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

that bloodslied would have resulted. This,
he wished, abovcinll things, to avoid.
fBnt during all these months, YOU
stayed In the house aud accepted the hos
pitallty OF the man, who brutaly cursed
and abused your sister,
II paid for everything I got"
''IIow much did you pay?"
Fifteen dollars a month"; III
You say that you were student as
the University during this timer"
Yes, SIR" sE,
''And that your sense OF duty compelI-
cd you during this time, to remain at
the house OF Mr.. Aiccue, and protect or
console your sister,
Yes, SIR"
When you had gotten through witt,
your University course and didn't need
TO stay here any longer, your sense OF
duty did not compel you to remain by
your sisters side, did Eit?"
Had to Scuffle for Bread.
Gentlemen pf the jury" said young
here with Just enough money to take mo
through the University When I got
through, ! had TO go. There was no OPP
ton for me- 1 had to get out and scuf-
flo for bread. and did IT. ii
did you sometimes use Mr.. McCuoa
horses n tia
Eyes. sir. my physical condition made
Unpleasant for mo to take a drive. Frc-
ruently fused Mr.. McCue's horses. Some.
times no said they needed exercise, ana
asked ME no give 1t to them
Ibid Vol, not for nearly two years
wear his watch.
II did"
''And did you not sometimes also wear
his clothcs?'
Mr.. Lee gave this question a peculiar
information that caused q ripple OF lauyh-
tee In the crowd.
mo, gentlemen OF the jury" said the
witness, II did not wear his clothes.''
.'Do YOU remember Mr.. Raincs?"
YES. SIR MP
..DId you not tell Mr.. Raincs that il
you were married and had as happy q
home as Sam McCue. you would be per-
fcctly contcnt?'
II always regarded Sam A1cCue as one
OF tho best business men I Ind ever met.
He had n beautiful home horses and
carriages and money. II had been rs
prosperous as he; would have be4n
content"
Ibid you not say his home was happy?''
Gentlemen Of the jury. his home was
NOT happy"
'.Do you know Mr.. Burke. OF Harrison
burg. and Mr.. Deckert. OF Charlottcs-
vilic?''
Yes: Mr.. Burke and have our Offices
together"
did you not tell him Arccuc had 4
happy home. and did you not praise Nc
Cue to him?''
II tad not praise A1cCue as a model OF
morality. did say he was one OF tho
most prosperous and successful men !
( had ever met,
Did you not this morning try to per-
suadc Mr. Burke to view your remark to
him In the light In which you now ex-
plain lt?"
II had conversation with Mr.. Burke. Ii
but did not try to Influence him about
anything
Didn't you also approach Mr.. Deckcrt.
and DIDN'T he say: Look here. Crawford,
you can't work any such game as that
on mc?''
mo. sir" ~
McCue's Letters to His Wife.
The cross-qucstioning proceeded few
steps farther IN this strain and then The
defense attempted Ito introduce lot OF
letters from AIcCue to his Wife written
during the period covered by the testi-
mony OF young Crawford. They were ruled
out by the court. Tho defense noted an
exception. and had included In the stem
Eogrnphc report the dates IF tho letters.
The letters ware all written in 1900, as fol-
lows: July 18th July 25th, July goth. July
=
10Th, July 14th, July, 18th, July 18th. Janus
airy =. July 10th.
a FEW moments later batch of letters
written by Mrs. McCue to her husband,
while either one or the other was out OF +
town, was introduced.
The prosecution objected. but tho court
held that the letters written by Mrs. Me-
cue were admissible as evidence. Tho
matter was deferred until tomorrow x
morning, In order to give the attorneys
Tor the Commonwealth an opportunity
Of examining the contents OF tho packet.
Tho letters cover the period from Iuiy,
1899. to August, 1901. ~
During the discussions of this matter 4
rather striking little scene was enacted
in the court room. MI. Gllmer, the Cons
monwcalths attorney. declared that the
letters could be admitted only upon con-
tdltion that they constituted the entire
during the period men-
toned. 1t would not be fair to tho prose-
cution If they We're selected-if they had
been culled. 5
','rhe gentleman is certainly very com-
5y,limentary to the attorneys for the de-
Tense" interrunted Mr.. Lee.
"oll, didn't mean you did 1t, Mr.. Lee,
said Mr.. Gilmcr.
"Then whom did you mean?"
"NNhy, the other side.
II am the other side. What other side
could there boz"
IT meant the other side--the MGCues,'
x Mr.. Edward O. McCue, the young attor-
ney, whose wife was seated lust behind
him, wheeled around In his chan ana said,
ra.hersn.grliy; "What hts you can, NJ.
Gilmcr? DO you charge that did sucil
q thng7"
emo. sir; meant the others,
8l''What others-whfch of the o hers!"
The court raped loudly for order.
"No personalities. gentlemen" said
orn NJorrv eItnruly 81
The defense continued its work on Mr.
Crawford.
man. impressively, you must understand
cues nappy home never told to an
outsider what happened there
The day closed with the Introduction by
M. Lee of letter written July 5. 1901,