The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-18
No One Outside Of His.
Counsel Knows of
MCCue'S Defense.
HIS CHILDREN VISIT
HIM in THE JAIL
Has Received Affectionate Let
ters From Women in Char
lottesville Since He Has
Been in Jail-He
Dreams Of His
Wife.
Especial l,e From q stan correspondent.)

Especial From a staff Correspondent9 <
4 CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, October l7.--
In the Corporation Court Of Charlottes-
ville at 10 o'clock this morning, on
assemblage that promises at this writing
10 run high into the hundreds and far
beyond the capacity Of a room. small at
best, J. Samuel McCue, ex-Mayor, So
ciety leader, man about town. will ap-
pear to answer to the charge OF wife
murder.
Any lingering doubt thnt the case will
8 be gone into at this time disappeared in
the course Of the day Each side disposed
or Its forces to the best advantage, and
each is ready to engage on the morrow
in what will be one Of the most note
worthy legal battles OF the present gem.
GRAFTON. i$ gf II 3 $i 81
The arrival OF half hundred lusty
sons Of the Cockade City gave the final
touch to the preliminary arrangements.
What all Of the Charlottesville and the
surrounding county Is unable to do Is ex-
pected OF this little party OF outsiders 81
furnish sixteen unbiased minds capable
Of judging the perplexing and nstonlsh-.
ing web the Commonwealth processes its
ability to weave.
& Through the iron grating OF second
story cell window. McCue. alleged MUIR
derer looked down late this afternoon
and muttered a half dozen commonplace
words as he tossed newspaper to one
OF tho deputies. The face was half hid
den in& the gloom around It, and told
absolutely nothing. Though but g fleet
ing glimpse OF the most ia liked OF man
in Virginia to-day 1t was q full nine
tenths more than l had expected to get
or that is allowed any one at this time.
The Man.
At i o'clock tomorrow the mysterious
and closely guarded figure will emerge
from the prison to appear before man-
kind as that OF q man charged with the
most heinous toffense, To-day that figure
lis. from all that can be learned, neither
bowed with suffering nor sha dowed with
remorse. The McCue OF old IS evident
here. calm and inscrutable. almost In
different. Locked fast In his breast. ls
the mystery Of the Albemarlc horror The
wife is dead and cannot speak: the man
is alive and will not
EARLY this afternoon the wild rumor OF
a confession was flashed from one end of
the town to the other. It, created q SEN
sation. but 1t was quickly denied. a
brother OF the murdered woman laugh
cd bitterly when he heard It.
III the heavens fell or the sun arrested
Its course, 1t would carry less OF aston
ishment to this young man than would
a confession from his brother-in-law.S To
his taller McCue gives no evidence Of
worry or concern, To one of the depu-
ties no declared that he felt miserable,
but whether this meant distress of mind
or Of body was not indicated. To the
other he appeared little affected by his
surroundings. BE-.
The nervous start, the fitful, quick and
distrustful glance are perhaps. indlca-
tive Of anxiety likely to be manifested
by anyone confined within the narrow narrow
space of felon's cell.
His Prison Habits.
The man sleeps we'll. eats well and
reads the newspapers with avldity.
Recently he has retired as early as 8
p M, He has hymn book and u Bible
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