The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-08

to tell me how, when she was confined.
| no: was running to Richmond TO see a
woman there ;st,ow lle had threatened her.
and told her 70 keep her mouth out OF
it, He had pointed a pistol at her and
si1o told mo that on more than one oc.
casion he had followed her and pointed 9
when siic was able to be confined, he
threatened her and at that time was go-i
Ing TO SEQ another woman.
Witness said that when he boarded a T.
the McCue home, she was a beautiful
.housekecper and ibid all she could to
make her home happy. She had told
witness the first years Of her married
life were very happy, but tho latter years
e e there she ta SAY M
ness that she believed 1t would give Mr..
AfcCue pleasure II she would commit sui.
eide. but she did not intend to disgrace
her children. Ri
& she further stated that she would sue
for a divorce; but when a woman was
divorced, people generally blamed her
and for this reason she would not sue
for az divorce. A further reason for not
asking asdivorce was that she feared her
husband would In that event secure GUS
tody OF her children. Witness had urged
her@t to go and get a divorce, neverthe-s
less. but she would not.
Witness referred with emotion TO the
death u her. mother and at that time
ne had told his, brotker that this sorrow
was not the worst they would have to
face. Witness feared and had predicted
Just what has occurred. He was not
the only one who had predicted a tragic
death for his sister.
Witness said that conditions IN tho
McCue household were about az bad as
they could be- She had not only APP
pealed to her brothers. but to his broth
ers.' said Mr.. Crawford.
After further testimony an to- the I'M
happy life Of Mrs. MeCue, witness told
OF the receipt OF the news OF the killing.
He was in HarrlsonburE and had been.
calling when he received o long dis
lance call. He was told by the long
distance operator that the message was
Fannie died at $780, There was no
other word Witness thereupon asked
the phone operator for further details
and was told that according to report
Mr.. 1fcCue had gone out With g cat rifle.
on hearing a. noise and that he had been
knocked down by an intruder. who then
seized the rifle and shot Mrs. hcCpe.l
Witness had turned from the phone
in disgust, saying ~ Damn that theory
Witness detailed his movements after
receipt OF the news OF his sisters DEATH
There was nothing more OF Importance;
Sin hisS testimony t8
S4s The witness was asked II he knew OF
any recent discussion OF divorce the
conversation Just detailed having oc-
Cured two years ago He answered. no.
S II, h concluding his testimony, witness
OF his own accord Il make this statement
II came over here (Charlottesvile) to-
,lnrayel this thing-tos probe It That's.
what, came here for. " / did not go to
the funeral. deemed that my duty
was elsewhere at that time. 70
Mrs. Lacy Ninson, lighter 4 o. Fire
Chief l.. T. Williams. was the next Wit
ness. IN answer to questions she stated
that she received az telephone message
iron, 8. Samuel 1icCue soon after she
returred from church. HE asked her to
send papa around 4 to his house, saying
8 & burglar was In the house. ! went
around there about midnight with Mrs.
Ed 5McC Cue I went to her house before
that.tim II asked Mr.. Samuel McCue5
about the matter. but he did not answer
1 he was SO nervous had no converse N1.:r 8.
tim With Mr.. Samuel McCue since the
b. M. Williams, Mrs. Minson's father
was the next witness. HIS testimony
4 wa & not important, save that he stated
stha 81 MI. McCue went In with him TO-
see the body. but that the husband "a. d 1l
not touch the body. That was between ,e
$3.50 and 10 Sunday night Mr. 1icCue
jhody: and replaced It. ,McCue's shirt was as
omen in front, but witness did not know 'i5
whether 1T wa iron or not, nor Whetner:
Il IA d blood on It. Witness stayed there
: va hours. The undertaken had not ar
rived. Witness did not notice any blood 1000
on gown Of murdered WON q
Percy f. Payne's testimony developed
nothing Of Importance. 81 6
sta ted that ne wore the sco at5 he then had
on a dark sal q straw hat and grey
trousers and carried an emergency grip
he vent to his Ills
the floor. He could not recall the next !, !
time H 8 saw her gain after = . h 1slas
bEadSius til been in there, placed his arms
around her and kissed her,, AIDE! dded WI" Wit
II. sA. Beery. ind erta ker who prepared
BODY. for burial, testified to stained con,
dillon Of : gown. which lie said was wet
and stained with bloody wat Seemed
to be stained all over He did not see.
NJ San csa sess ths g. and
DR.. =. H Crawford, Of Mount Sidney,
were the next witnesses. Their depo-i
5stions brought out not hing y new Dr. ? y
Cue s wound. o to see how it7iwas inflicted.
ESiStold aim the wound on the cheek was
very slight, n mere bruise. saw no
wound on the head. told him that a
horrible thing had happened and that
his home was broken up for GOD. ~ The
witnesses were allowed to read and cor
rect their and sign It, and the
jury at II P. NJ. adjourned until 8 this
morning. There are four or five other
witnesses to depose to-day. but the most
important testimony Is In.
ss 7.,l->,npy1nITlArxyI IA X ~ n IS
Mrs. R. 7. Busby.
Mrs. r.. L. Busby. wife. of Rev r, 2:
Church, sat@Glendale, Y a.. B died. yesterday
morning at 2:l5 Z, .o'c!oSk. The: burial Will
Vices being conducted by Rev. s, II. Nc