Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-02-15

the beginning of q tragedy that was
eventually to stir the entire common
wealth to it's depths.
The woman was Fannie Crawford Nc
Cue, the wife of former mayor of Char
lottesville, man prominent In both the
business and the social life of the city.
The scene OF the tragedy was the beauti-
ful Park street home of the family, the
very heart of the most attractive resi-
dental section of the town. The time
was the early evening, when neighbors
still sat upon near porches and pedes-
trians had not yet deserted the street.
The theory of the crime was burglary,
frustrated by the unexpected return Of
the husband and wife, each of whom it
was supposed had been attacked by a
, marauder frantic in his efforts to escape.
Both McCue and his wife had been
absent from the city several days--the
one in Washington on a mission never
explained; the other with several of her
children short distance outside the
town. The ex mayor returned on Sun
day, September a, and upon reaching his
home found that his wife had also got
ten back. That night the two were seen
at the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Nc
Cue left the house ahead of her husband,
who subsequently said he delayed to
answer call. at the church they occu-
pied the same pew, and upon the con-
clusion of the service walked home to-
gether. They were joined by relative,
Marshall Dinwiddie, who accompa-
MED the couple to the gate, where, after
brief conversation, he left them.
This was the last seen of Mrs. McCue
alive. The hour was about 8. 15 d. M,
or perhaps few minutes earlier. At or
about 9.30 p. m. DR.. Frank q. McCue, a
brother of the ex.mayer and physician,
received telephone message summon
ing him at once to the house. The voice
he heard over the wires was that of his
brother. and the words: "Come down
here right quick, Frank. There is some
body in the house. He has knocked me
senseless and probably shot Fannie"
Iarrying only long enough to slip on his
clothes and seize an emergency grip, the
physician hastened to the house without
waiting to spread the news broadcast.
the front door his brother was half way
down the staircase. He was partly un-
dressed; had light wound upon his
face, from which the blood had trickled
to his undershirt, and appeared "dazed."
The first thing he said was, "Go hunt
for Fannie"
The fumes of smoke filled the house.
The ex-mayor seemed to know nothing
of the whereabouts of his wife, and the
physician left him standing on the stair
way while he personally conducted q
search. The sound of running water
attracted him to the bath room on the
second floor. There was no light in the
upper hall. With the aid of matches
DR.. McCue found his way to the room,
at once to the tub and there discovered
the murdered wife. The body was still
warm, but pulseless. The woman was
lying upon her back, with one limb
straight out and the other fexed. Her
arms were partly folded over her stom-
ach or a little above it. The corpse was
almost nude. The tub in which it lay
lacked few inches of being full. The
hot water spigot was still running. A
bloody baseball bat was leaning against
the wall of the bath room. A shotgun
was found in the hall few feet away.
The body was lifted from the tub and
stretched upon rug on the bath room
floor. The mutilation hitherto partly
concealed, was now apparent. The
woman had evidently been struck over
the right ear, which was nearly torn off.
There were superficial flesh wounds on
the left side of the nose and on the back
OF tho head. In her breast, just under
the collar bone, was gaping gunshot
wound, partially smoked by powder.
Subsequent finger marks were di overed
ON the throat, indicating that in dition
W UeiuR oluuReOneQ ana SnOt, Mas. NC
Cue had been choked by her slayer.
The condition of the house at the time
OF the murder was peculiar. Nothing
whatsoever had been disturbed. No
property, large or small, was missing.
A window in the room of the daughter
9f she eS-mayor was open. Tine front
door was unlatohcd and two front win
dows, one on the sacond floor and one in
the parlor, were open. Through any of
these, window exits an intruder might
have escaped.
BURIAL OF M'CUE.
Charlottesville, Va, February 11.-Be.
side the graves of his father and mother,
In a peaceful spot just outside of Alton,
the mortal remains of j. Samuel McCue.
once mayor of Charlottesville, who was
executed yesterday for the brutal MUIR
der of his wife, were laid to rest to-day.
The relatives and few intimate friends
of the family were the sole witnesses of
the interment. The last rites were con-
Quoted by the Rev. G. l.. Petrie, of this
oity, friend and pastor of the dead man,
and selected By him to officiate at the
service.