The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-03
[OYD ALLEN
|lDRR|ED WHEN
Il TRIAL BEGINS
,o;nia Outlaw Faces Jury
nen With Expression of
Gravity and Displays
Nervousness.
+ATE,S ATTORNEY
sCORCHES FEUDlST
Inesses for the Prosecution
ID the Story of the Muir
lei of Judge MaSsie and
! Other Court Officers,
tTE,S ATTORNEY
sCORCHES FEUDlST
atinnal NeNs Service.

|. .,ernational News Service.
~yTHEvII.LE, Va. May 2.--F1oy2
Allen, typical native of Nir-
A piuia's ISOLATED hills. today.
probably for the first time In
z his life, arrived At a realization
/. 5etermInallon OF the law when IL
xith the man who has taken human
wrecks pso. whcns he was found
4 of a minor offcnse: Allen and his
Iocl, The law into their own hands
.torKed their guns until four Of their
.cutors and an Innocent spectator
dead. Today. propned up In an
|>halr To alleviate The pain OF his
Wounds, Allen heard = new prosecu-
Ihunderously dcnounce him as lhe
of tho most atrocious
n In The history Of the world, heard
d his own region and kind fear
\ tel OF the prisoners play on
1ccaslon OF his last appearance in
/ and OF his threats To Kill. both be-
And after the Hiilsvlllc tragedy.
H. Bss no defiance in Aliens counte-
T. ee he heard these rccltalS He
n IN Expression Of gravity and WAS
bug frequently he WINGED.
|oIment Is Read.
< jIiroIs took their seats AT $50
H~-twevc ruddy Young men. AL
|Fo clean shaven, TcR minutes
'udge Staples took his place on the
md the clerk proceeded To rcad tho
'|cnt upon which Allen will be iricd.
[Ees Allen with the murder OF Com
[RltI Attorney William +. Foster
seyersl counts sets forth the Hills
'oHor In great detail. Foster. il
'5' Was struck by nrc bullets and
thirty minutes.
gers tnen explained TO the jury
'e defendant might be found guilty
st-ucGree murder. which means
second degree murder. which
Imprisonment FOR from five TO
years; voluntary manslaughtcr.
*pe 10 I'VE years, Or OF Involuntary
lighter. which Is punishable by a
u iail sentence.
cutor's Address
"Fsoi' chief counsel FOR the state.
opening address characterized the
Hns as ruffiuus, outlaws and cold :
assasslns. He laid great stress
enarge of conspiracy.
prove conspiracy TO Kill" he
doesn't matter whether Floyd
'uhiiy shot Foster or moi, II he
1o conspiracy To kill tie court.
matter who actually killed Eos
'yo Allen would be equally guilty
oster' the Judge and the shcr-
.puend 10 prove beyond rees SON
10y That these men couspired and
h eseo To shoot up the court and
oRn the law.
They had executed the court =
eughter the outlaws were hoard
'he court green. Let's Kill
\ one Of them Then they
intend 10 show that the pris-
united eleven felonles at one
murdered five men and at
= murder six others. because II
. conspiracy he was guilty OF
|; 3 OF Defense.
ddoress OF Attorney r. 81
Tue defense was brief. H. de.
client had been the victim q,
n ,>eserationE. He denied thai
DilsS Nancy hyrcs, II wa,
oil either Clerk Dexter c;oaf
n ns deputies that killed her h.
= usNied the existence Of 4 con,
dp ~ neclared Allen did NOT draw
uhtll after he had been sbo
i; orew 1t from his hip pocl,o. mo-
4 'o'@et beneath his sweater
4 W holen Of IIillsvllle. a ptIla
y mat fights at ali tIncs ro
usder In the mountains. the,
r''hess chair. Judge Bolen sai,
Inc courtroom at the tim
81 Asedy. He had been Elovd A,
4 "A ne decIared that Claud
peg Tragedy.
MN raise his pistol and fire.
The pistol ranged towar
e, Another shot. ihe s.oon,
NJ "% the same direction. ! don don,
= III y f'red 1t. A line or o',.t oon
~ Judge Massie's shoulSer !:
y. Massie at that time wa
Allen. Victor and 1,Io,,, ,r
}sr = rapid fire.. he oontinun,
: .,sa eers returned the fire."
y rboa,, happened Immediately b,
" rvs. Judge Bolen said.
"oKe Massie ordered the shn-;
Z ID me ne, prisoner away. Alien 70,
Z ------lo allo declared, L just "a
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