The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-06

These three points were the fact that
N1cCuc was not and could not have been
unconscious; the tell-talo blood marks on
the shirt, and finally the conflicting
statements Of the accused.
a mathematical demonstration was
made by. Mr. McCuc., He referred to. tho
fact that tho witnesses Of tho defense
itself had stated that the murder liud
occurred some time between 0;15 and 0:30S
T.. NJ. The speaker gave tho prisoner
the benefit OF the doubt and supposed
that the crime had occurred ut o:30.
o'clock. Thereafter he proceeded to, show
that at 9:O5 p. NJ. McCuc and his VITO
were on the street ana engaged IN con-
Sversatlons with Mr.. Dinwiddie and Others.
which could not have taken less than
cight minutes. This brought the time to
9:13 p NJ. at that hour tho man and
wife were at the gate bidding adieu to
Mr.. Dlnwiddic. They went in. opened the
house, and proceeded to the sbcd-chalnber.
1t was III evidence that Mrs. McCuc was
one Of the best-dresstd women In Char
Elottcsvl!lc; It was also In evidence that
she had disrobcd ana d6hned her night
gown when she was killed. She wore
her Sunday clothes. 1t was reasonable
to suppose that she was careful In laying
them away. She had partially Embossed
her hair. Ten minutes. the attorney de-
clared, was a reasonable estimate
1.-THE time necessary to COM
plctez these duties This brought the
time up to- 9:23 r. NJ. Between that time
and the utmost limit given by tho de-
tense for the moment of tho crime
there was an interval of about seven
minutes, Into this brief space many
things had to be crowded Tho woman
WAS attacked, beaten, choked; shc was
chnsed from the bed-chamber to
shot: the plug was put In the bathroom;
the bath-room; she was shot; the
went through the tedious process Of get
plug was put in tho bathroom:
ting in connection with his brother.
Thou Art the Man.
"Gcntlemcn," declared MI. Gilmer, sol
EMMY, think of It. All Of this was done
in seven minutes. Was there any time
to be unconscious? Was there? Gentle-
men OF the jury, he was not unconscious,
Gentlemen. this man murdered his own
wife; isTtho man !'''s1 "a,
The Conlmonwealth's attorney, with
growing eloaucnce. went ON to discuss
the various theories OF the murder adj
yn,iced by tho defense His argument
here was along the line Of that Of his
associates who had preceded him. lie
ridculed the theory of "a burglar who
would 70 so far as to kill the wife ana
knock the husband senseless, and then
walk out Of the house, leaving everything
tuntouched--a burglar who could open a
half dozen windows and doors before he
left He likewise belittled the suggestion
left He likewise ;7elittled the suggestion
a man seeking vengeance on either tho
hus band or tho wife, or both.
Then. gentlemen" he cried ~ -
could be none OF these, who was It !? VINO,
was the man who killed this won1anY
Gentlemen 1t was Sam McCue. ~
The bloody shirt and the night gown
were held up by Mr.. C;ilrler. He pointed
to the blood spots on tho former. he
showed where tho sleeves had been
washed. and he called attention to the
fnct that there was not n stain upon the
cloth below the point to which the
trousers reached. Tho tell-talc spots on,
4thc hack were also pointed out, as was
the tear III the front. A man would have
ripped the entire shirt of In q scunle:s
this little tear was where the weak. but
desperate hand OF n woman had ltllen'a
The night gown WIS taken tnfoueh .i.e
isame process. The rents In It were on
posed and We're declared by the speaker.
TO be the work Of the raging husband
The Shirt Sleeves.
Finally Mr.. Gilmer made another test
OF the length Of tho sleeves designed to
offset the Wednesday, night test by Mr.
Sinclair, OF the defense. The speaker
called to Woods, n deputy sergennt, ana
asked him to pull off his coat Woods
removed 81 variety OF Weapons from MS
person ma thon walked forward ~ MS
shirt sleeves Glmcr laid tho sleeve
n coinsts his muscular arm. 1t came nearly
TO tho wrist.
Following up this line Of argument, Mr..
elmer made number OF other strong
points, He emphasized thp fact that
three different kinds Of weapons were
nj different times claimed to be used ny
this remarkable burglar. He asked II
1t was conceivable that tho maraudsr
had first struck AIcCue a love-lick with
tho bat and then whackcd him with
sand bag. He declared that Il IT had