The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-05
VICTOR ALLEN PUT
ON TRIAL FOR LIFE
Jury Is Secured Quickly and
Opening Statements
Made.
VENIRE FROM MONTGOMERY


Especial 20 Tho Times Dispatch.
Ny'hcville Va, September i-Victor
Allen tbs last ~ tile noted Carroll
County outlaws who shot up ,h, count
on March ~ to be tried. VAS bror.ht
TO Wythevino las, nirh, by "A squad
or Baldwin Feits detectives. and his
trial was oegun This morning a vonire
81 hity men having been summoned
from MONTGOMERY County Tho se-
lection OF inry was begun this morn
Ing az $3.50 O'Clock. By 1850 o'clock
thirty nine men mad been examined
and sixteen accepted. -Four ~ this
number were struck on this after
noon The following is "a list % thos,
e@"m!nei. rejected aud accepted ana
the reason therefor
H. G. Akers excuscd. Conscientious
saruples against capital punishnent
J. g "aithaun. excused. eonscirrti-
'ment
Il B Heubton. excused. con.eienti-
rous seruples against capital punish
T " oIvens. eaoused preeoaeeive4
" Session. excused. conscientious
scrupies against capital punishment.
C. H. BARNES, accepted. challenged
Tor cause.
W. J. scandiand, accepted. challenged
Geo W. Early, accepted. challenged
for cause.
J. a Duncan. excused on aocoun, OF
deafness.
Harvey Taylor accepted
arthur l. Payne. passed over and
excused for cause
chas- W Payne. same.
Frank Ryd!ng. excused. preconceivod
Geo q Atkinson. accepted
T. l. ONineer excused. combinations
seruples against capital punishment
Jas g. Brown. e1cusrd. -onscinr,fors.
scruples against capital punishment
Edsar Cation. excused. 4-ecOue.l,et
opinion.
X r. Collins, excused. preconeelvea
opinion.
Henry " Haries accepted.
Waie. excused BY cour,
Alexander BLACK. excused relation
TO Judge Massies family
} Wade heivilie. excused, conscien-
t.ous scsupics.
jag A. otey. excused. relation OF
judge Maaaie's family
clayton +. lInAous. accepted
49, g. Aliingcr. accepted.
Charles A. CrGmbpecker. excused
conscientious scruples.
John IS. Reynolds. excused. eonsr!en-
t1ls scrup!es
John G. Brown. accepted.
=. 81. Hrocr accepted.
w ID. crawford excused couscien-
uous scruples
FRANK Evans. excused. deafness
Ellctt g. Atkins accepted.
j. Lou Lawrence. cxcused. conscien-
tlous =crurles.
D. a. Walters accepted.
-. Is. Lucas. accepted.
vs. j. Howard. accepted.
s. j. Shaklln. accepted.
otto W Argiser. excused. precon-
c.ivcd opinion.
j Samuel Weaver. accepted
The prisoner ;ath.r-in-law. Wm.
Wiser OF Kansas. sat beside niin dur
ing tho morning and seemed TO take q
lively interest ia the proceedings.
The counsel FOR the prosecution VIII
he the same as in the fo-
trials, for the defense the same with
tne exception ~ Lawson Worreu The
opening statements for the defense and
the prosecution We're made this after
noon. Much interest is being mani
tested Ia the trial. ana "a large number
OF women were present during ihe
day.
Court opened tine afternoon session
1t $3.50 o'clock, and the prisoner hav-
'lug neen agFalsncd ana pleaded not
guilty IN Carroll Circuit Cour; before
the removal OF the case to Wytne the
prisoners counsel. trum the panel OF
sixteen struck OF Harvey Taylor
lliott c. Atkins j g. walters and
y Samuel Weaver. leaving G. Il
Barnes. ". J. soandland. George ".
Early George 3 Atkinson. iemry ".
Earles. Clayton +. Limkous. r. :. Olin-
ger James G. Brown y C. Broce.
H. K Lucas. W j. Howard ana : j.
Shaklin as the jury in whose hands
the fate OF the prisoner rests. After
being sworn the jurors heard the read
Ing OF the Indictment and charge By
Clerk C. c. Tate. after which the case
for the Common wealth was opened by
j. c Wysor. ln clear statement Mr..
Wysor outlined tho contention or the
Commonwealth describing the circum-
stances OF the tragedy and explaining
the positions OF the Aliens i'm the
courthouse botn on the evening be-
fore and ON the morning of the trag-
edy. lie stated that it VIII be proved
Shat tbs prisoner. Victor was seen with
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