The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-19

depths It has not rained here for two
months and tho advance Of the Albemarle
tribes was hcralded By a cloud OF dust
that might have done honor and credit
to the lasty Russian host now SO brave
~ assaulting the Siberian roadway to
Moscow. The little courtroom bore its
burden bravely but 1t puffed for breath
Of air and grew hot in the collar and
damp on the brow with congestion that
all but burst It's sides.
He Hummed a Tune.
Mccuc walked 10 the Jail humning
a tune. Behind him strobe The ta.ler.
There were no shacklcs upon the prison.
ers arms. Carefully groomed. he might
have been setting out upon a morning
call at some favorlte friends house. MI
In the court room and under the steady
gaze OF the crowd, he sat apparently un-
moved and unconcerned. He looked FREE
quently into the galleries, stroked the
hair OF his little girl, caressed his knee
and tilted his chair Around him we're
gathered his attorneys, his friends and
his relatives. RI y I'M
Those who know him well declare that
he never looked more robnst1or less in.
clined TO suffer physical torture in the
cell to which, as Mayor, he had in those
days gone by sent many n crnglng Char
lottesyille criminal X,
Beyond the show OF affection between
him and his children and his brothers,
( all OF whom he kissed more than ONCE
there was no emotional side to McCue's
first day In court
Ruby McCue.
Fl The pathetic little figure of his weeping
child. Ruby AIcCue, n pretty little child
of twelve, touched the heart strings Of
The popu;a ce. Latersin the day the girl
I'm, I, ha r1nr
bitter tears fell iunceasnglyf from her red
and swollen eyes. She sat upon her.
fathers knees for a time, a hen moved a
fractional space off and took chair.
Besides her, there were in the court room
the other children OF sMcCue. the Craw-
ford boys, and some others prominently
connected with the Ease
Barely had the court composed itself
when the proceedings came to an abb
rupt end. while the attorneys retired to
give careful examination to the first
hitch in the proceedings. rs &s ~
8 W.. O. Durrette, q conspicuous figure
in the case, cousin of lcCue, the man
who found this bit Of bloody shirt IN
the bathroom, an SesEential witness for
the Commonwealth was missing. "A ripple
of excitement was caused when an-$
nouncement was made thatathe man had
last been heard from at Ronceverte, w.
Va, where the McCue children were
found. /, 81 III.
The Commemorative attorney. however,
states emphnticaly that there is not
wilfully absenting himself By design or
by direction He left the. city before
a subpoena was served on him. and does
not know that the court desires his pres
ence He has left Ronceverte for Char
lesion, where he Is transacting some
business.
IT is hoped eventually to- get word to
him that he may return in time to tes-
thy. Meanwhile the trial Will proceed.
Selecting the Jurors.
with this point settled the court took
up theSpater of selecting the Jurors with
result summarized above. and told in
detail below. This practically constitutes
the days work.
When the court exhausted the venlrc,
there was nothing more to be done. and
adjournment was taken pending tho ar
rival OF tho other men from Richmond.
The defense continues to preserve It's
equanimity and guard its secrets well.
AIcCue himself Is as inscrutable as
ever. His attorneys will say nothing.
The great populace has laborlously
reached the conclusion TINT they do not
know what plea It Will make, but the
defense makes assurance that It is aware
of Its own intentions That, the struggle
will be ia bitter one nobody doubts for.
a moment. A mighty struggle Will grow
out OF tho doubtful points. The attor-
,neys for tho defense will make the Wit
nesses crawl through the eye OF needle
before they escape,
Mr.. Lee Is already spreading his talons
and sharpening his legal hooks for some
lively clAWlng, Both sides are hrlliant-
Is represented, and the flood OF oratory
promises to be something unusual In Its
might, Various trumors lead to no new
light, upon the case, NJ
Another Woman,
II was reported and published here to-
dag that another woman had been to the
jail and left#a letter for AlcCye, but the
3niler whof!s said to have received the
billet, denies this absolutely There Is
also a. mysterious reference to some
cards which tho Commonwealth holds,
and which will carry confusion and d lsas,s
Ter into the camp ofNthe dcfense-an ex-
posture Of the whole story OF the crime
In all OF Its details; the revelation Of q
quarrel that started down stairs after
the return of the couple from church,,
and that was continued In the bed clam-i
her; OF the fight and the gurgling sound
made by Mrs, NlclSue Whlles nelng BchOked
of her fight to the til room, to which.
place slo was followed by her pursuer;;
of her frantic appeals for mercy, because
abe was fgoing to die any ow. and OF her
dying reproaoh, What have I done to
make you treat ma this way?''s OF the re-
port OF a gun; of silence. and Of death,
\ Il have detailed tho story as It was told,
If the Commonwealth is prepared to prove
a sequence OF, events such as this, II has
not indicated how It Will go about IT,
give the report for what worth It may
have on Its face.
The Interest in the trial grows daily,