The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-02-11
ALL EFFORTS FAILED.
GOVERNOR DENIED PLEA OF
M'CUE'S DAUGHTER.
v. s. SUPREME COURT FOUND
NO GROUNDS FOR REVIEW
MeCus's Pathetic Leave Of His
Family.

All attempts to secure communication
OF sentence from the governor, writ 81
error from the United State Supreme
Court, or To establish the insanity Of
McCue Jailed, and the pleadfngs OF hir
little daughter Ruby, who visited the
governor, were without avail since there
was no ground upon which the executive
could interfere with the law.
10 regard to the insanity plea, the gov
ernOr said:
Nothing whatever has been presented
to me tending to establish the insanity
OF McCue".
While Gov. Montague spoke TO the
child kindly and tenderly to her uncle
Edward U. McCue, he intimated plainly
that in the nature of things he could
take no action In the matter.
The governors office was besleged
nearly the whole day by telephone calls
letters, and kilograms, the purpOrt q
nearly all being the wish that McCue's
sentence should be commuted to impris
onment for life
McCue spent his last day receiving Wis
itors and reading his Bible.
The condemned man took leave of his
children at $3.50 O'Clock Thursday even
ing The scene was extremely affecting
He cAressed and kissed each of them
again and again, telling them between
his tears to be good children, TO live up
right lives, and meet him In heaven. Tn,
children were accompanied to the cell by
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Dinwiddie, Mrs
| DL.1o. H. aU1 H. a "A
o. McCue, William and Charles McCue
brothers, and g. Walker Sinclair, one
the prisoners attorneys Before leaving
the cell a prayer was offered by MIR. Din
widdie.
At 7:30 o'clock, McCue took bath
After this his pastor, Rev Dr.. George l.
Petrie, was admitted, and remained for
an hour. McCue asked that the inter.
view be private, and the request was
granted. Later came Rev. Harry b. Lee.
OF Chris. Episcopal church. and DR.. John
B. Turpin, OF the Baptist church
To one OF his visitors McCue stated
that he was perfectly prepared for the
end and had no fear of dying. Seven
guards composed the death watch All
were heavily armed.
The cRsket reached Charlottesville at
O'Clock from WaynesborO, accompanied
by an undertaken OF that town.
McCse ate as heartily as Usual Thurs
day. lie spent much of his time In read.
ing his Bible OIe of his isvorite pas
sages was: Il ackno wledged my sin unto
Thee, and mine iniquity have not hid
said will confess my transgressiODs
unto the Lord; and Thou forgavest the
niquity OF my sin" Psalm, xxxii:5.
APPEAL To UNITED STATES SUPREME
COURT WAS FUTILE.
Justice Harlan, OF the Supreme Court
OF the United States, declined to grant
an application for a writ OF error In tie
Gaze OF McCue In disposing Of the ap.
plication for the writ OF error, Justice
Harlan made the following Endorsement
on the paper:
The record presented to me disclOses
no ground whatever for review OF the
Judgment of the Supreme Court Of A..
peals OF Virginia by the Supreme Court
Of the United States. The application
for writ OF error is therefore denied.
M'CUE's INSURANCE.
McCue carried insurance policies on
his life, amounting to $4,000.
Some OF the companies will contest the
payment of more than the premiums
paid, with interest.