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

my sister and two brothers"
with whom did you stay?'
'N1r. Newton Dixon.
rs lie a relative Of your father or
mother?"
"5.''No, sir; he is a relative Of my uncle
by marriage" -,
where did You take the train7"
cat Basic City
when did You get to Ronccverte?"
s}"About II p NJ.
.How long did you stay?"
Three weeks, lacking one day.
..What are you driving Mt. Mr.. Woods:
asked Mr. Lee.
IT wish to point out where the witness
has, been and under whose influence he
has been since the murder
The court admitted the evidence
Exonerates His Uncle.
II want to say right here" said the
witness, that MIR. VIII McCue had nothr
ing to do with our going away. We ask
cd him to send us somewhere to avoid
the worry of peoples meeting u.s. We
didn't know We had been summoned un-
til we got back.
The examination by Mr. Lee began.
what were tho relations between your
father and mother?" he asked.
They were generally cordial. OF
little things. These differences were
never serious. My father gave my moth
er every indulgence He gave her every
thing she wanted. She went to tho
springs, when she wished: she had d
horse and carriage OF her. own
An effort was made to ask the witness
about real estate and life insurance Nc
Cue had settled on his wife. This was
ruled out on the ground that the deeds
and the policies were the best evidence.
'Nvo will introduce them" said MI.
Lee
The remainder or the examination.
chiefly concerned tho arrival Of McCue
on the afternoon Of the murder. He
said his father and mother camo into
the supper table together. They were
perfectly cordial There was nothing at
all unusual. except the reprimand his
father and mother had given him and
the negro boy for driving the phaeton
around. When Mrs. McCue started out
to go to church, her husband Immediately
aroH and followed. The witness OK
pected to go out himself, and not having
n key opened the latch of the door 80
that he could open 1t from the outside.
He turned the lights in the house very
low. He did not notice whether tho
parlor window was open or closed.
Kissed His Family.
rs it not fact" asked Mr. Lee, that
whenever your father left the house,
oven between meals, no always kissed his
children and his wife good-bye?"
''Ele always did"
William, you wero much devoted to
your. mother, were you not?"
"Yes, SIR
''rhut is all, think" said Mr., Leo.
'When you drove your mother to the
station on the Friday before tho MUIR
dcr,' asked Captain Woods. want she
weeping?" t4
Not to my knowledge. kissed her
goodbye, got In the phaeton. and went
away at once" q
ibid you not tell Mr.. Ernest Crawford
ana Mr.. Albert Baldwin that your mother
was weeping, on that occasion?"
TheI defense objected on the general
ground Of illegality. Tho objection was
overruled. An exception was noted, Tho
witness replied:
"No, sir; I did not say anything like It,"
There was q momentnry lull. during
which tho attorneys and several OF the
julymen left the room. Mr.. Ker received
telegram which demanded Immediate
| attention, and he had to retire He was
back again after Il little, and Captain
W. OuS lOpN w Tug oee'H'
AS to Jealousy.
Didn't you tell both tho Bnldwins and
tho Crawfords that your mother was
| very jealous Of your father?" =
II did not"
Didn't you tell them TINT your mother
asked you to watch the women who went
| to your fathers office; that she had rea-
son to believe he WAS meeting women
| thcre?''
II did not"
do you remember that, on the Sum
day after the murder you went to church
With Miss Gertrude irvine and that you
| took dinner at Mr.. Iryino's?"
yes. sir"
''Do you remember telling Miss Irvine
| that your family vas very retlcent and
didn't tell what happened In It's midst.
and that you dreaded going upon tie
witness stand, and would rather die tfun
! tell what you knew?n'
4 u told her ! had been worried Very
| much by people, and dreaded going on tile
| witness stand, ! didn't say anything
| about dying"
DO you remember telling this young
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