The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-20
Claude Swanson Aliens
Trial Not Likely to
Be Long.
STORY OF JUDGE
BOLEN ENOUGH
Evidence Against Son of Con-
victed Outlaw Leader Will
Quickly Send Him to Elec-
trio Chair-Trial Begins
in Wytheville Court
To-Day.
BY ALEXANDER FORWARD.


Wytheville. Va. May 1e.-On the eve
of the trial of Claude Swanson Allen
for the murder Of Judge Thornton l..
Massie in the Hillsviile tragedy o:
March II. the attorneys for the prose
cution assert with confidence that he
will be more quickly convicted than
was his father. Floyd Alien More di-
rect evidence. they say, is available
against the twenty-five old boy.
Father and son. they expect will go
to the electric chair for their part in
the Carroll courthouse murders. 1t
may be that they Will suffer the death
penalty in the same day.
Are they going to kill all my peo-
pie" sobbed Mrs. Floyd Allen as she
said good-by TO her husband and two
sons. after the formers conviction. and
went back to her desolatc home in car
roll II may be that hor elder son.
Victor Will be spared for "A term in
a prison.
Boien May Convict Him.
II IS belief of the Commonwcal II tn
that verdict OF murder in the first
degree against Claude Allen can be
secured from the evidence of Judge
d. w. Bolen. OF Carroll, corroborated
in details by many Witnesses. Judge
Bolen's testimony is clear and positive
lie said in the Floyd Allen cas-. tho,
he saw Cla ude Allen fire the first shot
In the direction of Judge Massie. them
turning. he saw the lint tiy from the
judges shoulder, where lodged the
bullet that caused his death Judge
Boieu left the impression that mis-
81 tan
lie actually saw tho fatal shot Tired
The defense's theory viii be that
Judge Bolcn is mistaken. and it will be
backed Up by the dying declaration of
Judge Massie-"Sidns Allen shot me-
Tae States attorneys will take Judg,
BoN:n's statement that, when shot By
Claude Allen. Judge Massle sh!vered
and turned in the direction whence
thu bullet came. and a thar moment;
another shot rang out from the same
quarter. Thz contention is that Judge
Massie saw Sidna Allen fire the second
shot and blamed him for his murder.
One hundred men will appear to-
morrow in response to the summon.
of the court as veniromen in tn. sec
ond trial In spite Of the difficulties
attendant on securing the frs; jury.
the Commonwealth lawyers feel tina /
another can b impaneled without
much d;lay Probably some OF tho
searching and hair-splltting queries
formerly asked will be omitted
Some Of the witnesses who appeared
at the Floyd Allen trial hav- not been
summoned this tina. and it is believed
the second hearing will not be pro-
longrd. Repetition will be largely
avoided Many points of law have
now besn settled. and there Will not
be so much speech making
Floyd Alien Suffering.
Floyd Allen is not we'll and has
not been dressed since HIS conviction.
lie complains o. rheumatism. and lies
on his cot in his cell. but ne is fairly
cheerful and eats well. Ns.ther he nor
any other prisoner will discuss the
case nor the conviction of Floyd Al
len. and the guards hear nothing.
S!dna Edrxa rds Is better. and no
longer complains OF his eyes. The
remaining prisoners arc quite we'll.
Claude Allen Will go to the witness
stand in his own defense. and will
again claim that he nred only at Dex-
Ter Goad because he was shooting at
pap"
Attorneys vysor and Draper, for the
prosecution. came up from Pulaski
this afternoon ny automobile The
typewritten record in FLOYD Aliens
case comprising i.57e pages. was de-
iivercd TO them tonight.