The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-29
GREAT MYSTERY
ABOUT M'CUE CASE
Son of the Accused Man on
the Stand
OTHERS CONTRADICT HIM
Attorney for Commonwealth States
That He Is Laying Predicate for
impeachment of the
Sons Testimony.
OTHERS CONTRADICT HIM

Charlottesville, Va, October %
Mrs. f. A. Massey, whose residence is
directly opposite the McCue residence,
was the first witness called when the
trial of ex-Mayor McCue was resumed
today. the examination of Willie Nc
Cue, the defendants son, who was on
the stand when court adjourned yes
terday, being temporarily suspended.
Mrs. Massey said she saw Mr.. and
Mrs. McCue entering the McCue house
about o'clock on the evening of the
tragedy. After the killing of Mrs. Nc
Cue she and her husband went over
to the McCue home. The defendant,
she said, was "dreadfully agitated"
and nervous and told them that a bur-
gar had shot and killed Fannie"
Mrs. Massey saw no blood dripping
from the wound on Mr.. McCue's cheek.
When the examination of Willie McCue
was resumed he denied making a
statement that his mother asked him
to hide a pistol, and that he received
a letter from his father upbraiding
him for hiding it.
During a discussion by counsel as
to the status of the witness, Captain
Woods for the commonwealth said he
was astouded yesterday at the testi-
mony given by the witness, as it was
not what he had anticipated; that he
was now cross-examining him as an
adverse witness and laying the founda-
ton for impeachment
Son Denies Conversation.
The son denied having held a con-
yersation with his father at the Jail
as detailed by the jailor on the stand
yesterday and denied he had told De-
tective Baldwin that his father had
been trying to get him to forget and
not state that his mother had run into
his room. Answering the common
wealth's attorney, the witness said he
and the other children left home about
two weeks after the death of their
mother and went to the home of New
ton Dixon in West Virginia, the latter
being the father-in-law of William Nc
Cue, an uncle. Witness declared they
went of their own accord because of
the strain on them here.
He testified the relations between
his father and mother were always
cordial; that they had occasional diff
ferences about the children and horses,
but nothing serious. ne said his father
gave his mother everything she wished
for. and that his father always kissed
his wife and children when leaving
the house.
Willie McCue denied saying that his
mother was very jealous and had
asked him to watch his fathers office.
He also denied saying when viewing
his mothers remains that she wore the
first peaceful look he had seen on her
face.
Druggist Gives Testimony.
c. j. Paoli, druggist, said Willie
McCue had said to him that if he told
the truth and his father was hanged,
people will point at him and say his
evidence hanged his father.
A. II. Baldwin, detective. who said
his services were being paid for bv
the city of Charlottesville. testified
that Willie McCue had stated in his
presence tat he believed his father
mad Killed his mother, and that they
mad quarrels. The Witnesses asserted
that Willie had told him practically
everything that he (Willie) had de-
MED on the stand.
w. G. Baldwin, detective, and a
brother of the former witness. who
said he was employed by the city and
by the McCucs as well, said he with
drew from the McCue side of the case
two days after the shooting.
Willie told in his presence, he said.
that his father and mother had lived
unhappily ION account of females"
and that he had interrupted letters.
and that Willie remarked as they
viewed the remains that that was the
hrst peaceful look on mis- mothers face
In four or five years.
Edgar Crawford, a brother of Mrs.
McCue, testified that he had heard
Willie McCue say that his home had
been "a perfect help and that his
cats"
cats"
Ernest Crawford, another brother of
Mrs. MeCue, said he had lived at the
MeCue home during 1899 and 1901. and
that he heard numerous quarrels and
that 1t was the most unpleasant house
he had ever lived in. Trouble, he
said, seemed to i . about women. He
said the accused never struck or
knoc. ed his wife down, but that he
had card him curse and abuse her in
a burial manner.
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