The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-24
R EPEAT STORIES
OF COUR TMURDERS
Floyd Allen and Son Victor les
tify in Behalf OF
Claude
NO NEW FACTS BROUGHT OUT
Former Leader OF Carroll County
Clan Still on
Stand.
IspeeIal 10 10 Tlmes.D!.patch

Special TO The Times D!spatchl
Wytnev.iie, Va. July -5-rn, de-
Tense resumed the examination OF u,
witnesses this morning m the case ot
the Commonwealth VS.. claude Allon
Tor the murder Of William NJ Foster.
81 Carroll county. i've witnesses nav
ins been examined at Adjournment Tor
dinner.
/ Noah Rigney was inc arst witness
introduced. lie testified to having
seen Cabel SuiclIer 81 up TO tIOyd
allen and feel his pulls. while tine
latter was warming az the stove the
e'enins before the shooting This
same fact was testified to By Alvin
4 Ca and Cabel Strlckler yesterday and
is Intended to throw ooubt OF tho
idea Of conspiracy. Several witnesses
i'r tho Commonwealth iaye sworn to
iaViug seer Ciaud. .il,n. trc urls-
o"cr. feel his fathers pulse AZ the
stoYe. and TO have Heard Floyd ask
/ II inc boys were all ready.
/ Charlie Vaughn was introduced 10
| corroboaate the statement OF Noah
/ l.igney, but this witness became con
/ fused so on the stand that he was
I unable 20 give any clear account OF
himself or anybody else. Upon re-
Ieated questions b. the Common
/ wealth as to what particular part or
/ Carroll county he was from. he only
answered that he was from Carroll
county. Va. The greater rart OF the
tune no made no answer but grin
lied.
John Ferris. member Of the jury.
10 show the position in the courtroom
occupied by webb, Foster and others
a. the time Of the shooting and dur
Ing the few minutes p.eceediug
r. g. Wilson, cashier of the bank
at HAlsvllle. was the las, witness In
tIoduced before adjournment. He tes-
titled that Sidna Alien haG s652.7s de-
/ posted in his bank at tle time OF the
tragedy, having made TWO large d.
rosits only Il few days before. This
was intended TO show there had peen
/ nc plan and arrangement between the
ALIENS. and that the shooting came un.
/ eNpectedly.
Three witnesses were exanined this
/ afternoon. Green Robson. Victor Al
len brother Of the prisoner and Floyd
Allen his father.
Green Robson told the same gen
eral story concerning the incidents
which occurred inside the courthouse.
maintaining throughout his exarlina-
ton that he never would have LETT
I the courthouse unless ngshed out hy
/ tie crowd; that he iiever got scared
even If there We're ABOUT 100 shots
i.red. This witness claims Dexter
/ courthouse by nring Al Friel Allen
and later swapping his pistol at the
witness himself
Victor Allen was the second 10 tes-
/ tlfy this afternoon He told the same
aicry OF the tragedy and the part
played in 1t by himself and others
as on the former trials in which he
/ his presence at Hillsvirc In the same
manner as before, telling the same
( story and sticking to IT He was
much tho best witness introduced for
the defense to-day
/ Floyd Allen was on the stand for
/ nearly two hours. and at the time
Of Adjournment his REORGANIZATION
| nomination, sought to contradict the
statements OF several witnesses who
! testified for the Commonwealth. and
| to show prejudice on the part OF
! others against tho Aliens. He still
maintains that Dexter Goard sent him
the message through John Moore that
II he would work for him in the cleo
ton. Goad would select a jury which
would clear him. Upon the cross-ex-
! animation by Mr.. Wysor. Floyd stout
/ ~ denied that he had made any
threats as testified 20 oy witnesses on
/ Saturday. Court adjourned at 6;l5
/ o'clock.
floyd Allen Is sun on crutches. and
las TO be brought from the Jail to the
courthouse in an automobile He
seems to he in much better health
lhan when he testified. as does his son
Victor The latter Is very pale and
thin-lookng and shows the effects OF
his long confinement. The prisoner at
the bar seems to be standing the con-
frement better than any of the pris-
oners. The prisoner himself ana the
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