The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-26

another on the left side OF l1er nose
about the center and she was looking
this way tindfcatllg) towards the wall
She was pulscless. without color, mouth
partly gapcd open. Some one asked IL
shc was dead, and I could not say eS.
nctly who 1t was, but about that time my
brother sam asked me tho question. iic.
was standing outside the bathroom door
When he asked the question. ] said yes
and lie said Oh! my God, my darling
wife,, and dropped down there.
'.rliat window ut the door, j noticed rs
] entered, was half open. Just then
heard some voice out there. About that
time / thought tho wlscst thing was TO
get Mrs. McCue's body out of the bath
room. The water, MS I stated, was run
ming. ana within about four inches Of the
top of the tub She WIS lying with her.
arms partly folded, right arm little
higher thans left Captain Grady offered
TO assist me, as I told him could not
get her out. j took hold Of her head; he
took hold OF her body, aud John Perry
took hold OF her feet ! observed that no
water had entered her body, md that
nothing had passed from her nose, eyes
or mouth. There was no lemorrhage IN
the water, no disccloraton, and tic only
thing I noticed was a slight liemorrhuge
from the side OF tho head, which had
tricleled down at the head Of the tub.
Nearly Covered With Water.
exception Of about there Indicating by
pointing to his own breusD. / observed
those wounds OH her that / stated. and
tho only wounds. Then We took her from
the tub and laid her down on the rug
on the floor. mentioned to Captain
Grady TINT 7 had nothing to protect my
self with. and lie had better stay with
li.nH -1,ox Ia. rF,tr1 IN
This hall again, up a short staircase, and
entered the back room, where there was
no light took Il box OF matches froln
my pocket and struck a light. Captain
Grady says: There is a window OPEN
That was the west window. The ROOM !
think, was his daughter Rubys don't
remember whether Captain Grady nal.
Iloed out the side window to watch 0ut,,''
or to keep watch out" as they were
surrounding the house; but It was some
where about there that 7 heard him make
some remark when he passed opposite the
window on this side Qnficating)..S5 we
came out OF that roo11, down the starr
case. down6to the front hall, and entered
the parlol. where there was no light Z
held the match box III my hand ana
struck Il light, ana Captain Grady, who.
vas right behind we, mentioned that there
was another window, Just to my right.
as i entered the parlor, up from the bot
ION and the blinds wide open. left that
room with Captain Grady and this boy,
as well as I remember, and went pncK
upstairs. The next thing We did TO my
knowledge / thought where would be the
hest place to put her body. I said to
myself, tho best room would be the room
It back Of his private room. on opposite
side or tie house Just across the hall.
we went there, madeaa light. and liked
hcr a bed or got q bed ready. Didn't 40
ANYTHING to the he'd, but used 1t as u
was; went back to the bathroom. TOOK
nor body up, carried her in the room, ana
laid he, body on the bed. / called for a
sheet }and the colofed spoy p VI ~ - - q
sheet to me.
The Gunshot Wound.
''Just as I was covering her UP | started tt,1
TO pull the gown over her, ana lol. Wy ~
first time noticed the gunshot wound IN
shcr chest Captain Grady made some re-
marks in regard to her condition ana
surroundings I then covered her up. Went
4hnck TO the bathroom with Captain
Grady and tho boy, and for the nfst t I'M,
observed the gun. The boy was stanains
lust there dndcating). and ! was back IN
the hallway. i says: Whose gun mat mat
He said Mr.. 9McCue's,
a.IIe picked the gun up, pushed pacK t'le
gfxturas. and out rolled q shell. 3l shys vs.
What is 1T doing there, them!
s"He says: II don't know. -.
&.,rhcn lie placed 1t behind inc ooo.,
where he took 1t from. Then, as WI,
al IgT remember, II was backwards ana
rn,,vo,.ds through the house. AS | stated
sti,t is tho only manifestation of hemor-.
5rhage or evidence OF blood at al, ana
&the water was not discol orcd. me wa wa
la. remained there III the bath tlp lllll Sl
I#had gone from the bath room, placcu
tho body where stated and come PACK
and took the thing out OF the Datn tup
and let the water out
81 observed the relation OF her feet ~
that tub before moved her. HerSrights
foot was lying just to the right OF the
Mug, and her left foot, rs Iastated, was
drawn up. Tlla spigot was turned toward
the base OF the tub. remember thatl
distinctly The water was comfortably
warm. She was saturated with water,
or her gown was. ! observed that her
hair was partially tucked up Ihosc
were tho only wounds j observed upon
her body, until went IN, being ASKED
BY the physicians to attend the examln;t-2
ton
McCue Seemed to be Suffering.
Then went to my brother, sam, sev-
eral times, Offering TO give him assist
ancc, asking II he wished ANYTHING or
needed anything. He was lying there
ana seemed to be suffering from pain.
The wound, observed, on his face, was
on the right cheek, with y hemorrhase
running from the side Of his face. That
was about tho extent Of my knowledge
until / was asked to come with those
specialists, OF which I will speak later.
E II WILL speak Of my knowledge of the
hat now. When went in to see my
brother, some ono was standing back of
me, while ! sat holding my brother.
s,,n,',a plIlsn and had offered INV sell
vices TO him. when ! observed, just MS
i looked up, Or somo one said: What
is that bat doing there 1t was sitting
up against the mnntol, right here dn-
dicutins). That was the first time had
seen It, I raised tho bat up, observed
dlscolorauon about tho larger end, but
could not say whether It was blood or q
stain or some other CHARACTER dld
not make any other sxafl lnlnanttl'on Then
hut laid the bat down.
Body Warm, But Pulscless.
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