Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-26
PATHETIC TALE
Of VIRGINIA
TRAGEDY
FATHER ADMITS STAYING
DAUGHTERS BETRAYER
Former Judge Loving Tells Of
Dreadful Sequel to Buggy
Ride in Which Re Believes
His Child Was Dragged,
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Houston. Va. June 25.-When the
trial Of former Judge Loving. charged
with the murder Of Theodore Estes,
Adjourned yesterday. the defendant
had began to relate a conversation
with his brother-ln-law Harry Sneed,
who told him OF the alleged drugging
OF his daughter, which led to the
killing. when the attorneys for the
prosecution objected upon the ground
that Judge Loving's statement would
he hearsay evidence. After lengthy
arguments today this objection was
uverTuled, thus scoring an incidental
victory for the defense.
Judge Loving, continuing. said Mr.
Sneed. came to his office, and told the.
painful story. sneed said nat while
buggy riding upon the evening previ-
ons he saw elizabeth Loving and The
lore Estoa out riding
E ill., KIDD carte "a me nome OF the
stevens and iuQuiFed for Sneed, say
ing thai Miss Loving had returned
from her buggy ride In a bad condi-
zion Continuing, the witness said:
Snced went to the room at Mrs.
Kids and saw Miss Loving In the
bed. She was deiirious and her condi-
ton was pitlful. Sneed said that in
the parior Of the Kidd home he saw
Mis-. Kidd and Theodore Estes, and
told him tina he would go for a doctor
Estes, however, insisted on getting a
doctor himself. Or. Strother arrived
and she did not recognize him. Harry
said that my daughter was in the care
of DIR. Strother. He then went down
the street, when w. Is. Lee, a mer-
chant OF Lovingstnn n kinsman Of
his wife, told him that DR.. Strother
had said tina Theodore Estes had in
formed him tStrother) that Elizabeth
was drunk and to treat her for that.
and say nothing about IL.
Harry said that he returned home
that night and decided 20 tell me.
! was shocked and sent for my wife
and daughter. 1 received a letter
from Miss Annie Kidd, saying that
my daughter was still there. My wife
went after Elizabeth In a surrey re-
turning with her. | told Elizabeth OF
the conversation with Harry Sneed.
She got down on her knees and began
wobhing and said tina SUNDAY evening
Estes had requested her to 10 riding
with him. she declined, but upon be-
Ing urged, accepted. After they got
In the buggy they drove To the house
where Theodore Estes and she got out
and remained for some time, Then
they drove, she said, Ia the direction
~ Tho Dan While returning. Estes
r,,,d,,cad 4 hnttIe az ,Vbtsttev and Of
feted Nor a drink she declined. but
later did drink, and In a second felt
dizzy and queer. She requested him
TO drive fast and return home. instead
of continuing to LovingRton. lie went
rapldly up the mountains In an oppo-
site direction. After that she became
unconscious and did not know What
happened. When asked II Estes had
assaulted her, she said that Estes had
forced himself upon her and she had
only a faint recollection.
'sThis revelation came To me, as a
thundernolt from a clear sky. love
my daughter and no power on earth
could have restrained my hands"
The Witness here began to Weep.
Several of his relatives also shed
tears.
Continuing, Loving said
an this Condition | went out. in
tending to nut that man to death. 81
got my shotgun and drove alone 10
I.ovinpston but found he was at Oak
ridge. went 10 Oakridge. whore !
learned Estes was In u car at the sta-
ton. then turned my horse in TO
"A livery stable. got out OF the buggy
and loaded my gun. | saw Estes In
the ear with two negroes. ana waved
them aside and said to Estes: You
are the Young man who takes ladies
out driving and drugs and ruins them
heard no reply, and as he made "A
motion as To leave the car | shot him
/ then surrendered myself 20 the sher-
Harry sueed wbo lives unon tho
paLridge farm and who Is assistant
manage OF The estate of Thomas r
RYAN of New York. was the next wit
ness he related that upon the morn
inr Of the TRAGEDY he told Judge Low
ing ihat ne had been sent for 10 see
Miss Loving and found her In a
drunken. unconscious condition. lie
also testified about his meeting Miss
Loving and Estes In Il buggy
Between stihlng sobs. with tears
streaming from hcr eyes. Miss Eliza
beth Loving. told the story OF her al
ruin by the young man whom
hor parent shot down. Il was the same
story she said she told to her father
On the morning os the tragedy and
whlCh eliminated Ia his hunting down
Ars slasing the man whom she
charged with perpetrating the deed.
Estes. she said. had given her a drink
of whisky from "a flask he had in his
pocket while they We're out buggy rid
Ing on the afternoon prior Co the KILL