The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-04
Carroll County Clerk De-
scribes Scenes in Court
room Morning Five Per-
sons Were Killed
OTHERS SAY FLOYD
ALLEN THREATENED
LIFE OF FOSTER
Outlaw Chieftian, Overcome
by Strain Of Trial rial, Re
quests Guard to Shoot
Him and End
1t All

WYTHEVfLLE, VA, May Floyd
Allen showed today more than ever
before the effect of his incarceration
and the wearing of the trial He also
talks in a Respondent manner-Y Yes
terday his wife sat by his side during
most of the trial. but she was not In
court today.
To one OF his guards he said You
might just as we'll cut my head OF
right now and save a lot of trouble
TO others and a lot of misery for me-
The prisoners is not only despond-
ent at heart, but his wounded leg Is
giving him much pain. Floyd Is con-
fideut the leg is not properl, set, and
says the doctors won't set 1t again.
Following dun morning session.
most of the time of which was con-
suued In the consideration OF maps OF
the courtroom, Dexter Goad, clerk of
tho Carroll court. and considered the
most important witness for the state.
took the stand. Prior TO being elected
clerk. NJ Goad served one term n
the House of Delegates and had also
been United States Commissioner. Mr..
Goad was used to establish the re.n-
tionship existing between the Aliens
and Edwardses.
Original Indictment Read.
The original indictment against
Floyd, charging him with rescuing the
Allen boys from q deputy Sheriff and
making an assault upon the deputy.
with the original verdict and the
amended one giving Floyd one year in
the penitentiary. was identified by Mr..
Goad and read to the JURY hX- Mr.
Poague.
., At the same time there were two
indictments for the same UfTense
indictmets were also identified ana
read. a pending indictment against
Wesley Edwards was also identified
and read. The question of their adj
instability was again brought up and
the question argued TO the court. tho
Jury being withdrawn.
The prosecution contended that tho
indictments clearly were q part Of the
motive for the crime, and for the con-
~' lacy on the part of all of them.
The indictments were allowed to stand
in the record An Indictment against
Si2na Edwards and two more against
Floyd were also introduced.
On the day the trial of Floyd COM
tnettecti Mr.. -Gottc saw only some of
the Aliens present in the courthouse.
INIT on the second day he saw all Of
the men now under Indictment in the
G. urtrnom. including Bird Marion. On
that day the ease was given to the
Jury late A. the afternoon. The inry
tnd the cosa three4nuArters Of an ho,r
when the Jury came In and one of the
4u-nrs rar,arlraa ~ tbs court xvo,,rd
iostrnc+ thenp f,,rther thev r,,ght
agree. They were adjourned over un-
I'm tbs foilc,vin~ ,norntng
,rt,a p.xt o,orninp ~. ,ur,, NOS n,Yt
mn, thiyfv Minutes rtttrn No 81 s. II,
o'c,ocl, with the verdict After tIA
lVsdic+ was raad tbe t~omuonwea1th's
attorney put 1t in pr,,-,er form After
some discllss,or, regarding a new trial
the fudge Instructed the sheriff TO take
>hnrgc of the prisoner. Allen rose up
IN the box ana began to mutter. ana
There was conmotion in the Jury hox.
thc Jurors beginning 10 scramble. Then
the shooting commenced
Describe. Courtroonn Scene
"Jns4 asI stennsd nI1t ~ mr.. dask
I. v,as s%ofr safa C;nod@ IL I..achad ynr
nv pistol and fired In the direction
or FIoyd Allen. IRE, several shots
from, my automatic when 1t hung and
IN could mt uss II any more FInyd
Alien and Judge Pollen wera on the
floor hv this time and Flox,, inuppd
over the railtngs and went OUT
Here the witness described his
wound. He was shot in the right
| cheek. the ball passing out at the back
of his neck. breaking his collar butt
ton. Two or three shots were fired
before he efcted for his pistol, and
MANY more shots before he got his
pistol our.