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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-03

y . Il . II 800. n
Commonwealth entitled to the shield OF
every honest hand and every gnllant
heart; she had been taken rndcly and
foully by practically ai assassln's .lla ne,
not only taken With a sudden blow, which
would have sent her to her God, without
any Of those horrible features Of sul1er-
ing and the lorrld anticipation, nut as n
feline catches and nurses the poor help.
legs mouse in Its claws, she was played
with about tho throat, she was struck
about the head sl1o was then after an
interval, shot with her husbands gun. M
Murdcr3at best. Is bad. Is foul, but this
was most foul, strange and unnatural and
1 but voice the feeling that must SUR ~
every honest bosom; but voice tho feel.
Ing OF every citizen OF ths Commons
wealth when I say that with such cir
cumstances az these pointing witl,inll tho
concentrated rage, towards tho prisoner
of tho bnr, that you cannot escape your
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NIGHT SESSION.
Mr.. Sinclair Makes the First Al
gument. for the Defense.

n jss5;4f s Ql4lClII 1OA F3 lAlC sOClCIlSCs
z CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, November.
2,--As carly us O'Clock Il great crowd
stood damned against the closed doors
children stood patiently awaiting the Sig,
nal when they could with equal chances
make tho dash that would secure for
themia seat or ut worst n foot space.
In all the history OF tho trial, there has
been nothing to equal this 1t looked
as If nll Of Albemarle had suddenly come
bag and baggnge and settled on the
court green to stay until the trial would
reach some sort OF AN end. ID
The stGlfy room was full IN n jiffy and
still they came, all sorts and sizes Only,
to stand dlscontcntcd In the night air
and brood over THAR failure to get i'm
Tho negro gallery was a solid black
mass, Just opposite and scnttered3
throughout the audience. generally were.
two or three hundred women. Below the
men were gathered II phalahxs that how
ed no gaps. Perhaps two hundred men
stood silently and patiently awaiting
DEVELOPMENTS.
McCue and Children.
Within tito bar&tllei scene WAS similar
atn@tl,at OF tho afternoon session. McCuc
and his four children were tho central
figures OF an Interesting group, Around
them were gathered other fam1ly cOnnec-
lions, men and women 1T was about
three moments aftera s. O'clock when Nj
Sinclair, of the defense, arose and adj
dressed tho court, and the jury.
no the latter he tossed tho usual boli-
duets, he made short work Of It, how
eyer. and proceeded to plunge straight,
into tho matter In hand. Arguing from
tho viewpoint Of the instructions. Mr.,
Sinclair pointed out tho law governins
circumstnntnl evidence. Ile closely fol-
lowed tho line laid down By tho court
declaring that all cIrcumstantlal evidence
Is insufficient when assuming al 70 be
true while the evidence tends to prove
somo other reasonable lhypothesls may
still bG true.
II is tho actual exclusion Of every
other reasonable hypothesis which inter- en-
ests men. circumstances with lie face OF
truth. Although tho Jury may believe
iron, tho evidence in the case hat hose
lis r. strong fprnbabillty that the aocllsed
is guilty or the otfensc charged N tbs.
indictment, still, If upon the whole EVIL
dcnce, there is amy other reAsona bic
hypothesis. consistent with his innocence 6.
they cannot find the accused guilt And
this5is true, although'it may appear from
the evidence that the probabilities OF
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THE CHARLOTT EsVILLE JAIL.
The Window the Lett is in the Room Occupied by NcCue

mcntg as she monned in agony Of body
and mind.
Is 1t conceivable, that burglar would
lingcr over hls victim in this way, tor
turc her. and risk detection nld the re-
covcry OF the man said 10 have been
inacnsibic upon the floor? No. a husband
In the privacy OF his own home was in
famed by wrath. 70 him had come the
thought that he could now ri'l hirnself
Of this woman who had by her jealousy
made his "lifo hell" He had struck
hcr--cruclIy struck her. His murdcrous
fingers had closed about her tender
throat. Leisurely he went about his tasl:.
She pleaded for mercy. but IN vain With
full purpose still unBubducd he follow.
cd her TO her hiding place and then sho!
her down The gun was his own. Loaded
or rnloadcd When he picked It w II
was his and he had fired It.
But this was not MI. The testimony
had shown that the brother OF the nc.
cused had gone to tho house and had
been there several moments before the
police officers arrived. Why was there
no hue and cutlery? Why this secrecy II
thoge In the house were guiltlcss Of any
crime? Tho pcighbors were upon their
pomh.s. Tho night was warm and tho
windows were open.
mo Wy LOT Alu.
a single ontcry for help would have
brought q dozen strong arms to thu
rescue. The first Instinct Of human ma
turc, # Innocence were there, would have
been 10 cry down the felon; 10 summon
the friends, who would gladly hnvo conse
10 their aid,
was 1t done?" asked Captain Woods
IN effect. no! ] tell you. gentlemen
that 10 me this IL the strongest nni
most remarkable feature of this cnRe
II tho accused is not guilty. ! tell yor--
IT Is my duty to tell YOU and ! 10 mol
care where tho blow will ralle-thnt II
he had been innocent that night tbs
threat Of cannon or tho stare Of dentl
itsnlf could not have stopped him from
nrying aloud to those who would help him
ynd the murderer Of his wlfc. Jf his
brother when he arrived, had moi he.
lieyed that The prisoner ut tils bar had
stained lis hand with tho blood nf his
own Wife, sou could not lnyo stopped
him from alarming The nGlghboib,"
| AZ this point Tie court ordered lccoss
! uGlii 2 T.. NJ
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AFTERNOON SESSION.
Capt. Woods Resumes and Closes
His Interesting Argument.

IHaRLoTTEsyILl.E. VA, Nov. q
Wlthn litrle orcr MI hour Captain
Woods vas again hpsafJng. The cpndi-
tionb III the court room were alniost len.
iieal with those before dinner,
AZ The patset The speaker reverted To-
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Choice Rhetoric..

THE great public OF Virginia, ask for
nothing but justics:t they ask that you
takp this cass ana conscicntiously con-
slider every question and every point per-
tairing TO It. 1t Is the highest fut,c-
tion ana the giavest duty Of your life.
The great Commonwealth that wo lotc,
with our brave people, ,sk III no spirit
of vengeance for one OF Its ctizeh's blood,
but It asks that murder shhll BIO pun
ished. Tho great King OF Kings upon tile
tablets, which have come to us from re-
mote ages, from Mt. Sinnl, wrote IN Nv
Ing words. ''Thon shalt not murder; thou
shalt do no murder: md all that Is ask
cd OF you. gentlemen, rs. without pre-
judico against tho accused, without bias,
ono way Or tho other,i to hold IN your
conscicnces nll III your minds, the scales
OF Justice. 55i ,s nj H.
Figure and think and as sensible men
passing upon one, perhaps the graScst
OF all subjects thu t. your mind wns ever
drawn TO. II you shall reach. n concih-
sion III your minds. beyond a reasonable
doubt, that this accused Is guilty, say
TO YOU il, behalf of the women OF this
Commonwealth one Of whom has been
stricken aud murdered, shy to you In
behalf OF tho men OF this State who
silver with horror at such al outrage;
l say to you III behalf OF humanity itself,
that lie deserves tho highest and most
condign punishment that human hands
can inflict
A Terrible Strain.
I am about to leave this case in your
hands. and feel deeply the responsible
~; I feel for each one OF you. havo
felt this strain beyond measure; feel
almost that something has gone out OF
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A Strong Appeal.

IN concluding, Captain Woods made q
strong, earnest. noble appeal to the jury,
lie said: "Now, gentlemen Of the Jury,
think III justice to the accused and tax
Ing your patience, also. TINT have
given this case fair opening The IS.
sues Of life and death. are Involved here
Here was one Of lie noble women Of tho
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0. H. BERRY & CO.,
Main and 18th SITS.

Proceeding. Captain Woods rcdrow tho
picture of the murder and declared that
while he wished the accused to lave
the benefit of every doubt, yet it must
be understood that his breast hasbored
no spark of sympathy for the base and
cruel murderer OF Fannie AcCuc. Tho
audience caught its breath when these
words were uttered. hut there was 10
demonstration. No Charlottesville crowd
would risk the heavy hand Of this court
that held so capable hand upon the
risibilities. of the auditors. Still Judge
Morris made assurance doublv sure, lean
cd forward, interrupted Captain Woods.
aud Informed the people that any demon-
stration of approval or; disapprovn1 would
meet with prompt and vigorous punish-
ment. Such a demonstration had occa-
sionally been made the ground for set
ting aside verdict.
The Crowd Warned.
The court will tolerate no interrupt
ton of this sort" said the judge. "The
scrgcants will watch the crowd and see
that this order Is carried into effect.
The crowd sat still. perfectly still, af-
ter that, but at times its endurance was
sadly strained h
Captain Woods resumed his argument.
His voice arose powerfully and filled
every Granny In the court room. The
speaker soon completed the preliminary
statement With which no had opened
and went on to point out the indisputa-
bio facts III connection with the case.
He referred to the condition of the night
on which Fannie AIcCuo met her death.
The air was warm and bal1ny. Windows
were open and neighbors sat upon many
nearby porchcs Not q house was closed.
u was Oh this night that the wife gave
hcr blood--a wife beaten. choked and then
shot. The weapons were both found
upon the PREMISES bat and gun.
The various theories suggested in con-
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The Jail Conversation.

had terms with his wife and actually.
killed her"
The Jail Conversation.
Reference was next made by Mr.. sin-
clair to tho alleged conversation in the
Jail between the prisoner and Mr.. John
IS, White, IN tho course OF which MI.
McCue is sud to lNlye declared that for
the past four or five years his life had
been q perfect hell. that lint woman 10
tho most Jealous woman have ever
Known"
II Tho speaker Analysed this alleged con-
5yersatIon, ana after calling attention to
the possibility Of u misunderstanding he
quoted the instruction OF the court, de-
jcarng, "rhnt where evidence Is adduced
Of my statement OF the accused. s'ict
statement must be. considered rs n whole,
part Of 1t cannot be considered and
n part rejected, the Jury must consider
all or ilpne
&S THIS quotation vas given In tonilec-
5tion with the statement Of Mr.. White
that throughout The conversation Mr. Mc-
Cue had spoken respectfully Of his Wife,
After declaring again that the Common
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neetioa with the murder were discussed
by Captain Woods.
Ridiculed Burglar Theory.

He ridicuied the possibility that a
burglar seeking booty should await in a
house until the master and mistress re-
tpried: should then, al u,aatHed. walk
into /. lighted room and attack the man
aud woman; should finally hare killed
the wife and Injured ihe husband, and
them have let without touching thing
IN the house.
ST not burglar, was #, ,hen, a man
seeking vengeance ard lhirsting for the
ne of one or botil2 r 4, Within the
bounds Of reason ~ suTJpose that such Il
man, .itt murder stirring his breast,
would trust 10 a possible discovery Of
weapons upon tie premises ne invaded
IL IL liAejy ira; he would fiaye made his
attack III q llxiiteG room, when. Wy delay
ing until iile couple had retired. few
shots. Z tDw DloHy. might haze done The
blQD,iY WORK without danger 10 The aE-
saslant II be Her4 seeking tho ife OF
The sife 1Duid he val, and attack hrr In
,lie prezeh"e of a strong and abic-bpdici
h4gDanfg W hG souginl this iii. Of TIC
iusDaad, would he Mi Inc wife, and.
ahen he iad the man entirely IN his
grasp IGavG him 10 li9e7
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Stacks Of Letters.

Ne DID no; THINK Il wonid be mecca
sary 70 sting IN any more letters ~
sd VIC have a stack Of thcm fen
nigh "e VIII read them ali To this Jury
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man tho Commonwealth claims was on,
had terms with his wife and actually.
killed herr fSE
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-07
MADE HEP A Princess
but TOOK AWAY HAPPINESS

that he would not allow her to earn
money after the wedding.
If she desired to pursue art for
arts sake, she could, he said, paint
pictures and sell them for charitable
purposes.
On the eve of the wedding Prince
Lvoff's relatives confessed to Wilma
Palaghy that he possessed no for
tune, and that he was beginning to
suffer from softening of the brain.
In spite of everything, she married
him on the following day, and
throughout their brief matrimonial
union was a blameless wife to him.
Owing to his impecuniosity, she
continued to earn money by painting,
so that he lived on her fortune and
on her professional income. Princess
Lvoff did not object to supporting
her husband, but she protested when
he took her earnings to spend on
other women. Prince Lvoff resented
criticism of his conduct and began
to treat his wife with systematic
cruelty. The marriage had made her
a serene highness," but it had
brought her nothing else but unhap-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-07
SAD STORY OF PRINCESS WILMA
LvoFF, WHO HAS SECURED A
DIVORCE FROM HER PR0FLI-
GATE ROYAL HUSBAND.

BERLIN, May 5.-Princess Wilma
Lvoff, who has just secured a divorce
from her husband, Prince Eugene
Lvoff, has had a strange and tragic
career.
She was born SO years ago in a re-
mote Hungarian village as the daugh'
ter of humble Jewish parents, named
Brachmann.
Her father was poor, but he con-
trived to scrape together enough
money for his daughter, Rebecca, To
study art under celebrated profess
sor in Budapest. Subsequently she
went to Munich to learn under Len
bach, and though half starving, tray
eled through Germany, Holland, Bel
GUM, Italy and Spain, studying the
famous works of art of those coun-
tries.
When She made her debut as a por-
trait painter under the assumed name
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-07
Information
ABOUT ST. LOUIS

The local office of the o. r. & N
has received today from the Union
Pacific a lot of folders descriptive
of the worlds fair at St. Louis, which
are considered by local railway men
to be about the most comprehensive
and neatest of the kind ever issued by
any line in the country. Each one
Of these folders contains dozens OF
pictures of the fair buildings and
grounds and maps OF everything III
connection with the grounds. 1t tells
all about the growth of the country
since the time of the Louisiana pur-
chase 1t gives a list of the hotels
and tells all about the accommoda-
lions in the city.
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One of the favorite practices was
to deny that she was his wife, and
to parade her as his mistress.
During the voyage to America, a
year or two ago, Prince Lvoff treated
his wife in this way, both on board
the steamship and in New York and
Washington, thereby exposing her to
women in New York and Washington
society.
In her trouble, Princess Lvoff was
compelled to appeal to the Russian
ambassador. Count Cassini, for pro-
lection, and the count gave her back
her lost reputation by arranging a
number of dinners in her honor, and
explaining Prince Lvoff's remarkable
conduct to his guests.
During this visit to America Prin-
cess Lvoff painted portrait of Ad-
miral Dewey.
Exasperated by her husbands un.
alterable misconduct, Princess Lvof
presented a petition for divorce to the
competent authorities In ST. Peters
burg, for her marriage took place IL
| Russia, according to the rites of tn,
Orthodox Greek church, and there be
ing no defense on his part, her peti
ton was granted after the proofs o.
her allegations had been Investigated
Princess Lvoff now resides In Der
| lin and continues her work of por
trait painting with success.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-07
h[TH0D|5T5
Want One Million New
Members Every Year
and a Time Limit for
Pastors

LOS ANGELES, May BY a rising
vote the Methodist. conference this
morning passed the resolution provid-
in the appointing of a committee to
prepare memorial to the late Presi-
dent Mckinley. A resolution was
accepted locking toward the new evan
gelistic movement to secure to Method
ism a million souls annually. 1t is
rumored that the 1904 Quadrennial
conference favors the old-tim Method
ism and that the first meeting Of the
standing committees on intinerares
favored conservative move toward
the reestablishment of the time limit
for pastors. Bishop w. +. Mallalou
presided.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-07
TREMBLING
CULPRIT
IN COURT
MAN WHO Is ACCUSED OF PASS
ING BOGUS CHECK HAS SYM
PATTY OF COURTROOM-MI-
NOE CHARGE MADE AGAINST
HIM.

Harry Monroe is the man who pass
ed a bogus check on a North Side
grocer for s22, buying a few gro
ceries and making away with the
change. He was arraigned this morn
ing before Judge KEENAN,. out of
sympathy for the man and in view of
the fact that he had been drinking
a charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses was made. Monroe
has none of the earmarks of the
criminal about him. He is a middle
aged man and appears to be a work
ing man. When called upon to plead
his voice was thick. He almost broke
down when spoken to by the court,
please your honor, may / speak to
the prosecuting attorney" he almost
sobbed. He held a short interview
with Mr.. Barnhart, in which his voice
was husky and uneven. He desired a
Jail sentence, but Mr. Barnhart could
not assure him that he would receive
1t. He then asked the court to ap-
point an attorney for him. The court
appointed E. G. Riste. Monroe will
plead before Judge Belt on Monday.
Three other men were arraigned
before Judge KEENAN, this morning on
criminal charges. In the absence of
Judge Richardson, Judge KEENAN,
acted. L. A. Brown is charged with
stealing set of double harness north
of the city. He pleaded guilty and
will probably be sentenced Tuesday
by Judge Richardson.
Charles Turner. charged with burg
larry, was next arragned. He is
charged with entering the store of
H. A. Bender. April 8. He took the
statutory time to plead.
When Frank Barlow, charged with
stealing a bicycle belonging to r. r.
Davey, was called to come forward
he shook as with an ague. He was
handed the information by Mr.. Barn
hart after it had been read to him
and was so nervous that he could
hardly take it. He asked the court
to appoint an attorney and will plead
after he has consulted lawyer.
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Local Briefs.

Judge Foley, of Helena, Mont, is at
the Spokane.
Easy Work soap, the largest cake
on the market, no wrapping, nothing
but soap.
G. NJ, Webster. prominent business
man of Great Falls, Mont, is in the
city.
Como removes corns without pain
Guarantee to cure OF money refunded.
Red Cross Pharmacy, 060l Monroe st.
Stanley Eaton of Wardner, Idaho, is
in the city for short visit with his
friends.
My mamma uses Watson's Clover
Cream.
A. f. Murphy of Seattle is at the
Spokane. Mr.. Murphy made a barrel
of money in the Klondyke in 1890.
You always get the best of every
thing in the drug line at Watson's,
Granite block.
Dr. Parker of Kettle Falls is in the
city and the guest of the Victoria
hotel.
Foley's Honey and Tar contains no
opiates and can safely be given to
children. Sold by Chas McNab, 400
Riverside.
DR.. J. Is. Olmstead of Portland is at
the Hotel Arthur
Foley's Honey and Tar is peculiar
ly adapted for asthma, bronchitis and
hoarseness. Sold by Chas. McNab, 402
Riverside.
b. B. Deffenbach, merchant of
Standpoint, Idaho, is at the Pedicord
You never heard of anyone using
| Foley's Honey and Tar and not being
satisfied. Sold by Chas. McNab, 4O2
! Riverside.
The Northwestern Business college
has elected officers for the coming year
| The officers chosen are 4. II. Thomp
son, president and president of the
board of trustees; NJ NJ. Highly, secre-
tary and trustee, and John b. Minor
| trustee.
| Persons living at distance and wish
ing to open an account with this banl,
can do SO by mail. We have blanks
for this particular purpose which We
send on application. Spokane T. East
ern Trust company.
w. j. Mcconnell, ex-governor of the
state of Idaho, who has been stopping
at the Grand hotel for day, left this
morning for the east on the Northern
| Pacific. Mr.. Mcconnell is now in the
mining business and his trip east Ii
| in this connection.
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of Austria Hungary; those of the
emperor and Archduke Francis Ferdi-
nand, whose morganatic marriage pre-
vents the crown going to his descen-
dants.
Archduke Otto has been notorious
for Years. Once he stopped funeral
until he had jumped his horse over the
casket. Another time, but for the
temerity of his own adede camp, he
would have taken a dozen boon com
panions into the bedroom of his wife
while she was asleep.
He possesses a fierce, ungovernable
temper, and when the father of a
young girl, whom he had kissed at a
public ball, boxed his ears, he tried tc
kill him with his sword. The escapade>
which led to his Punishment consisted Of
parading the streets of Vienna with
women of alleged loose character.
Louis Victor. the emperor's brother
is 80 years old. He has been guilty
of low dissipation and was recently
tnrashed by the father of lad he
had led into debauchcry His magnl,
fcent palaces have been confscated
and sold, the proceeds going to charity
He is n bachelor, SO his disgrace in
wolves no woman.