The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-28

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Houston Va. June 25.-Between stiff
ling soDs, with tears streaming from
her bright blue eyes and vainly strug-
Cling to control her emotions. Miss
Elizabeth Loving, who has occupied
center of the stage IL the trial OF her
father, Judge William G. Loving, for
the murder of Theodore Estes, told on
the witness stand here today the story
OF her alleged wrongs at the hands of
the young man her Parent shot down
The recital was probably the most
dramatic ever heard in Q Virginia court
of justice and ~riva1Ied If not surpass-
ed in point Of atrocuousness the story
told by Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, of her
experience with Stanford White. 1t
I(was the samk story she said she told
to her father on the day Of the trag-
edy.
The dead man, she declared, gave
her a drink of whiskcy from a flask
he had in his pocket while they were
buggy riding the day prior to the kill
ing.
After taking the drink, she said,
she Immediately began to feel dizzy,
and her brain whirled as if she had
been given some powerful drug. In
this condition and despite her protests
her escort drove her through a road
not frequently used and despite her
screams outraged her. Exhaused by the
struggle and her mental facilities up
set by the stimulant, size did not re-
member anything more until she re-
gained her consciousness in bed late
that night at the home of County
Clerk Kidd, where she had been Wis
iting.
On the following morning, when her
father asked her to explain how she
came to be brought into the house
of Mr.. Kidd in an unconscious and
drugged condition, she related to him
told today. It was this recital declar-
ed the defense, which wrought up
Judge Loving so that he was impelled
to hunt up young Estes and take his
lie.
Whether the story tod by the young
girl today can be weakened by the
prosecution remains to be seen and on
the d%isproving of this story hangs the
fate of the defendant.
I The state claims that it can be
shown that the crime imputed to the
man, whose lips are sealed forever.
was impossible. The rebutta1 by the
prosecution will be probably the most
important as well as the most sensa-
tional of the case.
The admission was wrung from Miss
Loving that she had taken two drinks
with Young Estes du1ing the drive,
the first one being while at Estes
store. She was asked about other &C.
casions when it is charged hat she
drank whiskey, but the defense OBJ
jected on the ground that it had no
bearing On the case. The prosecution
waived the question for the present,
! but may insist upon pressing it liter
in the trial.
Aside from the testimony of the girl
the examination of two physicians
concerning the possible insanity oil
Judge Loving at the time Of the XII,
ing and the testimony of the defend
ant himself and Harry Snead were
features of the days proceedings.
DR.. w. NJ. Tunstal,, who saw Judge
Loving before and after the killing tes-
titled that he thought Loving commit
ted the crime while insane.
At the adjournment of court yester-
day the defendant had just begun tc
relate a conversation With his broth
er-in-law, Harry Snead. who told hin
of the alleged drugging of his daughter
which led TO the killing when the al
torneys for the prosecution objected
on the ground that Judge Loving
would be hearsay evidence. judge
Barksdale rendered lis opinion This
morning which allowed Judge Lovins
70 relate the convers 1tion with Snead
thus scoring A victory for the defense
Judge Loving then took the stand ant
testified that on the morning of Apri
22nd Harry Snead came into his Office
and with some hesitation said that III
had a very painful story to tell as Il
an occurrence to his daughter. SneaC
said while he was out buggy riding
on the evening prior he saw Elizabetl
Loving and Theodore Estes out rid
ing.
z. L. Kidd came 10 the home q
Stevens and inquired for Snead. say