The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-03
S|DNA ON TRIAL
AGAIN FOR LIFE
Indictment Charges Him With
Death OF Commonwealth ;
Attorney Foster.
ONE OF VENlRE DROPS DEAD
Had Been Accepted as Juror, but
Later Excused-Opening
Statements in Case.

Wytheville, Va, December The
second trial of Sidna Allen. this time
on an Indictment in which he is
CHARGED with the death of Common
wealth's Attorney Foster. was begun
in the Wythe County Circuit Court
here to-day. A jury was secured at
the morning session, the jurors COM
ing from various parts of the State.
In the afternoon the opening state
ments of counsel IN the case were
made. and all is In readiness for the
beginning of the evidence for the
State.
W. c. Seibert, OF Luray, one Of the
veniremen summoned in the Allen case,
dropped dead in the depot Just as he
was about to take the train 10 return
home. Apople~y Is said 10 have been
the cause of his death. Mr.. Seibert
ha5 been accepted as juror. and as
he was abou. 20 retire u the room
informed the Judge that he had been
troubled with an organic affection from
which he had been relieved. but which
might interfere with his duties as
Juror. Another juror was selected
from the panel II was great shock
when court convened this afternoon TO
hear of the death which occurred
few moments before.
The judge. attorneys and court Off
GERS will es cort the remains TO the
station here for the 2 clock train to-
morrow morning. Judge Staples has
appointed J. NJ Sudduth. OF Wythe-
willie. to escort the remains TO Luray.
Jury IL Chosen.
Judge ". X Staples. Of Roanoke, by
designation Of Governor Mann. is pre-
siding over the trial The panel from
which the venire was selected came
from various counties in Piedmont. the
valley and extreme northern counties
If the state. About scventy-iive ap-
reared this morning IN response to the
summons and = this number thirty
four xer. examined before the requ.-
size sixteen were obtained as quail
aes is-o~s From this list the sttor-
news for the defense struck on four as
o-oviaes BIS law. icavinS the following
as the rial jurs
: Brock Pierce. Culpeper County. T.
y Gil orange County. Thomas \
williams. Fairfax County. .. I. Ions,
rsee County. James Madison. orange
county. L T. Buckley. Fairfax Coun-
~ - H. Ford. Fairfax County. (. J..
Graves. Page County. G. g. Gelncr.
o-arrc county. Amber Vowel Cui-
r.rer county c. IT, Hunter. FAIRFAX
coantv T. =. Hopkins. Rockingham
County.
After swearing the jury And the
sheriff and his deputies as Is usgai.
me cour; adjourned until . o'clock.
when the opening statements were
made
The opening statement for thc Com
fnouwealfh was made BY J. ~. Wysor.
o. Pulaski who nrst stated the law
Governing such cases. then The con-
uection Of each % the parties eneasec
ia the shooting. and the threats made
BIZ the various participant IN the
TRAGEDY. laying particular stress on
the threats q FLOYD Alien. In which
he said he would XII Judge Massie.
BE then commented on al tho Aliens
fsfra armed. and ~. positions taken
fv fhrm and the two Edwards pos q.
ssts stated that or thc evening boz
Tor. the shooting they occupied TIE
SAM rositious that they I'D OIL she
morning ~ the shooting fe rr-
ferred o. the fact that tho shcrin
and his Deputies. by statute. had a
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