The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-26

extent of separating him from his wife He then told of going to an institution Tor drunkards fin 1895 and from that date did not drink until 1904. The witness stated that since October, 1905, ne nad gone on sprees which impaired his health and his mind. He had suf- Tered several times, he said, with de- lirium tremens.
 Harry Sneed, who lives on the Oak ridge Farm, and who is assistant man. ager of the estate of Thomas F.. Ryan, was the next witness. He related that on the morning of the tragedy he told Judge Loving that he had been sent for to see Miss Loving and found her in a drunken condition. He also testified about meeting Miss Loving and Theo- dore Estes in a buggy. The testimony or Sneed regarding the conversation was much drawn out and went more into details He was asked if he had not stated on the stand few more facts than he told Judge Loving. The witness replied that he had not. Sneed stated that when he found Miss Loving she was unconscious and did not rec ognize him and Dr. Strother.
 Did you ride off very rapidly to avert this meeting of Theodore Estes by Judge Loving when you heard that Loving had left his office with a shot gunT'
 The witness replied that he had fol- lowed Judge Loving, but did not know what his motive was.
 When you returned the second time to see Miss Loving, were you satisfied with her conditionT
 T do not know whether I was satis- fled or not"
 Did you tell Judge Loving that Theodore Estes brought Miss Loving back late at nightT'
 
 The witness was questioned about the hour they returned to Loving. about the hour the sun goes down in this section during April He replied that he did not know the hour. Replying to a question by Attorney Bouldin, Sneed stated that he had paid a sick call on a young lady after he left Miss Loving.
 Sneed was asked if he had not gone after Judge Loving at the instance of Mrs. Loving. The defense objected to this question and it was ruled out.
 Court then took a recess until 2:15 ?. m.
 Sanity Expert Testifies.
 Dr. William Tunstall, of Lovingston was called by. the defense. He had been connected with the University of Virginia and had e number of occa- sions passed on cases of insanity. The witness stated that he had known Judge Loving practically all of his life. He saw him a few minutes be- fore the shooting. He was driving in a buggy and his general appearance was so changed that he did not re- cognize him. The witness said Judge Loving after the shooting seemed to be wandering aimlessly about. pr. Tunstall asked him about the tragedy to which he doving), replied, That man (Estes), took my daughter out driving and drugged and ruined her"
 The witness testified that Judge Low ing Sin 1905 got on spree in Lynch burg and his mental condition was seri- Ously affected as a result On cross examination Dr. Tunstall said that he never had heard the sanity of Judge Loving discussed before the tragedy. He had heard his temper, his unreasonable acts, his passion and his harshness talked about
 pr. H. B. Melvin, of Halifax, was the next witness. He stated that he had passed upon the mental condition of many people. He testified that con- tinued drinking brought on excitement which often ended in insanity. Dr. Melvin was cross examined by Attor- ney Bouldin. He explained the effect on the brain of excessive use of liquor
 Court Room Cleared.
 At the afternoon session, Judge Barksdale ordered the court room cleared of all persons except those di- rectly interested and the newspaper correspondents. Everybody knew this step was preliminary to the placing on the stand of Miss Loving. Miss Low ing was weeping when she took the arm of Attorney Lee. leading counsel for the defense. who led her to the stand She wore a black skirt and waist, black hat and veil of the same color. She drew her veil and began her story. For the first few minutes she had to be allowed to stop at in tervals in order to dry the tears which continuously ran down her face.
 During the recital several attorneys for the defense and Judge Loving, his son, and Miss Annie Snead, a sister of Mrs, Loving, gave way to tears.