The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-01

Charlottesville, Va. october 27.-JThe
corporation court room was crowded
when the trial Of ex-Mayor McCue,
charged with the murder of his wife
was resumed today.
No women were present. At the re-
quest OF one OF the jurors DIR. McCue,
a brother Of the accused, was recalled.
Replying TO a juror. DIR. McCue said
when he first say the body the hair was
done up and had a number Of combs in
it. Replying to counsel for defense,
the witness said that just after the
body had been removed from the bath
tub on the night of the tragedy and
laid on a bed the accused went into
the room to see her. DIR. McCue said
when he saw his brother breaking
down he took him back to his own
room.
Charles Skinner, the negro who testi-
fed that he heard the crying OF a
woman and then a shot coming from
the McCue house recounted his testi-
mony at request of jurors. In answer
to a question he said he heard the
coarse crying like that of a man, a
little time after the shot was fired and
before he heard a man running down
the street.
Mrs. Antrim saw Mrs. McCue al
church on the evening of September
4th, Mr.. McCue entering the church
later. AS they walked home from
church she thought Mrs. McCue unu-
sually quiet.
w 7. Stevens met Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Cue going home fl ON church. He got
a slight impression that Mrs. McCue's
voice indicated depression, but on cross
examination said he had never heard
her voice before.
W. j. Keller testified that he and
his wife entered their home'next door
TO the McCue residence about 20 min
utes to 9 o'clock on the night of Sep
TENDER 4th and were in the front of
their house some little time before.
He said he heard no crying and no
alarm until they Were informed of the
shooting by a passer by.
Virginia Bragg. a telephone operator.
testified that on the night of September
4th the defendant rang in" and his
first remark was give me some one"
Then he asked for the residence of Mrs.
I. j. Williams. Miss Brag said she in
formed Mr.. McCue that the line was
busy, w~hereupon he IA not to tell
him the phone was busy as some one
wis in his house and had h and prob
ably killed his wife. Witness then gave
him the Williams residence whe he
repeated that some one was in the
house, and probably had killed Fan
ME"
At the instance of Mrs. Williams
witness phoned to the police station
20 send some TO Mr.. McCue's resi-
dence at once. The witness had no
recollection that Mr.. McCue called up
DR.. McCue, the police station or any
one else, but she would not say posi-
lively that ne had not. On cross exam
ination she said the statement she
made at the inquest 10 the effect that
she might have connected the defen-
dant's phone with that Of DIR. McCue
and not have noticed IT. was correct.
The defendants residence was on her
switch board.
Lille Rusie. who operated the tele-
phone switchboard upon which was
Mr.. 1cCue's number. said she did
not recall a cali for DR.. McCue from
the accused.
A. v. Conway. business of
the Daily Press. testified to q reward
Of $1,000 offered by the accused.
j. s. White, an attorney, said that
in the course of a conversation with
the accused at the jail. the latter said
to him that for the last four or Ave
years his life had been " perfect he'll"
and that that woman" was the most
jealous he EVER knew. and hat hi
had worked hard to build a happy
home. While he cauld not say that
accused SPOKE Of his wife In an arec
tionate wav. the witness said he spoke
of her in a respectful manner. i
William Hurley. a negro who had
worked for Mr.. McCue. said that some
three or four years ago he heard Mr..
Mccue say something about his wife
beng Jealous. and something about its
effect on his life. or his pleasure. wit
ness could lot remember definitely
what b language This witness
aid Mr. Mccue told him hat he saw
h man who came in the house In the
mirror IS the latter passed his door