The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-12

at the close OF Claude Aliens trial,
was tremendous 1t gave the impress
sion to the bystanders that the de-
PENDANT had been fabricatine testi-
mony and the Commemorative at
torney 50 argued before the jury Since
the trial. il has been discovered that
no one of these men was in Hlisvine
the day Goad made the statement.
Does not this look gravely suspicious1
Was 1t not a cruel and cunning piece
Of Fabrication by Goad and his al
lies
IL. Clerk Goad was in control Of
the county machinery and had at his
command number OF Republican
hangers-on by whom he was able to
prove almost any state of facts that
suited his convenience. n he sent
word To Floyd Allen that IL he would
support him. Goad. in the election IN
the fail of i9if. that he. Goad. would
draw jury that would acauit Floyd
(which proposition Was retected1, is
he too good to use the machinery of
! the law TO c>.svict CLAUDE yAlien
ia. Claude, after receiving SEN
tence Of fifteen years in the first trial.
was tried next for killing Foster AZ
ter this jury failed to agree, counsel
for the prosecution announced II
/ would try F'riei next and Claude and
his counsel were under this impress
sion. but. instead, he was arrajgned
unexpectedly upon the same charge.
Counsel for the defense protested bit
terly, but their protest was in vain.
Was this dealing fairly and frankly
with the accused? Grant, for the
sake of argument. that he ought to
have been convicted, do you think
mans life should be taken by law
without giving him ample time and
opportunity for his defense?
IA. 1t Is a well established principle
of Jurisprudence that mans life can
not be placed in jeopardy "a second
t'uee for the same offense. When
Claude was sentenced by the first jury
to Imprisonment for fifteen years, II
-aa--.ha-- eetas-f-ii ,.st-r rf1-,~vp n'Tri
should have ended the matter. But
he was tried second aud third
time for conspiracy. This was in
plain variance with the history and
traditions of Virginia. The Court of
Appeals will saw whether or not II
WIS contrary TO law.
IS Claude Allen is not criminal
nature. Hts youth and young man.
hood have been free from crime. His
hovhood playmates say he was pleas
ers say ne was studious, obedient and
respectful. Mr.. Wills, one of his
counsel writes. II can say to you
honestly and re~ardless Of my posi-
zion as an attorney in the case. that
! hove never encountered finer
specimen of mankind, either phys'-
ca,iv or from a great many mental
ard moral standpoints. The school
records and court records OF Carroll
county record no wrong doing On his
rart. I venture thu assertion that -cf
enc of all those who have seem him
In the death cell felt he was looking
at a criminal Raised as he was in
the mountains and breathing with his
native air the spirit Of self-reliance.
and having grown up with the idea
that Goad and his followers were the
enemies OF himself and his family. 1t
would be practically impossible to be-
lieve that he could have been pres
ent at the scene in which he was
present ard not take exactly the
part he took.
1e. Ii is idle and untrue to say
that n,audlin sentiment Is asking for
ryasde's Communication. 1t IS we'll
balanced. practical sense that feels