Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-26
DID JUDGE LOVING
|. MAKE AWFUL MISTAKE?
]. ?. Swanson, Connection Of The
Dead Boy, Issues a Strong
Statement.
GIRL WAS DRUNK, NOT ORUGGED
GIRL WAS DRUNK, NOT ORuGGEI
Even Dr.. s,rother Entertained No
idea of Assault and Made No
xamina,ion-ouoted as Saying He
Merely Treated Miss Loving For
an Overdose OF Whiskey.
fpy AssocIated Press:l

fBy Associated Press.1
OAkltlDGE. VA, April 25.--How-
ever chivalric the intentions of Judge
William G. Loving may have been
Monday afternoon when he killed
young Theodore Estes for supposed
outrage 10 his daughter Miss Eliza.
beth Loving. the father will find the
murder charge against himself most
vigorously prosecuted when the case
comes to trial. although the family
of the dead man so far have had but
little 10 say.
1t should not be inferred that they
for moment admit the dastardly
crime laid nj the door of the young
merchant. On the contrary, they
think that the homicide was cruel
beyond words, and that the accuse.
ton involving rape is utterly without
foundation.
While no one outside of the Low.
ing family knows the exact condition
OF Miss Loving, II is asserted among
the friends of Estes that when the
young couple returned from their
drive Sunday night, the lady's appear,s
ance. so far as clothing is concern
ed. indicated no rough usage what.
soever. In short physical violence
on the part of Estes is fatty denied.
Ii is admitted, however. that wins.
Key played conspicuous part In
the lnmentable AFFAIR. Estes admft-
FED Monday, few hours before his
death, that he had headache brought
on by drinking the night before. IL
also seems generally accepted that
Miss Loving voluntarily took q drink
with him, though Judge Loving's idea
appeared TO be that some stupefying
drug was mixed with this. BY way Of
explaining Miss Loying's alleged con.
sent 10 take the drink, IL lis said that
she had been indisposed all day. Ger.
tain II issthat she had to be assisted
from the vehicle on the return of tho
| couple TO the home of Estes. cousin,
Miss Kidd, in Lovngston, where Miss
Loving was visiting.
II is limited at Oakridge this morn
ing that an effort will he made to
have Judge Loving put under larger
bond, though this would hardly incon-
venience him as Millionaire Thomas
Il. Ryan has offered 10 lend whatever
assistance is needed in the way OF
| sureties.
John p. Swanson's Statement.
John p. Swanson, OF DanviIIe, n
Drother-in-law OF Theodore Estes, ana
| q brother of Governor Swanson, this
morning issued the following state.
/ mcnt:
The press dispatches as sent out
TO the various papers of tho State
nave greatly distorted the facts lead
ing up to this awful tragedy, ana
they nave nnintentionally done n
grave injustice to the dead hoy, Theo-
dore Estes, and to his family. Some
papers have stated That Mr.. Estes
was snitor of Miss Loving's. THIS
is mistake. He had never been an
admirer of Miss Loving. He had not
| visited there for Il long while, though
the relations of the families were
and had been for years most cordial
and friendly.
ON Sunday evening Miss Lizzie
Levlng came with her uncle, Mr. Har.
ry Sneed, 10 visit Miss Annie Kidd.
at Lovingston Theodore Estes cam
TO Mr.. Kids and took Miss Annie
Kidd driving, leaving Lovingston
about 2 p. m. She was n first cousin
or his. They drove through the Oak
ridge farm of Mr.. Ryan's. and. I pre-
sumo. passed Judge Loving's house,
returning from this drive about $3.50.
| At Miss lovine's Request.
ON his return he was requested by
MISS Annie Kidd to take Miss Loving
out driving. as she was feeling indis-
posed fle did SO, leaving Lovingston
at 5:3O or thereabouts. driving toward
Oakridge, and returning TO LovIngs.
ton about 6 o'clock. Miss Loving re.
1uested Estes to continue to drive
and to go on the Cove Road, leaving
me village at o'clock, returning to
the home of Mr.. L. j.. Kidd at 7:O5
p. m.
Miss Loving had requested young
Estes to give her drink, as she was
feeling badly. This he did, and OH
her return she showed indications of
being under the influence OF whiskey.
She was met at the buggy on her re.
| turn by Miss Annie Kidd, who car.
ried her to her room, undressed her,
and put her to bed; Theodore Estes
went at once for DR.. Strother. He
stated to the physician that she was
indisposed, and had little too much
whiskey. To quote his own words,
he said: There's not much the
matter with her. It's only little
too much booze" DR.. Strother at
once went TO the home of Mr. Kidd
and found that Miss Loving was un.