Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-07-06

FATHER wEEPs ON STAND
Prosecution Examined Few Wit
nesses TO Establish the Killing
and Defense Begins Test
mony First Day Of Trial

Jurisprudence OF Virginia has any
homicide case progressed with more
rapidity than that which has marked
the trial OF Judge William q. Loving
today.
Although a torrid sun has beaten
fiercely down on the little village of
Houston. and the courtroom at Zines
has been almost unbearAbiy hot. Judge
Bsrksdale mas pushed things along
with = degree OF expedition whfca Is
astonishing alike 20 lawyers and re-
portsrs.
Never was there case OF 50 much
importance with the element OF the
sensational reduced 20 such a mini
mum And never was there a COM
muniry whose citizens have acted with
more circumspeczfon under ike cir
cumstances. than these good folk o.
the county seat OF Halifax Houston
IS packed. TANNED and crammed with
strangers and she's mighty proud OF
81 IN a quiet way. but her hospitabls
instincts are thing quite apart from
vulgar curiosity about the case.
Even Miss Elizabeth Loving. the
woman n the case" IS almost en-
ureiy freed from embarrassment. 50
fsr as being subjected 20 the gaze OF
the inQuisitive Is concerned. She IS az
the leading hotel Of the town and
seems almost as much az her ease as
any other woman would be To see
her in the GintngrCou-. one would new
er suspect that she g. the unfortunate
gfrl whose ride with Estes led up 20
the tragedy.
Testimony a. To killing.
Fayeue Foster. a middle-aged ne
gro labore-. was the first witness call
ed. While on the way 90 Shlpman
COskridgel some hours before the
homicide, he met Judge Loving.
Witness met him again az the car
where the killing took place Foster
and Nick ReeG were then getting out
fertiiizer under the direction col, Estes.
Fosters Cx-cart was backed W
against the car door. and Estes was
on the inside. The fourth bag had
been removed. when Loving appear
ed. The Judge mptoriiy oraere1
witness 60 stand aside. which witness
did A. soon as Loving espief e.
ties. re slid SO VOC are the youn-
man who buggy rides with young la-
dies and drugs them Estes repliel
oh. no. Judge. wEereupou the ac-
cused began shooting The young
rnan cried cut- Help me. help me
pleas. and witness and the otner
negro veu- O. his aid t-t they cCu'
render uo assistance Foster. ask
ed 70 hc knew the fi-~t name ~ Este
replied Nasr- sIr- ea knows
that they called hi~l NJ Theoto,
estes Foster sa.l rather humo-
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when the eN-1-ige tcid him 90 star
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