The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-25

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skirts Of the charge brought against him.
It was on this day, he says, that his wife
said she had written on Saturday to bring
him back that he might prove his inno-
ccnce Of any connection OF the murder
that was committed on the next day.
About Wednesday after the murder Mar.
shall and his wife went away. They
Travelled together as far as Proflt's. The
man went TO EarleysviIle and the woman
to Charlottesville. in different counties
Three weeks ago to-day Mrs. Marshall
returned to Chnrlottesviiic; N1arshali's APP
pearance yesterday was the first since
he left Just after the murder.
From this point the man launched forth
into his condemnation Of his wife. lie
made the Startling assertion about McCue
already quoted. ana expressed plainly
his belief that Mrs. Marshall .had as
much 10 do with the crime as he (McCue)
did" He said she had had improper rela-
tons with the prisoner, and then had
hung for the murder they had COMMITTED
He quoted a significant remark heSsaid
McCue had made In his presence some
months ago. He said his wife had re-
ccved money from the cx-Mayor and
for a time had lived in one OF his houses
rent,free.
Sam McCue was at the bottom OF all
my trouble lie declared in effect. She
was always talking about him and going.
to him on one excuse and another. She
said Mrs. McCue was ugly. She toldsme
VIVA she would do II she were wealthy
like Mrs. McCue. i understand that my
wife says / do not intend TO take any
action in reference to the divorce she Is
trying TO get. THAT Is mistake. am
going to ask for the custody OF my oldest
child. Marguerite. don't want the four
months-old baby. 1t doesn't belong to
me- tff
Proceeding, Marshall reverted TO the
sta tement that his wife wanted separa-
ton and was apparently anxious to get
rid of him. He exhibited several letters
he had gotten from her. They were adj
dressed to MY Dear Lester and signed,
Your little girl. Hattie and Your WIFE,
Hattie. One from his mother-in-law.
dated September oath, asked him to come
back with Hattie and live at her house,
and 1--WE will all do the best we can. The
letters from Mrs. Marshall to her ;hus-t
band were eryAanfectionate and seemed
but like those OF a woman nnx-3
ious to keep her husband away. One of
the letters, dated September 9th, at Bar
boursville had this reference TO McCuei
"Oh, Lester! I heard this morning that
Mr.. aicCue was in jail. OF course, We
don't get any papers at all. but ] feel
sorry for any one in trouble, AS God
says, we must not rejoIce at one .another's
.ownfals. And / do most earnestly be-
lieve that If we try to obey and serve
God, we will prosper ,;
Another. dated September 18th, at the
same place. said: 1T is Just awful about
Mr.. McCue, but men who do that way
cannot expect any. more than they de-
serve"
Marshall said much more. but the sub
stance Of 1t is here. He declared finally
himself from the murder charge his wife
tried to get him away He produced a
postal card containing the following, adj
dressed to Dear Lester" and signed
Your wife II. NE: ours received, and
I hope you are we'll. Why. II think it
would be n good idea for you to go TO
washington and get what they owe you
at home. ] will pay your way. l exlject5
( to 20 home in n few days.
.'They are all anxious to get me away
so that I won't tell anything" said Mar
shall. II have Just been offereds $500 to
leave tho city, and my wife. rs you see.
wanted to pay my way to Washington
Who WI offered offered you 5000" Marshall Marsha
"a we'll known Charlottesville man.
he said.
Marshall at Home.
Accompanied by another newspaper man
j went nboutt6 o'clock this evening to see
Mrs. Marshall again. and ask for her
statement concerning some OF the charges
lie had made. She said she had been sick
during. the day, ana declared that she
would not do, any talking, She denied
everything again. however, and laughed
ut some Of the stories. In the most posi-
tive terms she reiterated what she Ind
previously said about the letters TO Nc
Cue. Mrs. MARSHALL says she intends to
lind ont, who wrote the long letter signed
,"Hnttie.'' Mr.. Marshall declares flatlS
that he didn't.
During the conversation Mrs. Marshall
startled her innusitors by stating that
her husband had been to SEQ her. She
carried surprise to CONSERVATION q mo.
.ment later; .,5,y.
minute" she said. ''He Is in the next
room. Hn has been playing with the chill
dren. and says no loves them both. lie
told me he never said anything about not
wanting the baby"
G,.NVill you invite MI AlarshHlt 10 coH'e
here and shy before YOU what no SAID 10
Trho woman was eager to have this thing
out.
Artnr'a moments absence she appeared
again. A smile was upon her face. a
..Nfr Mnrshallrasks to be excused" sue
snid In effect. "Hc says he VIII sec you
,rhe reporters left. wondering what
would happen next in this remarkable
what became OF Marshall to-day,
have not been able to ascertain, IN
nuired of his wife and she said he Ind
Lett town; That "they" had taken him
away. According to her, tho man nNd
nhsolutely denied having seen or talked |
with single newspaper man on sun
day. I saw and talked with him twice
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