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

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night your first impulse was to take the
gun that had killed your mother and kill
yourself with It; that you would have
done So but your mother had made you
promise two weeks before that II any
thing happened to her you would take
care Of the children?'
II don't remember anything about that
Didn't on tell Mr.. BALDWIN that MS
soon as you heard your mother was dead
you knew your father had killed her?"
II deny that enphatcally. -
Just before the funeral. did you enter
the room and stand beside tho cusket
and in the presence of w. G. Baldwin say
that It was tho first time you had cyef
seen peaceful look on her face?'
II did not
Miss Irvine Testihes.
The name OF Miss Gertrude Irvine was
called. Objection 10 any statement from
her was made by the defense. Tho OBJ
lection was overN2 led, but tho court took
occasion to make 1t plain TO the jury
that the testimony could not be, used
against the accused, but could figure only
In the impeachment of Willie McCue. The
young lady was invited to tell what the
boy had said to her:
He said he dreaded going on the wit
ness stand. and would rather die than
tell some Of the things he would have to
tell. lie said his family was q very
rcticent one, and didn't ever tell any
thing that happened in the house."
This was the extent Of Miss Irvinc's
testimony. Mr.. G. Julian Paoli took the
stund+ He conducts a drug store. Wit
ness had known Willie McCue for many
years.
ION the afternoon after the funeral, :"
he said, Willie came Into the store. l
took his hand and sympathized with him.
He said: Do you know what position 1
have taken?' I told him ! did not, and
he said: I have sided with my mother
! said: William, your mother Is dead;
your father Is living: should not make
any fight on my father but when went
upon the witness stand, l would tell the
truth regardless OF where it fell. TO this
he said: IL tell the truth and my faith
or Is hung, people will point at me and
say my evidence lung my father. |
told him that hadn't been proven yet, but
that / didn't believe they would. told
him it was hard, but # would be worse
If, after swearing to tell the truth he
got upon the stand and perjured him
eelf,'
The Impeachment.
& The objection Of the defense were again
#overrulcd and the impeachment proceed
ing continued with the introduction OF
"A. II. Baldwin, n detective. He stated
his connection with the case. and said
& he had been employed by the Mayor
and the Commemorative attorney Tho
city Of Charlottesville. he said. is footing
the bill. There was no contingent ar
grangemcnt rs to q conviction or a MUIR
der. The detectives were paid by the day
whether they discovered anything or not.
81 met Willie McCue," said the wit
ness ION the night arrived here--MondaY
night. The next morning l had IN In
tcryiew with him on the side porch Of
tho McCue house. Ernest Crawford was
present, Willio McCue told me no was
placed In q very bad position. He said
he was going to come right out with the
truth-that he had seen aud heard so
much at home that he couldn't help be-
liev!ng ibis father had committed the
murder.
''IIe referred to some Of the quarres
his parents had. On ono nic ut his mother
had rushed into his (Wlllie's) room and
taken refuge In bed with him. Mr.. McCue
followed her with a revolver and threat
ened to shoot Willie when he ntcrfered.
Besides telling mo this. Willie McCue
said his mother had asked him to watch
his fathers office, because she suspected
he was meeting women there. lie also
told me that his father and mother were
mad at the supper table on the nlsht
Of the murder. He said his father had
come out on the porch and said: am
damned tired OF this, and = WON stand
1t any longer Willie McCue did not say
that his father was talking ABOUT MIS-
McCuas or anybody elSe.'H .t55$ Up
did he tell you anything about driving
his mother to the station on the frluay
before the murder?" 4, I.
''lIe said ho had driven his sll1otn ie 70
tho station; that she was crying az me
way, and that he had 10 go ~ ana se s
the ticket himself and persuade hef 70 ~
to Red Hill. | asked him why ne ne ~
wanted her to go away. re s'ild no
wanted to get her TO Red Hlll, because
she was worrying a great deal ABOUT IVY
actions of his father"
A Second Interview.
"Ilow often did you soc Willie Mccue'
ana at whose instance were me inter-
views heidi" 4, 8
II. saw him ono Tuesday evening at the
Gleason"
what happened there?''
n"We talked In general about INC case'
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