The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-16

Did YOU see anything Of any breast
plate on Nh Alen2
i didn't see anything Of the sort
! BY the state
IBID Floyd refuse 20 be examined by
the doctors while lying at the stable2''
| Not that I know Of"
Did ne have on steel plate?''
| Not that l know of"
You don't know whether he had on
arm5or or not?
Did his brother Jasper come to the
hotel that afternoon"
yes. he and his brother Garland
They were there. about an hour, in the
Had anybody been in there before
"Only the men waiting on Allen"
Did anybody but kinsman go in the
rO oTa.~
BY the defense:
! Did ii strike you as peculiar that
Mr.. Aliens relative wanted to see him
when he was thought TO be dying"
Not a all"
Sidna Aliens Bank Account.
Robert Wilkinson. cashier of the
Hillsville Bank, also testified as to the
character of the Aliens. He had heard
nothing against Victor, Friel or Claude
Allen. Witness was asked concern
vile Bank
Mr.. Wilkinson said that at the time
of the shooting Sidna had a balance
of S672.5S in bank. He had deposited
S291.75 March Sth. and $3.50 March
llth. witness further said that Sidna
had not drawn any money out Of the
bank since the shooting. His latest
checks were dated February 2Sth and
! March LIST. 4th and 5th.
Witness further said that Barnard
Allen. son of Jack Allen and brother
of Friei, deposited $153 in bank for
his father on March 18th. the day be-
fore the shooting. OF this sum S151
was in currency and the balance in
| - &c q Il 10
| witness only one or two unimportant
questions.
Editor Walter Hewlett. the head Of
the Carroll Journal, Hillsville, was the
next to testify. He said he was an
editor. 1t was this gentleman who
suspended publication one week in
order that he and his business asso-
ciates might help bury the dead after
the shooting. Editor Hewlett gave
the Aliens a good name. He gave
testimony on no other point.
Z. NJ. Stanley, sawmill man and
Carroll farmer, was called to the stand.
He was in the court room on the day
OF the shooting, but got out pretty
quick. He did not see Victor Allen
do anything during the trouble. Nor
did he see him with a pistol. This wit
ness testimony was unimportant He
couldn't recollect enough TO aid either
the prosecution or the defense. For
tunately. however, he remembered
SNNAhh R44 AA4A SANllQsg 4llOluGI ~
the Edwards boys, In the court room
just before the shooting. That was
about all that was in his mental grasp.
! Robert Mclaughlin, who was in the
court room on the day Of the shoot
ing, testified that he saw Sidna Ed
wards just before the affair. The two
walked a short distance together on
the street. This was only fifteen min
utes before the shooting. Edwards
evidence had little value and he was
quickly dismissed.
Green Robinson, a Carroll farmer,
was the next witness. He also saw the
shooting and observed Floyd when he
'riz up" out of his seat. Later the
shots came so fast it sounded like
throwing lard grease in the fire"
Robinson was quick to flee. Wit
ness came back in the court room af-
ter the shooting. He saw Foster in
the jury room and also observed his
pistol. Noah Rigney picked il up and
examined it. There was nothing in
, the weapon. Robinson did not see
| Floyd draw his pistol
Why He Was In Court.
on cross-eNamination the prosecu-
ton asked Robinson why he was in
court. The witness smilingly replied:
L was indicted for felony. l had just
got bond. 1 was arrested the day be-
fore"
who shot those two shots?"
Il can't tell you. They were about
. five steps from me-
Did you look to see who fred the
two Shots
NO; I was watching Mr.. Allen to
see what he was going to do
Didn't you run %
Not then, I didn't. I didn't run un-
til they run me out"
Witness explained that the terrified
: crowd pushed him out.
/. What kind OF sweater did Aller
( wear?"
"A white sweater"
And he never got anything from
mo, sir"
You are positive the first two shot:
were fired at your right?"
Yes. sir; they seemed TO come from
my right, from the south side, wher,
!, Mr.. Goad's desk stood"
Il never seed a pistol IN the court
mouse, added the witness who proved
! himself a sort of Sam Weller, DESPITE
: the volleys of questions fired at hin
! by Lawyer Draper. of counsel for tn,
1 prosecution.
Robinson insisted that he wasn't tn,
= least DIT scared, but was showed GU
OF the court room by the more timiC
mortals. He said he saw Common
wealth's Attorney Foster gasp twic,
before he expired. AN examination O
, the dying mans pistol showed Their,
wasn't anything in it." witness said.
someone explained that the car
tridges had been thrown out.
D You know these Aliens well?'
g Yes; 1 think ! ought to. Me am
him (Floyd) was boys together"
Ever work for emp
I mo, SIR
. What's your occupation?"
Farmer"
ANY side line?"
mo, sir"
You've been kinder advising abou
this case haven't your"
mo, SIR"
Although scores Of questions wer
fired at Robinson by the State, hi
= complacency was never ruffled.
He Also Saw Fosters Pistol.
Now came collarless Noah Rigney
= a small citizen of Carroll, with a larg
/. accretton of whiskers and keen littl
9 dark eyes. He was in the grand jur
: room when the shooting took place
This room is behind the clerk
desk.
Noah heard the pistol shots and re
, manned where he was. Foster 500
; staggered in and after him cam
S others. Witness saw a pistol lyin