The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-26


81 distinguished charlottesville attorney VIII
& RET appear. His place will BE- taken ny
My, i, Tinsloy Coleman os Lsnthbnrg,
! who viii bs OF, the ground to-noirow. "A
Sigh OF relief went up from many nuar-
& .ers. and the court itself, while de-
q i,forIns tho iil,ess OF Mr.. Harmon. took
55 oecnsior To express its qualification Mt
1.-THE action OF the gentlemen pf the de-
fence The examination OF witnesses was
fsS also begun.
Not Day OF Triumph
III for the Commonwealth
iii the course OF the session that fol-
III lowed three men appeared upon the
II stand. DR. n. c. sMcCue, a brother of the
accused. Dr. CIS. Neiablc. a well known
Young physician, and Mr.. c. t. pcnott,
s6 Ii Ssioil e5gincei. The day was not al, ,,n-
81 qualified success for the prosecution. In
fact have reason 10 believe that the
s5y testimony of DIR McCuc w:'s distinct
III ssispSointmatia 10 tho attorneys for the
" sssItf;mnlpn@ealtii. Dir. Ncnable was
ss stronger. lbut under The searching cross
95 cSt,tii,a;'on OF Mr. Lee he faltered
sIf8i somewhat at the cose. His hesitation
s ara inaucison In reference 10 the blood
SS5 taias ,ipan4tllc Shirt worn by McCne on
"A iiirAntEiit OF the murder WAS unfortunate
from the viewpoint Of the accuseis of
I'm tCuct
NJ Thr les iniony OF Mr. Demott was
MI strictly Of, II technical character, and
sysill not figure In the case was
NJ introduced largely for the information OF
I'M l,c Jury. ,rhe evidence presented by the
s5s commonwealth In tho course of the first
sssSgsiay will speak for itself without sum
IA aaiasy or comment here. There WAS no.
gES Hing sensational In H. Interest conferred
;tgs chiefly in three features: The concise
i. .s,,d connected account given by DR.. Nc
n Cue; the attempt OF the prosecution 10
SHOW that the accused could not l1osslhly
VIZ have been, rendered seiiseless by the
ss HI wound he bore upon his face, and the
OF the defense TO interject q
Zine or evidence tending to prove That
a38 NdcC,ue may have been struck With q
,ss Nj dbag weapon that might have pro-
dilccd Inconsistencies without leaving
ssG$1lpon its Victim any Very noticeable out
ward traces Of VIOLENCE.
The Scrap From McCue's
Shirt an Important Point
4 minor. but still am important, fca-.
u ,r77lre was The effort of Mr. Lee to show
ss111.,t the. scra,, of sMcCue's shirt, which
t5 so much has been said could not have
been iii the bath room on the nifhtof tho
sssa murder since those who carefully .inspect-
cd the place for signs that might cX-
plain the crime, did not find IL.
Ss5S To- morrow other physicians viii 20;
S1,pun the stand Dir. EARLY and possibly
3lor. Macon, the coroner. This, ] under
NJ stand. Twill conclude the lengthy testi-
,pony. .3 The other witnesses will be call
Xxi ed Supon TO substantiiitc Specific charges.
mot to cover the entire thing IN detail.
ID Then the prosecution will begin Its work
s35S The evidence on both SIDES may be con-
4 cluded within n week The argument
ssggg1rtll consume several days. The plosccu-
ton may be holding Its sensations in re-.
(, serve; IN to this time 1T has produced
I nothing startling. The defense is pre-
II serving its own counsel. So far us the
lsSbloody shirt IS concerned. understand
from a source that should bc@rcliable,
Il that it was wrapped up In the same
bundle with the damp and bloody gown.
This would be sufficient to make its I'M
.portance into 8nothingness.
Z! 4 DR.. sVenablc's statement Of McCuc's
III physical condition on the night OF the
murder was Interesting in avery high.
" degree. The defense pointed out dig
H crepancy in The testimony OF Dr. Ven
Il able as judged by what he had said at
tic curoncr's inquest, the prosecution did
y tho same thing for Dr.. McCue.
,othing New in Connection
With, Marshalls, Man and Wife
3S$ or the Marshall affair. I hrvc heard
nothing to-day. This phase OF the case
n has received about I'LL the attention it
" deserves, very likely more. Unless y
breaks forth IN some unexpected quar-
5ss ter and exhibits some now signs of IN
terest, ] Shall let 1t rest where ( stands,
II In hopeless confusion.
sS Judge Morris Is commanding the nd-
IS lssiration and respect OF ali. He. occu-
Il 1,ies ~ delicate position, but he is strong
q and capable, never a q loss.
Ss5 Air, r Lee is a brilliant cioss-eSamncr
4 from whose clutches but few Witnesses
escape unscathed, On the other side,
" Captain Woods is leading in the attack.
Z Rogers, with his hard Won jury safe in
the box, seems at q loss to know what
4, to do. He pulls the bell rope. some
times, ma sees that his friends, who are
N Everybody, are comfortable / have never
met a more genial, solicious soul than
5A>this city sergeant Everybody lilScs<hl,n,
~ 1iie&ol1ered me-l2- key TO his house tie
Other day. !. :.
There is nothing commonplace about
38 the AlcC'uc jury. Every man is cvincins
strong interest in tho case, and no
! point is allowed TO slip by without full
ID and adequate information.
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