The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-03
PLEADING FOR
LIFE OF M'CUE
ARGUMENTS MADE TO JURY.
WOODS sTROVE To PROVE HIM
GUILTY OF WIFE MURDER.

Night Session Was Held, the Jury
Suggesting It-PrisOner Had His
Children About Him-Now ana
Again He Kissed Them-McCue
Burst Into Tears at One Point
During the speech of one of His
Lawyers in His Behalf.
Charlottesville. Va. Nov. 2.-Every
seat in the Corporation Court room was
occupied when the trial of ex-Mayor
McCue, charged with the murder of his
wife, was resumed to-day, and many
We're standing. The section of the gall
With the accused were a number of
relatives and on either side of him
were one or two of his children.
With the opening OF court Judge
Morris read the Instructions to the
jury. AT the outset of the arguments
Judge Morris gave a strict warning
that there must be no demonstration
of approval or disapproval while the
case was being presented to the jury,
and announced that any one attempt
ing it would be promptly punished.
Capt. Micajah Woods, one of the at
torneys for the commonwealth, made
the opening address.
Capt. Woods made an extended re-
view of the testimony adduced, first
that phase involving domestic rela-
tons, then turning to the evidence
pertaining to circumstances surround
ing the tragedy, at times growing eIo-
quent in his discussion of points in the
case. The accused, whose seat was
less than six feet from where the
prosecuting attorney stood as he adj
dressed the jury, listened intently to
the argument.
Capt. Woods had talked over two
hours when court adjourned at /
O'Clock for the midday recess.
Had Been His Friend.
Capt. Woods, when he resumed his
argument to the jury after lunch, said
that his former friendly relations with
the accused made his task as prose-
cutor heavy burden, but he could
not permit that to swerve him from
the duty he owed the commonwealth
to state what he believed to have been
determined by the evidence. He dealt
tenderly with the son. William McCue,
saying he had been fighting the bat
tie of his life.
Dead silence prevailed when the
gruesome reminders of the tragedy
were brought to view and Capt. Woods
had the exhibits, which have figured
IN the case brought into court. He
held the blood-spotted undershirt worn
by the defendant on the night of the
shooting before the jury and set forth
the states theory as to how it's pres
ent condition was brought about.
The jury gave him close attention
throughout and the crowd followed
him with interest. He closed with A
peroration in which he pointed out 10
the jury what the prosecution held to
be the jury's duty to the common
wealth.
Ripple of Laughter.
The Injunction of Judge Morris
against demonstrations in court was
obeyed literally, except for a. slight
ripple of laughter which broke out in
one-quarter of the room, but which was
promptly checked by the court, who
1t was a trying ordeal for the defen-
dant, but he withstood 1t without A
display of emotion. Now and then he
would have one OF his children upon
his lap, upon whom he would bestow
an occasional kiss.
Cart. Woods closed after having
spoken altogether four and a quarter
hours, when a recess was taken until
o'clock. The suggestion for a night
session came from the jury.
Sinclair for the Defense.
With the court room again packed
when the evening session opened, G.. 3.
Sinclair, one Of the Junior counsel for
the accused, opened the argument be-
fore the jury for the defense earnestly
contending for his innocence. At one
instance as he grew eloquent the ac-
cused burst into tears, but quickly re-
gained his composure.
The speaker commanded the strict
attention of the jury. and when 10
CLOCK, the hour fixed for adjourn
ment, had arrived and the court asked
II ne cared to proceed longer Tonight.
the jury expressed a willingness 10 let
him conclude tonight.
Mr.. Sinclair made an extended re-
view OF the testimony. He closed with
an appeal to the jury to carefully con-
slider the burden of responsibility rest-
ing with them.
The court adjourned at 1926 until
Tomorrow Will