The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-21
TAKE ALLEN CASE
TO WASHINGTON
Petition May Go Before Chief
Justice White Some Time
Tomorrow.
APPEAL TO GOVERNOR TO-DAY
Petitioners Will See Him at
Noon-Judge Rhea Not Work
ing for Aliens.
APPEAL TO GOVERNOR TO-DAY

Rsvopd reiterating his determinathVn
to annlv for a writ Of error IN behaii
az claude swanson Allen to the %"
nreme Court of the United State1'
Judge n. H. Hairston had nothihs
ada last night to the events IN '"S
cases Of the two Aliens, cohuehneu
die an December IS. 1t Is probable tha'
Clerk H. Stewart Jones. OF the supreme
Court OF Appeals Of this state VIZ
prepare the necessary certihcates W
day and that they will be presehteo =.
Chief Justice White, In "ashs
tomorrow. 1t is possible. nov"
that this action may be deiasea i't
day or two. Cow
At noon to-day, in his office. Gov
ernor Mann will receive the depu.a
ton of men who will ask for commute"
ton of sentence for the two men =
life Imprisonment. The petitions, winch
are claimed by those who hold them "
contain between $4,000 and law
names, will then be handed 10 III.
Governor. The executive has nov
made known when he Will mahe g..
statement II the public regarding MS
action.
Judge Hairston called on the Gov.
ernor Yesterday morning. but had i''ti'
to saw. since the formal plea for cieiii'
ency will be made to-day
Procedure In Washington.
At the Office Of the clerk OF the SUI
preme Court of the United states III
Washington, 1t was stated yesteioa,
that the application would be presence
TO the Justice having jurisdiction owe,
such matters in tho Fourth Circuit aha
that as Virginia Is In this circup !.
would necessarily come before vi,
Chief Justice. Each member Oh 'h'
court is assigned one Circuit FOR GER
tain length of time. and bef IRE MN
must be brought all applications !"
the nature Of a writ OF error, uhiess
some great and unexpected emersen'
arises Then it is possible that app
cation may be made out OK oroel ~
one of the other members OF the cout"
However, in the present case, appi
ton for the Allen writ Will DC NJ
70 chief Justice White. He may elmer
dsc,de the matter Immediately. or
sb ,uld he think proper. may take tne
matter under Amusement and give NE
decision at a later date.
1nasmuch as Claude Allen has until
December 10 to i've. il Is likely th1'
Junstice White will not make known
bis answer when the application IL
wade but that ne will consider II iof
=, d.y or two In the latter case tne
answer will be made to Judge N II.
H.irs,on. Should Justice White gram
the writ. then the case Will pc feBu
,arlv docketed on the court caiehoai'
and take its turn to be heard. com'nS
=, a decision some time in the lutore.
sbould II be denied. the matter VIII
sna with the death OF Claude Alien
in the electric chair on the dA'e 'no'-
Gated. ...-s.v in
WASHINGTON to the correspondent "
The Times Dispatch that there was
nothing in the story that Judge nnes'
OF the State Corporation Com"issio'i'
had gone to Washington TO nave the
two Virginia Senators take up the case
and intervene
Il do not think there Is any thae
In this" Senator Swanson saio-
have talked to Judge Rhea. and he dio
not mention the matter In any
am sure there is nothing in II.
An authorized denial OF the absurd
s,orv published in Richmond paper
,t., nudge ". F. Rhea had gone to
washington Tuesday evening to inter-
s.t the Virginia Senators in an appear
sor claude Allen, was made YESTERDAY
hv clerk r. r. Wilson. OF the state
Corporation Commission Tne en-
easement to GO to Washington 70 at
t.nd the meeting of State Railway
commissioners was made months ago.
hefore Claude Allen was convicted ano
I,a.. Rhea- with Judges Prentis ana
Tncfeid. went to Washington MONDAY
r,nrninr 20 I'LL It. Further. he 10 mot
wortinr for the Aliens. Nor 10 II De-
u.ved here the Senators Will take any