Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
LOVING SAYS ESTES
DRUCCED HIS CHILD
Youth Also Charged With an
objectionable 0ffenSe.
JUDGE RELEASED ON BAIL
No Power Could Have Prevented Him
From the Killing.
FEAR TROUBLE IN COUNTY
Estes Family All at the Funeral and
They Do Not Credit the
Story.
No Power Could Have Prevented Him
From the Killing.
FEAR TROUBLE IN COUNTY

LYNCHBURG, Va, April a.
An air of great excitement hoverS
over Nelson county, especially about
LovingSton and Oak Ridge, the
scenes OF the tragic killing of Theo
dore Estes by ex-Judge Loving, in
retaliation for the formers alleged
assault on Miss Elizabeth Loving.
All the kinsmen of the Estes family,
nearly fve-score, have gathered for
the dead man S funeral at ? o'clock
this afternoon. The Loving element
is keeping out OF sight. Startling
developments will probably come
within the next forty-eight hours.
Several members of the Estes family
have publicly expressed their doubts
OF Miss Loving's story. and they
say every effort will be made to clear
the dead boys name.
Judge W. G. Loving who late yesterday shot
and killed Theodore Estes at Oak Ridge
the country estate of Thomas F. Ryan,
thirty miles north OF this city was yester-
day admitted TO bail in the sum of 5000.
The bail was allowed by Bail Commissioner
Paine OF Amherst county, county adj
Joining Nelson. the scene of the crime. The
Nelson commissioner did not act on ac-
count OF his relationship to Judge Loving.
Judge Loving charges Estes with drug
teen years and criminally assaulting her
while she was in that condition. After he
learned OF the alleged ASA ult from the lips
OF his daughter Judge Loving drove some
eight or ten miles before ne located the
young man. He shot Estes down with
double barrel shotgun: shot him like dog.
without waiting for Estes to give an eX-
plana ton.
Was Visiting in Lovingston.
Miss Eliza beth Loving was visiting Miss
Annie Kidd daughter of L. l.. Kidd. the
county clerk, at his home in Lovingston
Young Estes first went driving with Miss
Kidd. Bringing Miss Kidd back. he took
her guest. Miss Loving, for d spin along the
country roads late Sunday afternoon. 1t
$50 o'clock in the evening before the
couple returned. and Miss Lovings condi-
tiOn was such that she had to be assisted
from the buggy She could not give an &C
curste account of what had occurred. and
She seemed To be suffering intensely. The
household did not understand what was the
matter. and remedies We're applied to bring
her back to rational state DR.. Strother
was called in. and then for the first time
the true seriousness OF Miss Lovings situ-
alton was made known.
Harry Snead. who recently so. his farm
Bellevue to Thomas F. Ryan of Oak Ridge
and i assistant manager Of the Oak Rldg,
estate. spent Sunday night in Lovingston.
He IS related 10 the Lovugs and TO the
Estes. Monday morning he carried the
news of Miss Loving's Illness to the Loving
home. on the Oak Ridge estate four miles
from the station of the SAM name and also
four miles from Lovingston. Mrs Loving
sent some one for her daughter, who replied
mat she Was too i'll to go home unless her
mother attended her. Mrs. Loving then
went 70 I.ovingston for her daughter Be
tore they reached home the girl told her
mother the story of what took place during
tie drV" the evening before After the ar
L,
Judge Loving. the whole pitiful story
tn" drive took place Sunday evening
hft Judge Loving did not begin his quest
of Estes until Monday about noon He
went to Loyingston. the county seat, where
Estes was engaged in business but did
not md him. He was told that he was at
oak Ridge. station on the Southern rail-
way a short distance from his home TO
this point he drove Reaching there he
inquired Of merchant where he could
md Estes. He took his shotgun and went
to box car. where the young man was at
work
Shot Down Like a Dog.
Judg" Loving appeared to be cool. and
when lac reached the car he accosted Estes,
saying.
So you were out riding last night with
the ladies were you "
NO. no." cried Estes. at the sight of
the gun.
JUdg, Loving raised the gun and fired
The first load. containing seventeen buck
shot. penetrated Estes right side The
second. which was fired quickly. struck
him IN the neck. almost severing his head
Estes managed TO gasp. Help me-" and
fell dead
TWO negroes witnessed the shooting One
Ia" I"t "4d' ana "htn IhOnaS MCGlnniS,
merchant. hurried to the scene Judge
Loving said:
It's no use; he's dead | shot TO kill"
Judge Loving then gave himself I'D. He
was kept at the hotel during the night
under guard Of Constable Wood
Judge Loving represented Amherst coun-
u in the Legislature before moving to
Nelson. and served as judge of the county
court of Nelson until that court was abol-
ished by the new constitution For three
years he has been in charge of the Ryan
estate as superintendent. The family Of
his victim is also prominent in this section
MI. Ryan Offers Aid.
Thomas r. Ryan wired from New York
that he would furnish any amount for