Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-02-22
The Home Of Our BOyhOOd.

This city has been the center Of inter
est along gruesOme lines for months.
The horrible tragedy of September Hast
eliminated in the experience Of a felon's
doom by J. Samuel McCue on February 10
But the world has heard enough Of
the McCue tragedy
Charlottesville is now relieved and
The whole State is relieved in that the
law has been sustained and the man of
whom II was said he would not be hang
cd because he had money, has paid the
iull penalty. Even this seems not 10
have been the case. The fifty or hundred
thousand with which be seems 10 have
been credited has dwindled TO COMPARE.
tive nothing. Even the social status
credited 10 him seems TO have been q
myth, as there is no one who has respect
Tor social standing who is willing 10
admit that such an enormity could have
had admiitance TO the inner circles of
the select Of Charlottesville or any other
civilized or Christianized community.
But IN his last moments McCue made
a confession which set forever al rest
the question of his guilt Of the awful
crime. He, in connection with his CON.
iession, stated that God had forgiven
him, and the genuineness Of his renent
ance Is accredited by three oftLe LEADING
ministers of ,he city whose consecre,ed
lives constitute them authority in spirit.
ual matters. Truly God is good and He
can and does forgive all who sincerelv
repent. McCue is said to have been .
man of violent passion, and the tacttbst
he did not early learn to control II 6ved
ms doom. How careful all should be n
suOdue the demon, and how profoundly |
grateful we should be TO the Being whose |
offended majesty can be appeased nv /
the cOntritiOn of the man who bsvi,c |
pledged his life, his fortune and his
sacred honor TO secure the happiness of
chnging woman, bathed his hands in
her innocent blood.
Will dismiss this subject bv reference
10 the splendid efforts made nv Col
MlcaJah Woods and Frank Gilmer ESQ
OF this city, in their vindication of Tho
majesty OF the law during the deenIv
interesting trial of this case of a,roo,
National interest. did not hear Tho
speech made by Mr. Gilmer. Those who
heard 1t referred to it as singularlv
strong and overwhelmingly convincing
Colonel Woods speech, a greater part
oil which heard, was one of the ables,
10 which ever listened in the trial Of q
criminal case. He is a gentleman of
great dignity Of bearing, and his inter.
ances In this case We're like "apples of
gold in pictures of silver"
Judge Morris presided with cres,
decorum and his rulings. sustained a.
they have been by the highest Court in (
the Commonwealth, have shown him 10
be worthy of the spotlees ermine that he
wears.
II Is not often that write for nv old
County paper. When do. Thoughts Of
the long ago come thick and fast
loday, for some reason. | have been
thinking much If the dear old County
The friends in Albemarle think thew
nave the greatest County in all the State
well that is all right, but with all of
winch Trey can justly boast, they have
MOI stolen my affections from the land
In which / first saw the light That
most matohless OF all the poets. Robert '
Burns, said, speaking of women and the I
Master hand of Cod I
His prentice hand
lie tried on man,
And then lie made I
The lassies, o." I
would not say that the Great Archi- :
Iect OF the Universe first made Albemarle