The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-27
FLOYD AND [. ADOE
SWANSON ALLEN
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duR tue neaItn or SiuHes f<d uS ntss1
Friei Alien. relatives, who had pre-
/ ceded them TO the prison by more
than a month, and who were also ae-
tive in the shooting. but who entered
pleas of guilty and We're given agreed
| terms in the penitentiary--one Tor nj
| teen years and the other for eighteen.
They were not allowed to meet each
/ other. the prison rules forbiddfng ex-
, change OF visit by convicts
| 1t was nearly S O'Clock yesterday
morning when the train from Ian
| oke rolled into gyrd=S st.ren
with the two prisoners and Assistant
! Keeper Penn and Guard Mullin. The
men alighted from, sleeper and waik-
| cd TO the exit Floyd Allen. carrying
reminder of the fatal ARRAY, walked
en- crutches, favoring the injured LETT
/ feg which had stopped bullet hred
at him by Dexter Goad. the county
clerk.
| Father and son were handcuffed to-
gether---CIaude being TO the right OF
| his father. Floyd Allen, wearing
suit Of dark gray, was anything but
the terrible looking desperate that he
I proved to be when he began the Shoot
| ing in the courthouse. He ID mild
| looking and pleasant faced man OF nfty
six ycras. He walked carefully and
/ slowly, a guard on either side OF the
prisoners.
Claude Allen an Adonis.
| Claude Swanson Allen-and he as
sumed the named of Swanson when
/ the present United States senator was
in the zenith Of his glory as a member
of the lower branch Of congress-
walked with shoulders well back. head
erect, stepped firmly He was neat
| ly dressed in a suit OF black, with soft
| hat, white turn-down collar and n
black tie. Ha was as straight as an
Indian, apparently unconcerned. with
, a smile on his face He Is a perfect
specimen of man, and his clear-cut
features show to advantage. Were he
I on the stage, he would be a matinee
| idol. He liz one OF the finest specimens
| of mountaineer manhood to be seen In
"a days Journey. His hair Is cold
| black. and he has the softest of light
| blue eyes. as clear as the MONDAY
sky.
Arriving at the carriage. the father
| entered first, the son using his left
arm in helping the MANNED leader
Of the gang to enter the carriage.
With his left side 10 the carriage. he
raised the handcuffed arm. attached
to his fathers right hand. AMI lifted
| him tenderiy while the aged father
scrambled to his seat. Then the
| younger man took his seat. Major
WOOD gathered up the reins and was
| about to start.
Could you sleep on the train last
| night" was asked of the younger
| man after he was seated.
mo, SIR" said Claude. smiling and
displaying a row of white and even
teeth. We spent the time talking
TO these two gentlemen" referring to
Messrs. Penn aad Mutlia, we did
not care to sleep
That was all that they had to say
TO anyone. Major Wood and MIR.
! Penn. who occupied the front seals
Of the carriage, not saying worn to
: the nen-~JAst as the carriage WIS
/ about to start, however, Mir. Penn
| turned in his seat, got a glimpse Of
| the crutches. and saiu to Floyd Allen:
/ Better let me take those o. er here,
| possibly fearing that thxy might or
+ could he used 20 Advantage IA case
/ they should desire to give srouuie
wnsle on the way to the prison. The
| crutches were HANGED over without
| the least protest,
| just Ordinary Prisoners.
AT the penIten,iary watchful
J ga;eman heard the rumble OF the
| wheels OF the carriage and the door
' was opened. The prisoners alighted
| and were taken inside. The door
closed, the gales swung wide. the pris-
oneis entered. They were shut IN
aad gotten their last look at the
earth and were soon in the receiving
/ room," where they were treated as
| ether men who nave gone before
! them.
| First of all, they were Invested of
| every string of their clothing, were
made to take d bath, and were then
| furnished with an entire new OUTFIT.
| They Were not allowed to take a PEN
| ell, a note. a match or anything else
! into their cells pHee In their ceiis
! they were given a good breakfast,
| prepared in what Is known as the
| hospital kitchen. They will not re-
| ceiys the coarse fare that is given
TO the men who are at work on any
| sort of job in the prison. This is
! the usual custom,
In cells directly opposite each
/ other, with grated steel bars in front
that their every moment may be
! watched, father and son were placed
They are able TO talk to each other
and to watch each other at all times.
The men spent the day in quiet
sent them to the place. They made
no requests. had little to say, and
were left alone to their thoughts.
Were Model Prisoners.
Mr.. Mullin. who accompanied the
! men to this city, talked regarding the
| trip from Roanoke. He declared
| that the men were models In their
behavior on the trip to this city. The
| two men conversed on many subjects,
, Claude doing most Of the talking He
smoked cigarettes most OF the time.
apparently enjoying them. They made
no reference whatever to the events
OF March 18th last, and the officers re-
Trained from making the least ref
erence to the subject.
In the afternoon, after they had
been in their cells for some time, a
message was sent to Major Wood that
they wanted To see him. Major Wood
came down. They asked regarding
| minister and were told that If they
desired to see any one they could
have their wishes gratified. The
| names of several were called, and
when the name of the Rev T. Clag-
| gett Skinner was called, Floyd re-
marked:
Why. that is the name of the
gentleman who visited us in Roa-
| noke," and then asked Major Wood
If he Is the tall. large man and had
| come to this city from Roanoke"
Major Wood informed him that
such was the case--that DR.. Skinner
was a large man and had lately come
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