The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-25

The facts, as they will develop, are
as follows; Elizabeth Loving, the daugh-
ter of Judge Loving, who is about twenty
years old, was spending the day Sunday.
2lst), or rather. the evening, at the home
OF Mr.. L. l.. Kidd. the clerk of Nelson
county, visiting his daughter. Miss Annie
Kidd. Theodore I. Estes at first took Miss
Kidd out driving. and upon his return.
ar the request Of Miss Kidd, took Miss
Loving out driving. returning to Low
ings,on just before dark Miss Loving
had been unwell all day. and did take
drink OF whiskey. "A physician was sent
for upon her return, who at once saw
what was the matter with ner. She
stayed all night at Mr.. Kidd's, and the
| next morning she remained in bed. The
odore l. Estes, who was going to Oak
Ridge on Monday morning to unload a
car of fertilizer, went to Mr.. kidd's house
to drive Miss Loving out to her home.
and she did not so with him, as she felt
too unwell.
She remained at The home of Mr..
Kidd until her mother came for her.
about IL o'clock. About 3 o'clock Judge
Loving came to Lovngston, driving
luriously, inquiring for Theodore Estes,
He at once went to Oakridge. going to
the car in which Estes was, and shot
him twice with a shotgun loaded with
buckshot In the side and side OF the
neck, killing him instantly, and with
out waiting for n word of explanation.
Judge Loving's Statement.
The following are the identical words
used by Judge Loving in his testimony
before Bail Commissioner John NJ.
Paine: II was informed by Harry
Snead on yesterday morning that my
daughter, Lizzie, had been driven into
Lovingston at night by Theodore Estes,
she being in an unconscious condition
| II restrained myself with great diff
Guilty. hoping that there might be some
| way out OF It, Lizzie was sent for,
but did not come, sending word that
| She was sick. + did not go after her,
but sent my wife. | asked her what
| had happened, and she said that Thoo-
dore drove her out. and when about d
mile out of town gave her Il drink,
land that she knew nothing more. ]
do not claim that ! became crazy but
a frenzy seized me. Every muscle and
vein in my body called for vengeance.
II sought his life and took 1T. And
all Hell could not have stopped me-
When asked lf he did not arm him
| self with shotgun and go first to
Lovingston, four NILE and then, not
| finding Estes to DakrldSc, lour lillleA
more he said yes, and That he wou'd
.lhave followed him one hundred miles
lWhcn asked if he asked Theodore
Estes for any explanation. he said he
did, but did not wait for n reply, ant
shot him before he could answer Ihls
was every word OF evidence introduced
on the behalf of Loving.
"Nhcn siftcd down his justiilchtionls
| that his daughter became UNCONSCIOUS
and that he shot Estes for giving het
a drink, Estes was utterly unfoh-
scious that he had done nnNthina
wrong, and WAS shot dpWn without U
word Of warning or any oppprtnh y. y,
for explanation, The statement o. MS
correspondent that peverSbody thlnk'
Judge Loving did right - qh.i if,1
wrong. There is u strong ana nllle,
feeling against him, aud but tor ~, US
fact that the peope believe tlal lus
tice win he neted out to him, y Wopls
he dinlcult to restrain them from tnN
ing the law into their own hhnds, i,'
further statement made IN Nne i'shrn
burg Advance that the story OF w
drugging IL entirely true, ~ hkeWls'
without any foundation ~.
! she. was never drugseu ana WI