The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-24

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OAKRIDGE, NELSON COUNTY, VA,
April 23.-Ex-Judge5 w. G. Loving, who
late yesterday afternoon shot and kill
ed Theodore Estes at Oakridge, near
the country estate OF Thopas f. Ryan,
was to-day adlnitted1to bail in,r the
sum of $4,000 the at,an being allowed
by Bail Commissioner John NJ. Payne.
of Amherst county. Hon. Aubrey f.
strode.' Of Amherst, represented Judge
Loving. and Mr. s. b. Whitehead, COM
monweaths attorney of Nelson coun-
ty, the state. The amount of bond Is
$4,000, with r. II. McGinnis. ]. II. Grif-
fin. w. 3. Lea, II. S. snead and E. Witt,
bondsmen
The cause of the shooting was dis
closed to-day. Miss Elizabeth Loving, a
daughter OF Judge Loving, visited friends
in Lovingston Sunday. That evening
Estes took her for a drive returning
about half-past at night. Miss Loving
was taken by Estes to the house Of Mrs.
e. L. Kidd in q drugged condition. Her
state was such that Mrs. Kidd at once
sent for DR.. w. B. Strother. Estes him
self going for the doctor. The family at
Oakridge Farm were called over the
phone and told that Miss Loving was not
well, but would have all necessary at
tention. The next morning conveyance
was sent for Miss Loving and as She
failed to return with the messenger, her
mother then drove to LoNngston and
took her back home, and as soon as her
ia, ard fr,y nc
treatment he at once got his gun and
went to Lovington. Not finding Estes
there he came to Oakridge and inquired
of Mr.. Thomas McGinnis II Estes had
taken train out Of town that day Mr.
McGinnis Informed him that Estes was
at the depot attending to- tho unloading
of car of fertilizer.
Daughter Dearer Than Life.
Loving drove to the livery stable.
put up his horse, took a double-barrel
shotgun out OF his buggy, and walked
in the direction of the depot. He die
not appear to be angry at the time
Estes was in the car few feet south
of the depot. One car door was open.
Loving ordered the two negro men iii
the car to stand aside. and the testi-
mony of these men before the coroner's
Jury was that Judge Loving remarked
to Estes: You were out riding with
young ladies last night, were youG"
Estes replied: NO: no, judge" Al
that moment Judge Loving fired. both
barrels OF the gun being discharged.
Estes came to Oak Ridge from Low
iagston about o'clock Monday, and
seemed to be in the best Of spirits.
The Estes and Loving families are con-
nected by marriage. Estess brother
married Loving's wife's sister. In
J,,1 Ny,iv, orc tnc IoF1 -,
coroner's jury he stated that after
hearing his daughters statement. a
daughter who was dearer to him than
his own life. neither God nor man
could have kept him from killing
Estes.
Estes will be buried at I>ovingston by
the members of Lovingston Lodge OF
Odd Fellows tomorrow afternoon. A
small crowd gathered at Oak Ridge to-
day. but was quiet and orderly. Very
great sympathy was expressed for Judge
Loving, as we'll as for the Estes family.
Mr. o. p. Estes, brother Of Theodore
Estes, and Mr.. John Swanson and wife,
OF Danville Va, arrived at OakrIdge
last night. Mrs. Swanson is a sister of
Theodore Estes, and Mrs. Q. P. Estes is
Mrs. Judge Loving's sister.
Drank from Bottle.
Judge Loving stated before the bail
commissioner that his daughter told him
that after she and Estes had driven
about one mile, Estes took bottle from
his pocket and insisted on her taking
drink. She took a small swallow, and
from that time until she found herself
in bed at Mrs. Kidd's. in Lovingston,
she knew nothing.
Mrs. Loving. wife Of Judge Loving.
and Miss Loving have been prostrated
| n ha nSfa of p1,,
sician since the killing of Estes.
Judge Loving was kept under guard
at Hotel McGinnis. in this place, last
night. Tho eyewitnesses to tho shoot
ing were Fayette Foster and Nick
Reed, the colored men in the car, and
Russell c. Brown, q youth of eleven
years os age: also two ladies. Miss
Aurclia Davis and Nlss. Geo. Hudson.
The ladies were at the home of Mrs
| Hudson and saw Judge Loving when
| he walked from the livery stable to
| the car at the depot, and saw him
| level the gun at Estes In the car Estes
| was in the car, and there was no way
| of escape except through the door at
! which Judge Loving was standing,
Mrs. Estes mother of Theodore Es-
| ties, is Frustrated in bed from grief at
! the death of her son.
| kilograms have been received by the
Estes family to-day from every drec-
ton, one coming from Governor Swan
son.
All OF the Estes family is at home
with the exception of Atlee Estes who
Is a salesman for Simmons Hardware
Company, of st. Louis. He will reach
|Lovingston tomorrow morning,
The jury assembled BY Justice II. B.
M. Perkins. coroner, consisting of r. w.
| McAleNander, j, Il, Spencer, Geo, Crist,
| ~ u RI I,fN t,
rendered Il verdict that Estes came to
his death from gunshot wounds Mt the
hands of Judge w. G. Loving
Mr., Thomas Il. Ryan, owner OF Oak
| ridge farm, wired to-day to know
how much bail Loving would need.