The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-11
y. \ NM hepn -,,tlerea I'D sherllt turned

& IA
rant llnd been uttered The sherllt tu1l'eu
to the prisoner. rs !, Z, /. u \,
Nov, Mir. MrCuc,''s he said, do you
think that if gave you my a ,.a w, Nv
would be able toHwallS to the scaifolt'
,rhc shadow OF Il smile fllckercd across
| tho lips of the prisoner, .l !,
.'Ican walk without your niln. nc s'' w.
Down the rlckity,creaklng stairway n our
into3 fro fresh aid and the snow vercd
Jail yard tho party moved. ny t.i ~
sttodlv AtcC Cue strodct o bis doom. once;
nTf5t vice lc stumbled land the ollcers
nroffcred ussstance, TWAS not noedeti q
There was no weakness here, Al Cuc mug
merely slipped aon the frozen snow snow.
$,rhc party turned suddenly WIS " ~ !.
RUIZ yinw OF tho scu fold, TO one sldc9 !, =
which we're groupedF5thc silent en- spee.a-
tors. IA Tho ministers who had acc e9,lI
nanicd the prisoner, halted, and McCucl
wa q left IN tho hands Of tho law. u !!
,yr,,t steadily Oh, never altering. ZIG
rcn ched tie angle Of the atfoln,5 turned I
and bcgan8to the steps Win IN nm ~
,,non tho scnffold, went Sheriff Rogers
and two guards, Martin aud Luishbausll
ByJthis Time Rogers had Objected nun y,
sclfBand was complete master OIL he ST.
|{uation, ~ III Il Is
The Execution. 5..-t
THE ghnstly preparation began A. u ol, !,
Ncf,nc was placed with 5his,fect upon the
trap, his back to tho crowd. he ind .ii-
Gated to tho sergeant that he desired to
make no statement to the public INC y, 9
guards; advanced and began ! heir W g! n
| rho prisoners arms We're Pill toned EsbelE pen
lin with handouts. Ills ankles were
strapped. rho siblacli gown vas folded
around him. The moose was nd JustGd.
I,,rhc cowl[ dropped over his Tread. 81 sy.
4 rho hour az dca Iii had como. Below
lsthc crowd stood with batcd breath, Try
Ing 10 mastcrE5tc shiver that ran oHel;
s|it Rogers TUNED suddenly with his back
! to tho crowd lie was now the nly man
4 on tho scuffold besides McCuc. The SER
A gcantsEraised his hand high sin$ the II.
i 4 lmpdkerchief &fluttcred 10 the ground.
i a second later tlia trap was sprung anel
1 tho ablu ok rpbeC! form OF McCuc shot
4 downward. There vas no sound and no
4 lrebound, a slight muscular twitching
i WAS all that could Be noticed. There was
8(no violent contortion; OF the Inns. 35Sa.5j 81
& The trap fell at 7:35 A. Il M. For nine
5Itecn minutes McCue dangled fromath
Y end OF 5theSIope, and then he WAS pro,
y nounced dead. Ills neck had not beer
i !Eroken in the fall Death was due tt
stlangulation and was almost painless
!: CONSCIOUSNESS ceased with the drop. Il /. 4
81 rho remains were u moment Slatcl
d borne through tho court yard II an SWil!t +
!, ing hearsc. they were iakG,, IN tl,aatNlll,
/. MS soon as possible a curious crowd
q stood by and watched II as. it moved
y away. n All OF aAlcC Cues brothcrs,Eala5all
4 of Ills children, as we'll as several lady
relatives. went with4t The body to Afton
!; Several boxes Of flowers We're placed
!, upon the collin The State Anatomical
4 | Board waived its rights in thE PREMISES
! and permitted the Efa.iiily to have 4 lndls.
turbed possession of the body.
Those Present.
! rho early hour of the execution pre-
s vented the gathering Of y large croWu
e SIN n number OF people gathered II
/ near by spots and though held back !!
8 pollcc waited patiently ,lntil9nlsawn:
9 over. They could sec nothing. Alnon'
G those who werc5ln the jnil-yard were w
e following: & ,3, 4i. u
I Physicians- DR.. Hugh L. Nelson Ghat
y Iottcsvile: DR.. NJ. y. Macon, coroner
q Charlottcsville. and Dir. =. j. Moseley'S
81 Richmond who came at the request 9
I Governor Montague, lin The interest 6
$ science and not from Idle cu,iosity.".
9 Members OF tho prcss-1NN.C g. Scott, cit
! editor. Charlottesville Progress; Is. l.e
. Hawkins, local correspondence hArlotte
7. vile: I, Conway Smith. Alexandria rel
!. rescntallve of The washington Star;
s D.. Stcuart, Baltimore sun: Joe L, &c
singer, Richmond rimes-Dlspatch; Eva
re r. Chcstcrmun, Richmond News Leadc
y RI. G. 'rnnkcrsley, Lynchburg Adfanc
IS j. Il. Cooke Valley Nirginian, Wayne
~ boro 8
e. state officers and committee Of prlva
70 citizens A. c. Sizcr, sheriff Of a lltghni
" county, who IN March is to hang Robe
~ Bowles (colorcd) for the murder Of 10
y. a. Ruff, II railroad man; Thomas a Dn'
Z" son deputy shcriffsand iallcr, of Augli
~ county. who lung the negro Spillcr; ~
tai Wchl. Staunton; Maynadler Mason, ~
), prletor Clarcmont Hotel, Charottesvil
~ a. II. Gibson, charlottesville, and u.
~ Noel, IL citizen Of the Albemarle capt.
=, who during the trial was one OF the der
r. 7, Ties in charge of the jury
-. G. W. Alexander, Of Wuyncshoro, I
~, dertaker, and H. a, Grant Portsmou
~, undcrtukcrs5s supplies,
]; !; .. confession WRITTEN .