The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-11-28
WAIT ON Mann
In ALIENS BEHALF
RICHMO-N -SneeIal.-

II c II II On D@Special.-
The Rev. George ". MS Daniel,
pastor of the First Baptist
ChurC h; Judge n. ii. Halrston and
MIR. X. III. Willis, of Roanoke,
counsel for the Aliens; MIR. w. s.
Forbes, prominent citizen, and
Dir. Polk Miller, the welI-known
druggist and entertainer, COM
posed the members OF a commit
tee tket appeared before
Governor Mann ana presented n
mammoth petition asking for
continuation OF the sentence of
young Claude Allen.
IL was soon after the noon hour
when the committee appeared.
The visitors were at once asher
ed into the audience room of the
Governor, the door being closed
after they had entered. Several
newspaper men were i'm the outer
room and waited till the commit
tee reappeared.
The session with the Governor
was brief, and when the party
came out DIR. Nc Daniel said that
they had merely presented what
petitions were in hand, and that
Governor Mann had set Friday,
November 29th, at noon, rs tile
time when he will receive the
committee again, as well as 9TH
ers who may wish TO discuss the
case. All other petitions are ex-
peCted 10 be I'm hand by that time.
just how many names there
are signed TO the petitions which
we presented today do not
know" said DIR. No Daniel, who Is
handling the affair. There are
many thousands of them, however,
the State. There viii be many
others I'm hand before the date set
Tor the next hearing by the Gov
ernor."
Captain c. S. Smithson and En-
ginecr w. A. Jenkins, of Crewe,
representing the railroad men OF
the Norfolk and Western, called 10
see Governor Mann today. They
have both known Governor Mann
for years, and they were named as
a committee from the railroad
men OF .Crewe and other points
east of that place TO come to this
city TO ask That Claude Allen be
given life sentence. ~..
You see, we do not ask that
he be pardOned," said Mr.. Jen-
kins, who IS an intelligent and
mus h-in-earnest. man. .'He is a
young man, and we believe that
he should be given. q chance to
live and see the folly of his crime.
His execution would not bring
back the life of any of the dead,
and by letting him live IL would
make an Impression on others who
would recall that he Is in the
prison for life for a crime against
The laws Of the land--a basty and
tll-advised act Of a young man."
Governor Mann will not again
discuss the case with any one. He
mas determined that ne viii give
a final hearing at the time named
above He does not care to have
the subject brought up each day
between now and that time 10
the distraction Of other business
Of importance.
lac and Dir. Willis has agreed
that .it would be nnpecessarv 90
begin action for Federal ftiterfer-
ence In the case OF Claude Allen
Sill after Governor Mann had Dis
posed of the case. He said there
would be ample time for that ac-
ton at that time. and that there
was no OK casion for cOmpIicating
the matter.
Papers looking 60 the transfer
the United States Supreme Court
are nosF in course OF preparation
by Clerk III. Stewart Jones. of 1he
Virginia Supreme Court, though
IL max lie n day or so before the
necessary certificate ana accom-
panying record Is ready. Possibly
the papers viii be presented TO
Chez Justice White Ga Washing
ton tDmorrOw though this Is by