The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-14
BY ALEXANDER FORWARD.

Wytheville. Va. May 13.-In tho
name of the Commonw of Viz
Ginia. In the name of law and Of courts
and OF public officials. two of the at
torneys for the prosecution to- day
asked the jury for the life of Floyd
Allen to be given up for thu protection
OF organized society, and in expiat ton
for that OF William NJ. Foster. The
prisoner, no longer among thos, whom
he could intlmidate, sat with dverled
head as he heard the argument. To-
night. for the first time since the trial
began, he has had nothing IT, say TO
the Jail guards. but is grl,nly silent
Those who spoke to-day .ur ;ho
prosecution We're Waller Staples Poage
and stuart Il. Campbell. FOR the de-
fens,, the opening argument was made
in brief address by w. w. Coke.
lie dil not ask for an acquittal for
the prisoner. nor for any particular
degree OF guilt, but devoted himself
10 an able and plausible argument, OF
which the burden was that the evidence
was insufficient, from any standpoint.
10 justify a verdict OF murder in the
first degree.
six speeches are to he made. and il
seems Improbable that the case can
so 10 the Jury before Wednesday, al
though verdict is still possible to-
morrow afternoon or night
Th> entire morning was occupied in
supplemental argument on the instruc-
lions. They are extremely lengthy
and intricate. ana cover apparently
every possible supposition which the
human mind could evolve from any
phase OF the evidence.
At 1850 O'Clock Judge Staples
called the court to order. read The in
strnctions to the jury. and then adj
journed court at 2;3o o'clock. The de-
Tense made Il motion to strike from the
record all testimony relating 10 con-
spiracy. This was overruled
Opening the argument for the Com
momwealth. Mr. Ponge said he FELT his
responsibility to be rs great as that
OF any advocate in any case. He told
the jurors they had been called from
their homes and business to SIT I'm a
case. the like Of which was never b,-
iore presented in the history OF GRIM
1hal Jurisprudence. He believed the
jury would render such verdict as
VIII say: Thou shalt not XIII and
murder 4 judge as he SITS on ihe judy-
ment seat, the sh .ritf and the Common
wca!th's attorney, bccauseh ,forsooth.
thcy "nd Inc courage and the manhood
TO do their duty"
1t is understood" continued Mr..
ioasc. that monument is TO ba
reared to TEorton l.. Alassie and viii
liam NJ. Foster No higher eulosium
could be placed upon IL than an m
scri2tion 10 the erect that they had
died doing their duty. This prisoner
had been nrst ind!cted for contemot
of the law and its officers in the res
cue OF the Edwards boys.
This is the hrst time" exclaimed
My toage, that the lawiess spirit OF
Floyd Allen has ever knelt before tho
majesty OF the civil law"
petniis History of Trial.
lie detailed the history of the trial.
He explained how the indicted men
were placed about the court room
armed The fumbling of the paper
IN the hands OF Floyd Allen he be-
lieNed TO be a signal to Sidna Allen.
while the Two looked earnestly at
each other. Then Their, We're the
threats To make hole in the court-
room and TO XIII Bll Foster before
the sun goes down tomorrow night"
the prisoner. commented MIR.
iooGo made the biggest hole ever
driven into the administration of
law"
1T was strange" he continued, that
of all the people in the courtroom only
Floyd. Victor and Claude Allen saw
IL pistol IN the hands OF Dexter Goad
before the shooting began. Floyd AL
len could have asked the judge for
protection had lie feared Cioad's pis-
toll"
Referring to the evidence that
Claude was asked by his father on the
previous evening II the boys We're
ready" MI. Poaso exclaimed: Yes. tho
boys were ready" Had the jury
brought in It's verdict then. Judge Mas
sic and Foster and Webb would have
met their death twelve hours earlier =
Nearly an the bullets. IT was pointed
out. struck officers OF the court--three
in Judge Mussies bod. four in Webb's.
SIX in Fosters. eleven in Goads cloth
ing. Then the attempt To fee from
one spot further showed the conspir-
CONTINUED on Eleventh PaSe.)