The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-28
BEGINS ITS FIGHT
TO SAVE CLAUDE
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id l don't recoliect anything about
IT."
Mr. Poage, after few oth.r ques-
tons. asked:
How far were you from Floyd
Allen when he jumped up and said
Gentlemen. atn't going?"
"oh. 1 reckon about eight or ten
feet"
You knew what he meant when he
said that, didn't you?"
Byrd looked rather reproachfuny at
Mr.. Poagc. paused, rolled his black
SLOUGH hat around in his hands then
replied warlly: We'll, now. that's n
answer can't exactly tell
Well did you know what it meant?'
persisted Mr.. Poagc.
"Oh, l thought 1t likely meant tina,
| something might happen
We'll. where did the first shots
come from?' asked MIR. Poagc.
Ignorant About First shot.
Turning his head sQuarely 10 the
judge, Byrd replied emphatically:
Gentlemen, II | had to die | could
not tell YOU where the first shots came
from"
Did you have any conversations
With any OF the Aliens the THURSDAY
morning just before the shooting"
NO. sir; If 1 did. 1 don, recollect
any"
Then why did you 20 down TO the
Eiankenship stable right after the
shooting where the Aliens conEregat-
cd?''
Well. walked around a piece after
1 got out of the courthouse. just
go around town
What did you whisper into FLOYD
Aliens ear when YOU knclt down by
| him at the stablc?"
Now that was like this: Floyd look
ca UP as If he was dying, and ne sort
o motioned me with his hand So !
stopped down BY him and he said.
some one tell my poor old wife ma,
| I'm pretty nigh all gone. Treat he,
right after I'm gone. and tell her no,
| te Srieve too much"
What Gid you say - HIM"
| SAID something. l forget exacti,
| what but guess I just said we'll"
turning 10 another tack, Nh Poac
| asked; You said moment ago thai
YOU are poor Then where d'd you &c,
that 500 that was found on Won xf7r,,
You were arrested"
Why. got it last winter wear
aeo FOR hauling some lumber to Mount
AIRY for man Then ! sold some 1.-Two
stock during the fail"
| mere IS that money now"
sharp Kchukc to Lawyers.
Judge y II. Haifston. at the defense.
table, exclaimed: Il cont know as
that's any Of your business"
Before Attorney Ioare could rer,y
1" judge Hairston judge Staples ran.
ped the attorneys 10 order and DELI.
cred the sharpcst rebukc Of the MANY
re mas been obliged TO dispense 10 IN.
opposing counsel since the trial be.
San.
Listen gentlemen. II am obltgo,
/" call your attention to this matte,
aEa,n' VIII certainly impose d inc
RMS unnecessary wranpline anon.
counsel must cease. II YOU have Oh.
lections to make. make them to III.
court and ] viii pass upon them"
Meckly the attorneys bowed thei.
heads IN acknowledgment Of tn.
warning and for tho rest Of tho ses.
sloia mere WAS peace. perfect peace
between the lawyers.
Then Byrd took It UPON himself :,
| Supplement his last answer = nm
later hy saying ~ tel you all. didu'
GET any of that money from tho ri
When court opened this morning tn
Commonwealth recalled Detective II
q.
he had found SSi6i In Claude's clothe
When ne arrested him two weeks afte
IN" shooting. Lucas also Identified
photograph of the Carroll count,
courthouse, which was put In evidence
The Commonwealth then rested il,
case in-chi"t, ana the attorneys 10
,h' defense retired tor over an hor
- confer on a plan Of campaign nrains
m 'omnon"ea!th's admittedly power
IuI compilation Of evidence.
FIRST Nitnis, foe Defense.
Harry Ntlkerson, . mere lad wa
the hrs' witness for tn. dcfcnge. II
s"'d Friel Allen and Wesley Edward
ead como into Cochrane's restauran,
"here ne was employed. and rad cate
there. II" said l'ricI had left HE as
coat when they loft hurrlcaIy az IA
coirthouse bcll rang but Wi!korso
7 sdld trieI had often le, his coat han
~ inc Restaurant while he went abou
Hnlsvile . Nv
number Of other unimportant Wit
hesses were heard this morning. an
over an hour was consumed by Attor