Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29

show that Mr.. and Mrs. McCue were on the
best of terms at the time, but the prosecu-
ton objected to the letters as evidence ana
Judge Morris sustained the objection. Inc
defense promptly noted an exception TO the
courts ruling. The defense then produced
letters purporting to be from Mrs. McCue TO
her husband during the same PERIOD and
again the prosecution objected.
Mr.. Edgar A. Crawford, another brother
of the murdered woman, testified that VII
liam McCue told him of the time when Mr..
McCue chased his wife into his bed room
with pistol and threatened to shoot both
her and his son. Witness also said that
young McCue told him that his father ana
mother lived like cats and dogs and that
his home was a perfect hell on earth. Mr.
Edgar A. Crawford was not cross-examined
by the defense.
Sons Talk With Druggist.
Julian Paoli, druggist, testified that
Willie McCue came into his store several
days after the tragedy and said II suppose
you know how 1 stand in this matter; I've
always sided with my mother" Mr.. Paon
told him that his mother was dead and his
father living, and that he should not make
a fight against his living parent. Willie's
reply was, IF 1 tell the truth and my
father is hung people will point at me as
the boy whose evidence hung his father
Mr.. Paoli advised him to tell the truth, no
matter where the blame would fall.
Miss Gertrude Irvine said that William
McCue had escorted her home from church
since his mothers death and had said 10
her, II would rather die than go on the
witness stand and tell what 1 know"
Messrs. Baldwin and Paoli and Miss 1r-
vine were not cross-examined by the defense,
but all of their evidence, as well as the eVl-
dence of Albert Baldwin and Ernest and
Edgar Crawford, was objected to by the
prisoners counsel.
Young William McCue was recalled to the
stand by the prosecution, and he emphatl-
cally denied all of the statements attrlb-
uted to him by the other witnesses.
A Washington Mans Testimony.
One Of the peculiar features of this pc
culiar case is that, except Charles Skinner
colored, no witness who has been on the
stand heard the shot which killed Mrs Nc
Cue Yet the shooting was done with
shotgun in the stiffness of Sunday night
In a small city.
F. p. Moran. whose home is In Washing
ton, but who has summer residence next
to the McCue home, testified that he was
in bed when his negro servant, Charles
Skinner, called to him and told him of the
trouble. He went to the McCue house and
saw the accused, who was quiet and mo-
rose, but rational.
Charles H. Duke, the young son of Mr..
Richard w. Duke, clerk of the corporation
court. testified that he saw Mr.. and Mrs.
McCue come out of church on the night OF
the shooting. A short time afterward he
passed the McCue house and went to his
uncle, Mr.. Robert Woods. who lives near
the McCue residence. At $40 o'clock he
left his uncle's house with a shotgun. with
which he was going cunning next day. He
again passed the McCue house and met
Randolph Page, who was on the stand yes
terday, and the two had gone but short
distance when they met Officer Grady
hurrying to the McCue house. Witness did
not see DR.. McCue.
The object of this evidence was evidently
to strengthen the prosecutions theory that
he M frap
until some time after the shooting and
also tends to weaken the burglar theory.
Court Admits Letters Today.
When the trial of ex-Mayor McCue was
resumed today the court announced that
the letters written by the accused to his
wife during the period from 1899 to 1901,
offered by the defense and which were ex-
cluded yesterday, would be admitted IN
evidence, together with the letters written
by Mrs. McCue to the defendant during the
same period.
Edgar Crawford a brother of Mrs Nc
Cue. resumed the stand and identified the
letters of Mrs. McCue.
McCue's Letters Read.
The batch Of letters written by the de-
PENDANT to his wife were identified and
read. They. too, expressed devotion and
solicitude for her health. The letters were
addressed to Dear Little Darling" Dear
Little Sweetheart" Dear Little Wife" and
similarly. Reference was made to business