The evening world., 1912-05-17
OUTLAW ALLEN
IS FOUND GUILTY;
MUST DIE IN CHAIR
Jury Reaches a Verdict in
Court House Massacre Case
After All-Night Session.
SENT BACK BY JUDGE
Court Insists on an Agreement
After Foreman Reports a
Deadlock.
SENT BACK BY JUDGE

wYTIEvIfd.E. Va. May E.-F1oyd
Allen, irs Of the Iiilisvflie mountain
GERS tried for the Carroll County court.
house murders. was Adjudged guilty here
to-day and will pay the penalty. Of his
crime In the electric chair at Rich
rnond. Tho jury wac out all night and
II was not until after 10 o'clock THIS
morning that the twelve men reached
an agreement.
When court opened to-day the Jurors
told Judge Staples there were a number
OF points OF difference and Il was
doubtful whether a verdict could be
reached. Judge Staples declared tho
case was one OF such magnitude he felt
ne must send the Jury back with a few
words OF caution and advice. lie said
that when q number Of men were
thrown together in intimate Isolation
TOR long period Of time. with all
their thoughts and attention centred
upon one matter. II was but natural
there should be q tendency to different
views and positions. iAlone with this
tendency. he said. there was another
tendency Of the human mind to M
deep rooted In ones own mind unwar-
ranted opinion In an earnest effort to
convince others.
Judge Staples declared the Jury had
not been sworn to do other than to
reach one conclusion-the guilt or limo
cence OF the accused. He said II the
Jurors lost sight OF that issue in any
private individual opinion they would
Do wrong 10 themselves. an uhntended
violence TO their solemn obligation and
grave injustice either 70 the common.
wealth or to the accused.
The jury again retired. and Il was
only = short time before announcement
was made an agreement had been
reached. When court rsassmbisd the
foreman read the verdict Of guilty -
chsTged In the Indictment"
Judge Staples hSid, that, was not the
proper ,foym. the tersSan then az
guilty In ths arst deGree. the psnaity
being eiectroeution. :
Floyd Allen was charged specifically
at this time with the murder Of Com
monweaith's ATTORNEY william N. Eos.
ter. prosecutor In the Carroll County
Court at Hiiisviile. last March. whom
the trial Of Floyd Allen eliminated IN
the killing Of i've psrsIns-Presidins
Judge Thornton l.. Mas Prose cutor
william NJ. Foster. Sheriff L. Y. Webb.
Miss Elisabeth Ayrss and Juror Au-
gustus Fowler. The news Of the shoot
Ing up Of the court created q pro-
nouncsd sensation and sent . thrill Of
horror throughout the country.
The tragedy created panic In the
little mountainside town OF Hillsvilie.
where the inha bitants always held the
Allen clansmen In deadly terror. Ar
rests OF several OF the Aliens followed
the shooting. but Ave OF the principals
escaped to the mountains. Rewards for
their arrest resulted In three OF them
being taken. except Sidna Allen, leader
Of tho clan. and Wesley Edwards, his
nephew. who are still ut large.
The other prisoners. Il 10 expected,
win be tried Immediately.
Sentenoe was not pronounced on Allen
to-day. as he may be called TO testify
In the other cases.
Allen had been cheerful In expectation
that . mistrial would result When the
verdict WAS announced he reiapsed into
despair.
There was barely n handful OF people
In court Whether this was beca use Ut
fear that tho Aliens might attempt TO
repeat the scene enacted at H.llsville
In not known. but there was no reason
for such fear. Armed detsotiv a.
searched persons entering the court
room.