The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-28
Wilde in Electric Chair
for His Part in Hills
vile Tragedy.
JU RY OUT LESS
THAN TWO HOURS
When Verdict Is Announced the
Prisoner, His Fiancc and Other
Members of Family Weep
Aloud-Friel Allen Will
Next Be Placed
on Trial

Wythcville. Va. July 24.-Claude Al
lon one of the Hilisville outlaws, was
to-day convicted Of nrst degree muir
der for the killing of Commemorative
Attorney william VI Foster At a
former trial he was found guilty OF
murder in the second degree for the
killing Of Judge Thornton l. Massie
The las, dag of the trial Of Claude
Allen began this morning at o'clock
at which time Mr.. Wills closed the case
for tho defense VIII ga srgument Of
one hour and forty-Nve minutes, a
short recess was given tho Jury. and
!. g Wysor. Of Pulaski closed for the
commonwealth in an srgument of
two hours and thirty minutes
Court adjourned at 1890 and the
case was not given 10 the Jury until
II reconvened at 2.3o o'clock
Tn members Of the Jury retired at
$50 o'clock and wero out for one
hour ami thirty minutes When they
came IN. the foreman announced that
the jury had agreed upon verdict OF
murder in the FIRST srre7. as cnarved
In the Indictment ThA lerense moved
to have the jury polled and this was
done.
Prisoner Brcnks Down.
When the verdict was announced.
tho prisoners nance hrok. Down ana
sobhed aloud. and the prisoner for
the first time during tho long irving
days OF his trial broke down Un,ii
/ to-day he had nevef shown the least
sign of emotion. but nc. together win
all the members or his family pres
ent. several members of the fury and
many women spectators wept aloud
After the verdict was announced. the
defense moved TO set It aside because
| contrary To the law and evidence and
on account OF executions taken at Ger
tain times during the trial
Court was adjourned until August
-. when IT Viii meet for the trial
OF Friel Allen
THIS is the second member Of the
noted Allen clan receiving a verdict
which will pu, him In the electric
cnair. Floyd Allen having been tined
and found guilty
Claude. however. was not as easy
to convict. his nrst trial having resnl,sG
IN fifteen years in the peniten.iar,
,or the murder OF Judge Massie ana
MS second trial in a hung iurv THE
.i'ne ne was tried on the same In
oictment' for the murder of Common
"ealth's Attorney Foster
Three Awaiting Trial.
Three more OF the clan are waiting
Two more. Sldna Allen and Wesley
towards are now at large in the
mountains OF Carroll. but from the
evidence in this case. It is believed thar
1t VIII not tame the CONFERENCE.-The \
great while TO prove clear case
against; them when cauEh, sen
tenee has not been passed. either upon
Floyd Allen or Claude Allen. as they
Will be used in the other trials as
witnesses FOR the defense
Victor Allen. Friel Allen aud sidna
Edwards. the other members OF the
Allen clan TO be tried. were brought
over into the courtroom at $50
o'clock this afternoon in order that a
motion might be made for achenge
OF venire- The Commonwealth moved
for a venire OF seventy-hve men to
he summoned from the county of Bed
ford for the next trial. and the Com
monwealth also moved TO consolidate
the indictments and try the other three
of the clan together. but the defense
agreed to this only upon the condi-
tion that the Commonwealth would
elect the Indictment upon which it
should try the case. there being Ave IN
dictments against each prisoner. and
consent to try the three on that in
d!ctment. and dismiss the otner four
indictments. This. the prosecution re-
fused TO do. and II was decided tina,
Frel Allen would be tried next on
August IL on Indictment No. tor >Ge
murder OF Comm onwealtrs Attorney
William NJ. Foster.