The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-07-04
ACaNTfA OF JUDGE LOVING
Acquitted of the kiling of
!. sa~ theodore Estes.
VERDICT BASED ON INSANITY
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Every Hand Of the Jury Went Up
IN Response to Foreman's Call for
EXPRESSION by Those Favoting Ae-
9uittal Verdict Returned in IS
Minutes After Jury Retired

EXPRESSION by Those Favofing Ac
quitta1 Verdict Returned in 4!
Minutes After Jury Retired
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4 Houston, Va, Special-After be
ing In the jury room As minutes the
jury Saturday evening returned. 4
verdict of "not guilty. In the ease
OF, former Judge, WillamsG. Loving.
of Nelson county, and manager of
the Virginia estate, of Thomas f.. Rv-
an, who was placed on trial here last
Monday before the Circuit Court of
Ealdax, Judge William r. BarAs-
dale presiding. for the murder of
Theodore Estes, son" Of Sheriff RI K.
Estes, of Nelson county. JudgesLor-
ing shot and killed young Estes on
zApEii22-at Oak eRiage,-fo following q
rlde Estes hau taken with the
11dsEfsA daushter, Miss I Elizabeth
Loving, who told hex father that her
escort had drugged and assaulted
her. >
The jury retired at AS O'Clock
and from Tat time until the yerdi.t
vas returned the defendant remained
IN the seat he had occupied since the
trial began, and surrounded by the.
members of his immediate family
with the exception of his daughter
Elizabeth, who was not present to-
day. At 545 o'clock a loud knock
was heard on the door of the Jury
room and Judge Barksdale, who had
Il his seat on the bench ordered
the sheriff to preserve order and
cautioned the large crowd that hal
remained to not give vent to their
emotions when the verdict was an
nounced. The verdict of ~acouittal
was read by Foreman B. S. McGraw. |
Judge Barksdale thanked the iu-
rors for their attendance upon court
at great sacrifices. He declared that
he believed the verdict was in ac-
cordance with the conscientious views
of the jury.
After the jury had been discharg-
ed, Judge Loving, his wife and other
relatives shook hands with and
thanked each juror.
Tears streamed from the ewes of
the defendant and his wife. Judge
Loving was congratulated by many
OF his friends present, though in ac-
cordanee with the warning of .Judeo
Barksdale, there was no noisy dem
Insanity Basis of Verdict. /
Foreman McCraw, a merchant and
ldrncI,. said that when the Jurors
entered the room, one Of them did
not exactly understand all of the in
structlons of the court, and these
we're read to him. Mr.. McCraw said
that when he called for a vote. he
'equested all who favored the ae-
Of the defendant to hold mil
heir right hand. On the hxst bal
OF every hand promptly went mn.
When asked what the basis of the
,erdlct was he said Insanity" and
he and the other members of 1
he jury believed that Judge Loving
vas out of his mind at the time he
1iled young Estes. The stress. he Z
ana, had brought on by the story I
old him by his daughter - s
No Assault Committed. {
The following statement was given g
ut by the counsel for Judge Low I
1g: Sill S
W9thln@half IAN hour@after theae
endition of the verdict by the Jury n
nd the adjournment Of court counsel b
or Judge Loving were called on bv =
OF the jury who stated that thew a
ad beer appointed a COMMITTEES o 7e
ssentlng the entire jury to convey e:
= Judge Loving and his wife while e.
Icy believed hat Miss Lorine's a
atement on the witness stand of el
hat she had told her father was a n
account of what she had commu- m
catedto him yet not for "a moment W
q the jury entertain the opinion III
Iat an actual assault had been com ae
by the deceased upon the ca
Jung lady, but, on the contrary they e
ore all|fuIS satisfied 8beyond9 alp
'ubt that no actual assault had nc
committed, but that there had n
en- an attempted assault. Counsel n
r Judge Loving upon being inter 10,
eWed in2this connection said : The D.
of the jury to the effect 70
at no assault was committed uax No
correct. sta
ri Gle
Quick Action Saved the Town. So
aairburn Speciaf4mhursdAy night o oSi
ceiling of the Masonic hall, on
third floor of the Young build
!, in the center Of town caught. ON
roaila hanging lamp The prompt
and presences of mind of Hon.
L Longino, Messrs, D. Z. Loon-1I ~
Warner Fickers and N r. Smith. -
ed the building and perhaps the
n: Fairburn has no watergKorks, less
had there been any lack or is !
mptness and precision, the town pri,
lld nave beeU a. smoking fnin toe ms
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