Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-26

tried TO scream, but suppose no one
heard me-.
This story swept over me like :,
thunderbolt My daughter was my
pride (sobbingly). admired her
purity. would have killed any man
who whispered anything about her.
To know that she has been thus de-
filed rendered my heart strings and
there was no power that could have
restrained my hand"
Judge Loving was so overcome. he
said: Il must ask the court to ex-
cuse me moment He bowed his
head for minute and wcpt.
Witness, before this climax. stated
that he refused TO go to Loyingston
after Lizzie for fear he couldn't rc.
strain himself. In an interview with
his daughter, he told her he would
be guided by what she said.
The girl stated that Estes Induce
her to drink liquor. Dizziness fol
lowed almost instantly. Shortly after
the alleged attempt, she became to.
tally unconscious. The outrage oc.
Cured when Estes. against her will.
took her into side road.
Witness told of his excessive
drinking in 1887, and while i'm the
Legislature. He had delirium trcm-
ems. lost his practice and sold out
SDrccs lasted sometimes for wccbs.
He took the Kccley cure in 1895. Ho
checked up at tho instance of his
wife and friends. lie had drunl,
nothing for two months before the
homicide.
The rest of Judge I.ovng's direct
Testimony was corroborativc of owl
dcncc already adduced Just before
he shot. Judge said he used The
words: you arc The young man that
takes young ladies' ont at night buggy
riding and drug and ruin them
Cross-cXamincd concerning his
statement made ut the preliminary
inquiry, Judge Loving admitted he
said he was not insane. He could
not remember whether he said he
had acted deliberately. His last two
sprces were in October. 1895. and
february. 1907 He didn't think he
men had delirium trcmens. He stood
The cross-eXamination well. His
whole testimony consumed forty-fiyo
minutes
Few intcrrogatores were made nv
the prosecution.
Harry Sneed Follows.
Harry Sneed. who related the drive
incident to Judge Loving. was the
next Witness. He found his niece i'm
bed. Annie Kidd was bathing her
head with camphor. The girl was
unconscious; did not recognize wit
ness; half open eyes rolling wildly
around. She even asked who her un-
Gle was. Estes insisted that doc
tor was unnecessary. but when wit
ness started to go. ran ahead for the
doctor himself.
w. b. Lee told Sneed later that the
doctor said that Lizzie was drunk
mat Sneed should inform Loving
Witness said he informed the accused
as narrated
Witness cross-examined, said lie
told Loving he found his daughter
unconscious.
Did you attempt to stop Judge
Loving when the latter went in quest
of Estes?"
Cant say did. / rode over to
Lovingston to see what happened.
Witness told Judge Loving that the
couple returned late at night. though
he did not know the hour. II was
AFTER dark. lie wouldn't admit il was
7:45.
Tho prosecution asked If Sneed
hadn't gone after Loving Monday at
the instance of Mrs. Loving to pre-
vent trouble. The question was for
hidden.
Says Ryan Is Taking No Part in Trial
Reverly II. Harrison. of Amherst
county, who is attending the trial of
Judge Loving, said today that the re-
port that Thomas f. Ryan. of New
York. is backing Loving. is incorrect.
MIR. Harrison said that he was in
a position to say that Ryan was talk
ing absolutely no part in the trial.