The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-01
HOME LIFE OF NIUE.
SONS STATEMENTS ARE CON-
TRADlCTED eY WITNESSES.
Brother Of Mrs Mecue Testified to
Relations

The eli rts % thr procecItion Friday
IN tn MrCue trial at charlottesville were
deyol II 10 testimony impreaching that
of thr defendants son. Vim Met ~.
While continuing his testimony the boy
emphalirally denied that he Ind mA1e "A
statement To the effect that he thought
his father and murdered his mother lie
also denied that hi- parents hal quar-
relied ahon, his fathers alleged relations
with hcr women. The STATE placed IN
ihr stand, NJ rr finishing with Young
NI'ue, several witnesses who urtlt 81
hat the -In had made These and
other incrimlnating statements, persist
ing ~ them until the beginning OF the
trial II was testified that young Met ne
had expressed dread oibeariug tn odum
that would follow should his ia her be
hanged by means Of his testimony
Ernest Crawford. "A brother Of The muir
dered woman. WAS one of the witnesses
presented ~ impeach young Me- tes
timuny. crawford also testified 10 un
happy domestic relations between McIue
and his wife, stating that hr had wit
messed quarrel caused by McCue's
alleged relations with other women.
Thus far the motive for the crime has
not been very much accumulated 10y the
prosecution II has been limited at re
pestedly, and there has been a gradual
building up of the presumption, that 4
the accused did XIII his wife, il Was be-
cause -he hindered his freedom OF rela
tions with other women. IL Is Probable
that this point will be brought out more
fully
Two Of the galleries were hllel with
women McCue was a. iaunty as ever
in bearing Near him sat Mrs Dinwiddie
Mrs Durrette. Mrs Edward McCue and
Mrs Anderson During the evidence
given by Mrs Frank A Massie, McCue
wept freely and kept his handkerchief to
his eyes most ol the time
Mrs. Masslp. whose home IL opposite
the McCue residence, was the fret wit
ness. the examination 81 Willie Mci ue be
ink temporarily suspended. Mr. Ma-7ie
said she saw Mr. and Mrs McCur enter
ing the McCue house about . O'Clock OF
the evening OF the tragedy. After learn
ing later Of the killing Of Mrs McCue, she
aud her husband went over TO the McJue
home. The defendant, she said, was
"dresdiully agitated" and nervous. and
told them that a burglar had shot and
killed Fannie Mrs. 'las-ie SAW no
blood dripping rem the wound IN Mr.
McCue's cheek
F. Berger Moran. who on the light If
the tragedy lived ia the residence siioin
in2 that of McCue. testified mat he
asked Mr. McCue how 1t happened. and
he replied that he did not wish - be di--
turbed. He was rrmOrreiul anh IN bad
humor. He seemed rational
William McCue Was recalled Cspt.
Woods. Of the prosecution, coi ifonted
him with evidence that he bed given az
the inquest, whrreupon MIR lie offered
exceptions
Directions from Capt. Woods came
thick an fast, but emphatic deuials from
the witness met them all W.T. es- nc
cused biz uncle. Ernert Crawford, Of do
ing all he could TO make the Deg'o John
Perry change hi- testimony, and said be-
told the negro 10 tell the truth
Ernest b. Crawford, brother II the
murdered woman, t,stihad mat be
boarded al the McCue home in l~99 and
stayed there until 1901 Soon after h.
arrived he said he noticed that the reIa
tions between Mr.. and Mrs Mctue were
very strained.
Mr.. Crawford admitted that he had
used Mr. McCues horses snd gums aud
had worn bis watch. but said he paid
for bis bos-d tie admitted that be
might have expressed Admirati ii TO q
Mr.. Kaine for Mr McCue ~ a business
man, but denied that he had spoken To-
him OF delightful happy home
The witness ientited IA letter which b.
wrote to Mrs McC ~ from Harfi-onhurg
July Q, 1904 concluding with regards to
her better hall lie would not saJ
that Mrs. McCue WAS INDUCED in every
thing she wanted, but admitted that che
dressed very. very nicely
". W Brand testified ar iOllows u
was AT the McCue home last summer fla
ilg up some thing. Mrs Ne ne was
showing me about it when the accused
passed through the rooa tie spoke
bitterly TO her lie spoke very roughly
"a II be could have killed her ia q second.
de must have been mad before he came
into the room. don't remember the
words used but he wac very angry