The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-18
Death in Electric Chair
Is Penalty of Jury's
Verdict.
DATE NOT FIXED
FOR EXECUTION
Condemned Prisoner Will Be
Used as Witness in Trials of
His Observation-Disclosures Seem
ed Probable Until Judge
Staples Practically Urged
Agreement.
ny ALEXANDER Fonw>np.

'hrA' NDER FORWARD.
s'"eEiIIc' Va May 1I.--Alone with
nS so.lsV'ehce, and with such thoughts
40, nc tne most ,errible in hui
n n onprt.ehoc; Floyd Allen sits to-
~ ms cen. adludged by "A jury
ms 'ei'o"-citi|ens to he guilty of
a. "l Niiilam NJ. Foster. and
, U"'i'.'acS l" wipe ont the hui
,,,"u '''ien' OF inc Circuit Court if
'o"utE' WITHIN two short
.'on'nS Oh tue DAY when he UNDER
o 81. =" SHOOT down the law, the ma
go, 81 Justice surrounded by all
,no dor,ns OF mat law which he sought
w ueS'IoF; mas considered him un-
w, ehS 10 I'VE
nc considered himself SUI
:" 0ou,' Us ana TO oincers, and
,',..t se" 70 suoi"', to the DEGREES of
!'.1.'e' ttoEu Alien committed a
,,,, Mhlch startled the civilized
=, NV as predicted by Joseph
' nhs !ust ehoen. those noun
-, -, "., an" naies and peasant places
~ az 'pi' WI Know MIN no more for
ia MS vain attempt TO place
~, -. 60 cue Jaw mas tortelt-
ms pWn me- associated mis- nome.
~ , W, 'NeS ol ms sons IN imminent
l uE anu oeESared ms descendants
"'' ''', N,nsl'eh
""'"'h'ns ms Somposurc.
Yet through the accumulation or
trouble which has come upon him he
maintains his composuro and seems
determined to keep up his nerve to
the end There Is trace of the brag-
Eadocio i'll his manner. perhaps natural
20 one with his record and modes or
thought and of action.
only In the painful scene with his
faithful wife did he betray emotion.
They were taken together from the
courthouse to the Jail after the final
events In the courtroom were enacted
claspcd In each others arms. they went
aloud. Il can die" said Floyd Allen,
and I can stand the ordeal, but
hate 1t so on your account"
Other rumors here have been to tho
effect that he still dehcs the electric
chair and says he will yet cheat it,
But FOR the most part these are I'M
confirmed. Those who know him do
not doubt for Il moment that he will
remain calm during the trial or
Claude Swanson Allen next week for
the murder of Thornton L. Massie,
the martyred Judge. AMI that the ia
Their will do all he can toward saving
the life of his son.
Ihere has been no relaxation of the
safeguards thrown about the nris-
oner. Members of the Baldwin Felts
detective agency arc constantly on
guard IL was deemed Unnecessary to
take the condemned man to Roanoke.
In View of the announcement of his
counsel that he would be n witness in
the trial OF his son.
Date for Execution Not Fixed.
1t was because of this Tact that de-
lay was had In tiX'..g the date for
Floyd Aliens execution. His attor-
neys put forth the plea that his evil
dencc would be weakened If he were
under sentence OF death. Admitting
the Justice OF this. Judge Staples
agreed that final judgment should not
ne entered al present certainly not
until after the trial of Claude. and
perhaps not until all the Allen cases
are disposed OF.
y iotHhai 'lolioh that t"e NeIuict pc
$50. us.ue '.Sn .I ". ,, 80 80, 'no q"
in.~ ana rofms,n'r -, ms ,metr 80 ND
hnc,usn Z, is coT,r,,,. 10 ,ha inv, ana
the evidence. was overruled and de-
MED by Judge Staples without argu-
ment. The order TO the effect was at
once doeKeteu' ana VIII ne MADE the
pas's o, an appeHi 10 'Iu suprenle
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co,,,tv of yV,,be
PERTAINS the strongest point In the
petition for a writ of error in the SUI
preme Court will be the charge de-
livered to the jury this morning by
Judge Waller Il. Staples. With tho
evident intention of urging n verdict.
he addressed the jurors at some length.
asking them. in view OF the import
ance of this case. TO place us merits
and its honest solution apoVe any
mere priae OF op'h'oh or '., mn
opst'hte!. Wi.hout Uss,rs Nv. .',S,
" 80, roneid..r ,heir oa,hs