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'''J. Samuel McCue''' is a former mayor of Charlottesville who was publicly hanged in 1905 at the [[Old County Jail]] after being convicted of murdering his wife<ref>Strong, Ted. "Old County Jail May Get New Life | Charlottesville Daily Progress." Charlottesville News, Sports, Business, Events and Jobs | Charlottesville Daily Progress. 5 July 2010. Web. 07 July 2010. <http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/old_county_jail_may_get_new_life/57932/>.</ref> [[Fannie Crawford McCue]]. 


'''J. Samuel McCue''' is a former mayor of Charlottesville who was publicly hanged in 1905 at the [[Old County Jail]] after being convicted of murdering his wife<ref>Strong, Ted. "Old County Jail May Get New Life | Charlottesville Daily Progress." Charlottesville News, Sports, Business, Events and Jobs | Charlottesville Daily Progress. 5 July 2010. Web. 07 July 2010. <http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/old_county_jail_may_get_new_life/57932/>.</ref> [[Fannie Crawford McCue]] on [[September 4]], [[1904]] at their home on [[Park Street]].
The murder and hanging have become staples of local folklore and an integral part of the [[Charlottesville-Albemarle Historical Society]]’s annual [[Spirit Walk]]. The supposed rope used to hang McCue resides in the [[University of Virginia Alderman Library]]’s archives.
==Biography==
===Political life===
His first candidacy for Alderman was before the Council when that body was engaged in filling a vacancy from the First Ward. Another citizen - not a candidate - was elected. He was afterwards chosen by the voters and held the office six years. In 1894 he was a candidate for Mayor, but was defeated, running third in the race. He was successful two years later, and served two successive terms - 1896-1900. His third term was from 1902 to 1904, closing four days before the murder of his wife. During his first and second terms the Mayor's duties included the trial of police cases.
===Marriage and family===
===Marital issues===
==Murder==
Four days after the closing of McCue's third term as Mayor on August 31, 1904, [[Fannie|Fannie Crawford McCue]] was found shot to death in their home on Park Street. The former mayor claimed that his wife had been shot by burglars and he had been assaulted and left for dead on the floor of the bedroom. Rumors abounded that he was in some way involved; McCue maintained his innocence, going so far as to place an ad in the September 5, 1904 [[Daily Progress]], offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the murderer. He was not formally charged until days later, after a lengthy police investigation.
===Arrest===
===Arraignment===
===Trial===
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals declined to re-hear his case on January 26, 1905. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=McCue Refused a Re-hearing|url=http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2086879/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2086880/5575.5/1633.5/3/1/0|author=Staff Reports|pageno=1|printdate=January 26, 1905|publishdate=January 26, 1905|accessdate=January 22, 2017 from University of Virginia Library}}</ref>
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals declined to re-hear his case on January 26, 1905. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=McCue Refused a Re-hearing|url=http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2086879/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2086880/5575.5/1633.5/3/1/0|author=Staff Reports|pageno=1|printdate=January 26, 1905|publishdate=January 26, 1905|accessdate=January 22, 2017 from University of Virginia Library}}</ref>
 
===Final days, death, and burial===
McCue was re-elected as the mayor of Charlottesville on February 24, 1898.<ref>{{cite-progress|title=Charlottesville events 1892-1902|url=|author=|pageno=3 (Special section celebrating newspaper's 120th anniversary in 2012)|printdate=29 Jan 2012|publishdate=|accessdate=|cturl=}}</ref>. His term of office expired on Wednesday, August 31, 1904 - four days prior to the events of his wife's death on the following Sunday afternoon.
===Local folklore===


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J. Samuel McCue

Electoral District At-large
Term Start September 1, 1898
Term End August 31, 1900
Preceded by J. S. Patton
Succeeded by Charles W. Allen

Electoral District At-large
Term Start September 1, 1902
Term End August 31, 1904
Preceded by Charles W. Allen
Succeeded by George W. Olivier

Biographical Information

Date of death 1905
Place of death Charlottesville, VA
Spouse Fannie Crawford McCue
Children James William "Willie," Samuel Overton, Ruby Grigsby and Harry Moon
Profession Attorney
Religion Presbyterian

J. Samuel McCue is a former mayor of Charlottesville who was publicly hanged in 1905 at the Old County Jail after being convicted of murdering his wife[1] Fannie Crawford McCue on September 4, 1904 at their home on Park Street.

The murder and hanging have become staples of local folklore and an integral part of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Historical Society’s annual Spirit Walk. The supposed rope used to hang McCue resides in the University of Virginia Alderman Library’s archives.

Biography

Political life

His first candidacy for Alderman was before the Council when that body was engaged in filling a vacancy from the First Ward. Another citizen - not a candidate - was elected. He was afterwards chosen by the voters and held the office six years. In 1894 he was a candidate for Mayor, but was defeated, running third in the race. He was successful two years later, and served two successive terms - 1896-1900. His third term was from 1902 to 1904, closing four days before the murder of his wife. During his first and second terms the Mayor's duties included the trial of police cases.

Marriage and family

Marital issues

Murder

Four days after the closing of McCue's third term as Mayor on August 31, 1904, Fannie Crawford McCue was found shot to death in their home on Park Street. The former mayor claimed that his wife had been shot by burglars and he had been assaulted and left for dead on the floor of the bedroom. Rumors abounded that he was in some way involved; McCue maintained his innocence, going so far as to place an ad in the September 5, 1904 Daily Progress, offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the murderer. He was not formally charged until days later, after a lengthy police investigation.

Arrest

Arraignment

Trial

The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals declined to re-hear his case on January 26, 1905. [2]

Final days, death, and burial

Local folklore

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References

  1. Strong, Ted. "Old County Jail May Get New Life | Charlottesville Daily Progress." Charlottesville News, Sports, Business, Events and Jobs | Charlottesville Daily Progress. 5 July 2010. Web. 07 July 2010. <http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/old_county_jail_may_get_new_life/57932/>.
  2. Web. McCue Refused a Re-hearing, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, January 26, 1905, retrieved January 22, 2017 from University of Virginia Library. Print. January 26, 1905 page 1.