The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-11
ALIENS PREFER
TRIAL IN CARROLL
Have Friends There and Will
Probably Abandon Motion
for Change of Venue. 81
JUDGE 70 DECIDE TO-DAY
Search Tor Two Missing Men
Narrows TO Effort to Starve
Them From Hiding.

Hardly doubt now remains. Judging
from all available information ON the
Hubjcct. that all Of the Allen elan In
diced for the courthouse murders VIII
be tried in Carroll county. In fact.
1t Us predicted that when the attor-
neys appear before Judge Waller X,
Staples in Wythcvilc to-day am coun-
eel for the defence VIII Withdraw tho
application made in Roanoke on March
80 FJr chang" % Nenlc for FLOYD
Alien. No change was even asked for
In Oehalf az Victor NJ Allen OF cf
Bird Marion
In fact. the lawyers for FLOYD Allen
must have realized that their prayer
would not be granted. They offered
only the unsupported affidavit Of the
prisoner himself. to the effect that
ne did not believe lie could get fair
trial in Carroll. ard that he should
be arraigned in Eoanok; lawyers
htiniy settled IN Virginia that no
chanRe OF venue will 10 granted on
the Word of the accused alone but tina,
IL must be amply supported by outside
evidence that must not only be CON
NihfinE, but also dislntcrcsted. This
WIG isld down more than half o cen
,ury ago In tho case OF Wsimuley va.
the Commonwealth, recorded In 10
Grattan.
Trinis Mt IIiii,vilIc.
fho feeling is almost universal t,,a,
INC Aliens VIII have better chance
ih carroll than anywhere else. for thev
nave friends IN that COUNT. II ia
therefore. believed 10 be n,oraiy -
1illsvile % ""a ~
As to the date. It Is supposed Inn,
'aoEc Staples viii TX 1t to-day a.
thoush this is.not certain. In thu nm
OF hehnite pronounccment from
I'm on ms subject. The presumption
would be 'hat the trials viii prora.d
az Hiiisviilc on April 20. the dat m
"H'c" circuit Court was adjourned
change or venirc In drawlu,, q
.HUf| from some rather distant mar,
OL the state, is regarded as quite like
~ 1t Is not believed such tur%
would IN any case come from either
l.hiaski' "ythe or GrGyson counties
SINCE Judge Massie was well known
aud beloved in all the places in hit
circuit.
VIII Mike No Mistake.
Inc attorneys for The prosecution
are weighing every step or the prn.
ccedine so that there shah be no pos
h!biiity of reversal IN This case. Thee
believe the trial should be had In tho
very room where the crime was corn.
'ntted. but are not likely 10 insiet /,
iH supposed. on Carroll county fury
Duration OF the trials is not likely
70 be long. The arst case WIN CON
fume the most time since many ties,
matters VIII be settled curing its pro
grqss which Will therefore not come up
again Ten days may suffice 10 dis
pose of ali six men who are now in
the Roanoke jail.
u Is no secret among the men en-
EaScd In the prosecution that they re-
gard Floyd Allen as the most impor-
'ant defendant. Sidnn Allen, who is
stili q fugitive. comes next.
Progress of the Hunt.
The hunt for Sidna Allen and Yves
ley Edwards continues daily The
number OF detectives has been stead
iy reduced, until now there Is a bare
dozen in the mountains. At no time
has there been q searching party OF
more than thirty. and the reports rang
ing from hfty TO 200 have been ex-
nRgeEntions Tho ten OF twelve men
now on duty can follow up clues,