The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-02
heHist0ry theMCCue.
Case Write n and
the Book Closed.
a WITNESS PUT
ON Bl THE COURT 4
John Perry Equals Willie McCue
for Denials and Says Willie
Drew on His Imagination.
NEGRo's EVIDENCE
WAS #IMPEACHEDI Il
Both Sides Take Turf, at
Cross-Questioning the Wit
ness and the Prosecution
Scores a Victory a.
Cue Declares His
Innocence.
NEGRO's EVIDENCE
WAS I'M MPEACHED5
(staff Correspondent.)

(Staff Correspond ent.) 55
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, Nov 1.-4Af-SS3
ter day full Of surprises and rich in It's !.
gifts TO the Commonwealth. tho defense
closed Its case this afternoon and he !
court formally and with an empha tic rap
OF the gavel declared tile hearing Of
evidence in tho famous NIcCue trial to be 4
at an end. 55i Ss j
OF tho Albemarle horror has now BEEN
written. A public sated with details can i
tell for itself where the story points,
whether to the man In the cell or else-s
where. among the unidentified criml-@
nallty as yet moving beyond the roach of 1
the law. At all events there will be no \
more. Tho last word has been spoken
and the last chapter told. IN the days
to follow, the witness chair will be va
cant and the only voice w4snin the hear
ing OF the court will be that of tho plead --F
ers calling upon the jury to; convict sora
acquit. n 5.5 II Y:
The verdict Will follow aud then the
nine days wonder will have ceased, to-
become but an unpleasant memory Of
the past. ssss is5. s@I
Both Sides Confident. 5@
At the finish both sides are confident
and both look with assurance to the fu--8 W
ture. The Commonwealth stronger8t han
ever Is more disposed than ever 10 feel
satisfied The defense, anything but weak,
seems not the least alarmed. 5s 4y
To each tho mystery OF the tide is as I
deep as ever, but each seems sure that
1t will turn It's way. And what Of AlcCueS.
himself. the prisoner now approaching
the parting Of the ways. that may mean
for him life or that may mean for him
death. III his cell this afternoon he broke
down and sobbed aloud. Il III
"When leave this place" lie said. "IS
shall spend every cent have left to hunt
down the murderer cf my wife. am
|Nnnocent. pray every night that God n
may send the murderer hero. ~ believe \
he will come. 1t is said In this book Z
s(Bble) that he will and I know IL is u
ttrue.I shall leave here a FREQ man for
am not guilty, Then | shall find out ~ no 1
killed my wife. 5 55ts 5i#
In front of AlcCue as he spoke wa a /
picture OF the woman he Is said to have u
SO brutally slain. III "a isfi ss,S4
"A development, wholly unexpected II sent y
a glsh of fresh air across the ladeds I
dropping courtroom to-day and gave to 4
the closing moments Of tho case for the
defense an interest almost entirely ack-
ing III what had gone before. It was am
other eleventh hour sensat ton, but sgitS
was not without It's amusing; points. i
For many past days, John s&l'errS,i the s
only known person besides the alleged h
murderer ana his wife, In the house of
NrcCue on the night of tho homicide. has
been d thorn In the sidcEof both prose-
8outlon and defense, Within this negro 4
boys woody head We're believed co mccall
ed facts that might clear or condenln;i Z
that might prove AlcCue a murderer or
might show beyond q doubt that another
did tho crime with which he is charged. Z
Each side realized the Importance 8of3 \
what might follow his Introduction ms a h
witness hut neither cared to assume.
the responsibility for what the vncilla,-3
ton and iliteracy Of n small negro boy
might suddenly precipitate. U u *
with an equal ardor Woods and Lee
yearned for II cross-eXamtnation. but
neither Of the eminent leaders would use
John as his own. and surrender to tho
other the equisite delight OF drawing
him through a sieve. That both got
what they wanted Is the marvel OF the
day. 53 81
Courts Witness.
The court ttSelt was tne u BcIicyi LndIg y
drew Perry to the stand, When 1t was
obvious that the lawyers would not risk &
him Mr.. Traylor. the Richmond Juror.
arose and demanded that he be brought
In, and In Perry came. Ills appearance \
caused sensation, The boy got into
tho chair and in his statement on the
examination In chief. he was strong for
the defense.
with amazing promptness Captain
Woods, to whom the testimony of the ns-
gro had opened UP new and hitherto for-
bldden fields. at once began to impeach
him and with such success that before
the day closed, 1t was commonly sided
that the Commonwealth had taken5a
great step forward. Perry's facility with Y
denials was overshadowed only by that
of Willie Mccue himself,
n In ono respect. he went a length be-
yond the son OF the accused for ne con-
tradIeted Willie, and flatly denied say
Ing things tho other admitted he had
written down at tho direction OF the He-a
gro boy.
In other respects. tho testimony Of
Perry was damaging 70 the defense, only
In what II brought out FROM other Wit Z
nesses, who were confident IN tlielr as
sertions that the servant had made %
the damaging admissions that, While upon u
the stand. he utterly repndiatfd- I.
The remainder Of the day was given
over Ia minor matters. The defense Wan *
In reality through long before neon. lo- s
Cue did not go on the stand Up 70 the
yssy last moment. aaaody could say posss