Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-06-27
A FATHERS DEED
Judge Loving Tells Of the Shooting
Of the Man Who Wronged
His Daughter.
EFFECT OF the GIRLS STORY
He Told the Jury That No Power on
Earth Could Have Prevented
HE Act Of Ven
peance.

Houston, Va, June 26.-Wben tn
trial of former Judge Loving, charged
With the murder Of Theodore Estes
adjourned Monday, the defendant hat
begun to relate q conversation will
his brother-in-law, Harry Sneed, who
told him Of the alleged dragging o.
his daughter which led to the killing
when the attorneys for the prosecution
objected on the ground that Judge
LOving's statement would be hearsay
evidence. After lengthy arguments
Tuesday this objection was overrpled
thus scoring an incidental victory for
the defense.
Judge Loving, continuing, said Mr.
Gneed came to his office and told the
painful story. Sneed said that while
buggy riding on the evening previous
he saw Elizabeth Loving and Theo-
dore Estes out riding.
d. L. Kidd same to the home of the
Stevens and inquired for Sneed, say
ing that Miss Loving had returned
from her buggy ride in bad condi-
ton. Continuing, the witness said:
"Sneed went to the room at Mrs.
Kids and saw Miss Loving In the
bed. She was delirious and her con.
dition was pitiful. Sneed said that in
the parlor of the Kidd home he saw
Mrs. Kidd and Theodore Estes and told
them that he would go for a doctor.
Estes, however, insisted In geeting a
doctor himself. DR.. Strother arrived
and she did not recognize him. Harry
said that my daughter was in the
care Of DR.. Strother. He then went
down the street, when W. B. Lee, "a
merchant Of Lovlngston and kinsman
Of his wife, told him that DR.. Strother
had said that Theodore Estes had In
formed him (Strother) that Elizabeth
was drunk and to treat her for that
and say nothing of II.
Harry said that he returned home
that night and decided to tell me. l
was shocked and sent for my wife
and daughter. received letter from
Miss Annie saying that my daughter
was still there. MY wife went after
Elizabeth in a surrey, returning with
her. told Elizabeth Of the converse
ton with Harry Sneed. She got down
on her knees and began sobbing and
said that Sunday evening Theodore
Estes requested her to go riding with
him; she declined, but upon being
urged, accepted. After they got in
the buggy they drove to the house
where Theodore Estes lived and he got
out and remained for some time. They
then drove. she said. In the direction
Of Gap. While returning, Estes pro-
duced bottle of whisky and offered
her drink. She declined. but later
did take a drink and in a second felt
dizzy and queer. She requested
him to drive fast and return home In
stead Of continuing In an opposite d.
roction, After that she became un-
conscious and did not know what hap
pened. When asked II Estes had as
saulted her she said Estes had forced
himself upon her and she only had
faint recollection.
"This revelation came to me as a
Lhunderbolt from q clear sky. | loved |
my daughter and no power on earth
could have restrained my hands"
The witness here began to weep.
Several of his relatives also shed
tears.
Continuing, Loving said:
'In this condition Of mind | went
put intending to put that man to
Heath. got my shotgun and drove
lIone to Livingston, but found he was
It Oak Ridge / went to Oak Ridge
where l learned Estes was In a car
It the station. then turned my horse
1ver to livery stable, got out Of the
buggy and loaded my gun. | saw Es-
eB In the car with two negroes and
waved them aside and said to Estes;
You are the young man who takes
aides out driving and drugs and ruins
hem.' heard no reply and when
10 made a motion as to leave the car
shot him. l then surrendered to
he sheriff"
DR.. William Tunstall Of Livingston
Who saw Judge Loving before and
After the killing testified that he
hought Loving committed the crime
Ehile insane.