The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-12
'THE. FUNERAL.O|.. 1.
J.SAMUE:L|N||'|'CI.|U||: / i. 1
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SIX @of His Biz Brothers II e:ts .f',,: Acted sllI5I
as Pall-Bear-
WAGON DADS [: s OF j FLOWERS ] NJ
Judge M orris Pays :[;a Iaiid u idsotle as
Tribute to City Serge cant
Rogers. u S;st3
WAGON i DADS Of J! Z. OVERS! ] Y ]. [ $
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The funeral Of Samuel MoCue atooA
mace at S11 o 'clocls this n orning from Il
the residence Of his sist er re- William
s. Iahodcs the old McCue place, u tnso ts
western, part otIsthe county, near y! ne u
Mason Mason count line, # a very short dis
tance from the childhood home OF tho De
ceased. The usual Pregbyteria services y
we're conducted 6by the Rev. Dr. George "
u. Petrie. oc y the Fresby rian Churoh.
OF this city assisted by the r h: "A B.3
Lee rector nt Charl otteavl To- and ~ Fey
BC.& p. Caldwell, Of the ~ mon heologl caA
Seminary, at Richmond N The a. e1ldance
was large. including utdte q n1lrn'be of "
charlottesville friends Of 5 the former
Mayor The McCue family, IN ricludln OF I
course the children Of the deceased, ats
tended the funeral. q ii 8sg '9S n
jij The nterrnent Il wa 8 In the cem stefy az Y
3.rBrookvile.'' beside n the q he's Of b hls "A
good father and oble moth n 70 WI 1t on& l11
sAIcCto often referred most tend derlys ~ =
y ocent days. The ex May or 8 parents dled
several years ago, wit h thirt Y days q
Setuch other. .3 #
s SIN of tho seven brothers Of tho dc-Ss
scensod acted as pall-bea rers Dr.. Petrls8
read the burial service fand Mr. CaldWellS
offered Tho bened icti ion. s8
The Relatives. h;
Tho relatives 4 Of the deceased resent
iii addition to his four Chi rcr---SYil lam.
R,tby. Samuel md Harry we're Mr. and
Mrs. lam Met OF Greenwood " Mr.
and Mrs II Ed dwEard O. N NlcCue and Dr.
Frank McCue, Of Cliarl ottesyille alfr.#
John MoCue, Of RI ohmond !; NJ 1r.S nd MIS-
Charles McCuel U Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Nc
Cue and Harry NJ McCue. OF aAf ton 3::gg
q Others who went from Charl ttesvtl lleS
tohattend the funeral i were M an q N1rs.S
William Dinwlddie Mr.. Ham D'lr-
John; H Messrs Burnley sinclair and " \
George Walker r.$ two q & M oCue 81 tor
ncys, ana Branch Il Jeffries and ~ III a. Y.s
Smith two guar ds,s w 10 were especially
tender towards the $pris soner d uring his
confinement. T heS on tire IL part turned
sto@ tesylle clock his e fter-Ss
noon. III III
mo casket is an expensiya one, N but;
nudes inanppe an a wi thout excess III
Hivo or1i amerrtatlo1l ~ brodt NJ
Cloth, sadd e- top cof FIN, Wit ~ tin bar
| extension hand les. \ he floral OF fferingss
were profuse and @benuti liSs one Char IS
llottesvllle florist filling orc ders..s sto the
amount Of two wa gen 70 )!
tferlngs were from relatlv YES. T he scene ,A.
at the grave was an exceed dingly pat hetto;
One 3s Of N tho ministers who careful Nv
looked after the spiritual vel fare of the te
ex- aye denied & to- day n any k11oyyledg So
fof q confession in which the 8pr soner SAID
THAT he had shot his wife While. she $Nta
on her knees pleading for her III gss
The Rev. ID r ] ohm b. II pin g "a the
close Of one Of his visits to the prisoner on
| February 4th was asked to tarry q 81 mo-
nlent III McCEes turning to his table &wro tes
the following note: ma
Dr. John b. Turpn. Sol ty: ;S
r. NV Dear Brot her, 80 Go d Is a% spir
lfinIte eternal and unohnn ngeab bio In SsEAls H
being wlsd ON, pow ower, l1olne lee's
goodness and truth All OF hese pea M lltlT
full attributes He has been to me-. Hls Ii1!,
often erring, but now redeemed g h!ld.l .lSs1
55 our brother in Christ,
u q SAMUEL NJ CUE IN
| 4 McCue &$ was very familiar wtth a the,
shorter catechism, as the de efinitlon fof
God will Indicate to those W Who "a regy ssfa--lS
miliar with it, rs will be seen from the.
paper. II o used that desert ptioni \ OF Cod
on this occasion as leading u p TO MS 1t
confession of faith. When hes had finish
ed writing the paper, he folded $lt UP ,. N
| his usual neat and business like manner
md handing 1t to tho minister asked him.
to keep Il ts and give 1t to- Tho public after
he had gone. 3 81 IN Il sts
On tho night preceding his execution,
lust before he fell asleep, Mr. NJ IcCues tur rr-
| ed to tho two ministers present and as H.
| cd II there was anything else Il that lioi
could say or do. hey replied there q was w
not, and tile prisoner thereupon IS cited cisi
the Apostles Greed. At the conecl'lsio l1l
| he said feryently: IL 81
IT believe all that. j IA. II sIgs3 B. i3
Tribute to Rogers.
| $"I have. OF course. nothing to any for
publication about the MI Cue case said
Judge Morris to-day to q rewspap per man,
In reply to q request for a statement
/ from him s.,bllt L do wish to say a word
about Sergeant Rogers, He had " ID I'll.
cult and novel duties Imposed upon him.
during and since tho trial. \ In the DIFF
,ficult task Of getting d Jury, when much
was left to his good sense and discretion
4 IN selection. IN guarding the prisoner, and
at the execution watched him closely
and i desire to say that he measured ca up
fully to every duty imposed upon him.
and met every requirement wisely, brave "A
lly and kindly.