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

ing that Miss Lovi1 had returned
from a buggy ride in n bad condition.
Continuing the witness said:
-Snead went to the at Mrs.
Kidd's and saw Miss Loving In bed.
She was delirious and her condition
was pitiful.
Snead said in the parlur of the Kidd
home he saw Mrs. Kidd and Theodore
Estes and told them &c would 60 for
a doctor Estes. however. insisted Oh
getting the doctor himself. Or.
Strother arrived and she did not recug-
nize him. Harry said that Nv daugh-
ter was in are of d. Strother. He
then went down the street when w.
Il. Lee, a kinsman or his wife. toIi
him that DR.. Strother said that Theo-
ore Estes had informed him (Stroth-
err that Elizabeth was drunk and 10
treat her for that and 10 say nothing
OF il. Snead said thai DR.. Strother
had come TO him and requested him
to communicate it 10 me.
Harry returned home that night
and decided TO tell me. I was shocked
and sent for my wife who went after
Elizabeth in a surry, returning with
her.
After dinner | told Elizabeth of the
conversation with Harry Snead. She
got down on her knees and began sob
bid and said that Sunday evening
Theodore Estes invitei her TO go bug
gy riding with him. They drove TO the
house where Theodore Estes lives ana
he got out and remained for some time
They then drove. she said. in the d.
rection of the Gap. Estes produced a
bottle of whiskey AMI offered her a
drink. She declined at first but later
did take a drink ana soon began u
feel dizzy and queer. She requested
him to drive fast and ieturn home ia
stead OF continuing 10 Lovingston he
went rapidly up the mountains in IN
opposite direction. After that she be-
came unconscious and did not know
what happened. When asked if Estes
had assaulted her she said that Estes
had forced himself upon her and she
had a faint recollection.
This revelation came 10 me as a
thunder bolt from a clear sky. l low
ed my daughter and 70 power on earth
could have restrained my hands
The witness began to weep wheL ne
came to the part OF the statement
about his love for his daughter. Con-
tinuing Loving said.
In this condition oil mind / went
out intending to put that man to death
/ got my shot gun and drove alone
to Lovingston. When l got there I
called a boy and asked for Estes, but
found that he was at Oak Ridge. ]
went to Oak Ridge ana inquired for Es-
ties. | learned that Estes was IN a
car at the station. I then turned nv
horse to a livery stable and got out OF
Srhe buggy and loaded my gun | saw
Estes in a car with two negroes, |
waived them aside and said to Estes.
You are the young man who takes the
ladies out driving and drugs and ruics
them / heard no reply and when he
made a motion to leave the car / shot
him. / then surrendered myself to the
nearest magistrate"
Judge Loving stated that no record
was made of his language at the pre-
liminary hearing and he could not re-
call the identical words.
Harry Snead, who Aves on the Oak
Ridge farm and who Is assistant man
aker of the estate Of Thos. F.. Ryan
vas the next witness. He corroborated
the testimony of Judge Loving. On
cross examination Snead was asked
Did you ride off very rapidly to
avert this meeting of Theodore Estes
by Judge Loving when you heard thar
Loving had left his office with a shot
gum"
The witness replied that he had fol-
lowed Judge Loving but did not know
what his motive was.
DR.. William Tupstall, of Lovingston
was called by the defense. He had
been connected with the University of
Virginia and had on a number of oc-
casions passed on cases of insanity.
The witness stated that he had known
Judge Loving practically all his life.
He saw him a few minutes before the
shooting. He was driving in a buggy
and his general appearance was so
changed that Or. Tu1stali stated tina
he did not recognize MIN. The witness
stated hat after the shooting Judge
Loving seemed to be wandering aim
lessly about. DR.. Tunstall asked him
about the tragedy TO which he Loving)