Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-26
MISS LOVING COMPELLED
TO TELL HORRIBLE TALE
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before i'm Il drunken and unconscious
condition, and he wanted me to ex
pam to him what it all meant.
went over and knelt down by father
and put my arms around him and hc
put MS arms around me- and as soon
as could speak | told him thai
while ] was In Lovingston Theodore
Estes had asked me to 70 driving
with him; that first refused. I'M.
that on Annie Kidd's insisting did
so finally, but thought we would 20
only little ways. did not nut NV
nat on: just thought it would be p
short drive. We first drove out TO.
wards Oak Ridge station. drove on.
about half milo to Oak Ridge sta
ton, then turned around and came
pack. lie drove down through Low.
ingston and stopped at his house,
He told me he was going In his
mouse II minute would | wait there
~" holh the horse until he came
back. He was in the house about
''Nc or SIX minutes He came hack
ana we drove on down through Low
inEston. through the Gap and down
below Mr.. Colcman's old place ana
turned around and came back to.
wards Livingston. Just before we
got to the Gap, he took out his hot
Tie at wiis!tcy and asked me TO fake
n drink Of 1t. and did take n swal
low of It, / told father Thought II
must have been drugged, because
Immediately began to get dizzy ana
couldn't see things: everything com.
menccd to dance before me and
asked him to take me home at once.
BACK 10 Lovingston. When we rot
TO where one road turns towards
l.ovingston and the other up Ia tho
mountain road, instead of turning to-
wards Lovingston he started un tho
mountain. ] asked him TO take mo
homo at once, that was feeling vcry
badly and was sick, to nlcasc taxi.
me. He did not answer me mt All
but drove on as rapidly as possible
rather then asked If he attcmpted
to assault me- I told him that he
had forced himself upon me. tried
To resist him. tried To push him
Off; | screamed but suppose no one
heard me: that | resisted all | could.
but could not keep him lack: that
he forced himself upon me and that
then lost consciousness and did not
remember ANYTHING after that until
was nj Mrs. Kidd's house that
night When ! told father that. he
got SO white and unreal looking that
ii scared me. | ran out Ia mother
ana told her | believed had killed
my father"
Girl Under Cross Examination.
at the conclusion of her statement
Miss Loving regained her composure
and the cross examination by the
prosecution began.
Attorney Daniel Harmon presented
a man of the country over which the
buggy ride was taken and asked that
the witness fix the point where
Estes gave her a drink. She could
not remember exactly. but designated
tho neighborhood. She was then
asked where the assault occurred. To
which she replied that it was after
she and Estes had turned IN the
mountain road
When did YOU remember regain
ing conscousncss?"
During the night ut Mrs. Kidd's."
DO YOU remember telling Mrs
Kidd that YOU had taken too large !,
drink and that Won did that once be-
fore AZ BELIEVER"
No"
did YOU not get ont of the buggy
and walk M the steep steps into tho
house without assistancc?"
mo"
"'rhe ncxt morning did YOU see
Miss Shelton, the dress maker?"
"Yes."
Did not Mrs. Estes. mother of
Theodore. come to see You on The
dav after the assault anu give you
cup of chocolate?'
eyes"
Did YOU not take breakfast mt the
home of Mrs. Kidd on the following
morning?
"Yes."
The prosecution brought the state
mcnt from the witness that she had
not mentioned II single word of her
experience on the evening prior TO
ncnple she met on The same day. She
had talked pleasantly with the mother
of the victim on the morning Of the
tragedy, but had not mentioned her
experience to her. The witness was
asked If before she went buggy riding
If she had not taken drink of whls,
KEY at Estes store, to which she rc |
piled, yes"
Did YOU drink in Estes store on
Eastern"
Tie attorneys for the defense oh |
lected to the question and the Jury
left the court room.
MIR. Bonding who was CONDUCTING |
the cross examination said that his
motive in asking the question. was to
show that Miss Loving was in the
habit of drinking whiskcv. However
The prosecution waived the question
without Judge Rarksdale rendering
an opinion. but intimated that II
might be brought up again at the
proper time.
Mr.. Boulding stated that he OK.
pected to show that Theodore Estes