in1ecsion--bat the
accused declined the service saving he
thought he could ''pull through all right"
when arrived ut the house." said Dr.
McCue, my hrothernppeared TO be daaed,
He appeared dazed for Y day or two NJ
forwards. AS well as ] can remember,
the first thing lie said was; Go hunt for
FANNIE While was stancins of the
staircase | could hear the water IN the
bath tub running. Ny brother told me
to look for Ills Wife. but did Sn3t say
where she was. He said nothing to indi-
cate that Ire knew whether she Was live
or dead
After pointing out nne ortwp d'serepan'-
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