The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-02
Contradicts His Alleged
Previous Statement.
THIS FAvORS M'CUE
The Testimony is Now All in and To.
day Argument Begins. Two Da S
al Least Will be Consumed
by Counsel in the
Case.
Case.
(By the Associated Press.l


Charlottesville, Va, Nov. 1.-Police-
man Grady was the first witness call
ed by the defense today in the trial OF
4x-Mayor McCue. charged with the
murder of his wife. lie said he WAS
The second person to reach the McCue
| residence after the tragedy and that
when he saw the defendant there
blood was dripping from the wound On
nis face, that it had run down about
he mouth and the stains on Mr.. Nc
Nue's shirt front appeared to him as
+ they had been caused by the blood
rom the wound.
Three. brothers of the accused,
Charles, John L., and William, eacn
testified that they did not hear a con-
yersaton alleged as testified to by the
taller as having passed at the Jail be-
tween the accused and his son Will
nam, in which the two latter were
made to say something about Mrs.
McCue rushing into the sons room on
one occasion followed by Mr.. McCue.
c. Fl. Moore testified to the friendly
relations of the McCues.
The defense at this juncture an
nounced that they had but one other
witness, who could not reach here
until later, and with the agreement
that he take the stand when he ar
liVed, the defense rested.
when one of the jurors announced
hat they wanted to do what was right
md that the jury desired to have John
Ferry, the negro servant, whose name
GAS been mentioned in testimony, call
ID. Judge Morris sent a summons
.or him as q court witness. The jury
| asked also that A. James Lewis be
called.
John Perry, a young negro servant,
questioned by the court, said he was
asleep in the McCue home on the night
IF the tragedy He was awakened by
,he crying of Mrs McCue, he said, and
heard her say, "Oh, Sam, come and
nelp me, he is killing me-" The wit
ness said he tried to get through the
1all door between his room and the
FAMILY apartments. He then heard a
| shot which he said sounded like it had
been fired between the hall and bath
loom He said he heard a man run
nto the bath room twice, then go
down stairs Mr.. McCue came. he
said, to his room about three minutes
alter, opening the hall door which had
barred him when the accused, ne said.
| tSked him to come and help him; that
burglar had been in the house that
1e had been knocked senseIesS and
hat his w fe was hurt.
Witness said he had closed all the
| oack doors Mrs. McCue he said. was
screaming. The witness was subjected
| to rigid ross-eXamnation by Cap
| tain Woods for the commonwealth
He would not admit having made any
! statement contrary to his evidence to-
| day. He denied having id that he
heard Mrs. McCue say "Oh, Sam, don't
| Kill me; L am going to die ANYHOW"
| He denied having told Willie McCue
| the day after the tragedy that he was
| afI aid to tell what he knew or that
| he heard a slap first and then heard
Mrs. McCue say, Sam, you ought not
| to treat me like this" He said he
/ did no. see Willie McCue write
| down" anything he had said. He de-
MED telling w. G.. Baldwin. detect
We, that he heard two ticks struck
and heard Mrs. McCue say Sam. why
| DO you treat me SOP
An Eleventh Hour Climax.
| The calling OF John Perry to the
stand by the jury came as an eleventh
hour climax. 1t furnished a surprise
| to both the commonwealth and de-
Tense as he had been summoned and
not called to the stand by either side
although he was in the house at tins
time of the tragedy. A crowded court
room heard the testimony. w. G.
| Baldwin, a detective. followed Perry
and testified that Perry had stated 10
| him among other things that he
| heard a voice saying sam. why are
you treating me So that he (Perry)
heard a noise like choking. then a
| shot and that Mr.. McCue then came
| to his door. Albert Baldwin testified
to the same effect. Susan Austin and
Carrie E. Perry, negro women. said
Perry told them he heard a scream
ana then the cry ooh. Sam. you are
killing me-" The court admitted all
testimony as to alleged statements by
Perry for the purpose of discreditine
him and not as evidence against the
accused. The statement which Willie
McCue said he had written and which
made Perry say what Perry denied IN
his testimony was received ana ad-
mitted.
| Both sides announced with the clos
ing of the morning session that their
evidence was all in except one wit
ness for the defense who had not ar
rived and whose testimony is to BE