The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-24
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70 To-day.
NAMES or THOSE
WHO I, I ,TE STIFYss
Judge Loving, NJ en1bers Of Hi,
Family y$atsO One Hotel, and Estes
Family Across the Street.
Barely Possible That
Case May End5irl
Ten Days.

Especial from a Staff corrsspondent.> \
HOUSTON VA, June c3.-On the
eve Of the most sensational murder a
trial that Virginia has known In many a;
years all Is In readiness for the cali
ing Of 1.-THE case at o o'clock to- NOR
row morning. The town 10 alive with
people, the hotels arebcrowded to over
flowing and many private homes have
been turned into lod dsing houses in s
order to nccomno odate4S' the lawyers, II
newspaper men, witnesses land the M
many friends OF those in interest NJ II.
Wood Bouldin, COMMUNICATE this NE att
torncy OF Halifax, who with Mr..
|Whitehead,, Commonwealth's attorney
Charlottesville, will prosecute the Il
case. ssid o-night that he anticipated
no delay when the case 1t called NY
Judge Barksdale tomorrow, he
thinks there will be no difficulty In
securing jury. for sixty four excel~
lent men have been summoned, among q
whom are a State Senator, an ex-E
|smenber Of the gislature and q, can-i
L z - ~
eral Assembly. sls 81 IN
In all, there have. been summoned by
I the VI Commonwealth and the iS defense8i
one hundred and ten witnesses. who.
with the sixty four or tho yenire,
seven LAWYERS, ten NJ eyvspapee men. and
half a hundred Of the Loving and Estes
family, make a#total Of :2G. not in-
cluding the great number or people Of "
the county who have alread "a come to
town to be prese mt at the n trial The
Ecourthouse, large and well planned 8as#
4 1t Is, will not hold one. .fourthSof rhose
A, who will end leave n 20 enter, and Mrs.
I Grade the cl Ell CT loss tho
doors as sopn rs the room lis 3fil ed. 81
Lovins Family Mt Hotel "a
At the Doggett Hotel Julge Loving
and his family, together with Messrs.s
STROBE, Lee, Moore and. Barlssdale his
|counsel are loca ted. AT the llinsg
4 family, with Mr.. j ohn Swans on, br thcr8
I,of$ Governor Swanson, whose wife is a.
sister of 5s Theodore Estes, th, young
man shot down by Judge Loving. Mr.
Il Swanson has been here since 8ysste rda.s,
\ but the others. arrived tonight on the
4 Norfolk and Western train from Lynch
A 3Iburg, on which were also Mr.. Whita-&
I lhead and Mr.. Harmon. 81 55
The greatest quiet prevails In town
although IT. lis known that there is an
4 undercurrent of excitement and \. feel-4
4 Ing, especially among residents OF
i Nelson, who are bitter in their par
d tisanship. # e II. 5.s IA
Depends on Miss Loying's Story.
a 1t Is acknowle wledgedl by all that the
case practically. depends on the testi-a
Il s1nony of Miss Eliza be th Ilovin s, whose
Z testimony will either condemn or clear
I, her father, and the greatest interest
asc%<,
What occurred during her drive Will
q Theodore Estes, on the nigh OF sAp rils
\ 2lst, and each side feels confdentaora
a a yerdict-the Estes are sure that
a Judge Loving will be convicted. and
counsel for Judge Loving are eq utily
! confident that he will be cleared. At
! any event, the struggle will be{waged3
i warmly with the famous De JarnettA
4 case directing the point at issue. y
! Expense ON Hnlifax County. 5Ss
J An Interesting feature of the case
q Is that the enormous expense of the
j trial will he charged to Halifax coun-{
N ty.s although the act was committed In
n Nelson.
q Tt is estimated by Deputy Clerk M
81 Tally Balou that the cost toBthe State
Q including witnesses, iurd's. anl ge%-s
! penses OF all kind, will exceed $500
! Eper day # the trial last. two weeks
I 1t Will cost the State Of Virginia over
$4,000. When change Of venue was
ordered by Judge Bnr:sdale, taking
i the case from Nelson county and place
s Ing 1t In Halifax, it operated lust as
d though the killing had been done IN
: this county. so that not only Will tho
d Commonwealth's attorney of Halifax
y be in control OF the prosecutions, hut
o even the expense Will be charged TO
8 / Halifax. E VI
( Witnesses for the State.
: Tonight. for the first time. the
q names of sixty7four witnesses for the
Q state and the forty-one witnessed for
y the defense have been made public
:, They are as follows: 5ts5G
q For the State: Mrs r. ". Esom wv.
N. Dawson, ]. O.. Loving, Fayette Fos-
ter Nick Reed. T, HI alcGinnIs, Rus,
sell c. Brown, L, w Wood William
Powers. JohnaB. Tunstall. u. L. Kidd.
Percy Hughes, Julia Hubbard. Mamie
4 Estes, Mrs. H. *. Estes, w. r. Lea, Is
< J. Sheffield. William Henry Green, Alex
Franklin, r. 9B. NJ. Perkins. Pierce Low
+ Ing, Lewis Bell. M, *. Estes, Jr, M.
n X. Estes, Sr, William Gray, Sallie
Gray, Henrietta Vaughan, Sam Loving,
& o. ", Hanger n. TT. Harris, G. IA. Cum
ningham, Elmo Matthews, g =. Matt
thews, John II. Norton. Morris Shelton,
Adde Estes, r, IL Camden, 9. 4. Kidd.
9 Annie Kidd, Laura Dawson, Mrs. g. III,
J, Perrow, C. A. Thompson, Willie Thomp-
t son, John Wright. w. II. Rridgewater.
0 Ben Wright, James Rogers ,JoiSn NJ.
? Shipman. ". Fl. Purvis, John Fitz-
!. patrick, II. S. Meyer, Miss Rella
/ Rodgers, s.. H. Royce, William Harris.
l.. Mrs, Cora Giles. Gllis Rodgers. Oily
Q Baker Bessie Steyans, George Gray,
!. Thomas Gray, stephen Vaughan, n. p.
( Mowyer, u. r. Kidd, w. O. Gratarl.
d total, 81 @ n 55s Il Ii 3s III 5i5fs
{. Witnesses fur Judge ltosinE. 4 .li
e For tho defense: Or. ~ llAn f1ln-
y stall, nv 81 I.ee, DR., w. 3, Strotnar,
4 \ Albert stevens. A t, Stevens w lAiar,
Y Ware, N George Il IS, Chrlst, 4, n iss Il He'll