The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-16

back. InC BAH came out above the /
hip bone. was also shot in the calf |
of the leg.
When 1 looked at the prisoner.
continued witness. his pistol was
pointed right towards me. 1 finally
reached the grand jury room. Before
was wounded 1 heard two or three
shots. They came from the north
east corner of the room (where Claude
and Sidna Allen were Standingl."
Mr. Gains testimony plainly led 10
the conclusion that he was shot by
Floyd Allen.
BY the defense: when Allen got
up did YOU see him with a paper in
his hand?''
anybody"
NO"
Saw No Pistol.
Were you attracted by his manner
before he got up?"
When Sheriff Webb started towards
the prisoner did you see q pistol in his
hand?"
NO"
What made you start out?"
Mr.. Allen said he wasn't going
and commenced opening his coat. l
had heard" (here the defense forbade
the witness TO say what he had heard.
Did YOU see commemorative At
pistol
the grand jury ROOM"
toll
Where did you leave Clerk Goad?"
He was at his desk
Where was Sheriff Webb"
Standing in front of Goad's desk"
Where was Sidna Allen?"
81 don't know"
Where was Claude Swanson Al
len?"
u don't know; I don't know any OF
BY Mr.. Wysor. for the prosecution:
hand?"
Nothing. He had a large book
under his left arm
AS Mr.. Cain was shot so soon after
the firing began he could not give a
very clear idea of what had occurred
in the court room.
Another Juryman Witness.
f. b. Faddis, the next witness call
ed is little hard Of hearing. He
tried Floyd Allen. When he heard
Floyd say: Il amt a-goin'." witness,
like several others, sensed danger.
AS soon as he said he wasn't go
ing" testified Mr. Faddis, 4 got up
and started for the door. Mr.. Webb
had then advanced two steps towards
the prisoner. l didn't see either man
get out any gun, but just before
made the next step bullets came so
fast / couldn't tell what was going to
happen.
Il had on a white sweater. L
thought was going TO be shot into
FRAGILE. saw dust fly out of
mans clothes. A bullet had struck
him. Then 1 stopped. 1t seemed to
me everybody was down.
4 saw lady-it looked like the
Ayers girl-struck by something.
Part of her dress went in and then
flew back. I looked back and saw
FLOYD Allen with his gun leveled at
me, but he didn't shoot. His gun was
smoking. The smoke traiIed from
him in the direction of the girl.
made lunge and finally got through
the door. The girl was then about
five feet from the door"
Juror Faddis' testimnny created the
impression that the Ayers girl was
account of what happened before he
got out of the courthouse. Many bull
let's spattered mud and water around
him.
Witness Was a Target.
me defense asked the witness many
quesuohs designed to make him ad-
mt that he was wildly excited and
that he did some magnificent running.
And If he did there was a reason for
II, since he skipped away amidst a
ram OF lea0. Evidently he was q spe-
cial target for somebody.
Where was Miss Ayers when Won
first saw her?'
Five or six feet from the door
II looked like she was kinder down,
being run over"
Was Floyd Aliens pistol smoking
when you looked at him ?"
1t was leveled at me. I didn't
wait to see."
DO you mean to say that the
smoke of Floyd Aliens gun came
clear across the room?"
The smoke came from that Uav
ana he had his gun in his hand"
Did Miss Ayers fall when she was
shot?"
II think she was already down."
MT. Faddis testified that after he
had ceased his flight a good deal of
blood was found on his clothing. Evil
gently he got 1t from some one else
although hole, subsequently found
IN his sleeve, indicated that a bullet
came dangerously near striking him
Another of Floyd Aliens former
triers appeared on the stand-C. L.
Howell, the foreman of the jury. He.
too. got alarmed when "Old Floyd"
said, Il amt a-gOing," and fumbled
his sweater.
when he bounced up" said the
witness, a stalwart young man, Il was
sitting next to the clerk. I got up
and started right down in front of
the jury. I kept my eye on Allen |
until 1 got even with him, and after
l passed him / never turned to look
back. I was going into the judges !
room when the firing began. I was
Just looking my way clear to the door /
Some one closed the door of the |
Judges room" Mr.. Howell came back |
into the court room after the shoot |
ing was over. He described the po-
sitions of the dead and wounded.
when Sheriff Webb expired he had |
a toothpick between his teeth" said |
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