The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-11-21
OFFICER fired 5
SHOTS AT FLOYD
wYTHEvnLR, VA Special.


The first witness called ut
the trial of Sidna Allen was DIR.
G. Ii. NuckOls, of Carroll county,
who attended Judge MaSsie In his
dying moments.
He said the judge was suffering
greatly, and declared he was
dying, after which he asked for
suInulantS or for some relief from
MS sunerings- The judge had
three wounds, but the one in the
chest near the right shoulder was
The mortal one. The dying jurist
talked nationally and said "Sidna
Allen killed him." He mentioned
this several times. Witness
thought Judge Massie realized he
was dying.
DIR. NuckOls also examined sew
eral of the other persons shot In
the court room. Mr.. Fowler was
lying ON the floor with blood
moving from his head. He lived
about twenty-fOur hours.
Juror Kane was I'm the Jury room
and had two bullet wounds-one
in the back and one in the leg.
Sheriff Webb WIS lying dead on
the noor in front of the bar.
MIR. Goad was in the courthouse.
He was shot In the right cheek.
the ball coming out back OF the
neck, and knocking Off a collar
button.
The witness said he had had
experience with bullet wounds, as
he had been coroner of Carroll
ana there had been quite "a num-
Der oil killings I'm that county. He
did not examine the other wounds
oil Goad at that time. The clerk
was also shot inside the thigh and
mad another slight wound on the
mp. Witness performed no au-
topsy on any OF the persons kill
ell. He thought GOad's wound
IN the cheek was made by
steel JaCk bullet. With such
bullets :se had had no experience,
put he had had experience with
ieaden bullets, and had read
much on the subject of the steel
Jacket. GOad's wound was not
made by leaden proiectiIe.
Dr. NuCkolS made no probe OF
any OF the wounds and did not
seek TO hnd the bullets.
me evidence OF this witness
was practically the same as In
former trials. When questioned
by the judge he said he could
not tell whether or not the wound
In GOad'S check was due to a
that ii would depend somewhat
on the position his head was in
when the impact came
4. IL. Hewlett, the second wit
ness, testified that he was fore
man OF the jury which convicted
Floyd Allen. lie gave his i'm
prcsSiOns of what occurred after
the verdict had been returned.
and DECLARED that F7Oyd Aliens
frff
made when the judge directed
the sheriff to take charge of the
prisoner.
just before the opening OF
court this witness received a mes
sage announcing the death of his
mother near WOOdIaWn, I'm Car
roll county, and ne was exam
ined out Of due order, so that
ne might return home.
L.. 9. Gillespie, deputy sheriff
OF Carroll, testified that he was
present on the day of the ira
gedy. He detailed the events Just
preceding the shooting. He heard
Floyd Allen say, II am not
a-gOing.''
Gillespie said t.iat me shot
through the bar four times at
Floyd Aliens breast, but that
none of the shots took effect. He
also HreU at HIOyu'S ncau as the
latter went out of the court room.
The deputy sheriff was certain
Sidna Allen fired the first shot.
IL was in the direction of Judge
MaSSie.
He went out OF the court room
and returned after the firing had
ceased.
Gillespie gave n fall account OF
the positions of the men and OF
the condition of the killed and
wounded. He saw Floyd Allen