The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-15
STATE HAS MADE
OUT STRONG CASE
AGAINST ALLIE n
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who saw Fowler sitting beside The
jury. Frazier Faddis. the juryma n.
said Mr.. Willis. saw too much, yet
ran faster than anybody. lie ran all
the way home and scratched his cloth
ing on Il hnrbcd wire fence. attrib-
uting the cut to a bullet.
When Mr.. Wills closed at 1l:lS he
had consumed one hour and forty-six
minutes Just one minute more than
Mi Poagc on the previous day
The next speaker was John $. BRA
per- for the prosecution. lie took up
MI Wiliis's argument as to the per-
sccution Of the Aliens By Goyd II
ms were true. he said, the jury of
twelve men would not have found
Floyd Allen guilty of felony and given
MIN year in the penitentiary. You
saw eleven of these men" he said.
me twelfth was shot from his chair,
where he did his duty
Mr. willis. he said. had bull. UP all
most his entire theory on the practt-
cal!y unsupported testimony OF the
prisoner himseM. has any man" he
asked. ever had greater cause 10 lie
than Floyd Alien: The evidence tears
from min his cloak of assumed limo
cence and reveals him as the perpe-
TRAITOR OF the most atrocious murder
IN the annals of the state"
Some fifteen witnesses. he pointed
ou', say that Floyd Allen fired toward
william VI. Foster.
Then the prisoner had put lmpossi-
PIE words into the mouth of the dead
Judge Massie. when HI said the Judge
told him he might carry a pistol in
defiance OF law. BUT advised him TO
use smaller and less conspicuous ono
II necessary. Allen could nave secured
" permit from the court to carry a
concealed weapon Judge Massie's
whole life. asserted Mr. Draper. be-
speaks such a statement TO be a lie.
The rear reason for that pistol. ne
continued. was "to Kill Bill Foster
before the sun went down" Ana
Judge Massie had incurred the enmity
OF the Aliens by causing them to be
prosecuted and by making them fear
ne would put stripes upon them.
1T is a great pl;y." shouted AIr.
Draper. that the court officers did not
sncot quicker and straighter Judge
Massic might he living. Foster might
be living. Webb might be living: per
haps men who are outlaws would not
Character witnesses. he said might
count IN cases OF forgery or emb ez-
Element. or If there was doubt as to
CUNT but not in a case of this sort
MI Draper had not concluded when
adjournment was had for lunch. and
resumed his rema rks when the after
noon session began.
one by one he took UP the evidence
or many witnesses contrad!cted by
Floyd Allen. The plea of se!f-defense,
ne said. cannot be substantiated in
any possible view OF the case. He dis
cussed at length the doctrine of rea-
sonabla doubt. strcssing the point that
II must be substantial and not fanci-
.ni' FINALLY, Mr. Draper talked for
the ;!me-honared hanging !nstruc-
t!on." saying that the only hope of
the defense is n hung Jury.
Speech of Judge Oglesby.
He concluded at , O'Clock. and Judge
Nicholas p. oglesSy, OF Bristol. began
MS address. 1t was purely converse
tional In tone. as though personal
talk between the lawyer and Juror.
lie defended Carroll county ard its
people from the imputation of lawlsss-
ness
Judge oglesby said the rescue of the
Edwards BOYS was largely excusable
as Floyd Allen at first asked Samuels
merely TO take of their handcurfs md
the rope with which they ware tied.
Then the prisoner took tha young men
TO Hillsville himself. gave bail for
them, and employed counsel.
Dexter Goad was responsible for the
five deaths. 10 said. Tie clerk had
P.7'V'9' anu SHouIu nave hat none.
Further sheriff. argued Judge Ogles-
ny, should never he armed In a court
room. where there is n crowd. and
that Il would be etter to let a pris-
oner escape temporarily.
The burden of his argument was
that Floyd Aliens testimony was true
ana borne out by much Of tn, evil
dence
4, any conspiracy existed. he thought
1t was or the part OF Dexter Goad
aud Sheriff Webb and the latter's dep
uties armed rs they were
In conclusion, Judge Oglesby plead
ed FOR mercy for Floyd Allen. already
ruined ifan as TO his property.