The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-10-29
M'CUE'S son DENIES.
TESTlFlES THAT HE DID NOT
ACCUSE HIS FATHER.
Refused to Admit Sister of
Dead Woman Tells Of Unpleasant
Relations.

Dead Woman Tells OF Unpleasant
Relations.
A surprise was sprung on the prOsecu-
cution lhursday in the McCue trial. the
iefendant's SOB, when placed upon the
stand. denying that he had ever state
ais father and mother had violent quar-
rels. or that he had said that be knew
ais father killed his mother. The boy
vas put under a searching examlna
ton. but persisted in emphatic deniale oil
his alleged previous statements relative
90 uuarrels and a. TO letters received by
ais father from women.
The prosecution also submitted evi
fence 10 an attempt TO prove that Me
Cue had made contradictory statements
IN relation TO the alleged assault upon
aim the Dight Of the murder. A sister OF
The dead woman testified TO unpleasant
Citations between McCue aud his wife,
and another witness, Attorney White,
restltied that McCue told him after the
murder that his life for five years had
oeen made a perfect hell by the isai'
1usy OF his wife.
After court convened, DR.. McCue, o
brother of the defendant. was recalled
Replying to Juror, DR. McCue said that
Just after the body had been removed
from the bathtub on the night Of the
tragedy and laid on a bed, McCne went
into the room to see her. DR. McCue
said ne liite1 the sheet, but when he saw
his brother breaking down he took him
hack to his own room.
William Hurley, negro who had
: orked for Mr. Met ne, said that some
three or four years ago he heard Mr..
McCue cav something alb nut his wife be-
ing Jealous, and something about its
fleet on his life or his pleasure; witness
could not remember definitely what the
language was.
r II. W. Duke, formerly Judge OF the
court in which the McCue trial is now
being conducted, said McCue told him
that he heard noise when he got home
from church the night Of the tragedy and
that he grappled with man in the pas
sapeway. broke away from him, went
for the gun, but was knocked down ana
the gun taken away from him.
During this testimony the first demon
stration that has marked the trial oc-
cured, but WAS promptly checked by
Judge Morris, who, in stern manner,
directed the officers to bring the first
oerson before him who should attempt
to make q demonstration OF approval or
disapproval.
Miss BERTHE Crawford, of Stanton, Va ,
a sister of the murdered woman, in her
testimony. said that her sister was un-
hanpv. and that McCue's treatment OF
her was very inconsiderste, and not
that of a husband to his wife. She had
.Dent twelve days in the McCue home In
Auoust Her visit ended just q week be-
fore the murder On her arrival she
ionnd her sister in a highly nervous
state. Mr.. McCue had just returned at
snnper time from three days trip to
Washington. Mrs. McCue was too Ill to
To come to the table, and Miss Crawford
took her supper to her. lr. McCue
asked where "Fannie" was, but did not
20 to see her. After supper, instead OF
going to greet her. he sat outside on the
porch Mrs. McCue came down later,
Miss Crawford testified, took seat on
the porch, and complained oibis absence
saying that she had remained up nights
waiting for him. She inquired where ne