The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-27
Miss LOVING TESfifIES
Tells Her Experience on Lone
Mountain Road.
DRUGGtD AND ATTACKED BY Estes
Screamed and Became Unconscious
Story Of the Shooting, Etc. Etc.

The dramatic moment in the trial of
judge Mm. e.. Loving for the murle- of
Theodore E>tss came Tuesday eveuing
when Miss Eiiz ,t~-th Loving told the
Jury har story ot the fateiJi ride with
young Estes. She testified that heurgpd
her 70 drink whi.ky from his flask: That
atterward her head hecauie dizzy. and
that. despite her plea 10 be taken home
Estes drove rapidly into an iuirequcuted
mountain road. Here. she said, Estes at
tackled her. despite her SCREAMS and
desperate resistance. She lost con>,i ,us-
ness and said she remembered nothing
else until she came 10 herself in bed al
the house where she was sraNilg She
testified that the condition of her coat
the next day indicated to her thar Estes
had taken her from the buggy after she
became unconscious.
ENRACED nY DAvCurEH'~ IA D.
judge Loving. who had pr,c,d,d his
daughter on the stand. declared that il
was this story told 10 him 10y Ef7 aheth.
sobbiug. on her knees. her arms around
him. alter she had been brought home
that aroused him To q frenzy aud started
him with shotgun 70 SEEK the life Of the
man whom his daughter said had drug
ged aud betrayed her.
The testimony OF both father and
daughter was given under great emo
tiouGl tension. Loving AZ one point In
his story broke down Miss Loving
Was near collapse several times. and the
proceedings had 20 be suspended u fe--
init the recovery of har cOmppSure md. p
the racking ordeal Under the c-os~-,N-
animation Miss Loving admitted taking
drink oi whisky at Estes store before
the drive. and ACKNOWLEDGED that he.
had said nothing about the alleged as-
sauit 10 any Nne at the Kidd home
INSANITY ALSO Pleaded
A line % deieuse, in addition To- that 81
the unwritten law, was indicated Va hen
physicians wers called in the effort TO
prove that Loving was Temporarily in
sane "a hon he shot Estes.
When Miss Loving was called th. il -,
ordered the court roc N cleared of an.
except the Jury. lawyers and new-pRl or
men The young woman was asked th,
usual questions relative 70 age maine
ant residence. These were replied ~
very bril- fiy. and almost Immediately the
giri began 20 betray evidences - emo
ton. and ~ the examination continued
>ha ~otbed frequently. and repeatedly
she was forced Ia stop la order 10 regain
control 90 herself The members 90 III.
jury gave her close attention. and during
her recital tears came To- thieves of many
Of her auditors.
Miss Loving afh med every statement
made 10y Judg- Loving iu hi- testimony
and said that when she had screamed
Estes had PLACED his hand over her
mouth Alter that she had lost con-
seriousness.
Dful = ~rON CO., DRIVE.
When asked 20 relate everything that
took place between her and her father
when De- called her into hi- room. she
said.
~ went into the room with him lie
told me that acie Harry SaeAd hntto
him that Theod0re Estes had brought
me home the night before Ga a drunken
and unconscious condition. and De-
wanted me- 10 explain 70 him what 10 all
meant
go. course was very much gri.v.9
and mortified began 70 cry. Went
over and kn-lt down hy father and put
my arms around him aud h. put L.s
arms around me. aud a. soon a. / could
speak told him that while I was ia
Loyingston Theodore Estes had asked mo-
% 20 driving with him. that ~ r-t ra-
fused. but that. ou Annie kidd'S il-
-i-ting. did - finally. but thought We
would only goa iitJie way. ] did not put
my hat Oh. Just thought il would d. a
little. short drive
We first drove out toward Oak Ridge
station. then turned around and came
baek aud drove through Loviug-tou and
stopped at his house He told me- he was
going Boz li- house q minute. would I hold
Tue horse until DE- came back He was in
The house five or AK minutes lie came
beck and we drove on down through
Loving-ton. down through the Gap and
down below Mr. COleman'- old place and
turned around aud came back toward
Livingston. Just before We got 10 the
Gap, b. took ont this bottle of whisky
and asked me- 20 take drink oi il aud
iil take "a swallow Of IT, ] told father
thought 10 must have been drugg-d. boz
cause ! immediately began 70 get dizzy
and couldn't $500 thing; everything com
meneed % dance before me and that then
We drove on. and asked him To- take me
home, back 10 Livingston.
BEGGED ru nE rANEN HOME
When We got 20 where one road turns