The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-09

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Ing al a fact the coroners verdict, no
men saw the act save he prisoner. The
victims lips are sealed forever Cir-
scumstances alone must be relied upon to
establish the grave charge. but there
are many very damaging. In the opinion
OF many, inexplicable on any other the.
DRY than guilt.
Review Of the Facts.
The facts and circumstances relied on
by The prosecution may be briefly and
summed UP thus: McCue
and his wife are the only persons proved
TO have been In the house at the time Of
tragedy, save the small negro, who all
admit was asleep In the rear OF the resi-a
Idence. The two had been absent Sat-
urday. Mrs. McCue at Red Hill. near the
city; Mr.. McCue on his own statement
IN Washington. shelreturned home Sum
day evening so did he, arriving about tho
same time. Both went to church, bat:
separately at the Presbyterian Church i'm
which McCue was q deacon. They re-
turned from church ABOUT or soon after
wards. Within thirty to sixty minutes
the wife was q corpse, with a CHASTITY
gun shot wound In the breast. unmistaka-
BILE marks OF having been choked and
struck on the side OF the head and hav-
Ing her nose broken. Persons nearby
heard her crying In the bathroom and
soon afterwards shot was heard. q Nc
Cue himself was the first to give the
alarm, his brother, DR.. McCue, the first
man notified He told several persons
over the phone and face to face that he
had been assaulted by an unknown In
truder who had hurt him badly dnd prob
ably killed his wife. At that time. on his
own confession, he had not seen his wife
since his alleged recovery OF conscious
ness and had not even gone to look for
her His own injury proved so slight
that eminent physicians testified It would
not have rendered even q child uncon-
scious, being mere abrasion OF the epi-.
ldermis. or a scrape wound. The wife's
body was found, life extinct, lying par
tally over the side o the bath-tub with
the escape pipe stopped and the hot wa
,terFrunning She was in her ight robe
which WIS wet and stained by bloody
water. McCue stated that he went In to.
see her body after she had been removed
from the tub and placed on bed. and
that he Rugged and kissed her alone IN
the death chamber. Certainly his un-}
'dershirt was stained with blood In many.
places, some OF which appear to have.
been wet since stained and others not.
Torn Shirt.
qErs II.
\ His shirt is torn near the back OF the
collar and a piece precisely fitting and
matching the torn place was found S.un-}5
der the bath tub, although the accused
'swore that he did not go q to- the bath
room at all after the alleged struggle in
the bed room. VI "a ss5sg II
4. One Of Mrs. Nee Cue 8 finger nails was
found broken Of. noticea bly,. Several
were awake in the vicinity, but mo one
heard or saw any one leave the . house!
after the tragedy. The negro boy asleep
In the house, heard some one 60 down
stairs and then go back up. N L. Is
a witness next door who heard the wo-i
man crying and heard the shot, looked,
but saw no one leave the house. Several
witnesses testify that the married life
of the couple had been un happy several
years ago. and state as the explanation
the unfaithfulness OF the hus band. az
charged by his wife's brother.
The gun with which the killing was