The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
the nsght-gown and the lndershirt. DIR.
Atctste went into his brothers room ana
handed 1t to me-

bef0Su IL 10 me. fe
We're your hands bloody?' 3iis
lyon lad not washed them yet
mo. SIR
What else happencd?'
Mr.. EierN. tho undertaken, took the
shirt and tho night gown and wrapped
them up
THE night gown, j understood you TO
say was bloody ana wet? 2"
Very much so.'' 81
Ind Mr.. Biory wrapped 1t up In the
same package with the shirt?
so understand
NcCue wept bitterly when the witness
told OF the WISH; or tho accused to tho
coffin of his dead wife.
What was tho character Of Mr. Mc-
Cues e,notion?" asked Mr.. Lee.
There was nothing unusual about It !.
He acted much as any other man In his
position would have done
Mr.. Lee rclinuuislied the witness and
Captain Woods developed the fact that
MT. Dinwiddie, with his bloody hands,
had not fingered tho shire but Ind mere
~ held 1t an instant ana passed 1t OIL
10 Biery. who rolled It up on the spot.
Negro on Stand.
The negro. Charles A. Skinner, TOOK
the stand. He Is black as night with IL
solid rim Of white around his beady
eyes. AT first he seemed very much In
terested in the galleries, but he was soon
In the clutches OF the lawyers and was
too busy with them to take account of
other things. The negro proved that he
was born as long ago as 1870, but nobody
would think it. On the night of the MUIR
der witness occupied a small servants
house to The rear Of the Moran home,
where he was employed. This servants
house is quite near the McCue place.
The windows in SINNERS room We're up
and he was lying OH the bed. Here Is
What he heard and snw: RI
"On that Sunday night was UP III
my room laying down on the bed road
Ing the paper. l didn't have anything
on but night shirt. / heard crying and
screaming but went on reading. ] heard
more crying and screaming again and
went over to my little window and looked
out. didn't pay much attention to@it.%
I thought somebody was just carryin' on.
Then found out that the crying and
was at Mr.. McCue's.
thought somebody was dead or sick
/ laid OH the bed again and started
reading. Then heard d shot and l got
UP. ! called to James Lewis. a colored
boy. who WAS talking to Mr.. Moran's
servant girl. @
Tho court had a lot OF trouble keeping
Charlie from telling what Jim had said
to him and the result OF their discussion.
had a hard time restraining him-8
self but Went on rapidly:
81 put on my pants and shoes and coat
and hatSand went down. I saw two men
coming up the lane and they went into
Mr.. McCue's back gate. ! went into 9the
yard with them and asked them what
had happened They told me Ol2e court
held up warning fngerl, and I said;
Let me get out and went out. lwoke |
lp AIR. and Mrs Moran They were in the
other side Of the house-the side next to
irvine s. = i.'s 5
How long did you hear the crylng?"
For three minutes, or five, or maybe
more ~
Was ii the voice OF q woman or n |
man.
"a woman. ] think"
Ibid you hear the voice OF a MANI.
mo, sir"
The Crying.
did the crying come from the bath
Dom? ~
II didn't know where the bath room
vas. don't know what part Of the
.ouse the crying and screaming came
rom. Just heard the CRYING and the
5ss
on spoke 10 James Lewis and then
.ame down stairs
n" Yes. sir" 81 81 III
What did you Go them
II went throus h Mr.. 5Alorants back gate
nd started for Mr. McC1e's back gate.
ust then the two men came up the lane
M oozed In ahead OF me- l went in
dcu,t know what they were doing. +
sked ,hern--t defense would not allow wit
ess TO state reply Of mem When they
old me what they did, ] said: Let me get
ut OF here went ont and went
Trough Mr.. Moran's back gate and
Trough the front gate to the street. |
Mingled witt. the crowd and asked sey-
raj what had happened. Later on
,okc Up SIR. and Mrs. Moran. !! Just before
he two men, heard footsteps running
own the street in front OF Mr.. Aorans
oilsc. y &. g5t 1870
ibid you hear any crying alter the
hot?'t
The crying and screaming stopped. !
ISN'T down and then heard some more
rying-icavy, coarse crying, like q man. III
<.rdd you see any lightin the louse?"l
~ think ] saw Il dim light.in one room
4 the front part Of Mr.. McCue's house, l.
What SORT Of night was i IT,
s"Very, dark and rather warm. =
6"Could you see the rear of the house?'
ut was very dark, but ] could SEQ the
ear Of the house"
AFTER the shot, did you sec anybody
IN OUT from the rear Of the house?"
n did not"
"D!d the two men have any weapons?"
at was very dark, and couldn't see.
rom what they said they might have
al aornns"
"The witness Is with you, said Cap
ain Woods turning TO Mr.. Lee
'Etand aside. Charles" said MI. Lee
richly.
After brief delay the examination
ya5 resumed. Skinner was recalled a
aomemt and answered few unimport-
Mt questions put by tnryrnan.
Dr.. Early Testifies.
Dr. j. e. Early, n physician. then took
no stand.
Wines stated that he learned Of the
omicide Of -epnmber 4th 3ust after
c lad retired. Hearing police whistle
lowing. he got up and went to tho open
yindow. Chnmhermad gossip yelled
cross the street Informed him that
hnd broken into McCua's house