The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-04
FIRST WITNESSES
CALLED TO STAND
Judge Bolen Follows Substan-
TALLY His Testimony in
Former Trials.
MASSIE'S CHAIR AS EVIDENCE
Sidna Allen and His Vile Both
Show Great Strain
Upon Them.
Especial 10 The Timcs-pispatch. J


WytheViile Va, December 81 NJ
triai II Sidna Allen for IA" ~ rdei
~ W N. Fostc- IN the iiillsNill'
trsgedy OF March Il last was Resumed
this morning a. l9.4o o'clock. few
minutes later Than the hour appoint
ed, the celay occasicned by tnc jucsc
Jury and attorneys attending IN" re-
mains Of Juror !. T. Scibert 10 tht
train. M Sciheri dropped dead In the
depot yost-.d@, nf;. moon. as he was
about T. bOa~5 "a, tain To- return
home. after having been excused from
service on the jury.
The opening stutements oeine con-
cludcd las evening Judge u. " Bo-
len. an attorney of Hillsville. and
counsel Tor Floyd Allen in the case
tried at Hillsville. was the first wit
mess for the prosecution. He described
In Ietail The form ana size 81 the
tc,uriroom IT, Hlisvule. the surround =
tfnps of The court -re"u- IN POSITIONS
! of the various a-tols in tie tTase3;
and thu part taken by each as i'm
pressed a. IT,. timc vn bis memory
-Adherinc 70 his statements in former
trials that tb1 FIST sho, came from
ClaLls Alien in tne northeast corner
of thu courtroom. and tina; ho saw the
hall from thls shot strike Judge Mas
ale near the Joint Of his right shout
der in his breast. that h. saw The lint
~ from The urges clothing from the
impact made hc also stated that the
second shot camc from near the same
point as the hrst and that the SPRAY
from the shot was Ia thu direction or
Judge Massir. tlat lie did not see
who fred Il. but Si[na. thc prisoner.
advanced out o. tho ST. IKE with
pistol in his hand and he hred sew
ffafs =
on cross-exs mination. the witness
stated that Of the four brothers OF
FLOYD. Sidna. the prisoner. was the
only one present, ana that h was
there under process from court. as
were the others implicated. except
Claude and Friel Allen; that Mrs. Ed
wards. mother Of Sidna. and Wesley
Edwards. was present in court at the
time Of the shooting. The trend or
fhe questions was TO refute the theory
OF the prosecution that there was con-
csrted action
The chair in y hich Judge Massi'
was shot VS. then introduced. and the
witness was asked if he saw the chair
opened ana the ball found. and asked
as to tin position Of the chair The
nlacs Of entrance OF the ball is on the
left arm. and II was found embedded in
The padding al the back. On re-eN-
animation. the witness was asked as
10 points at which balls struck in the
courtroom.
w. y. Tompkins. uh attorne> of
Hnlsville. was heXt called. anc mis-
evidence was the same rs that in for
Iner trials.
Q I. Howell tho foreman Of the
Jury which found Floyd Alien guilty
and fixed his punishment at one year
in the penitentiary. and c. c. Kane
another member Of the jury. gave prac-
ticauy the same evidence as Oh the
other trials
Frank Fowler. one Of the deputies
Of sheriff Webb. vas next c1llec. and
was subjected 20 a rigid croSs-eNa'nl-
marion. much of il being bases upon
alleged statements made To Other
oartte= soon afte. the shooting as TO
sheriff Webb shooting az Floyd Allen
twice The witness admitted the
statements as TO some Of the parties