1904

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Events

  • September 6 – At 1 o’clock on this Tuesday afternoon, the funeral of Fannie McCue took place from the Presbyterian Church of Charlottesville. According to the Daily Progress, "the sacred edifice was filled with a throng which packed the building to its doors.” The next day, her husband Sam was arrested for her murder.
  • September 7 – At at 5:20 p.m., attorney and former mayor of Charlottesville, J. Samuel McCue was arrested on a warrant charging him with the murder of his wife.
  • October 18 – The Trial of J. Samuel McCue began at the Albemarle County Courthouse.
  • November 5 – J. Samuel McCue, for four years Mayor of Charlottesville, was found guilty to-day of the murder of his wife, Fannie McCue on Sunday night, Sept. 4 last. The verdict was murder in the first degree, which carries with it the death penalty. The jury deliberated less than half an hour.[1]
  • November 22 – Civil suits amounting to more than $15,000 are filed against J. Samuel McCue; plaintiffs included Jefferson National Bank who sought $8,000 ($164,000 in 2004 dollars). [2]

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References

  1. Web. EX-MAYOR M'CUE GUILTY, DEATH PENALTY FIXED; Virginia Jury Renders Quick Verdict in Wife Murder Case. LEGAL BATTLE TO SAVE HIM Another Trial Asked on Ground That Jurors Read Newspapers -- Accused Read Testament and Wept., The New York Times, November 6, 1904, Page 12, retrieved March 15, 2023.
  2. Web. Civil Suits Against M'Cue, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, November 22, 1904, retrieved November 22, 2022. Print. November 22, 1904 page 1.
  3. Web. Former mayor hanged this day in 1905 marking last execution in Charlottesville, staff reports, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, February 10, 2017, retrieved February 18, 2019.