The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-29

county court, when the shooting took
place. is on the way to Richmond.
but will not reach the city In time to
take part In the conference this
morning.
Petersburg Petition.
petition signed by. $50 citizens
Of Petersburg and neighbortng eoun-
ties was handed TO Mr.. Willis last
night. with the statement that nine
out Of ten people seen had signed.
Among the signers are Mayor George
Cameron. Jr.. Chief of Police Rag
hnd, Commemorative Attorney r.
n. Mann. state Senator Al. Hobbs
Of Prince George and surry; Com
monweaith's Attorney Timothy Rlves,
Of Prince George; Walter Edward
Harris, OF the Index-Appeal. and a
number OF merchants and profess
sionai men Of the city.
The petitioners will meet In the
Corporation court room at 1880
and after a conference will meet
the governor in his ONCE at noon.
Governor Mann will receive the Pc
titlons and take them under con-
sideration.
Some OF Petitions.
Among the letters and petitions for
warded to DR. Mcdaniel, asking that
Claude Aliens sentence be committed
10 life impriscnY ent are the follow
ing:
One from the jury which tried
Claude Allen for the murder of Judge
Nassie. ten men signing it, One
member Of the jury In dead and
another has left the State.
petition from 100 of the fore
most citizens of Lurenburg county.
which contains the following state
ment:
I'VE are OF opinion that the public
good will be best subserved by a
Communication of The sentence OF
Claude Allen"
A well known Danviiie business man
concludes a letter to the governor as
follows.
Il am impelled to raise my voice
IN behalf of Claude Allen. All with
whom / come in contact agree with
me In thinking II will be blot on
the fair name of Virginia to send him
to the death chair"
From the Tredegar employees comes
Z petition bearing 200 names, the
signers asking for life term for
Floyd Allen, the father of Claude,
and not more than fifteen years for
Claude Allen.
DR.. d. +. holland. OF Leesburg, in
. strong letter to DIR. Mcdaniel. de-
clareg that in the general shooting
In the Carroll county courthouse 1t Is
Impossible for any person TO tell who
did or who did not kill any one OF
the men who met death in that fussil-
Mde Of shots. He declares that II
might az well have been said that
any particular man killed certain
Confederate officer in any OF the bat.
Ties OF the War Between the States
He also says that fully ninety-nve pei
cent OF the people with whom he has
talked have declared their belief thai
Claude Allen does not deserve the
maximym sentence.
w. and L. Students.
A petition has been received fol
e0mmutation from the students O,
Washington and Lee university. Ou'
Of the lis members OF the law class
ninety-five signed the appeal, The,
N we're practically all that were seen II
the brief time that tho paper wa,
before the students.
At the University OF Virginia there
4 were signatures from the law mef
AotAlfng 30 per cent OF those to whom
The petition was presented. The rea
pons assigned by the embryo lawyer.
Il afe set forth clearly and are baset
~ the grounds OF doubt az to tn.
9netice Of the penalty in the deats
n 1eatsncA, doubt as to the absolute
& and positive proof OF conspiracy
- for humane reasons.
OAo citizen OF Carroll county evi
VI 1ontly differs slightly from DR.. Nc
is HmmteI. His letter. = gem Of its kind
nm1 unsigned. follows:
Il ~poar 65r.-I don't know mucl
n1oU4 yOu. but ! know more than
rs Us 1xn1n -, You n . little 2x4 preache
NV wants To do something and dom
3 1o4 how to do It. Hell h fun o
6f9qf mseu today than you ID. and !
1011 - you would tell you sl