New-York tribune., 1907-06-26
him. then su-rendered myself to the nearest

him. I then surrendered myself to the nearest
magistrate"
his language at the preliminary hearing. and he
could not recall the Identical words. The witness
in reply to questions stated that for two months
prior to the killing he had not drank whiskey. he
related his struggle with the whiskey habit ana
how 1t had injured him even 10 the extent OF
separating him from his wife. He then toId OF
going to institution for inebriates in 1888, and
from that date did drink until 1904 The wit
ness stated that since October. 1905. he had gone
on sprees which impaired his health and his mind
He had suffered several times. he said' with
delirum tremons
and who is assistant manager of the estate OF
Thomas T. Ryan, was the next witness. lie cor
rohorated Judge Lovns's testimony. and was still
on the stand when the noon recess was taken.
When court convened in the afternoon Judge
.Barksdale ordered the courtroom cleared of all
persons except those directly interested and the
newspaper correspondents. This step prelinl-
nary to placing Miss Loving the stand Miss
Loving was weeping when she took the arm of
Mr.. Lee. leading cousel for the defence. who led
her to the stand.
For the first few minutes during her recital she
had to be allowed stop at intervals in order TO
dry the tears which continually down her face.
Miss Loving testified that she twenty years
old, that her relations with her father were al
a most devoted father
Relate to the jury in your own words every
thing that took place between yourself and your
father when he called you into his room after
dinner"
Il went into the room with him He told me
that Uncle Harry Snead had told him that Theo-
dore Estes had brought me home the night before
In q drunken and unconscious condition. and he
wanted mo to explain TO him what it all meant.
or course. was very much grieved and mortified
1 began to cry. l went and knelt down by
father and put my arms around him. and he put
his arms around me, and I could speak
] told him that while l in Lovingston Theo-
dore Estes had asked me TO so driving with him;
that first refused but that Annie I[idd's
insistence l did go finally. but thought
would only go little ways. l did not
put on my hat; just thought II would be
a little short drive. We first drove out about half
way to oak Ridge station. then turned around and
came back and drove down through Loyingsjon
and stopped at his house. He told mo he was going
hold the horse until he back. He was in tho
house five or six minutes. He back and we
drove on down through L0VnEston. down through
the Gap and down below Mr. Coleman's old place.
and turned around and came back toward Loving
ston just before We got to the Gap he took this
bottle of whiskey and asked me to take a drink OF
/ thought IL must have been drugCed because 7
Immediately began To get dizzy could not SEQ
things; everything began To dance before me.
and then We drove and asked him to
take home at once back to Lovineston
When ne got 20 where road turns toward
IovinEston and one UP tho mountain road. instead
of turning toward LoyinGston he started up the
mountain. asked him 10 take homo
that l feeling very badly and was sick TO
please take me. lie did not answer me at all. but
drove on as rapidly he could up the mountain
road. Then asked him again 70 take mo home
but he kept right on. So father then asked mo n
he attempted 20 assault me. | told him that he
had forced himself upon l tried resist him;
tried 10 push him off. / screamed, but I suppose
one heard me- that I resisted all I could, but
could not keep him back; that he forced himself
upon me. and that I then lost consciousness and
did not remember anything after that until
AT Mrs kidd's house that night When told him
that he got white and unnatural looking that It
scared me. l out to mother and told her
believed l had killed my father"