Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-06-26

to the door and saw Estes inside the
car. / waved to the negroes to stand
aside.
al then said to Estes: so you are the
young man who takes young ladies out
driving, drugs them, and ruins them.
| then raised the gun and fred at him.
The shot hit him, and as he fell | fred
the second time. When | saw Estes in
the car / thought from movement he
made that he was trying to escape
through the door on the opposite eide Of
the car.
"Afier shooting the man, | went back
and got the horse and buggy ! had left
at the livery stable, and drove of. saw
T. H. Maginnis, friend Of mine, and
asked him to enler the buggy with me
and to 90 with me, telling him that | had
shot Estes and wanted to surrender TO
the officers of the law. | found the JUS
tice of the peace and informed him OF
what / had done. ] was taken into Gus
todY aud went TO LovinnstoDiwhere | was
committed to the constable. / then
made sn application for bail.
estes, when be had taken the girl TO
the home of Mrs. Kidd, went for a doc
tor, telling DR.. Strother that she was
suffering from too much whisky, and to
treat her and say nothing about it. My
child had told me that she knew nothing
at the time the attack WAS attempted till
late hour at night, when she awoke to
fire herself in the bed 10 the home OF
Mrs. Kidd"
The prosecution asked Judge Loving
but few questions, and he stood aside,
and Harry Sneed was called to the stand.
He repeated the conversation be had
with Loving, corroborating the preceding
witness In every detail, except that Sneed
said he went to Loying's home about
o'clock, while Loving had said that it
was about 9 O'Clock.
Following the evidence of the witness
named, the defense called and intro
duced Dr.. @. w. B. Tunstall, of Low
ingston, and DR.. Melvin of Houston, who
testified as to the condition ola mans
mind when informed OF the facts as they
had beed related to Judge Loving by
bis daughter.
This evidence is to admit the iustruc-
ton for the defense showing that the
mental condition of man Was such that
he could not be held accountable for his
actions. This will give the jury the
power to aoquit the accused on the "nn-
written law" theory. The defense will
close today.
Houston, Va, June &c Sheriff John
p. Beard, of Amherst county, was the
first witness called upon the converting
of court in the Judge Loving murder
trial today.
Judge Loving. said the witness, has
often suffered with delirium tremens.
The defendant is pale and nervously
witches his m ]ustache. Among those
who occupied seats near the prosecuting
attorney were three brothers Of Cover
nor Swanson from Danville. John P.
Swanson, who is taking a leading part
10 the prosecution, married sister of
young Theodore Estes. There were no
women in the court room at the opening
today.
B. r. Harrison, the second witness
called, testified along the same line as
Sheriff Beard. He wss for many years
an intimate friend of Judge Loving and
testified concerning the dissipation OF
the defendant and bis devotion for his
daughter.
"My Elizabeth is the bravest girl in
the world" said Judge Loving today
"Her sacrifice for my sake wrung my
heart. did not want her to make it,
but she insisted. / think every heart
will be touched by her story. She is
martyr"
Miss Loving is nearly Frustrated by
her experience yesterday aud her physi-
clans say it is doubtful whether she will
be able to last out all of today in the
court room.