The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-23
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Wytheville. Va. November 22.-
Guilty Of murder in the second degreV
was the verdict of the jury in the case
of Sidna Allen. for the marder OF
Judge Thornton L. Massie, at Hilfs@
Vile. on March II last. when the Allen
clansmen shot up Carroll County court
killing i've persons. Punishment wAs
fixed at fifteen years in the STATE
Penitenttary at Richmond.
The case was given to the jury at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. but they
were unable to reach an agreement
until / o'clock this afternoon. On the
drst ballot the jury stood five for hrsf
degree. as follows: ]. r Bryant. g Is.
Plummer. d. p. Caldwell. p. c. Conn0fs
and J. K Pugh; one for murder in the
second degree, A. NJ Sells, and six for
acQuittal \, N Gentery. r. c.. Phipp3
& n. Coz. wv. Niekerk. s n. Ha1A
and NJ X. Busic.
Immediately after the discharge Of
the jury, the prosecution announced
that it would next take up another in-s
dtctment against the prisoner. that
charging the murder OF Common-
wealth's Attorney william II. Foster
and court nxed December , ~ Tho
date of trial It was announced that
tho next venire would be summousd
from different places. and from the
eastern part of she State.
Until the case Of Sidna Allen 10 dis
posed of. nothing will be done In the
case Of his nephew. Wesley Edwards.
No Show Of Enot1sa.
The prisoner received the verdict
with no show Of emotion, which was
also true OF his wife. who. sat beside
him. However. the strain OF the trial
shows plainly: he has lost great deal
Of flesh and appears careworn and de-
jected.
Shortly after court convened this !.
morning Judge Staples ordered the
jury brought into the room. and he :
asked II a verdict had been agreed
upon. The foreman replied that t4sy .
had not yet reached an agreement. 0ue
he did not believe the jury We hoDe-
lessly divided. and he thought . YER
dict might be arrived 1t after fuSthoF :
deliberafion.
In response to . question - 70 ths
desire for further Instructions. The
foreman said these were not needed.
but Judge Stples resd 70 them .
second charge, which IVES Identical
With the second instructions read Co
the Floyd Allen Jurors when Il A.
peared ~ II they would not be aoas
to agree. These Instructions wore
among the exceptions noted By the de-
fence In F1oyd's case. but the virginaA
supreme Court. in tn de0tsion aase
week. held that they were proper.
Seeool ChafUe.
Judge StaploOs second dharGe Wo4
as follows:
such 70 the magnitude Of this eaoo
ana the importance Of your outsee
that I feel that must send you osex
to YOUR fury room with a few word1
Of caution and advice
when 2 number Of men are throws
into an intimate relation for . lon9
period of time with all their thouonS
ana attention cs'nered upon one msxs.
there is a natural tendency 70 teAe
d,1erea, views and positions In a.
cn..f,p the matter which they are
called u,on to decide. This IL not ou1y
na,ura' bu, IL Is desirable. I: there -
70 h, that frank interchange OF Sdeoo
necessary to an Intelligent co-opero-
ton ana a satisfactory concurreoces
but along with this tendency there -
snoeser tendency Of the human mtu6
whseh IN 20 Ak deep-rooted In your 0Vp
ninds uuxarraated opinion In yo1r
.ara~s, effort TO convince others
tendency which. ~ yielded 60. VII -.
s,roy the very end you have IN VIEW
II. IS not your power OF ~
..on the cIearness OF your views. -
n. ,us,,c~ OF vow iadfviduai e~pesus
.,or.. or the armness Of your miaA -
viii which you are here swern % ~
ana desermine. bot the issue q a.
ea.e. which IL the guilt or sunoooo0
az the accused and IL you lee sigs9
~ tina, tssae IN any pride OF o1snso4
xo, nav. done wrong TO yourself -
unIn,.ndcd violence TO your solemn -
usatior. and grave Injustice s1ener -
a.. co-rmoa~ cath or the eccuoe4
when you were seiecss1 go s~eg1
10 try this case. the Law. wnscn -
,nd,0erens between the ooSssee ~
posed in you the coincidence fbes -
vcu,e hear without pre5udsce she 'ssSs
seuce. the Instructions and the 49,.
m.at In THIS case. that yea 49,
deliberate fairly and ,fysahly 49, Z
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