The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-26

paper men. Almost Immediately the girl
began 10 betray evidences of emotion.
and as the examination continued, she
sobbed frequently. and repeatedly was
forced 20 stop IN order to regain con-
troll OF herself. Miss Loving affirmed
every statement made by Judge Loving
in his testimony and said that when
she had screamed Estes had placed his
hand over her mouth. After that she
had lost consciousness
Story Girl Told Father.
When asked to relate everything that
took place between her and her father
when he called her into his room after
dinner, she said:
II went into the room VITA him He
told me that Uncle Harry snead had
told him that Theodore Estes had
brought me home the night before
drunk and unconscious. and he wanted
me to explain TO him what il all meant.
LAS soon as could speak, told him
that Theodore Estes had asked me TO
go driving with him; that I at first re-
fused, but that, on Annie Kids insist
ing. l did go finally. but thought we
would only go little way.
we first drove out about half way
to Oak Ridge station, then turned
around and came back and drove down
through Lovingston and stopped at his
house. He told me he was going in his
house a minute, would ! wait there and
nold the horse until he came back. He
was In the mouse five or six minutes
He came back and we drove on through
the Gap. Just before we got 10 the
Gap he took out this bottle OF whisky
ana asked me 20 take a drink of il, and
l did take a swallow of IL. 1 told
father ! thought IL must have beAp
drugged. because I Immediately began
10 get dizzy. and couldn't see things:
everything commenced 10 dance before.
me- and that then we drove on. and
asked MIN 70 take me home at once
back to Lovingston.
Driven Up Mountain Road.
When we got 20 where one road
turns toward Lovingston and one up the
mountain road. instead Of turning to-
ward Lovingston he started up the
mountain. l asked him TO take me home
at once; that I was feeling very badly.
and was sick; to please take me. He
didn't answer me at ali. but drove on
as rapidly as he could up the mountain
road. Then 1 asked him again TO take
me home, but he kept right on.
80 father then asked me IL he at
tempted to assault me. I told him that
he had. 1 screamed, but I suppose no
one heard me 1 then lost conscious
ness, and didn't remember anything
after that until ] was at Mrs. Kidd's
house that night. When l told him
that. he got so white and unnatural
looking that II scared me. I ran ont 10
mother and told her I believed 1 had
killed my father
Asked II the attempted assault re-
lated by her took place in the buggy
or not. the witness replied that she
could not tell. The impression on her
mind was that 1t was in the woods Her
clothing was not torn.
This ended the direct examination.
and the State took the witness.
Drank Before the Drive.
Attorney Daniel Harmon presented a
map Of the country over which the
buggy ride was taken, and asked that
the witness fix the point where Estes
gave her drink. She could not remem-
Der exactly. but designated the neigh
borhood. She was then asked where
the assault occurred, to which she re-
piled that 1t was after she and Estes
had turned UP the mountain road.
In reply to questions the prosecution
brought the statement from the witness
that she had not mentioned a single
word Of her experience on the evening
before the killing to numbers of people
she met. She had talked pleasantly with
her mother of the victim on the morn
ing of the tragedy, but had not men
toned her experience TO her. The wit
ne-s was asked If before she went
buggy riding she had not taken a drink
of whisky at Estes store, to which
she replied yes.
ibid you drink in Estes store on
Eastern"
To this the defense objected, and the
jury left the courtroom.