The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-28
2 WITNESSES
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weighed about lis to 1es pounds
The marks or Mrs. MeCue.s throat
he said. indicated that she had beer
choked by n left hand
W. A. Biery, the undertaken. teSr
iIned that he had washed his HANDS,
after handling the body and before
handling the undershirt IN evidence
that he III not see Sir. CT until
after he had placed the body in the
casket and that he observed finger
marks on Mrs. AcCues throat
Policeman d. c. Grady answered a te,
ephone summons on the night Of Sep
;ember 4th 10 hurry 20 the home ~ ex-
Mayor McCue. the person calling speak
Ing O. the robbery. He ran 10 the house
where he met ex-Mayor McCue who told
him that so-ue one had nearly killed
him and probably had killed his wife.
Tx. accused, he added. was holding one
hand on his head and y on his breast
acd complained more Of : pain in
his chest. Witness made a search of
tne house. He met DR.. McCue In tho
upper hail. Going 10 the hath Don he
aid he accused VAS behind him and
he heard DR.. McCue tel his brother
mat his wife was dead. w~hereupon Mr..
NcCue exclaimed:
My Maker who could have anyihins
against me 10 do like this and kin my
wife?"
Mrs. McCue's body. the witness SAID,
had been laid III on the floor Of the
bath room when he first saw Il. The
policeman testified that he Went down
stairs from the bath room. finding the
doors leading out OF doors opes. He
also said that a window leading Il on
q roof from the room Immediately back
OF that occupied by the accused was
open. hat a tree was close enough by
which 10 go down. that a window was
open in front leading out on another
roof and near which was another tree.
\ parlor window down stairs also was
open. The witness said Mr.. Mccue
told him that he was undressing In his
room when he heard a rafting n the
door. that he looked around and saw n
man WHOM he described as one wearing
greasy and dirty clothes. as IL ne had
been working on a railroad or tramp
ing, and that he tried to get out his
gun. but the stranger got IL away from
HIM and knocked him senseless. He
Salu MCNut WAS IdNlnfidl. bul Wy
much out of fix" Witness thought IL
was the accused who telephoned tho
police station, but would not be GER
tain.
W. O. Derrette. a cousin OF the de-
PENDANT. testified hat he and Willie
McCue found a piece OF cloth In the
bath room on the day following the
shooting. Witness Identified ! bit "
cloth which was exhibited. He said IL
was on the floor between The bath tub
and door, and in plain view.
Two local ~clothiers. Mr.. Kaufman
and Mr.. Eddins, were called 10 the
stand. the former testifyinS that the
torn piece was similar 10 the material
in the undershirt. in the cause and the
thread seeming 10 be alike. hut he
could not say hat the piece came from
the shxt in evidence. the one worn hy
Mr.. MeCue the night OF September 4th.
Mr.. Eddins thought the piece fitted,
saying 1t appeared that a thread cling
ing to the torn piece had formed q part
OF the broken lock stitch absent from
the garment. The defense objected TO
his line OF testimony, but were over
ruled.
"-lC Aohs Il ApNaA
met Mrs. McCue as he was going TO
church on the evening Of the tragedy.
He spoke. but Mrs. McCue did not look
to the right or left. he said. He met
Mr.. McCue about two squares away
going in the same direction as his wife.
Witness and McCue spoke to each
other.
Two aunts and a sister-in-law or the
defendant occupied seats near him to-
day. A large number OF women oc-
copied seats in the gallery and every
bit OF space about the court room was
occupied. The nouncemen
made in court just before adjournment,
at the request OF the counsel. that IL
would be better for women 30 remain
away tomorrow.
READY FOR ELECTION DAY.