The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-10
FORMERIMAYORI ADMITTED
THAT HE killed.. .HIS. WIFE
I'm SCENE $oF SAD STORY WAS
NAcTED D Il II EARLY THIS
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@ HARLoTTsVl VILE, Va, Feb. 10:
iIssfff--- r.. Cue was hanged Iat 1885 this
Ssr,orning. He made a confession on
the #scattold, admitting that he had
killed his wife, being +lmpelled to the
deed BY an evil power that he could
not otIoyereome. y
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Feb. 10.-J.
Samuel Nc Cue, former mayor OF this
city expiated the crime of wife mur-;
der on the scaffold here this morning,
after confessing his guilt. He refused
the offer Of assistance Of the guards,
walking erect, and hurriedly went to
the scaffold. McCue left his cell,
where he had spent a sleepless night,
aS few minutes after 1880 o'clock this
morning accompanied by.his spirit
ssial adv yisers. He kept his nerve to
the last The drop fell at 1886 and
was pronounced dead at q: 54. The
execution was without a hitch.
Imme ediately after the execution
1.-THE ministers who had attended him,
Rev sL: Percie, Rev. John B. .Tur-
isSpinls K and Rev. II. f.. Lee made this
atement to the newspaperEmen:
" Samuel Nc Cue requested us to
make publicSihis statement made to
rs Just before he wentito the scaffold,
3$that u he did mot wish to leave this
world s,rl:ld with suspicion resting on any
shnmanS being other than himself; that
he 1,:4i alo.neyswas responsible for the
deed, mpelled to it by an evil power
beyond his control, and that he rec
nized $hisS sentence as Just. 5i4
NJ g Cues last might was one OF dis.
"A ssstrsess. ss i He was extremely nervous
and repeat tedly asked for5his children.
Despite his earnest pleadings that he
Issbe lowed to have them with him
during the night, the relatives denied
gs him this. His brother was with him
fora short time in the early evening
and then, during the long night, the
y lister, who had been with hm since
terday !, prayed constantly with the
infirde derer..
Earl In the morning the twenty:
i've sspe persons, mostly newspaper men
5sSsand hysicians who were to witness
" he execution were admitted to the
prison Outside were gathered sew:
sera!l hundred people. and, despite the
chilling air, they stood at the main
door looking constantly up at the
prison ndoWs, scrutinizing with
envy the few that were admitted, and
fins sbated breath discussed the crime
and tile coming execution.
Nc Cues relatives; who had been
iyens permission to view the execu.
Sa u Ion were not present d ,i8 z
y Nc Cue was awake. when the off.
i. GERS came for him at 80 o'clock this
morning While the death warrant
was being Il read his hands were
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the trap was sprung.
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