The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-06
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this drama, there was but one person in
the house-a colored boy, in a room in
the rear. The entrance from this room
to the main part Of the house was
locked by Mr.. McCue and was found
locked at the close. This boy. sixteen
years old. states that after the scream
and the shot. some one ran hu-rtedly
downstairs and then UP again. This ID
nil The could tell about the occurrence,
Mr.. McCue had returned from West
Virginia by way of Washington on a
train arriving here about s o'clock. Mrs.
McCue had reached Charlottesville a lit
tie earlier from Red Hin, where she was
visiting friends. The other children Of
the household. save the son. William.
were on a visit to relatives In the county.
Mrs. McCue was the daughter OF the
late DR.. William Crawford lof Mt Sidney,
Augusta county. Surviving her are five
brothers-William C..%of Fort Worth
Tex: Or. Frank. OF Mt. Sidney: Ernest
b., an attorney at law, Harrisonburg;
James. OF Mt. Sidney. and Edgar Craw
ford, OF Coving ton. Ya.--and two sisters
Mrs. sallle Grlgsby. Of Atlanta. Ga. a nd
Miss Berthe Crawford, OF Mt. Sidney, Va
WILD EXCITEMENT x
When the news spread over the city
that an assassin concealed in the house
had entered the bed room Of Mr.. and Mrs.5
McCue. Immediately upon their return
from church, and had struck Mr.. fMcCuel
with some heavy instrument and then
fatally shot Mrs. McCue with IA gun that
was in the house, there was the widest;
excitement and the very general feeling
that no effort or expense should pc spared
to bring the guilty party to Justice.
I'D Until the mystery Is fully cleared and
the murderer apprehended. there VIII De
felt a general apprehension and the good,
name OF the city will rest under a cloud. {
When asked whether the murderer was
4. white O. black man. \ Mr.. A1cCue could
not seX He looked ike q dirty tramp
to me-. Sc il he last night, but I cannot
tell now. Either he was a. light com 3
plexsoned negro, probablysa mulatto. or
.a#dirty white man.. This morning Mr.
McCue lis sure his assailant was a white
mar but cannot give q description o.
him. 53
life and in his fear OF escape being pre-
vented after he had failed, shot Mrs.
AicCue.ss In corroboration Of this, is the
fact that man carrying satchel was
seen to rush to the residence OF Police
Justice Edward. Q. McCue, the ex-mayor's
brother, and mount the porch steps. g He
opened the screen doors and raped vio-
Slentiy on the door. Mrs e. Q. slcCues
raised the window and asked what was
wanted. when the man ram It Is thought
by some that a hobo desired vengeance
on the McCues because he was sentenced
10 jail and the chain gang,
WANTED 3ANOTHER LIE F.
In reference to this incident, immedi-
ately after the murder and before the.
news had spread, Mr.. 3 Ed. AIccue said: y
81 believe the man who came on my porch
desired my life. \. He knocked violently on
the front door. I was in my bed room
having left the lower floor but ten min
utes previously. had Just called to the
man. when Mr.. 4. F. Randolph. who was
sitting on his front porch across the
street, came over to see what was the
matter. The man saw Mr.. Randolph and I.
ran In tile direction OF Sam Nc Cue $ resi-
dence. could not see him sun ciently
to tell whether he wa s white or colored. =. IA
Mr.. Randolph said |: IT was sitting on
my porch, when I saw q man rush into
Mr.. McCue's yard and rap on the door
Ec waited for a short time and start
ed over to tell him to- ring the bell p {
thought lie wanted a warrant and would
help him arouse Mr.. McCue When he he
ga " me. he ran. lie was a white man.,
but X do not know HIM"
& The police Justice believes that the.
man is the same one who committed the
murder OF his sister, In liz " and that the
murderer Intended to kill the justice also
PROFOUND MYSTERY.
&, The prof oundest mystery surrounds the
case. The robbery theory has been aban-8
doned " That a robber should conceal
himself In a room az joining that OF the
only occupants OF the dwelling nd then
rush Into q room we'll illuminated and
81 elk the man and wife Is Uncomfortable. /
g Reports at first circulated that the man
Who committed the crime, carried a satch-
Ell full OF valuable silver and jowelry
D royed entirely wrong. There was noth-
Ing In the house disturbed and nothing a
WAS missing. ss Is
The man who knocked at Mr.. Q. -.
NlcC,ue's door, carried q satchel, but no
was believed to be Or. AlcCue, attempt
ing TO arouse his brother and not desiring
to walt for an answer 4 DIR. AfcClle SAYS
that he did not stop 1t his
brother's residences shut continued
10 that OF his elder brother.
Another theory advanced, Is that the
man intended to kill Messrs. S. and
r. %. AfcCne. 1t seems strange, In the
minds OF the majority, that q man intent
on murder should have gone on veng nee
bent to his victims home unarlned NJ = .
found wea pons convenient in the resi-
derce. first a. baseball bat and then the
shotgun; which Mr., McCue was about
to use on him. and these heS used with
but as far az known, j
had no weapon on his person. He was
taking great risks, to sax the least, TO /
ettAr,r% rra,,, al II a al murder " hen lln-