Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-26
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NEAR ROCKVILLE
Jacob L. Cue Admits Shooting
Farmer and Claims Self
Defense.
LONG STANDING GRUDGE
between THE TWO MEN
Slayer Said to Have Threatened to
elk" Victim With Shotgun
Before Tragedy.
Special cerrespondenee OF The Star.

special Correspondence OF The Star
| ROCKVILLE, Md, August 26.-Horace
E. Young. a farmer of Damascus dis.
trict, this county, was shot and instant
ly killed by Jacob L. Cue, also OF
Damascus district, about 5 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. and the latter is now
| in Jail here charged with murder. The
| scene of the tragedy was the yard
| adjoining the home Of Cue and the
| weapon used was q shotgun.
Immediately after the shooting, Cue
went to the home Of James Mullinix
| neighbor. and reported the occur
rece. and Mr.. Mullinix communicated
with Deputy Sheriff. J. Melvin Etchi-
son. who went to the Mullinix home
and placed Cue under arrest After
making an investigation, States At.
torney Spates decided an inquest I'M
necessary. Cue will be given a pre-
,nl ~ nary hearing before Judge Arthur
In the next few days
cue declares he shot Young in self
oeIense. claiming that the dead man
attacked him and that he was forced
70 use the gun to save his own life.
He declared there had been a long
standing grudge between the two and
that they had not spoken for several
years.
Otner versions OF the affair, however
90 not tally with Cues contention. Mrs
Cue, 1t seems, who is a niece of Mrs.
Young. spent the greater part Of yes
terday at the Young home and shortly
after o'clock In the afternoon returned
to her own home, Mrs. Young accom-
panying her.
Went to Cue Residence.
According to Mrs. Young. when they
reached the Cue home, Cue at once be-
gan to abuse his wife for being absent
from home. When Mrs. Young returned
to her home. she spoke to her husband
about the way Cue was acting, and
Young Immediately went to the Cue
residence, the shooting occurring a few
minutes after he reached there.
Deputy Sheriff Etchison this morning
said he learned from a member Of Cues
family. who witnessed the shooting, that
when MI. Young entered the yard one
OF Cues children remarked to Cue, who
was In the house, Here comes Mr..
Young" and that Cue remarked that he
would FIX him." and. grabbing the gun,
went to the yard and shot Young In the
side, the entire load entering his body.
Young was about flfty-f1ve years old and
is survived by his wife, two daughters
and two sons. Cue, who is thirty-seven
years old, has wife and two small
children.
States Attorney W. O. Spates went
this morning to the scene of the crime
to make thorough investigation. and
Attorney Alexander Kilgour. who will de-
fend Cue. also went to Damascus this
morning in the interest Of his client.
Went to Cue Residence.
Fire caused by lightning. destroyed the
large barn on the farm of Edward P.
rf1-
evening. About thousand bushels of
wheat. a number Of farming implements
and other articles were lost, and three
valuable horses persisted in the flames.
A negro farm hand was in the building
at the time 1t was struck and was knock
ed senseless, but recovered in time to lib
crate several horses. The loss is placed
at about 5000 with partial insurance
Herbert King, twenty-one years old.
and Miss Grace King. sixteen years old,
both of Charlottesville. Va. We're married
in Rockville yesterday afternoon by Rev.
Samuel r. White.
James ]. Halloran. thirty-two years old,
and Mrs. Rosa l. Biggs, thirty-one years
old. both Of Washington. were also mar
ried here yesterday, returning to the city
Immediately afterward.
The funeral of Albert L. Hall, who died
suddenly Sunday evening at his home
here, took place at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon from the family residence
The services were conducted by Rev
Gather Wardeld and burial was in Rock
Vile Union cemetery.
Warrants were issued here yesterday
charging Clarence Gates and Thomas F.
Whalen. both of this county with oper-
ating traction engines with cleated
wheels on a state road in the county.
The complainant was Douglass P. Camp
bell, an employe Of the state roads COM
mission.