The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-29
THE DAY IN COURT.
Willie McCue Again the Star.


Since the testimony Of Willie McCuc.
interest in the proceedings has increased
u hundred-fold The town was early astir
and perhaps two hundred men stood for
an hour in the chilly air and waited
patiently until they were given some
opportunity TO enter. When the doors
were pulled open there was q wild scram-
bleftthe men on the edges of the crowd
making a dash for position.
n A number Of ladies were IN the gal
leries at the opening. The warning OF
the court had been effective, SO far as it
4 went-for one day-but the women folk
4 We're back as soon as they thought they
{. could with prcpriety appear again.
No sulphuric wave had swept the
I court room yesterday; none. was expect
ed to-day. The alleged women" had
apparently dropped from the case entire
u ~. 1t would be straight English and
no French.
The prisoner kissed several of his rela-.
tives, Including his son, Willie. and his
sister. The orders of the preceding day
were read, the poll Of the jury was made,
and the work Of II now day had began.
New Witnesses.
= On request of the Commonwealth, the
examination of Willie NcCuc was sus-
pended, and two wltnesses-a lady and
man-both III and both present with their
physicians, were introduced at once
Mrs Nellie Hinton Massie. who lives
on Park Street, opposite the residence of
the accused. took the stand. she said
she was seated on the front porch with
her husband about clock on the night
of tho murder. After a few moments,
Mr.. and Mrs. McCue came down tho
street (from church, and paused for 4
moment at their gate in conversation
with Mr.. Dinwiddic. The latter declined
an invitation to enter, and soon went
away. A1r. and Mrs. McCue went II the
house and closed the door behind them.
The witness remarked to her husband.
Chow early MIR, and Mrs McCue are re-
timing Mr.. .!Masse responded: eyes,
that's the way rhen.succced in life"
II was not feeling well and 1t was
chilly. and / went In the house and
began reading My husband stayed on
the outside. He had been sick and was
in the habit of taking a walk cach eve
ming. heard a conversation on the out
p side and after awhile went out My
husband persuaded me to go over to
q McCuc's for a moment. I saw Mr.. McCue
and asked him what on earth had hap
pened He said: "a burglar has shot
and killed Fannie ! heard a noise and
went to get my gun. But the burglar
shot and tklled Fannie. and made his
escape" said ''r NcCue are you sure
she Is dead and he said, Yes; she Is
y dead" told him / wouldn't go UP to
see her then, because l couldn't do any
good and l wanted to remember her rs
! saw her alive.
McCue's Wound a Scratch.
noticed Mr.. McCue had a wound ON
his face--a scratch that might have come
from a finger nail or a ha!r-brush or
anything sharp. II was just a scratch. I
did not SEQ any blood coming from It.
asked Mr.. AlcCue how he got hurt, lie
said: THE rascal must have shot me,
too. Then Mr.. McCue walked up and
down the hall, very excited and nervous
In short while. Willie McCue. his SON.
came In. Mr.. McCue said; .'AVilie you,
mother has been shot and killed by a
burglar" Willie pulled Off his coat and
hat and began 10 cry. lie started up thc
steps, but fell before he reached The
top
Owing TO the Illness of Mr. Massie, who
was summoned by the defense, he coult
not appear In court and the attorney!
for both sides permitted him to convey
his testimony through his wife. Mrs
Masslc repeated what her husband hac
told her, ana then presented a writer
statement signed by him and ADDRESSED
The paper read as follows:
Charlottesville. Va.
Ks Thursday, October 90 1904,
N Robert r. Wood, Esq, Attorney
Ny Dear Hod,-On night of murder %
Mrs. Fannie McCue Of September 4th