The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-17

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The plea Of SELF defense. said Mr..
Wysor. is not OF necessity In or
Diet for the prisoner To successfully
maintain this plea. he must be entire
ly blameless. Wettler canaplragcv ha
proved or not, il has been clearly
shown that Floyd Allen was 20 blame
fer the dreadful Ira el-4l s. S-.44p H.
does the most shameful thing by try
ing 10 pat II all on Goad taoad was
the brave man of r1e occasion IT
1t had not been :or Goad. they would
have shot everybody down Hike dogs
When they went down one stairs
Goad was coming down the other and
IL was his courage and Falor that
drove them from the court green and
saved the lives of many others.
Tits counsel would have you be
heve that the presence of these ladies
Is through sympathy far the prisoner
Gentlemen, II there Is anything
that ~ man admires il Is a brave
man and 1t is the recognition Of This
character In Dexter Goad that creates
Their Closest Interest N the case He
called false the etateruant Of Floyd
that he and Jack had been repri-
Faandati ny Judge Aia&aie Ter intifrf4d-
ating witnesses and that With Jack
and sidna, the three brothers. had
game fa-tl-a- Private -4ttlG44- Ii Judge
Mussie and Judge Masaio had told
him that Dexter Goad had told HIM
That statement, MIR. WYsor declared,
tr false On iis face. Judge Massie
would never have told his Source 81
information, but Judge Nas@ic Is dead.
lifting against Dead Witnesses. .
lie uses tnc dead for The Silent
Witnesses and ii is only the living
against whom he did anything. Dex.
ter Goad and his clerk. Queaenberry.
are the only two men against whom
f,e 9td, 4pIthi9e. .aeeordlug. .tp~h5s stQGy
al, ht~1 a&.. afuJaaGe Hi ipge...e ....5.. j,
Tho cUusplracN rs charged Is that
The, Aliens Ntnt 10 HiilsNilie in or
der 10 prevent Floyd Allen from go
ing 10 Jail and ia case. Of his eonvie-
ton 10 shoot Up the court III they
acqui, me, alright. If they fine me.
~ pay tins fine. II they lmprison me.
then All helts to paE. Is he substance
Of the conspiracy on the part of
Floyd Alien, II was the theory of
Floyd Aliens NE that he was moi
ga3sg ~ f;4!4-
MIR. Wyeur again referred ia Judge
Halrst0ns address 10 the Jury and
called him the 'ebfef witness Of the
defense sNNNfi% J iSi& f&GAEtS TIE TACT
thar Judge Staples had refused to
permit the defense - show by evil
dence that the TWO Edwards boys
were bound with cuffs ana ropes at
the time Floyd released them from
the custody ut the sheriff for which
he WAS convicted judge Haipstou
rad Improperly tv}rt II IT TIM jury,
making him ihe chief witness not
withstanding that Jadge Iasaie
court had convicted Floyd Alton for
the offense. yet Judge Hsirstnn says
he did right sra declares that he
would have done the saue thing
Judge liairston Is "a brilliant la0x yer
hut f1r fn rot 71irrtt- stttti J ttt =.
Mass!p.s court had n14de f1apd Allen
A fel0n for that cHense"
IA the course Uf has remarks. Mr.
Wysor asked the jury To- eEr5ude Hirr
Marion from their consideration.
Whatever may be the case against
tTUTIUr, III II TUT ~ NJ FFTfTEIffr TEU n
this time We are showing YOU "a
conspiracy between fhe Aliens and
their kinsmen the Edwards" said alf
Wysor.
The Time.
Mr., WySGr then d lsc usseQ the Ques-
ton of conspiracy and undertook 10
show the essentials Of the charge