The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-07-04
JUDGE LOVING FREE
Acquitted Of TIRE kiiling of
Theocore EstsS.
Ever Had Of tbe jury weat Up
IL Response 70 Foreman Cal fer
Expression b. These gavor.ng Ac-
Quissal Verdict Returned II IS
Minutes Altar Jury Retired

Houston. Va. Special.--Aft~r b.
ing "a tie jury room IL minute. the
Jary Saturday evening relnr..ed i
verdict II met guilty Ia the ease
OF former ludge William g. Loving.
Of Nelson county. and manager uf
the Virginia estate of Thomas r. Nv
al. Who WIS placed on trl.l here last
Molsday at .Cre the Cirrui Court OF
iIa.iax. Jld:e William r. Eark>-
dale prc>idiRt. foT the murder ot
Theodore E-.>s, sou Of Sheriff II. il.
Estes. Of Nclson eoanty. Jadcv Los-
ing shot and killed Young Estes on
apr: - at Oak Rage. following a
hu2"r-ride Estes ha4 taken with shc
J:,dlt 5 da.. ..rGter. Miss Elizabeth
LOVING. who tald her father that be:
escort had dlueged and assaulted
her.
Tho iury retired at 4:t5 o'clock
and from icat time until the verdict
ras retua.vl the defendant remained
in the scat lie had occupied since IT."
trial began. and surrounded BIZ the
members Of his immediate family
| with the exception of his daughter
Elizabeth, who was not present to-
day. AT 5:45 O'Clock 4 loud knock
| was heard on the door of the jury
room and Judge Barksdale. who had
taken his seat on the bench ordered
| the sheriff TO preserve order and
cautioned the large crowd that hail
remained t. not give vent {. their
, emotions when the verdict was an
| nouucod. The verdict Of acQuittal
was read By Foreman p. 6. McGraw.
Judge Barksdale thanked the ju-
| rors for their attendance tBon court
at great sacrifices He declared that
he believed the verdict was in ac-
cordance with the conscientious views
of the jury.
After the jury had been discharg-
ed. Judge Loving. his wife and other
relatives shook hands with and
thanked each juror.
Tears streamed from the eyes Of
the defendant and his wife. Judge
Loving was congratulated by many
of bis friends present. though in ac-
cordance with the warning of Judge
Barksdale, there was no noisy dem
opstration.
Insanity Basis Of Verdict.
| Foreman McCraw, n merchant and
f.TmcI. said that when the Jurors
entered thc room. one Of them did
not exactly understand all of the in
! structions of the court, and these
were read to him. Mr.. NcCraw said
that when he called for a vote, he
requested all who favored the ac-
qEittal of the defendant to hold M
their right hand. On the first ba,-
lot every hand promptly went up.
When asked what the basis Of the
verdict was he said "Insanitv," and
that he and the other members of
the jury believed that Judge Loving
was out Of his mind at the time he
J killed young Estes. The stress, he
said, had brought on BY the story
told him by his daughter
No Assault Committed.
The following statement was given
out by the counsel for Judge Low
ing:
"Within half an hour after the
|
and the adjournment Of court counsel
for Judge Loving were called on by
two Of the Jury who stated that they
! had been appointed a committee rep
resenting the entire jury to convey
to Judge Loving and his wife while
they believed that Miss Loving s
statement on the witness stand of
what she had told her father was a
true account Of what she had commu-
nlcated to him yet not for moment
did the jury entertain the opinion
that an actual assault had been com
mitted by the deceased upon the
young lady. but on tba contrary they
were all fully satisfied beyond all
doubt that no actual assault bad
been committed, but that there had
been an attempted assault. Counsel
for Judge Loving upon being inter
viewed in this connection said: The
conclusion Of the jury to the effect
that no assault was committed was
absolutely correct