The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-02-14
THE M'CUEl FUNERAL.
LARGE GATHERING ATTENDED SER
VICES AT OLD HOME.
WAGON LOADS OF FLORAL Of
FERlNGS AROUND COFFIN.
Statement Made That Mecus Was
on Point of Confessina During the
Trial Rumorsd That Some Of His
Giants May Suffer.

on Point Of Confsssins During the
Trial RumoFsd That Some Of His
Clients May Suffer.
The funeral OF J Samuel McCue took
place at o'clock Saturday from the
residence IF his sister. Mrs. W. \. Rhodes,
in AlbemGrle county, near the Nelson
county line short distance from his
childhood home Services wereconducted
10y Rev DIR George l. Petrie, Of the Char
lOttesvlle Preshy terrain church, assisted
by Rev. MIR. Caldwell Of Greenwood.
The attendance was large, including a
number OF Charlottesville friends OF the
former mayor. The McCue children and
some relatives were present. Six OF
McCue's brothers acted az pallbearers.
The interment WAS in the cemetery at
| Brookesyile, beside his father and moth.
er. to whom McCue often referred tender
ly in his last days The eX-meyor' 4
parents died several years ago, within
thirty days OF each other The casket
was an expensive one, bat modest in ap
pearance. The floral offerings were pro
fuse and beautiful, one Charlottesville
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two wagon loads. These offerings were
from relatives The scene at the grave
was pathetic.
MESSAGE no PUBLIC
Rev. DR.. John Turpin, at the close
OF a visit To the prisoner on February
was asked TO wait while McCue wrote
something. McCue, turning to his table,
wrote the following note.
Dr. John b. Turpin, City.
Ny Dear Brother: God il a spirit, in
initr eternal and Interchangeable In His
being, wisdom, power, h. illness justice,
goodness and truth.
All OF these beautiful attributes He has
been to me, Ilis often erring but now re
deemed child Your brother 10 Chrlst,
j SAMUEL McCUE
When he had finished writing the pa
per he handed il TO the minister, asked
him to keep it aud give il to the public
after he had gone.
IL was stated on good authority that
at one time during the trial McCue was
on the point OF testiiging as TO the crime
but fjr some reason he changed his mind
CLIENTS MAY SUFFER
/, il probable that number OF people
will suffer from McCue's business meth
DDS. A railroad man said that he ex
pected to lose a considerable sum. Tie
explained that he had borrowed money
from McCue and had given him a bond
secured by deed Of trust. subsequently
he paid 800 on account and got r..
ceipt. But he does not know whether
the payments were credited on the bond,
which may have been negotiated to an
innocent holder. who Is not supposed To
know anything about the 300 or the
receipts.
The same man also said he knew a
young woman who had employed McCue
to sue railroad company FIR damages
In connection with the death OF q rela
tive who had been her sole support
McCue compromised the case for about
81 200 OF this sum he gave the young
woman only $65. At the time he ex
planned that he would invest the rest of
the money for his client. Since then she
had received no returns on the capital in.
vested This case is rendered particular
~ sad by the fact that the supposed
loser IL without means Of support.