The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05
VICTOR ALLEN
NOW COMES|nTO
PROMINENCE IN
COURT SHOOTING
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Wits. who asserted ,.e would repeat
! his remark whenever occasion Of
/ fered. STORMY ordcrin;; the lawyers
( To their seats. Judge sta Plies said he
( would tolerate no such REORGANIZATION.
! Speculation as - the length OF The
! tria is entirely Suesswork. II Ia i'm
probable THAI the Commonwealth VIII
conclude the Introduction Of evidence
/ before Tuesday. aud th- defense Will
! consume several days. Perhaps a YER
! dict may he had by the end OF the
! coming week.
IN" other trials depenI entirely upon
Z IN" result of this There may nc com
i promises in certain cases, there may
7 bc pleas Of guilty. there may he dis
/ fnlssais or tnerc may be continuous
trials. But 1t is probable that large
I amour; of the ground bcinS threshed
/ out In the case Of Floyd Allen VIII not
4 bc repeated
Adjourns lntn Monday.
Court adjourned at 2.io to-day until
! Monday morning. Mos: OF the at
! torn'ys went to their homes Judge
STAPLES ana four OF tho lawyers wen,
| t" ROANOKE TO cast their votes in the
I primary.
Dexter Goad the wounded clerk OF
the court resumed the stand at the
beginning Of the days session
4 Questions were asked him 20 clear
M some abrupt and unexplained
( statements Of TIA" preceding DAY. lilo
said tHot Floyd Allen arose 10 his feet
( In t5c bar ana made his threat and
gesture before sheriff Webb put his
hand back rs though to draw his
weapon He was then asked why ne
had two plstols on his person in the
courtroom. The reply would evidently
have neen the repetition o, threats
made against him by tho Aliens but
the question was objected 20. Judge
! Staples ruled that nc could make
! statements as TO matters within hia
knowledge. but could not repeat the
iem.hrks Of others. In vain Mr.. Ora
per insisted on tn" witnesses right to
explain his statements made on the
stand. which might be nisconstrucd
and misinterprcted Mir. Willis I'D
That the rules OF evidence in regard
to explanations referred to defend
ants but not to witneeses. and Judge
Staples was firm. Under the circum-
stances tn" prosecution withdrew the
question. Mr.. Goad was excused
Threat by Floyd Alien.
The next witness was C. NJ Be-
vile. who was. as far az he knew. on
friendly terms with the prisoner. II,
was walking UP the Fancy Gap Road
one day while Floyd Allen, with him
was riding. Tho prisoner Sid. re-
sarding the care against him: II am
sorry 1 got into this wish had
let the Edwards boys go on 10 Jail
l have got in shape whore l r!ll GO,
~" fair trial. will submit to any
me. but IL they send me to tn. pen, I
VIII make 4 hole in that court II
Judge Bolen Ghe prisoners COUNSEL
doesn't do his duty. 1 Will leave him
piled up with tho othera"
On cross eNemination. Mr.. Bev!lle
was asked If he did not owe FLOYD
Allen money on note. for which pay
ment had been pressed. He said he
did not The witness said he had
lived in his neiehhorhood ever
since the surrender He denied that
ne had been convicted OF stealing
corn from Jim Mitchell i question
rs 70 whether ne had been convicted
nj hlocknding liquor was ruled out
Seville said he had repeated Floyd
Mems remarks TO WIZ Foster for
Hens own sake.
Referring to the note transaction.
The witness repeated that he had put
some money in the hands OF Judge Ro-
Zen to settle the note he had once
owed Floyd Allen.
b Called to the stand, Judge Bolen cor
Toborated this. He had, he said tho
sum of 50 belonging to Beville's wife,
in the settlement OF an estate, and