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THE MORNING NEWS. ,
Established 1850. - Incorporated 1888 y
J. H. ESTILL. President. I
LONDON DENIES
RUMORS OF WAR
NOTHING TO THE STORIES
OP A CLASH OF GREAT BRITAIM
AND RUSSIA.
In Spite of the Calm Progress of
the Plans for the Arbitrament of
the North Sea Affair Alarming
Reports Reached London and
mated War Talk—Flaming Ex
tras Whetted the Public's Excite
ment—Ministers Denied the /War
like Rnmors.
London, Nov. I.—Negotiations be
tween Great Britain and Russia looking
to a settlement of the North Sea af
fair are progressing favorably, and
there is not the slightest danger of any
friction arising between the two
governments. The constitution of the in
ternational commission under The
Hague convention is on the verge of
rettlement.
In spite of these pacific conditions
Great Britain to-day experienced a
war panic. Not for years have so
many alarmist reports and flaming ex
tras flooded London. The most ex
traordinary feature of this scare is
there was not one single circumstance
to justify it. The excitement started
early in the day. when the newspapers
announced the departure of the Rus
sian Baltic squadron from 'Vigo. The
public were not in possession of the in
formation cabled by the Associated
Press to the United States that only
the officers concerned in the firing on
the British trawlers would be detach
eii, and jumped at the conclusion that
Russia had brokn faith by not detain
ing the vessels involved in the affair.
On top of this came wild reports of
tremendous activity at Gibraltar. Hour
by hour, the news from Gibraltar be
came more serious, until at last the
climax was reached with the announce
ment that the British fleet had clear
ed for action. In huge type, the papers
made the parallel statements, “The
Russian fleet has sailed”—“The British
fleet has cleared for action.” No news
paper and no person seemed able to
explain these events.
Marinins New* from Gibraltar.
The news from Gibraltar became
more and more alarmist. Ambassador
Benkendorff was quietly discussing
with Foreign Minister Lansdowne the
personnel of the international commis
sion. but it was popularly rumored
that he was receiving an ultimatum.
Premier Balfour, Admiral Sir John
Fisher, commander-in-chief at Ports
mouth; Lord Selborne, first lord of the
admiralty, and Prince Louis of Bat
tenburg. director of naval intelligence,
were all in conference, and it was
openly hinted that they were planning
the first stroke of war. Asa matter
of fact they, like Lord Lansdowne,
were engaged in considering names
that had been suggested for the in
ternational commission.
When all London was in a state of
mind the foreign office decided to adopt
a course most unusual for it, and in
order to allay the public excitement
gave out to the press the following
statement:
'Before the Russian fleet left Vigo,
instructions were given to the Rus
sian admiral, with the view to pre
venting injury or inconvenience to neu
tral shipping during the passage of the
Russfan fleet to the Far Blast.
' In compliance with Russia’s engage
ment four Russian officers Wave been
left behind at Vigo.
The two governments are now dis
cussing the terms with reference to the
international commission which will be
entrusted with the proposed inquiry.”
Foreign Oillee Irritated.
The Foreign Office is intensely irri
tated at the construction placed upon
what they declare must have been
mere fleet and garrison exercises. The
Associated Press is authorized to state
that no orders have been given the
huge fleet now concentrated at Gibral
tar to make any preparations in con
nection with the departure of Admi
ral Rojeetvensky's squadron.
Both the Russian embassy and the
Foreign Office affirm that the negotia
tions to-day were entirely confined to
the selection of the international com
mission, in which no hitch has occur
red.
The admiralty late this evening re
fused to discuss the reports of activity
t Gibraltar, but it was intimated that
'he movements were part of a pre-ar
ranged plan, rather than the result of
orders following the announcement of
’he departure of the Russian squad
ron from Vigo.
Ambassador Benkendorff had a most
rordlal Interview to-day with the Klhg,
, 14 is understood, expressed for
transmission to St. Petersburg!, his
Mr. t,on at the Present method of
settling the dispute.
GIBRALTAfTsEEMED TO BE
PREPARING FOR WAR.
'Vbraltar, Nov. I.—The garrison hag
mobilized and the artillerymen
have been ordered to take up their
Positions at the different batteries of
Rock.
I he channel squadron has been or
■‘■'oi] to be In readiness at an hour’s
notice land has .cleared for action.
The preparations cause disquietude,
oV h ao re * rU,ar moblllzatlon terminated
flrln * baUr,M were
mentl 4 # th . a ernoon and detuch
dutv U o° f .w ,nfantry were for
efl n,o"es the com,nerc,al an<l detach
•‘Si/SSBP " tatlon * are beln *
BRITISH WARSHIPS
PATROLLED THE STRAITS.
r *lbraltar. Nov. I.—British warships
■•rirtiy patrolled the straits all night
ng They Intercepted a collier, the
_>ndon Bridge, bound from Harry for
on fiaid, >r)(J brought har in hare
noon.
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rhftr k. * £• •*** now Ifln* ftt an
-19 n r#Mr to Mil.
y- Hi.—Th flitti hftv not moved.
JSatatnab IKofiiing
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JAPANESE DESCRIBE
THEIR OPERATIONS.
Progress of Their Siege of Port Ar
thur Considerable.
Tokio, Nov. 1, 9 p. m.—lmperial
headquarters to-night published a se
ries of reports covering the operations
against Port Arthur during the months
of August, September and October. The
, chief interest centers in the tremend
ous attack which was begun Oct. 26,
and is still continuing.
Hundreds of Japanese guns began
battering against the northerly and
easterly forts on Oct. 26. the infantry
moving forward with desperate rushes
where the artillery had prepared the
way, while the pioneers and sappers
were running mines against the Rus
sian forts. The reports record a series
of desperate encounters at close range,
and tell a dramatic story. They de
scribe the bombardments in detail, say
ing that In the recent engagements
much damage was inflicted on the Rus
sian works and several guns destroyed.
The reports say that on Oct. 28, a con
flagration occurred in the old city and
a second conflagration was observed
in a factorv at the northeast base of
Golden hill which lasted for three
hours.
Of the operations of Oct. 29 the re
ports say: “At dawn 1,090 of the enemy
assaulted our line extending toward
Rihlung fort, but they were repulsed
with heavy loss. Simultaneously a
similar force of the enemy assaulted
our mine projected against Sunshu
mountain. Our men bravely withstood
the attack, but were forced to lose a
portion of the mine, which, however,
was regained with the ‘assistance of
our artillery at 2 o’clock in the after
noon.
“A mine directed against Rihlung
mountain fort, reached the outer limit
of the fort last night. A portion of
the outer limit of the fort was blown
up.
“Against the outer casemate of the
eastern point of the fort lying north
of East Kekw*an mountain dynamite
was applied twice last night, causing
wide openings and killing several of
the enemy inside the casemate.
"Our bombardment is proving in
creasingly effective. A number of
shells from our heavy guns are tak
ing Our naval guns exploded
a magazine on the Sitayangkou fo>l.
“Five Russian ships which were be
ing used in clegring mines were also
bombarded. Three of them were heav
ily damaged and the other two were
set on fire.”
S A K H A R 0 FF~R EP 0 RTS
SHARP ENGAGEMENTS.
St. Petersburg, Nov. I.—A dispatch
from Gen. Kuropatkin, under current
date, announces that no engagements
were reported last night.
Gen. Sakharoff, telegraphing yester
day, reports that reconnaissances
were made Oct. 30 on the Russian left
flank In a southwesterly direction to a
chain of mountains south of the village
of Sandzytsy, where volunteer sharp
shooters and half a squadron of Cos
sacks drove a company of Japanese in
fantry and a squadron of cavalry out
of the mountain range. The Russians
advanced three miles southwest.
The same day Russian cavalry made
a strong reconnaissance on the left
bank of the Hun river towards the
fortified village of Futryanduadzy.
The Japanese were driven out and the
Russians occupied the village. The
Japanese retired to a fortified position
a mile south and opened a cross fire
d/A ithe two Russfan batteries*. A
squadron of Cossacks attacked a Jap
anese battery and the Russian scouts
advanced, but meeting with earth
works and wire entanglements, they
retired. The Cossacks lost forty men
killed or wounded.
Gen. Sakharoff says: “The cavalry
retired alter having ascertained the
enemy's numbers and position.”
RUSSIAN OFFICERS
SCURRY IN AUTOS.
Mukden, Nov. I.—The situation is
rather puzzling. Neither side appar
ently is willing to assume a genuine
offensive, although the Japanese are
showing greater activity. They are
fortifying themselves, however, as If
they Intended to winter in their present
positions.
Two Russian cavalry detachments on
Friday night carried out a reconnais
sance along both sides of the Hun
river, in the direction of Nachantun
and Sandiapu, and Saturday night
some volunteers reconnoitered the Jap
anese trenches in front of Lone Tree
hill. Firing from three signal posts
created great excitement in the Jap
'anese lines.
The weather is fine and crisp. The
curling smoke of. camp fires is every
where to be seen. Some of the Russian
officers scurry about in automobiles.
Yesterday there was a splendid spec
tacle, when Maj. Gen. Kondratovltch
distributed 418 crosses of St. George
to his Siberian division for services
covering the fighting from Vafangow to
the retreat from Lia Yang. The di
vision has been constantly in the thick
est of the fighting. Many of those dec
orated have since been killed or died
in the hospitals at Harbin from wounds.
DECLARE THAT SHOTS
STRUCK RUSSIAN SHIP.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 2.—lt is said
that private information received here
confirms the Vigo report that the Rus
sian cruiser Aurora was struck by
missiles from the other Russian ships
and that her chaplain's arm was shat
tered by a shot. The admiralty, how
ever declares It has no conflrmatin of
the report.
RUSSIAN WARSHIPS
SAILED FROM VIGO.
Vigo. Spain. Nov. I.—All the Russian
warships left here at 8 o'clock thla
morning. The Russian squadron was
followed by the Spanish cruiser Ex
tremadura-
Heavy firing waa later heard In the
offing, which proved to be artillery
practice.
The British cruiser Theeeus arrived
here thla afternoon.
Three war vessels, whose nationality
aa yet la unknown, have arrived off
Ctas Island.
JUDGE PARKER CARRIES
WAR INTO NEW JERSEY
Speeches Are Made by the Democratic Party at
Newark and Jersey City.
TRIED TO CAPTURE
NEWARK MEETING
REPUBLICANS GREW ROWDY.
DEMOCRATS IN THE MAJORITY
AND SUPPRESSED THEM.
Newark, N. J., Nov. I.—Eventually
ineffective, but temporarily successful,
was the attempt made to-night to
rout a monster Democratic meeting at
the Essex Troop Armory, where Judge
Parker was the principal speaker. The
great building, with a capacity said to
be more than two-thirds that of Mad
ison Square Garden in New York, was
filled, and at the first mention of the
present administration and the name
of President Roosevelt hundreds broke
forth with terrific cheering, and for
several minutes it appeared as though
the Democrats were in the minority.
The scene that followed was one of
unimaginable confusion. Hisses and
cheering were mingled. Words in an
ger and threats -were heard, and the
police were powerless to control. Fi
nally the Democrats by sheer force of
numbers and their greater volume of
sound drowned out their adversaries.
The disturbance occurred before
Judge Parker reached the hall. The
meeting was called to order at 8
o’clock. It was under the auspices of
the Parker Constitution Club of New
Jersey, and Richard V. Lindabury was
introduced as the presiding officer. He
began his speech, devoted to national
issues, but had not fairly started be
fore it became evident that there were
a number of Republicans in the build
ing. Mr. Lindabury referred to the al
leged usurpation of power by the ex
ecutive in the Panama republic inci
dent which appeared to be the signal
for the outbreak.
With Hoots and Hisses.
In an instant the representatives of
the two parties were locked in a com
bat of hoots and hisses, handclapping
and cheers. Mr. Lindabury appeared
to be taken by surprise, and he repeat
ed the reference to Panama, again
mentioning the name of Roosevelt,
which was oheered louder than ever.
By this time the Democrats in the
audience were ready to meet the at
tack, which they did with hisses for
the interruptions and cheers for the
Democratic candidate.
In defiance of the attempt to rout
him, Mr. Lindabury abandoned the
speech he h'ad prepared for the occa
sion and talked directly at the dis
turbers. He seemed to relish the con
test. and by 8:50 o’clock, when the
band leading the Parker procession was
heard to approach the armory, he had
effectually silenced those who had
cheered for the Republican party.
When Judge Parker finally reach
ed the platform, he was given an ova
tion equal in intensity to that at Madi
son Square Garden last night. Through
out his speech he was accorded marked
attention.
Given a Great Oration.
Judge Parker's invasion of New
Jersey to make In the present cam
paign the first speech he has delivered
outside of his native state, was met
with a resbunding welcome. At the
station in Newark several thousand
people gathered and despite extensive
police protection, passage up Broad
street was forced with great difficulty.
Led by a squad of police and a mili
tary band, the party in two carriages
was driven to Mr. Smith's home. A
big crowd was gathered there, and
lines were established by the police
to enable the party to reach the
house. As Judge Parker mounted
the steps there was a tremendous
cheering. He lifted his hat several
times and shook hands with many
women who rushed to the steps.
During the wait for Judge Parker at
the armory, William H. Fielder, can
didate for Mayor, was called for, and
he made a few remarks. He was in
terrupted by the appearance of Judge
Parker on the platform at 9:03 o’clock.
The demonstration was phenomenal.
The Democratic enthusiasts cheered
as though they were trying to wipe
out an affront. The applause came
from every part of the armory and
the volume of sound was deafening.
Flags were waved, chairs were ham
mered with hands and feet, some per
sons whistled, others shouted, and all
contributed their full share to the en
thusiasm.
Twelve Minnte* to Snblle.
It was exactly twelve minutes when
Judge Parker took a hand in quelling
the enthusiasm. One minute later he
addressed the chairman. In an instant
the armory was converted from tumult
to absolute silence. Throughout his
speech the candidate was well treated
and cheered heartly when he scored a
point and listened to attentively at all
times. There were no mo re demon
strations from his political opponents
that were worthy of notice.
Judge Parkers voice was rather
stronger than usual. It penetrated the
furthermost sections of the armory. He
began his speech by calling attention
to the fact that he waa making In
Newark hla first address of the cam
paign outside of his own state. This
provoked great applause. His spearh
follows:
Kind of Expansion Wanted.
Judge Parker described at some
length the early development of the
country, and the steady expansion of
the population, carrying with the prin
ciples of populsr government. It Is
this natural expansion, he aald. which
has made this country what It Is. Con
trasted with this plot/ure Is the megl of
Europe, with millions under the heel
of the conqueror. with ermlee end
natives paid for by the revenues from
decaying Industries.
"It Is this kind of expansion upon
Continued on Fifth Pago,
SAVANNAH. GA.. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 2. 1904.
TREATY WITH FRANCE.
United States Will \rliiti*n<e in Case
of Disunites.
Washington, Nov. 1. —Secretary H'.ty
and Ambassador Jussernnd to-day
signed a treaty providing for the set
tlement by arbitration of any possible
disputes between the United States
and France. It is drawn on the lines
of the Anglo-French arbitration treaty.
Out of deference to the United
States Senate, to which this treaty
will be submitted when it assembles in
December, the State Department is not
able to make public ils text. How
ever, it is very much like the treaty
which was negotiated, Oct. 14, 1903, by
Lord Lansdowne for England and Am
bassador Gambon for France.
The most important clause of that
treaty provided that “differences which
may arise of a legal nature or relat
ing to the interpretation of treaties ex
isting between the two contracting
parties, ‘and which it may not have
been possible to settle by diplomacy,
shall be referred to the permanent
court of arbitration established at The
Hague; provided nevertheless that they
do not affect the vital interests, the
independence or honor of the contract
ing states and do not concern the in
terests of third parties.”
It is the opinion of the officials here
ti.'at this convention does not in any
way threaten the predominance in this
hemisphere of the Monroe doctrine.
The treaty Is to be followed very soon
by one between America and Italy,
and there is reason to believe that
some progress already has been made
in that direction. A similar treaty
with Switzerland will come next, ac
cording to the present plan, and it is
probable that a whole set of arbitration
treaties will be negotiated.
SAW CAESAR YOUNG~
SHOOT HIMSELF.
Hazleton Testifies on Beltnlf of Nan
Patter Mon.
New York, Nov. I.—ln defense of
"Nan” Patterson, the actress now in
the Tombs prison charged with having
killed Caesar Young, the wealthy
bookmaker, M*lton W. Hazleton, a
prominent business man of Oneonta,
Otsego county. New York, to-day ap
peared at District Attorney Jerome’s
office and declared in an affidavit that
he saw Young fire the fatal shot.
Hazleton Said that another man was
with him at the time of the shooting.
He does not know the Identity of this
witness, however, as he was a chance
acquaintance. He declared that his
conscience has been troubling him so
that he finally had to come forward
and tell his story.
“I saw a hansom cab coming to
wards me. In this were a man and a
woman, sitting partly facing each
other. When I first saw them they
were about 100 feet away. Their four
hands were raised. From their ex
cited faces and positions, I saw that
they were in a commotion of some
kind. My companion saw them at the
same time and said to me, ‘Look
there.’ Just then I saw the young wo
man drop her hands towards her lap
and a minute afterward I saw the re
volver in his hand and saw and heard
it go off. I saw him fall forward in
to the lap of the woman.”
After making his statement, Hazle
ton was taken under escort to Bleeck
er street and West Broadway, where
the shooting occurred, but was unable
to identify the locality.
TWO WERE'KILLED.
Two Others Fatally Injured hy
Dynamite.
Houston. Tex., Nov. I.—Two men
are dead, two fatally injured and one
severely hurt as the result of a dyna
mite explosion in the Batson oil field
to-day. The dead:
John Brumley, McKees Rock. Pa.,
head blown off.
Clarence J. Hoff, Tennessee, body
blown to pieces.
The fatally injured:
John Rider of Pittsburg. Pa.
Bert Holt.
The pumping foreman was also bad
ly injured but will recover.
Dynamite had been placed In the
Guffey Company's well to loosen the
casing. To-day it was decided to pull
It out and reset the charge. In draw
ing the explosive up, it collided with
the casing.
WYOMING ROBBERS
TRY A BANK HOLD-UP.
Killed the Cashier, Who Refused a
Demand for Money.
Cody, Wyo, Nov. I.—The First Na
tional Bank of Cody was held up this
afternoon by two bandits and the cash
ier, R. R. Mtddaugh. killed.
The robbers rode Into town and went
straight to the bank and dismount
ed. One entered the bank and the
other held the horses outside. Cash
ier Middaugh refused the robber's de
irfand for money and was shot and
instantly killed.
The noise of the shooting brought a
crowd to the bunk, but the robbers
had fled Instantly after the shooting
without further attempting to get mon
ey.
All the available men In town were
soon in hot pursuit of the fugitivea.
who headed for the Hole-In-The-Wall,
the famous wilderness refuge for out
laws.
A report has come to town that the
thieve* are surrounded, but this Is not
confirmed.
BaUosr Indisposed.
London, Not. I.—lt was announced
to-night that Premier Balfour is slight,
ly Indisposed, fend will, as a precau
tionary measure, be confined to the
houee fe- z few days. Ha Is troubled
with a various vein.
A GREAT CROWD
AT JERSEY CITY
GAVE PARKER GREETING.
MADE SPEECH UPON THE ISSUES
OF THE CAMPAIGN.
New York, Nov. I.—An audience that
filled Elks’ Hall, Jersey City, N. J.,
to overflowing rdniained until 10:50
o'clock to-night at greet and listen to
Judge Parker, When he appeared
they gave him a vociferous greeting
lasting seven minutes.
As soon as he entered the hall he at
once> went to the front of the stage,
shook hands with the chairman of the
meeting and then faced the audience,
which had mounted the chairs and
was cheering wildly and waving flags.
Judge Parker bowed several times. He
took his manuscript from his pocket
and stood ready to begin, but as the
cheering died away it would be re
newed in a minute. A loud voiced
man in the rear of the hall, shouted:
“Parker has not a big stick.”
Judge Parker joined in the laugh
that followed.
Judge Parker then began his pre
pared address and he was intensely
earnest and even dramatic at limes In
his delivery and manner. He was fre
quently interrupted by applause and
received andother ovation when he
concluded.
The candidate left the hall after
concluding and went to St. Peters'
Hall, where he received another ova
tion and delivered the same speech.
Making n False Cry.
Because we are opposed to the pur
chase of the electorate and have felt
it our duty to say so, those who would
corrupt it to the end that their power
to plunder the people may continue,
cry out. in these closing hours of the
campaign, that' the business interests
would not be safe with a Democratic
administration.
This cry is false and those who ut
ter it know It.
We favor a healthful prosperity hi
which ail the people may share.
We would encourage the accumula
tion of property and would protect
the present possessors of it In that
possession, under all circumstances.
But w*- would do all we could to take
away from the combinations and
T. Telegram
trusts the power to oppress the people
which they now exercise. In other
words, we would put forth every ef
fort lo thwart their illegal methods
of collecting tribute.
Illegal methods of making money do
not constitute legitimate business, al
though those who resort to them may
pose as business men. Our purpose is
to deprive, so far as possible, these
illegal combinations of their present
illegitimate advantage.
As 1 have taken occasion to say be
fore. and I deem it my duty to say
again, the trusts are furnishing the
money with which they hope to con
trol the election. I am sorry to be
obliged to say it. If it were not true,
I would not say it to gain the presi
dency or any other earthly reward,
but It is true, and that being so. It
became my duty to warn the people
of It.
Cortelyon's Forced font riliutlon*.
The New York Tribune of this morn
ing publishes a dispatch from Wash
ington under the head of "t’ortelyou
Falsely Accused.” with a sub-head
saying that he "has not extorted cam
paign contributions from corpora
tions.” It gives what purports to be
the' statement o f a man who with
holds his name. He Is described in the
Tribune as “a man who knows all that
occurred at Mr. Oortelyou’s last call
on the President." Whether it was
the one or the other Is left til doubt/
But (n any event, It is of no conse
quence which one It was, for these
grave charges cannot be met anony
mously. There are only two persons
who can Interest the people on this
subject. If they have anything to say.
the people would like to have It said
promptly.
Weeks have passed since the New
York World, the New York Times and
the Brooklyn Eagle made charges
covering fully this, the, most vital
question before the people—charges
that were reproduced In every part of
the country, the former propounding
ten questions, beginning with "How
much has the beef trust contributed
to Mr. Oortelyou?”
There has been pletny of time to
answer these questions, but they have
not been answered, and they will not
•be.
It Is for the people now to say
whether the trusts of this country
Khali be permitted to control its na
tional elections. In order that their
power to levy tribute may be contin
ued.
POPE PIUS*HAS GOUT.
Rome, Nov. I.—Pope Plus X, who
for two days has been slightly Indispos
ed, was to-day visited by Dr. Lap
poui, who found that His Holiness was
suffering from an attack of gout and
rheumatic pains in the legs, the latter
caused by midden changes in the
weather. Dr. I.appont advised com
plete rest and the Pope reluctantly con
sented to the cancelling of all audiences
that he had fixed for the next two
days.
Penn. R. H. Dividends.
Philadelphia, Nov. I.—At a meeting
of the directors of the Pennsylvania
Railroad to-day the regular semi
annual dividend of 3 per cent, was
declared. The directors of the New
York. Philadelphia and Norfolk Rail
rond declared the regular semi-annual
dividend of 3 per cent, and an extra
dividend of 2 per cent, payable Dec. 1.
This road is controlled by the Penn
sylvania road.
TWO KINDS OF STICKZ
6 CENTS A COPY
DAILY. S3 A YEAR.
WEEKLY 2-TIMKS-A-WEKK 81 A YEAR
THE M’CUE JURY
CALLS A WITNESS
TO GET AT TRUE FACTS.
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WANTED TO HEAR FROM NEGRO
SERVANT OF THE M’CUES.
TUI* Negro, John Perry, Snld He
Had Heard Mrs. McCne Call to Her
Hnshnnd for Al<l, That Someone
Was Killing Her—llls Testimony
lin pen died Arguments in the
Cnee Have Not Yet Been Made.
McCne Not So Tentlfy.
Charlottesville, Va., Nov. I.—Police
man Grady was the first witness called
by the defense to-day in the trial of
Ox-Mayor McCue, charged with the
murder of his wife. He said he was
the second person to reach the Mc-
Cue residence after the tragedy, and
that when he saw the defendant there
blood was dripping from the wound on
his face, that it had run down about
the mouth and the stains on Mr. Me-
Cue's shirt front appeared to him as if
they had been caused by the blood
from the wound.
Three brothers of the accused,
Charles, John L. and William, each
testified that they did not hear a con
versation, alleged, as testified to by
the jailer as having passed at the Jail
between the accused and his son, Wil
liam, in which the two latter were
made to say something about Mrs. Mc-
Cue rushing Into the son’s room on one
occasion, followed by Mr. McCue.
C. H. Moore testified to the friendly
relations of the McCues.
The defense at. this juncture an
nounced that they had but one other
witness, who could not reach here until
later, and with the agreement that he
take the stand when he arrives, the
defense rested.
There was a stir in the court room
when one of the Jurors announced
that they wanted to do what was
right, and that the Jury desired to
have John Perry, the negro servant,
whose name has been mentioned ill
testimony, called. Judge Morris sent
a summons for him as a court witness.
The Jury asked also that James Lewis
be called.
Jury's Witness’ Story.
John Perry, questioned by the court,
said he was asleep In the McCue house
on the night or the tragedy. He whb
awakened by the crying of Mrs. Mc-
Cue, he said, and hoard her say, “Oh,
Bam. come and help me, he Is killing
me." The witness said he tried to get
through the hall door between his room
apd tbq family ajpartnjents. He then
heard a shot, which he said sounded
like it had been fired between the hall
and bath room. He said he heard a
man run Into the bath room twice, then
go down stairs.
Mr. McCue came to his room, he
said, about three minutes later, open
ing the hall door wb'-h had barred
him. when the accused, he said, asked
him to come and help him: that a bur
glur had been in the house; that he
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