The Washington times., 1907-04-26
Is Said to Realize That
He Acted Too
Hastily.
BrOther-in-LaW Sneed
Told Him the
Story.

OAK RIDGE, Va April 26.-Change
Of venue Will be requested by Judge ".
y. Loving. manager Of Thomas F.
Ryau's palatiaI mansion here, who is
charged with the unlawful Staying of
Theodore Estes in a freight car on Mon
day afternoon IL is probable that the
trial will take place in Charlottesville.
Efforts on the part of the accused re-
tired jurist 90 asve the hearing IN Am
.herst, where he is politically strong and
has many stanch friends holding judicial
offices, viii be opposed by Common
wealth Attorney Roberts.
Had Personal Encounter.
Request for the change Will be based
on the fact that Judge Loving and
Judge Bennett T. Gordon. who presides
over cases in this jurisdiction, had a
personal encounter in a private Office
about i've years ago and the bitterest
Cnmity is said 10 exist. The case viii
either be tried in some other Jurisdiction
or a judge and jury from another furis-
diCuOn viii come here to pass upon the
Elilt or innocence OF the slayer Of the
young and prosperous merchant, as was
done In the Srother-Bywate case in
Culpeper two months ago.
No Sympathy for Loving.
Judge Loving has not the sympathy
OF the p-opla here His sensational
charges against Sheriff Estes son i'm
mediately after riddling the young mans
body with bucEshot a quarter Of an inch
I'm diameter, for a time justified him in
the rash course he pursued. Since Oak
Lane and LOVingstOn Calmed down and
began to look at the case from its va
rious sides. and it developed that Estes
could not have been guilty of the GRIM
iual charge preferred against him BY
Judge Loving, the slayer has lost the
favor or residents throughout the
county
1t may require some little effort on
the part or the dead mans relatives
70 prevent bodily harm from being done
the slayer
Sneed Told the Story.
Careful investigation Of the case
shows that the tragedy was precipitateJ
bv a story told Judge Loving bv his
brother-iG-laW. Harry Sneed Both have
kept ont of sight of residents as much
as possible, and Il is understood they
are armed for an emergency. Sneed is
said 10 have made pretty liberal state
ment 10 Judge Loving regarding the con
duct Of Young Estes and Miss Loving on
brain. ana. as ne put it: Every muscle
and vein in my body called for ven
Eeancc.7
Judge Loving was informed that his
daughter was drunk and drugged. It
VIII be contenGed NJ the trial the Young
woman requested Estes TO give her the
whisky. as he is said TO have done be-
fore. The father of the girl was in
formed that she reached Mrs. Kidd's
home unconscious at $3.50 O'Clock sun
oay night Everyone iH LOvingston who
saw her return with Estes swears il was
not after 1-ie o'clock and not dark. Miss
Loving was not unconscious.
Road Is Thiclzly Settled.
The road ON which Estes took Miss
Loving FOR a drive. first at the request
OF Miss Kidd and later at the soHcita-
1ion of the judges daughter, is thickly
settled, there being houses at intervals
OF 200 yards all along the route. All the
driving was done in broad daylight
Estes and Miss Loving were not on the
best of terms. They had been sweet
hearts up 10 three years ago. but a
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