The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-30
side must DO had before an answer to
this question can be formed.
A Strong Defense.
MEN 4 eoYs' ouTrlT7EAs

"A StTOflS SLclellSe.
While its evidence has not even yet be-
gun, the defense is already strong, with
a might gathered from the failures OF
the Commonwealth itself. There Will be
no plea of temporary insanity. The Issue
will be fought out along other lines, wit
ness being pitted against witness, and
argument against argument. With one
fell swoop the defenders Of McCue laid
the ground to-day for what may prove
the turning movement of the entire tral.
The hidden motive" was all but shat
tered. and the damaging testimony of the
brother OF the dead woman practically
offset before the prosecution had even
+ announced the close of its case The
Importance of the letters read in court
this morning can scarcely be overesti-
mated They formed the nucleus for a
blow well directed and almost stunning
in their effect.
The sensation Of the preceding day hal
been the statement by Ernest Crawford,
OF the turmoil reisn:ng in the McCue
household. and of the brutal treatment OF
the wife by. the husband. OThe correspond
erce introd ucad covered the period Of
which the youEg man spoke, and gave
mute, i,1,pres denial 10 ali that he
had said. Every line that passed be
tween The man and wife breathed the
tenderast love, the most jealous solici-
tude for each others en,niort and saefty.
A Money-MakeT:
The old Mccne stood forth in them
sras;,ng money making ascCue, figur-
ing on dollars and cents. choosing bis
vacation resting place, according 10
which gave you your moneys WORTH"
assoelatiglg with ,.npneyed,' people be-
cause ii does 50 much good, = but OF the
hard fa1n.r and The unkind and brutal
husband S2asTa WAS not the suspicion Of
= d hint On Ire contrary, an effectinn,
rare in lis beauty and Wilderness IS what
tie Ietters, with their little household
details and their strong points OF human
ities disclosed
While the words Of his dead wife, writ.
len Eca!'s ago, were read aloud IN the.
presence Of hundreds Of people, aicCue
sohised aloud. ard While lie sobbed, the
most powerful and effective point in
Ills favor yet developed was beng re-
corded by the court.
So much for what the defense will do
TO combat the theory of q motive for tie
crime. Ii will have other evidence along
this line; the testimony of servants and
others, and 1t Will not be weak. After
doing all 1t can TO establish this cor
dialty of relationship between tbs hus-
band and the wife, he defense will di-!
rect its energies along two other broad
lines, the doubt left by The evidence Of
the commonwealth and the improb4biIiiy
of the crime itself
Minor points. in the. case of the Com
monwealth VII. Of course. be attacked.
and a number of witnesses will be in
troduced
McCue to Testify.
Ii seems likely now that Mccue him
self may go upon the stand. Mr. Lee
announced to-day that he would begin
Monday morning and would b. be through
by Tuesday afternoon.
s The hurried review Of the chief PORTS
in the case given above will indicate in
some measure the direction events will
take during the new week, and may
show at the same time the strength 81
each side. and The uncertainty that clouds
the result.
With an intensity OF interest absolute
" unirnegined in other sections Of the
State, the entire country surrounding
Charlottesville has followed every step OF
the case and Is now puzzling over this
uncertain result. In their cagerness 10
watch every minute detail of the affair,
men have forgotten TO work and almost
forgotten TO eat.
Business Suspended.
To-day disguised drummer was heard
TO remark that the case had abruptly
checked the transaction Of business it.
SELF. He had Travelled the country side
for two weeks He could get no orders
and could talk Of nothing to farmer and
merchant, but the McCue trial.
Tine intensity OF interest is comparable
only with the bitterness of the ieelnr
against McCpe. The past week Ia,
caused no abatement of this feeling Out.
eide of those Immediately associated witt
tic prisoner or connected with the family
u ] have NOT met single man who be
lie"es AicCue is anything but guilty,
Rarely, If ever. before has the publ
beer SO thoroughly aroused and SO alb
4 soiutely unanimous IN It's verdict. WheI
sald somewhere above thnt doubt eH
isted n ipany minds as to the outcome
Inc meaning was not that recent feyrl
nptncnts lad shaken the belief of III
I3eopie ID The guilt Of Mccue, hut sImpl
lhat believing him guilty themselycs the
were not al ali cure that the only eyI
dsnee II ~as possible 10 establish vi.
be sufficient % convince tho jury.
a successldn OF turies selected AT ray
dom from tbs population of Charlotte,
vile would probably convict McCue viii
out a lnomFnt's hesitation
A Pathetic Wall.
The subject of jrites recalls /,
mind the pathetic waf that i
sued To-day from The iury
the present ease, The spokesman a.
nounecd 10 tbs court that the ecptlemt
wished q definition Of Their lin
rigats, denbminationaI strife or son
other strife equally dire an Its effects W
abont 10 rend the body hi twain Il,
order of the court HAD bccn that I
Twelve must be kept Together In a bod
under the constant eye Of ile sergea
OF his dsputy,