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

ing counsel for the defense. who lei
her to the stand.
She wore a black skirt and waist,
black bat and veil OF The same color.
she lifted her veil AMI began her story
For the first few minutes she had to-
be allowed to stop at intervals in or
der to dry the tears which continually
ran down her face.
During the recital several Of the at
torneys for the defense and Judge Low
Ing. his young son atd Miss Annie
Snead. sister of Mrs. Loving gave way
TO tears.
Miss Loving testified that she was
twenty years old. that he. relations
with her father were always affec-
t~ionate: that he had always been n
o devoted father"
Relate to the jury In your W
words everything that tool place be-
tween yourself and your father when
be called YOU into his room"
He told me tina UnCle Harry Sneed
had told him that Theodore Estes
had brought me home the night before
II a drunken and unconscious condi-
ton and he wanted ire tn explain TO
him what IL all meant. | went over and
knelt down by father and put nv arms
around him and he put his arms
around me. and as soon as | could
speak | told him tina; while | was I'm
Lovingston Theodore Estes had asked
me to go driving with him: that / first
refused. but that on Annie Kids in
sisting | did go finally, but thought We
would only go a little ways. | did not
put my hat on: just thought IL would
be a short drive. We first drove out
towards Oak Ridge citation, and then
turned around and came back and
drove down through Lovingston and
stopped n his house. He told me he
was going in his house a minute. He
came back ana We drove on down
through L0vinCston. through the Gap
and down below Mr. Coleman's old
place and turned around and came
back towards I~.ovingsfCn. Just before
we got 10 the Gap he took out a bot
tie Of whiskey and asked me 10 take
a drink of II. and | did take a swal-
low of II. ! told father ! thought IL
must have been ~drusged. because I
Immediately began To get dizzy and
couldn't see things; every thing COM
menced 10 dance before me. and ! ask
ed him to take me home at once back
TO Lovingston..
when we got to where one road
turns toward LOvingstcn and one M to
the mountain road, instead of turning
toward L~ovingston he started up the
mountain. asked him 10 axe me
home at 0nce, that I was feeling very
badly and was sick, 10 please TAKE me.
He didn't answer me NJ all, but drove
on as rapidly as he could. so father
then asked me If he assaulted me. I
told him that he forced himself upoR
me.
The prosecution brought the state
ment from the witness that she had
not mentioned a single word OF her
experience on the evening prior to the
people she met on the same day. She
had talked pleasantly with the mother
/ of the victim on the morning OF the
tragedy, but had not mentioned her
experience to her. The witness was
asked IL before she went buggy riding
if she had not taken . drink Of whis-
key at Estes store, 10 which she re-
piled, yes.
did you drink In Estes store on
Eastern"
The attorneys for the defense OBJ
1ected TO the question and the jury left
the court room.
Mr.. Boulding who was conducting
the cross examination, said that his
motive in asking the question was TO
show that Miss Loving was in the hab-
it OF drinking whisKey. However.
the prosecution waived the question
without Judge Banks lale rendering an
opinion. but intimatei that II might
be up again al the proper time. Mr..
Rouldin stated that he expected to
show that Theodore Estes was guilty
Of no improperly TO Miss Loving.
The jury was brought back into the
court DON and questioning resumed.
Miss Loving in answer 20 questions
stated that she was m expert horse
woman and weighed about 40 pounds.
This concluded the cross examination
/ and court adjourned for the day.