The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-29

Jtn0 8EWltleSS Als WI vi e yOuylt h iIJce,
| said Captain Woods.
"stanl aside" said Mr. Lee.
The city coroner, w. y. Macon, followed
| young Crawford. He conducted tho In
quest over the remains of Nirs. MtCue.
| Tile witness wac In the house OIL the night
OF the murder: the next morning he OBJ
served the open window iii little 1tuby's
room.
'4There wero cobwebs III the window"
| said the coroner. significantly "and n fern
dish was on the Sill
odd you see MI. McCuc on the night
OF the inur1cr?''
Eyes: 1 siook hands with him ana cx-
pressed sympathy, and probably lie made
some reply. That Is all. He appeared
rational, but I didn't have much oppor-'
tunity OF observing him. saw him again
| rational then
MIR. Lee promptly counterncted any cf-
feet the cobweb statement might have
had. The coroner said tho fern dish was
quite small, but had a growing plant IN It.
lie didn't know when 1t was put there.
1t might have been laid In the window
after the murder.
could n man hnvc gone through the Will
dow without striking tho cobwebs?" asked
Mr.. Lee.
II think he could
McCue Rough to His Wife.
An old 1rishma,,, w. w. Brand. said
he was working in the house OF Mr.. Nc
Quo last summer. Brand said lie did not
know how to got certain tiles. and Mrs.
Mccue came In to help him. Her fus-
band passed through the room and she
asked him about the materials
"1le spoke very rough md bitter to-
her. said Brand, ''nnd looked like he
= INV u hnS ,,to
The defense objected, but was ofcrruled.
Mr.. Lee noted an exception
Ernest Crawford, Too.
The appearance OF Ernest Crawford,
another brother Of Mrs. AfcCue. caused
almost as great sensation as did that
4 OF Willie McCue yesterday. Tho young
man Is twenty-eight years Of nge and "a
resident Of Harrigonburgi
Captain Woods began the examination
"What opportunities have you had Of
observing and Knowing the relations OK
listing between Mr.. AlcCue and his wife?''
II II boarded for a long time at tho house.
While l was there, or soon after I arr
rived I saw that the relations between
Mr.. and Mrs. MaCue were Very, very
atrnined, and heard numerous quarrels
and bitter ones. Gentlemen. have
boarded for long time, and must say
It was the most unpleasant household In
tWulCIl NlacNcIFliNeu.s@l tWOulut nave lcII Tslu
] not thought 1t my duty TO remain
ut seems that the qunrrcls were al
ways about other women. never saw
him strike her or kick her, or anything
like that, but I have heard him curse
and abuse her In what ! considered the
most brutal manner. I did not interfere
In these quarrtls / realized It was a
family trouble. and I tried TO keep out
OF 1t. i always tried to pacify aud con-
sole and smooth the trouble over One
violent quarrel arose over the fact that
Mr.. McCue had COMO down the pasture
lot. 1t happened that n certain woman,
"a resident OF Charlottesville. was in the
pasture lot at the same time. AT an
other time. II heard my sister call Ills
attention to tho fact, that she had been
to his Office and caught him in COM
promising posilons; once his dour was
locked and she could not get in. He
came to the door. looking very sheepish.'E
Is the way she expressed it. There vast
another woman In the room with him,
and the door was locked. ?
81 Now hold on said Alr. Lee.
They are the statements made by Mrs.
fMcCuc to her husband. ;" said Captain
Woods, "and are proper
Eyes, SIR" said Mr. Crawford
Woman in the Office.
Mrs. AIccue upbraided her husband
about being In the Office With another
woman?'"' asked Mr.. Lee. "a,
Yes SIR"
.,DId you hear it."
yes sir" said Crawford In loud
voice.
Proceeding, the young man confirmed
what his brother had said about Willie
McCue in reference to the statement OF
the letter about the time the accused
chased his wife with q pistol. he said
that on Monday. SEPTEMBER 9Th. In the
course Of conversation with him, Willie
fMcCue had said his father and mother
lived Tx cats and dogs.
ION Tuesday" lie continued, Willie
Mccuc repeated this statement he sad
Ills parents had had frequent duarrels;
that they were mad on the Sunday night
OF tho murder: that his father had fol-
lowed him (yVilie) to the front porch.
and said I'll be damned II put up
with this any longr.
s.nr Albert Baldwin was present, Willie 4
SMcCuc told me also that wien he first
heard Of the murder, he believed Ills
father had done 1t.
'.yVho made the arrangement TO bring
John Perry to the wine-ccllar?
II arranged with William to come TO
the wine-ccllar and bring john Ferry
with him.
The witness here identified I'erry's
statement in tile handwriting OF Willie
EMcCue. Crawford said the boy had
brought it to the Gleason Hotel and given
1t to Albert Baldwin. This Is the same
thing the two Baldwins said.
"During the last two days have you
had any conversation With Wine Mclur,
and did he say he would repeat on ne
witness stand the same statements ne
had made to you nd the Baldwins? q
4 '"Yes, sir, he did. He said he would
repeat hero everything he had SAID 10
me. He told me only yesterday, ne
would do this,
Witness Ridiculed.
Mr.. Crawford was subjected to very
severe cross examination at the l'al1ds o.
Mr.. Leo. Tho attorney held him UP 70
rIdcule. because he had not lnterIerea
rhcn McCue cursed and abused his sis
"a, '.,rha yolng man explained that he