The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-24
Witness Saw Outlaws, Now
Missing, Distribute Cart
ridges to the Aliens
NEW EVIDENCE CAUSES
REARREST OF MARION
Effort OF State to Rehearss
the Shooting in Court
Room Blocked by
Objections of the
Defense

Specia! TO The Richmond Firg inkS M
WYTHENIII4E, VA. May 23.--
Wesley Edwards distributed bullets
TO members OF the Allen clan
shortly before ethe shooting up Of
Hilisville courthouse on March I4th.
This was the testimony Of John Dali
ton. young Carroll county farmer
| who was placed on the stand today
by the prosecution in the trial of
Claude Allen, charged with the muir
der of Judge Massie, Dalton did not
appear in tho Floyd Allen trial
Dalton also said he saw Byrd
Marion fire two or three times from
the court green towards the court
house during the battle In the open.
1t was knowledge of this evidence
, that ca used the prosecution last
night to order the rearrest Of Marion
after Its motion TO have him released
from jail had been granted.
saw Cartridges Distributed.
The witness said shortly before the
shooting ne saw the two Edwards
| boys, sidna. Floyd and Claude Allen.
Bud Marion and two others whom he
did not recognize standing near the
steps leading Up into the courtroom.
! He said he did not know t'riel and
Victor Allen. He heard them talking
; Allen, then on trial. Very soon wes-
| Icy Edwards ran his hand into his
| pocket two or three times and dis
/ tributed bullets around the circle. He
heard one of the crowd remark, TN
let you know" and thought the voice
was that Of Floyd, Just after the lat
ter left the crowd and went up the
steps. The others soon followed, said
the witness. going together. tie then
described the shooting In the yard
which he said he Witnessed from a
hotel window.
The defense on cyoss-examination
tried to tangle up the witness, but
unsuccessfully, the main line OF his
story remaining unchanged. He was
unable to name any particular man
who received bullets from Wesley
Edwards, saying he saw several of the
crowd holding out their hands.
/ What were you doing In Hillsville
that day." Attorney Willis. OF the
| defense. suddenly asked.
| Il had a case In court. he replied.
What kind of a. caset"
"A woman cass,' was the reply OF
/ the young r1ountaineer,
Judge Massie's Wounds.
/ Fred Seagie. a Pulaski undertsker.
/ who emealmed Judge Asssie.s body,
described the wounds. The blood
| stained clothing OF the jurist was
! shown the jury over the objection of
defense.
| Detective Il II. Lucas described the
arrest of Claude Allen on March 2sth
/ ]. W. Early. member OF the jury tina,
convicted FLOYD Allen. told OF the
shooting and said he saw Claude and
| Sidna Alien fire from the northeast
+ corner OF the room. He stated the
/ Judge appeared to be little out OF
line of Claude's fire Several other
I witnesses testified.
| A sharp spat between attorneys for
! the prosecution this afternoon caused
! Judge Staples to throw out warn
/ ing: IT have to resort to seVaFt
! measures TO preserve order in ths
/ courtroom I'll do IT. he seriously ar
I nourced.
Byrd Marion was brought here this
: SrsS$fn1Eg aa1tk p1a}sets inIs JaiI. ena*sfns
I heets arrested Pt.iasas on his va;
home last night,
Shooting Scene Rehssrsed.
AT this mornings session OF court ar
/ effort was made by the prosecution Il
reconstruct portion of the scene lr
! the Hillsvslie courtroom during the
shooting. with Il prominent part at.
lotted to Judge Staples.
| H. L.. Trollinger. VINO assisted in en-
baiming Judge Massies body wa.
placed on the stand to describe the
wounds. In an effort To show thai
the bullet which struck the judge ir
the arm could have been fired fror
! the position In whioh witnesses have
I placed Claude Alien, Mr., Trollingei