The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-01
MORE PETITIONS
FOR CLAUDE COME
Governor Has Not Yet Read
Papers Submitted-De-
cision This Week.

Although Governor Mann adheres
strictly to his announcement that he
would not discuss the Allen case with
any one until his decision has been
reached, stilI more documentary pleas
flooded the executive Offices yesterday.
Additional petitions for Claude Aliens
life came from the Rev. @. ". Nc
DANIEL and Judge n. H Hairston. while
Mr.. Willis cent In a typewriter copy
of the points advanced in his address
at the public hearing Friday.
The Governor did not even get to
the consideration of the papers yes .
terday. All day his secretaries were
busy sorting the mass OF documents
and attempting to put them In some
kind of order to be handled as rapid
IL and connectedly az possible by the
Governor. II Is expected that he VIII
take the papers under consideration
Immediately. and after Weighing the
points for and against the commute
ton Of Claude's sentence, to make
nublic his final decision the !irst part
Of this week
In spite OF the fact that the GOV
ernor will probably never more than
glance
lions wishing some evidence more con-
cisive than the signatures OF several
thousand uninformed persons, the Al
lan supporters continue to fill reans
~ paper with names and dump them on
the executive ONCE. The petitions Will
nrobably carry about as much weight
with the Governor as those sent TO the
Supreme Court of Appeals
What of Floyd AIienf
r, will be interesting to the major
fty Of people to see what action 'he
Governor will take regarding o'o
FLOYD in case he grants Il commute
ton TO Claude While the Alien sym
pathtzers. in their efforts TO save tne
Younger mans life. have thrown the
entire blame upon the father and put
him out of their pleas, most OF the
evidence upon which they now urge
Ciaude's cormut7tion they aoVenceu
originally in Floyd's behalf
In the opinion Of many who listened
to the public hearing Friday. the cause
m, petittoners urge was badly Ham-
aged by the statement OF facts given
go coolly by John $ Draper. attorney
for the prosecution OF the Alien out
laws His exposition of evidence
showing that Dexter Gosd did not draw
his gun until he had been struck IN
,he cheek By bullet and his recital
y, Judge Bolens assertion OF having
seen Claude fire the first shot or the
tragedy, appeared to carry grave
weight with the Governor Just what
influence M Diapers statement may
nave upon Caude's chances 10 PROB
lematicai
While unknown ard unseen FRIENDS
are busying themselves In his oenal'
the object Of so much agitation IS
sitting calmly IN his death cell, seem
ingly determined to meet with unnincn-
ing eye whatever fate the Governor
and Justice shall mete out to MIN fo9
his horrible crime. Firm IN his ssser-
tons that he is prepared TO die II his
life be demanded as forfeit Clsuoe
nevertheless is naturally keeniy in
terested in every move that is made
nv the people who are urging his COM
mutation
Never out Of his narrow cell OF steel
and bars. Claude contents himself Win
talking TO his father across the pass
areway. reading the Bible and eagerly
scanning the daily papers To all sp-
pearances. old Floyd has reconciieo
himself entirely TO expiats with his
life the death OF FIVE people in the
HiusvflIe. courthouse last March IL
Both men are quiet and orderly pTis-
o1e-s