Show MURDERER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THA HIS SENTENCE WAS JUST Charlottesville Ya Va Feb Sam net Del ma mayor or or of this city was hanged in the county jail here to today day for the thC murder of hi his wife on Sun Sunday day Sept 4 1904 Mccue was pro pronounced flounced dead eIght mInutes after the I trap had been sprung McCue listened calmly to the death I warrant and ana when Sergeant i asked Do you think that it if I 1 gave you I my arm yoU would be able to walk to i ithe the scaffold he replied calmly I Ican I Ican can walk without your aid ald aidOn I IOn On the way he be stumbled once or and the officers proffered assistance It was not needed however There Thele was no weakness McCue had merely slipped on the frozen snow Watched by a silent crowd of per perhaps Imps haps thirty per persons ns mounted the scaffold Not a muscle o of his face moved The prisoner was placed ov over r the trap hIs arms were were pinIoned and his ankles strapped The black gown Iown was folded ar around him the noose was nas adjusted AU All thiS while McCue stood without moving He not noi u uter Ut Utter ter a word The guard took hold bold Q of the rope that was to rel release the trap Bog Rog Rogers ers era standing alone upon tite tho scaffold beside McCue turned hIs bank and lifted HUed Ms hand The trap fell His neck was broken Immediately after the execution c Cues three spiritual advIsers gave out the following signed statement T J Samuel McCue stated this morning In our presence and requested us to make pUblic that he did not wish to tol l e this world with resting on an any human being other than him himself himself self that he alone was responsible for forthe forthe the deed impelled to it by an evil pow power or er beyond his control and that he re recognized cognized his sentence as just |