The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-25
New Features to Marshall SEN
sation III the McCuc
Case.
HER LETTER TO HER HUSBAND
Mr.. Marshall's Actions Are as
Strange and 1ncxplicable as
Those Of His Pretty Wife.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, October a..
AS q sldclight upon the McCuc murder
the Marshall sensation that has sprung
up III the early days of the famous tiial
10 developing new phases with rapidty
astonishing to the public at large and ut
tcrly distracting and demoraliZing to tie
hard run news mongers now dancing at
tendance upon n trio OF inconsistent and
contradictory souls During the day u
man volunteered the Information that
Mrs. Marshall had sent another letter to
the cell OF McCue or at least had re-
quested that It be conveyed thither with
Il careful and loudly uttered determine
ton not to discuss the matter In any
way; the man indicated with religious
zeal that lie had been chosen as the hOnr
Uretl messenger that the billet had been
placed In his hands Sunday night or
this morning and that 1t still reposed in
his pocket. He had evidently made HIM
self familiar With Its contents, for lie
stold me that the note was strictly busl-
ncss like, referred simply TO the much
discussed watch and chain; was address
ed to mir. McCuc'. and was signed
3s"l1attie Marshall" The others are said
To have been diverted to Dear Friend
and to have contained at the end tho
single initial. III"
Mrs. Marshall Flippant.
Four hours later, ] saw Mrs Marshall
and asked her point blank IL she had
written McCue another note She hugh
Cd in my face. She inquired with charm
ing ifrelevancy II thought she was
crazy. i assured her to the contrary, but
ventured 70 predict that if stayed In
Charlottesville long, / would be crazy
m N ,l,a1 In
anything about any letter except the first
brief business like note. Counting the
alleged new one there were threc.)
heard II suggested to-day. mild
hint It was, that the other two might
have been forged. ! was also told that
there were other notes besidce these from
other people. and that n certain woman
OF Chariot tesvillc-not Mrs. Marshall
: mad seen McCue once or twice In his
cell On matter OF business. Enough the
dark we'll that clouds this phase OF the
McCuc trial. no discerning eyes have yet
been able to see clearly @
There Is no lack or developments; there
4 can be made no plea that the lips OF those
whose nnme rumor has stamped across
4 the broad page upon which vii! be written.
the record OF McCue, the alleged slayer:
#of his wife. are closed 10 the eager cars
OF those who would hear and know 1T Isl
Z
edge that the perplcxity Hes. without
hesitation Or reservation, freely. fully.
md at tines with apparent eagerneas.&thci
injured husband md the slandered wife
pour forth their minds speaking OF each
other with btterest scorn and denial.
What one says the other asserts to be the.
bascst fabrications. Charge meets coun-,
stercharge, until a distracted mind can
make m choice and the only course is n
bald and uncritical statement of what
each has to say And all lifetime. behind
tho strange story turks this stransest
thing Of all-that threatened divorce and
\ All antngonism apparently deep-rooted do
not drive the two apart: that the man
and the woman can meet again; spend
Z hours III each others company, and by
the hreside OF what both have called an
unhappy home. watch together the tod
ding children, who are themselves a sub.
1cct OF dispute.
The Mystery Of It.
or AlcCue in his CELL Marshall spoke
to-day In damaging dannlng words.
.'He has cheated me out OF my WIFE"