The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-24
Editor The washlneton HsEala:

Lynchburg, Va, April 2S,-Ex-Judge
W. o. Loving, who late yesterday shot
and killed Theodore Estes, at Oak Ridge
| the country estate of Thomas +. Ryan.
thirty miles north of this city. was to-
day admitted to bail in the sum Of 5000
the bail being allowed by Bail Commits
| sioner Payne, Of Amherst County, a coun-
ty adjoining Nelson, the scene Of the
crime.
The Nelson commissioner did not act on
| account of his relationship with Judge
Loving. Charging Estes with drugging
! his daughter, Elizabeth. aged 10. years.
and after learning Of the alleged occur
/ renee from the lips Of his daughter, Judge
/ Loving drove some eight or zen miles be-
fore locating the young man, and he shot
/ him down without waiting for the victim
to explain.
! The drive took nlace Sunday evening.
but Judge Loving did not begin his quest
Of Estes until Monday about noon. He
/ went TO Lovingston. the county seat,
where Estes was engaged in business,
but did not find him. He was told that
he was at Oak Ridge. the station on the
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his home Reaching there, the Judge in
Quired of d merchant where he could find
| Estes He went 10 box car, where the
young man was at work. having taken
his shotgun with him from the carriage.
Judge Loving appeared TO be cool, and
when he reached the car he accosted
Estes by saying:
so. you were out riding last night with
the ladies' were your"
Estes Clasps for Help.
"No. nor' cried Estes at the sight OF
the shotgun.
! Judge Loving raised the gun and fired.
4 The first load contained seventeen buck
shot. and penetrated the right side. The
second, which was fired quickly and de-
liberately. struck him in the neck, almost
severing his head. Estes managed to
/ gasp. Help me-" and was dead.
One Of TWO negroes who witnessed the
| shooting ran for aid. when Thomas Nc
Ginnis. a merchant, hurried 70 the scene
Judge Loving said: It's no use: he's
dead: shot TO kill" Judge Loving then
/ gave himself up. and he was kept at the
| hotel during the night under guard 0i
] Constable Wood
Judge Loving represented Anherst
/ County. before moving TO Nelson. in the
! legislature. and served as judge Of tbs
County Court of Nelson until the court
/ was abolished by the new constitution
/ For three years he has been in charge OF
/ the Ryan estate as superintendent
Thomas r. Ryan wired from New York
| to-day that he would furnish any amount
| for bail. but his aid was not needed, as
| the surety was furnished by I'VE neigh
| bors without delay.
/ Commissioner Payne made the following
| statement:
Judge Loving learned that Estes had
taken his daughter riding Sunday night
and he brought the girl back hOme
/ drugged and unconscious. Judge Loving
/ waited until he could get the fun story
| from the girls lips about the drugging
and assault, and then he took his gur
and went ia search of Estes.
Loving Makes Statement.
Judge Loving said:
When 1 heard the awful story from ths
lips of my dear one, / was insane:
wanted to learn all the facts, and ther
nothing in Gods or mans power could
have stopped me from taking his life.
did It after careful consideration
| Further than this Judge Loving refused
to talk, saying he would refrain from any
additional statement until at his trial.
Estes bore a good reputation. He wa:
popular and liked by all. When his father
/ N. X. Estes. who is sheriff Of Nelson
County. heard Of the tragedy it is al
legged, he left for Oak Ridge with tn,
avowed intention OF staying Judge Low
| ing. but he was prevented from doing 81
! toy cooler heads. When the body wa.
| carried home the mother tainted, and sht
and the three daughters have since beer
| hysterlcaI.
Attorney Aubrey E. STROBE. of this city
| who conducted the prosecution before tbs
legislature some years ago in the i'm
parchment trial of County Judge Camp
bell has been retained by Judge Loving
as counsel
Miss Loving is reported to be in a very
| nervous condition as the result of tn,
affair, being confined to her bed.
Mrs. Estes, mother OF the victim. is
quoted as saying to-day: 4 hope Judgt
Loving is freed if he does not SANDER my
son. If he does. will fight to the bitter
end"
Harry Snead. a brother-in-law OF Judge
Loving, learned from his sister, Mrs
! Loving, of her husbands mission, and ht
made a desperate effort to stop him
reaching Oak Ridge three minutes after
| the shooting.
| The people at Lovingston, the home oil
the Estes. and at Oak Ridge, the home OF
| the Lovings, are quiet and no further
| trouble is anticipated.