The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-06
ADVANCED TO BAR
WITH GUN IN HAND
Evidence of Witnesses in Case
Against Victor
Allen.
JUDGE BOLEN GOES ON STAND
Prisoners Father-in-Law Arrives
From Kansas to Give
Him Aid.
Especial to Tho Times-Dispatch. !

Special TO The Times spa,ch.l
Wythevilie. Va. September Bon
the opening OF court to-day at Gao
o'clock. Judge d. W. Bolen was the
frst witness for the prosecution in the
case or the Commonwealth VS. victor
Allen. last OF the Carroll County out
laws who shot up the court at Hills
vilie on March H. Judge Bolen went
into full details Of facts and Incidents
leading TO tho shooting UP OF the court.
describing the location of the Aliens
the evening before and also the morn
ing OF the tragedy. Tho witness was
certain and emphatic that the nrst
move In the tragedy was by FLOYD
Allen rising up and saving. Gentle
men. am not a-golng" al.l AMBITION
ing his sweater and drawing his pistol.
and that the first shot came from
Claude Alien who. with s!dna Allen.
was In the northeast corner Of the
courtroom. followed by another shot
from the same location when s,9ns
and Claude Allen advanced hiring to-
wards the judge and court onlcers
THIS was followed by firing from the
south OF the room. and then a general
iusiladc from all parts OF tho room,
ny the Aliens and court officers
The witness under cross -oxamina-
ZION went into details ms 10 the prosa-
cn'ion ana trial ~ Floyd Allen. on,
oi which the shooting grew The evi
denee OF witness was substantially tho
same as ia tho trials OF Floyd and
ciaude Allen Tho oross -examina
ton was addressed in eren, mons
IRE to snow the actions Of tho prisonor
victor Allen, before ana during mo
shooting the effort being to discon.
meet the accused with participation ~
the ARRAY The witness was then quos-
uon'i as 60 tne character Of the ar
,u7ra' and stated that his character
was exceptionally good as a peaceablo
ana quiet man
Inreo hours We're consumed In tho
oNaminiion ~ the witness ana -,
concius Ion tao jury was In possossio.
OF facts and circumstances OF a..
t"stly. the location and position or
par '''f and FUN appreciation
ne case in all its bearings.
'oinpK1ns. an attorney ofHMls-
Y''le who was in INC court room At rho
un.e ~ tne tragedy. was the s.co,-f
''"ess' ana his testimony was also
'Ne same as that given Ia the otn.-
li4a!s- Tho main feature I'm his ovt
aenoe was thai he saw the accused STD,
'o me Nat with pistol In his hsnd.
'ha' ne passed just behind the accuaed
"s nc advanced 70 tho Das as the ty.
ness was soing towards tho door
Preston Fowler the third vitners
vas also eAamined az length. the chtcf
bo!nt oi his evidence beng thar f7loyd
Nien. the prisoner under trial ami
""" HaH Just heeen convicted ana SON
,,N'ea at 90 about tho time tho iudre
directed tho sheriff TO take charne n,
him. got up from hA chair and tra,..
"'s PISTOL and that he saw the Dist,l
IN his hand before any sho, was o,ad
nus witness also testified TO seeing tha
accused advance towards the bar ,v.th
a Pistol III HIS hand
iotn1at io1 was laid for Contradictions
ny reacins from the evidence in for
mer trials. and statements made ~.
me witness to other parties I'm con.
A.ct with his present evidence.
me witness for contradiction wa.
"al"ea' out eonnot be examined until
S"c Commonwealth rests it's case
cyrus Phlbbs. tho neXt v.iincr. .isa
testified TO seeing the accuscd .1,.n 49,
70 inc nar on the evening before IN.
tragedy and put his hand I'm his hi,
pocket from which he could plainly
$50 lhe Impression OF "a revolver gotb
"i tHesc witnesses wcro subjected IA
l4s4H cross examination ana the d..
tense WIZ evidently attempt To ais.
credit the evidence when takinr rs
evidence. Cncontradicted ana stand =
ing in It's fun force. the theory ana
contention OF the defense mat vietor
Allen did not have pistol and TOOK
no part in the shooting viii fan
Dexter Goad, the clerk o: Carroll
County. and conspicuous ngure IN
these cases. was then introduced ana
was on the stand at adjournment us
was used to Identity the indiotncn,
against Floyd Allen in Carroll couniv
and upon which he was convicted ma
sentenced to ono year In the penitnn-
uary. lie gave history of tho cir.
oumstances leading to the shooting
The trial VIII probably consume as
much or more time than tho others 40
each point is bitterly contested Vim
foundations laid for contradlctio,
which Will involve the examination ~
good many witnesses not used IN
trials Of the other parties
The prisoner bears up well and Is
, sustained by the constant attendance
Of his father-in-law. William WISER
who = here all the way from mis- home
in Kansas to give his aid and supnort