The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-01
Former Judge Held Re.
cepti onat Houston De-
pot Before Leaving.
MISS LOWING
WAS CHEERFUL. e.
Staff Correspondent Relates
Many Interesting Features Of
the Trial Just Concluded.
Secrets Of Jury Room
Told BY
Juror.

lOlQ Dy
Juror.
by ALLEN POTTS.
HOUSTON. VA, June 3o.-A great
quiet and calm has returned to Hous-i
ton, and Tonight she has settled down
to the decorous routine so violently
interrupted just week ago by the
arrival Of the army of witnesses and
Iothers to attend the Loving murder
trial. The excitement of the week
jbelongs to the past, and the sensa-
tions Of the case are now only memo-
| ries.
Judge Loving and his family and s
the Estes family left town this morp- IL
Ing On the early, train tor Lynchburg.. II
from which place they will go onto
Lovingston and oakridge. The two
families Travelled on the same train,
but In different coaches. and the ad-s
{herents of each stuck. closely to their
tcolors, without giving evidences OF a
truce. la 81
AS Judge Loving, Mrs. Loving, Miss
Elizabeth Loving, Mayor Loving and
Snead Loving We're walking downafrom
the hotel to the station, a carriage
dashed past, the party on its way ia
the depot. In the carriage were Mrs.
| Estes, Miss Estes, young Mrs. Estes
and Mrs. Elsom. who eyed the pedes-
TRANS as they quickly went by. There
| We're, ,however, no salutations even
of the most formal nature At the
station Mrs. Loving, Miss Snead and
Miss Loving sat on one side OF the
waiting-room. while directly across
We're Miss Estes. Mrs Estes and Mrs.
Elsom. The ladies were not dozen
| feet apart. but not once did a mem
hfays Nf f1t,x, .f. al
OF the other.
Judge Loving Held Reception.
i Outside the railway station Judge
i Loving held an Informal reception, in
4 order to- say good by to the large
crowd which ga there d to bid him fare
Iwell5 among whom were Fl ION. A. ID. :
4 lStrode, Hon. Walton Moore, Mr. ~ ol,r.s 1!
A L. Lee, Hon. W. z. Barksdale, Judge
!. u. Thompson Brown and Mr.. Lewis
4 Brown, his counsel in the&recent trial.
AZ large number Of townpeople We're
present, who cheered heartily as the
!, train pulled out of the station.
judge Loving told the people of
Halifax that he would never forget
their kindness to him In his hour of
/ need and the sympathy they had
!. shown his family.
1, Miss Loving Was Cheerful.
Miss Elizabeth Loving appeared
more cheerful than at any time during
: her stay In Houston, and chatted8
! pleasantly with her friends. To Mrs.
Loving a large bouduetBof flowers was
!. presented by some, ladies OF the town.
At the station Mr.. Estes, a brother
!. of Theodore Estes, said that he and
all of4his family were glad thatst the
q trial was over. He asserted that he
was glad there had been SO little delay
in the trial, and that there had not
been 'hung jury" for, he stated tfa
, strain on the female members of his
/, household had been fearful.
:. Judge Loving looked sad and worm,
!, and indeed, his appearance Indicated
J. greater suffering than at any time dur
: Ling the trial. Ss
!. Secrets Of the Jury Room. ri.
What actually occurred in the jury
room is interesting. Juror giyeag
Il this statement. He says that ballot
q was taken as soon as Mr.. McCraw
had been elected foreman, which re-S
suited in eleven votes for acquittal,
and one member refusing to vote. his
! juryman said he would vote for ac-
quittal, but insisted on reading the
thirty three instructions, which con-
sumed some forty minutes. Immedi-
ately on the conclusion OF this duty"
y the "obstinate" juror voted. and the
8 verdict of mot guilty was agreed to.
!, He said that the verdict was based on
; the "unwritten law. and that there
! was no doubt in the minds of any juror
but that Judge Loving had acted
= properly
s. Another Case Just Like IT. s H
, 1t is an interesting fact that upon
$ the criminal docket of Halifax county
z Is another case almost identical In Its
: incidents with the Loving case. This
4 assault case has been tried once, but;
. the trial lresulted In a hung jury. Since
8 that time the s"woman&in the case has
! married. and IT. seems probable that
Y the case will never come to trial again..
\ The Loving case has made Houston
8 famous, for the eyes OF the whole
. country have been for a week upon iss
. thriving Halifax town, which has more
: handsome residences than has perhaps
| any other town of It's size in the state
: The rulings of Judge Barksdale
s. throughout the trial were fair and
flimpartial + and counsel on both sider,
$ agree in this statement
No Actual Assault Made.
The most interest event follo@ing
the trial was the announcements niada3 mag,
by both sides tht,s- no ac.Hai hssaulEs
: had been committed upon MISS Ellza-f
7 heth Loving with places tho Young
l,lndv rl,rht Al, the eyes OF the world. 8ly
II Mr. Iohn swanson Il brother-in law
II of Theo,iore Estes and acting for the
Estes family, tolit TimesrD ispatehf
iwritnr that lie had absolute and un-
deninbe proof oS this fact and ,eounsei
+ for the ItoHtnss. as Weli ny tts itoVis'ss Z,
Z themselves, assert the truth .ns the
statement. There, can be no doubt OF
- this, Tor there are facts known To-
4 lalli closely identifiedaWitt the case
n which settle this metter definitely,
Il Why WAS not this fact brenght out
y during tile trial?gis being asked otsg ass
d sides. v.
= Counsel for the defense clairn thnt
e they thought the proseeutinn %tsiiii
bring the matter out on cfosss sS atiiinst-
q tiop OF Mias Loving atia tssat ftleiss
. side could not do so witaSat epenin&
: up tho collateral auestioniiag or Wit
] lnesses, while the prosecution atatsa