The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-15
BULLET MADE HOLE
/. IN JUDGES CHAIR
1t Is Found in Excelsior Pad
ding and Removed in Pres
ence of Jury.
HELPS THEORY OF DEFENSE
Clerk Dexter Goad Is Important
Witness in Trial OF
Sidna Allen.
HELPS THEORY OF DEFENSE
Especial to The Times Dispatch

Especial to The TfmeS-DiSpatcn.J
wythevilIe, Va, November 14.-All
doubt as to whether or not certain
hole in the chair occupied by Judge
Thornton l. MassIe at the time he
was slain was made ny = bullet was
removed to-day in the trial Of Sidns
Allen. when the EXCELSIOR padding on
the back of the chair was removed
in the presence Of the jury. and the
bullet which made the hole found In
this the defense sees support OF It's
theory that Judge Massie was killed
by one OF the court officials, and not
by one Of the Aliens. as it is claimed
the location OF the bullet was such
that it must have been fired from
that corner Of the room in which the
court officers were standing
Clerk Goad, on whose head the de-
Tense tries to place the blame for tho
tragedy, was a witness to-day ana
related the incidents Of the tragedy
in much the same manner he did at
former trials He was mistaken on
cross determination
Other witnesses testified As to al
legged threats made against the court
by Sldna Allen and his brother. Floyd
Allen. -
The chief witnesses to-day were
James N. Early and Dexter Goad. the
CORNER one Of the jurors and the lat
ter . conspicuous figure In the tragedy
and an Interesting witness In the
present case. one OF the theories OF inc
defense being that there was III Feel.
ing between the Aliens and Goad ana
that the FIRST overt act in the tragedy
was taken by Goad- The wttness.- IN
examination-in-chie stated the CIR
cumstances leading up to the TRAGEDY
and the part taken by himself and
the other actors therein With the
evidence Of this witness there were
rendered six or eight indictments
seainst the or;sone. the Edwards boys
and Others in Carroll Circuit Court. %
which the defense objected The judge
admitted them with Instructions to
the Jury that the indictments could
not be considered as tending To prove
ANYTHING contained in them, out merely
the fact that the indictments we're in
existence
The witness was subjected to long
and searching cross-examinatioa. His
evidence followed the line given by
him in .h. previuos trials. without ma.
teaai change
Wsy CsarsD1e To-Day.
IL IS thought that Tue Z pms1cu~eaNn
will conclude the eyidencc-in-chie'
Tomorrow. The trend OF questions "a
IN. part Of the Commonwealth indi-
cate. that the th,ory q. arss. thst
there was . conspiracy and Also fhae
the fatal wound inflicted on Judge
Mas.ie was ~ the hands II the p-is-
ouer.
The defense BY crcss-eSasn:aafion
endeavored 20 draw out such facts as
would throw doubt on these points and
discredis the witness by conflicting
statements or statements inconsistent
With those Of ,fher witnesses.
The continued cross-eSArninsficn %
Mr.. Buxton. went into minute details
as to the acts OF Goad. the witness. The
defense also endcavored to show that
sheriff webb was shot by the wit
ness. who carried a pistol. and or
der.s a new automatic pistol and two
ammunition cases Of $50 cartridges
during the December previous 20 the
tragedy. No change was made In evi-
depce 81 this witness a. gives IN
former trials.
W. n Hawks. cf t.amhsburg. Carroll
County. who has not testified hereto
fore. was the next witness We test.
fed as 10 threats 90 Floyd Allen ~
N n BIsckweirs residence. stains
fCcntinrsd on seventh PageD