The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-22
VERDICT MAY Be
RENDERED TO-DAY
No Agreement Is Reached Alter
Four Hours Delibera-
ton.
PRISONER SHOWS STRAIN
Last Day of Trial Given Up to
Closing Arguments for Both
Sides.

Wyrheville, Va. November 2l.-Ar-
gument in the case Of Sidna Allen.
charged with the murder OF Judge
Thornton L. Massie, was concluded 1t
8 o'clock this afternoon and the case
wes Siven 70 the jury. AZ o'clock
tonight no agreement had been
reached a to a verdict. and. court was
adjourned over until Tomorrow.
Three speeches. were made in the
case up to the dinner hour. The first.
thirty minutes in length. was made
by B. ". Stras, Jr. for the defense.
IN which he set forth the three
grounds upon which the Common
wealth bases its demand Tor verdict
in the first degree, and upon which
theories instructions are based. The
first is upon the ground OF conspiracy.
in which the contention is that the
prisoner is guilty II he was party to
that conspiracy: second, that IL the
prisoner was present and Intentionally
aided and abetted the perpetrators of
the murder: and. third. II the fatal shot
wa. Intentionally fred by the prisoner.
These several grounds were discussed.
and from the evidence 1t was argued
that neither was tenable. The evil
dence was gone into quite fully and
applied to sustain the speakers view.
". s Poage. 70. the Commonwealth,
was the next speaker. and in ORA
matioally delivere( argument Of one
hour and fifteen minutes asked for .
verdict OF murder in the first degree
He alluded to the fact that the de-
Tense had appealed for symDarhy on
account Of the wife and children Of
the prisoner. saying that the widows
made and children rendered fatherless
by the unlawful and malicious acts OF
the defendants far outnumbered those
who would suffer oy the prisoners ex-
plating bis crime In the electric chair.
Duxtsa fer Defense.
Judke J. c. Buxton followed NJ.
Poage. for the defense He paid q
graceful acknowledgment to the pee
siding Judge, the court of'ieers and the
counsel for the pr 1secution Cor the
courtesies shown him. He, like all
the other attorneys. gave most OF his
time TO q discussion Of the conspiracy
theory, DEPRESSING occasionally 70 make
points and give impressions On other
phases Of the case and arguments
which had been made He stated that
he would not have permitted the chill
drer OF the prisoner to come into the
court. but that the mother mad no
one with whom she could leave
them, and that In this. the dire trial
Of her husband. she felt it her duty %
be with and sustain him. G1ing to
the beautiful faxen-hsared girl, about
four years old. sitting near in ner
mothers lap. he laid his hand IN her
head and said: tine Saviour said. of
such is the kingdom OF heaven
Mr.. Buxton In detail took up the
evidence 70 sustain his theories and
to show n pm facts and circumstances.
m well Is statements OF Witnessed
that there could have been no conspsr-
acy. He also referred 20 the inaun-
s,s,euc:es and contradictions Of the
witnesses. showing
tina, the prosecute IN relied on q part
Of the evidence Of some Of the w.t.
nesses and repudtNted other parts.
His close was most impressive - he
rectsed rsverentIy to the Jury the
praySr It the end Of the communioa
services: Direct us, o Lord. In all our
kays, ana further % On all our under.
sakinea~ Judge Buxton. though CON.
ing . stranger. made ane impressaon-
CSOesU0o0g AsgUOeoe.
J. c. wySor commences the conclue.
ing argument for the Commonwealth
It 2:se O'Clock, closing at O'clock He
mode Q ssrsae argument commenting
fuzzy upon TIE evidence. and laying
stress upos tie fsct that the psio0ner
VINO esossAe1 Sn ~ 0Wn behalf hal
Sesu c0us1adSc1ed - many mae0rso1
points 50 Re evidence BY no 1ess shsa
twenty-five witnesses. ana susta3ned
b. only sArse. two Of whom were -
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