The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27
SEEK EXEMPTION
BY THE POOR LAW
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attachments against the property OF
his clients husband be dismissed.
The poor law" exemption Is seldom
called to the attention of the court.
II allows certain property to be re-
tanned when attachments are hied.
Made law when the religious liberty
was the principal TO b fought for,
il provides first. for exemption OF
the family Bible Nest la order comes
the family burial plot, church pews
and books, TWO horses may he sept,
allowing one COW and calf. honey bees,
three hogs and chickens To the value
OF ten dollars Meat and food for
stock is limited TO Immediate needs.
Few people gathered III rhe court
house this morning. Hut tomorrow.
WIN the promise or new indictments,
crowds from all parts OF the county
will fill the town.
"I'uritivcs" In Jail.
AS soon as court convened. AIR.
willis asked that all attachments
against the property OF his clients
be dismissed. He declared the two
Z Aliens father and son, and Byrd
Marion. were not fugitives from 1ns-
tice. and could not leave the state,
because they were tonnned in jail.
They had no intentions he said. OF
digposing OF any OF their property.
Four attorneys, i. Floyd Landreth.
yoseph Wssor. John r, Draper and
w. S. Poge. representing families "t
the slain, opposed going into u near
ing, because they had only been given
three days notice. Afterwards fheY
brought out the point that notice
must be given direct TO plaintln They
had not had time, they said, TO GO
into the matter. Again they thou9hl
evidence in the attachment cases ana
evidence in the murder cases be4hs
=
fusion And they said they did not
care to disclose hteir hand in the
prosecution for murder,
Mr.. Willis offered to let IN" EVIL
dence be heard In chambers, but 1"
this the four attorneys objected
Motion Goes Over.
Mr.. willis could not understand, ne
said. why the plaintiffs were not readv
To. have the motion heard, lnss
should not have had the attachments
served, he thought. upon insutltcAnn'
evidence II they had suihclent tNi-
dence, they should De Wiling 10 80
into the matter right away.
II can see no reason. SAID Jhuse
s,auIes in ruling upon tho Hotion,
FOR going into the matter TO-DAY. ne
sides. as the plaintiffs have bfoosh,
out. notice was not made properly
Again. to rush into this hurriedIy
and dismiss these attachments, "onid
work permanent injury to the WIDOWS
and children of those killed. Now,
hv "a postponeinent, only temporary
harm is inflicted upon the families
az the defendants. The object of these
nroccedines liz that the least harm be
done.
..It Is true. as stated here. that evil
dence brought out in the attachment
proceedings will bring confnsion, be-
cause testimony in these cases Is
closely allied with testimony in the
murder cases.
THE families of the men whose
property has been attached will not
suffer unduiy by this arrangement
Judge Hairston and Mr.. Williams
commended that families Of tho pris-
oners would suffer severely by the
attachments They said II tn" men
ever needed all they owned 1t WAS
now.
Victor Allen, they said. they woula
show was innocent and that 1t was
unfair 10 hold his belongings
To this attorneys for the plaintiff
replied that all indictments would he
dismissed tomorrow and new ones
- drawn Victor mas Innocent they
said. no indictment would be brought
against him.
brother Turns. Down Floyd.
Judge Staples refused TO say to-
day to what date he will adjourn
the special term of court tomorrow.
1t ID generally understood, however.
that the term will begin again April
10. when the murder cases Will be
called.
Victor NJ. Allen. brother OF Floyd
and Sidna. who has had little to
do with his brothers of late years,
has refused financial aid TO Floyd
in defending his life He mas replied
$" r,s'lsa ietrer frutn his brother. written
IN the Roanoke jail. In which he
says he believes him guilty. and viii
not turn his hand To save him. He.
however. told Floyd in this letter that
he believes Floyd's son, Victor, TO
he innocent. and would spend his last
cent to gave him from the chair,