The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-29
PERSECUTION

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what kind Of tow some good and well meaning
people are putting fire. the kind OF perverted un-
Outstanding that Is teing encouraged. People
like the writers OF these ietters--tnemse' keoo
ana well meaning, aououess-haxe INST L .
hed win reseh,hents ana ,ne iuea y n'asU ~,
INJUSTICE iney become Noient pa .iSsalss sisv
the question persohai ASPECT 10y aio 49,
20 peiie'e any stoiy' auop. a'ts 49, ~. s.,,
"lu.u w.. . ~ e,. arrs n,nre nattentiv-
tn ~ hn.a tn,t cnrstart renetition of them
49,, ss.y snma Of this danaerous tendency to-
tN'ss $500 80, 5tstras, - o,,r co,,rt, ara GOV.
49, 1890. - ''~
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Claude Ahen Is not chiiu, He - u l s
grown man twenty-five years oiu, Tespo'siule .ol
ms ac's IN nav ana IN Iholais. ne a., ,a,.,,,
educated IMAM any osher heihoer y. n's .a. a
was sent 10 schcoi, took COURSE at BUSINESS
couese at haieish' N. ~
He says he fred at Clerk Goad because Goad
was firing, or about to fire, at Floyd Alien ms
father. OF $50 other persons in the court room
not one sur ports this story. Seventeen eye wit
nesses. enc impeached ar dlscredited, say
Claude and Sidna Allen fired before ANYBODY
else but Floyd Allen even to attempt
TO draw q weapon. Judge Bolen's unchaiienged
and amply sustained evidence Is that he saw
Claude Allen. at the first sign OF resistance
shown by his father, fire straight into the breast
OF Judge Massie an unarmed, one armed man
sitting in his place the bench, expecting no
danger except, perhaps, from the defiant pris-
oner in front Of him, shot from one side. Judge
Massie did not even know who shot him. he
thought 1t sidna Allen and said SO. sidna
him and according to the evidence of two eye
witnesses shot into Judge Massie after he had
fallen.
,rhasa orc tha Yroyea facts n Ia further
,''ad ,h.t hay;rg she, ana killed four men
- nc corrt Ion, tha Aliens went outside and
erad reneatediv ~ turors ana others who were
,,rni, ay,a,r Thi 10 not aisnnted but bv the
49,. ~ r,sa,,as
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II ue',t sia.ey snoo.is " sea.,. ,s,snect,ps,
crippled, heipiess' unarheo ahn s s,
man Is not muToer, e''ere can pe no na,u . and
never mas oeeh any iet when 'ns e 1919. 80
iuries are assa,ied ana accused ci pto'.imx W
destroy innocent men ana Inc hoanoAs
contehos mat 'he ti@ls "eie iaii an" -,
IRENE pehaiues !usIlheo we are aceos s''a e ea
prosecuting me Aliens. one We , ps,S CO.
hlihse,I tliat .e ~, - uiis ~ ,srans the
tne sofiheatoh Oh 'ne presuins . uase a.u 80
Hoaneke detecuNe asehcy mat VIZ Aeu On IT,
case ah"tner kHeM 20 ne -. ... s 80 we.
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hsine OF Ai'eh , 49," ,s - ~ u,n.sr,ert
OF the most CONSPICUOUS .eaue,s OF .ns 49, .hat
for thSse people KNOWS 80 i.ttie " ~ 60 -
sne orsah,zeu sIea, , pe. fs c,a,da ,,ap and
court asklhs a neM .i.aI ~ S GU 80 sas1ons
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delenaeis q me ailsns a., ! :, - - ~
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stare, castihs " asiue as wJ e.ss' oth,ish
ing the statehie i VI the $3.50 aaara1iy
ed truth III ,rat pidn Mas a"op .s,,,ns -,
hohody ever wponu ne t IN, ,u oh " -a.-,,.
no CRIME tt ~ - S
ourselves 10 pIush as.ue .ns. ~aane sn con-
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s't,tf ~ hotw sa.rin conv,ction and
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was eohNiueeo oI petluls' .'o t 80
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