The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-23
COvernorM Pays
Part Of Expense From
Contingent Fund.
MANY SUITS ENTERED
AGAINST PRISONER.
The Court Holds Them in Abey
ance-J. B. Green Declares
That Edward o. McCue
Occupies Position That
No Professional Man
Could Tolerate.
nsnec1al to The rimea.DIspat toh.l

Especial to Tho Times-Dlspatch.)
CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, November
I 22-1n the Corporation Court this morn
Ing suits amounting to nearly $1,000.
were entorcd against J. Samuel McCue.
now In prison awaiting execution for wife
murder.
s The various persons entering thoso suits
through attorneys, are as follows: Jcffer-
son National Bank, 5000; Mrs NJ. T..
Townley. $500. a NcC. Walker. 3l9i: Il
H Hartman. 500; Mary Gooch Johnson.
1886: J. Daniel Hartman. &977.5l; r. L.
Carter administrator for Mrs. Caroline
Carter. &5ssz5; Fannie Long. s325.O.; Fan
nte Long, second suit. 500; Sallle T..
shepherd. $40: Annie Z. Chisholm, 81
$3.50; a g. Craven, 1862.
It viii be noticed that the People s
Bank claim Of 1900 is not in this list
Held in Allegiance.
After tho arguments OF attorneys. Judge
a George Watts Morris rendered the fol-
lowing decision:
ut being suggested to the court that
4 J.. s. #AfcCue the defendant In this acton,
was on the 9th day OF November, 1a4,
i QJuQReOA H. lclOIl, WIllCR UssSdlilc
final on the 18th day OF November, 1901
and is now in confinement and under
sentence OF death. and, therefore, in the
opinion OF the court that the proceedings
In this action be suspended until such
y disability Is removed. II or, until. II the SEN
tence OF tho court against said McCue. Is
carried out; this acton Is revived in the
u name of sonlo personal represen tatlVo
competent TO defend It.
Tho attorneys for Mccue are Walker
and Sinclair and Fl. O. Mccue, and for
the various complainants, A. D. Dabney
4 Duke X and Duke. Perkins / and Perkins.
White and Long. and w. Sam Burnley.
A noteworthy incident OF the McCne
trial, now famous in Virginia criminal
records Is that Governor A. ]. Montague
s has placed at the disposal of Common
vvealth's Attorney Frank G timer S797.3l for
expenses incurred by the city in tho
trial
i5 From Contingent Fund.
In letter to Mr.. Gilnler. which the
executive does not desire to have publish
cd, he states that In taking this amount
from the States contingent fund, he over
looked prccedents in a desire TO aid In
the administration of Justice. This adds
the Governor, is not to be considered as
a. precedent, as a contingent fund is for
certain purposes not including prosecu-
tion OF criminals, and tho money appro-
priated for criminal expenses. Is intended
TO pny costs OF such trials.
The McCue case, being unprecedented
in many ways in Virginia criminal his
tory. required unusual expenditure.
Governor Montague's prompt and ef-
ficent action In responding to the request
sent him by Mr. GiImer to come to the
aid Of the citizens in this matter, will be
liberally appreciated here. ..e saved the
people Of this community from going
down in their pockets and contributing
money to aid In the prosecution.
Unprofcssional.
Tho following communication, signed
Mr.. James b. Green. tho well known In
structor In law at the University. ap-
pearcd in the Issue of the Progress this
afternoon:
"Whatevcr technical and unmportant
4 objections may be disclosed by tho record
In commonwealth VS.. j. Samuel McCue.
tho fact that q murder Of unparalleled
ntrocty was committed, and that the de-
fendant was guilty, convicted Herewith,
has been established beyond a reasonable
doubt" n
,..Tho brothcrs of the prisoner, like high
land clansn,en. have adhered To him,
right or wrong. This may be admirable,
or otherwise. according to ones view
point, but there is surely an incongrulty.
and a shock TO the proprietes In the
fact recently made public that ono of
those brothers. Mr.. Edward o. McCue, Is
tho administrator OF the murdered wo-
mans estate. and at the same time, coun-
sci for the prlsoneH
."This gives rise TO n conflict OF duty
that no professional man could live under
or tolerate II (as is alleged). the bnnks
hold twelve thousand dollars of notes
discounted for the prisoner, and purport-
Ing to bc endorsed by his wife land tncre
Is a question OF genlrlneness of endorse
ment). the creditors and tho dlstrihurens
collier Aberanda and tho Italian Nostra
insist on tho presence of an impartial
administrator