Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-28
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| by Lensec Wire 90 Evening Herald.l
Richmond, Va, March 1e.-frho era
ecuiion OF Floyd Allen and hla son.
Claude swanson Allen. sentenced 10
Die IN the electric chair between sun
rise and sunset today. marks the first
blow OF Justice upon the notorious
Allen clanamen whose IawIesness tor
years held the natives OF the Virginia
mountains IN terror and culminatad
early this year Ia the ahooting OF the
Carroll county court. when five per-
sons lost their lives The news OF ihe
crime sent q thrill OF horror through
out the nation and the shocked vlr-
ginia authorities moved expeditlonsly
10 BRING the criminals 20 Justice.
Dn the morning of March IA Floyd
Allen stood before the baf or the Car
roll county court house al Hilisvill@.
10 receive sentence FOR his part IN
aiding the escape OF another nsohn-
tninoer from the custody OF the aheg-
in' crowd packed the little court
room ior the character OF the prison
cr was we'll known. Members OF the
Allen family were known TO De in
court and trouble was thought inn
minent.
The jury having announced ver-
diet of guilty, Judge Thornton ~
Mnssie sentenced the prisoners 10 one
word % the sentence, crash Of fire-
arms broke from the spectators
benches. Floyd Allen. the prisoner.
with a smoking revolver In his hand.
leaped rrom the prisoners dock ana
Joined the rush OF the gang toward
the door
When the court room was clenrea
the body of Judge Masaie. riddled
with bullets. was found lying over
his desk, Commonwealth Attorney
William NJ. Foster ana sheriff l.. y.
Webb lay dead on the IlOor: Angus.
tuS Fowler, q juror, and EliaaDeth
Ayres. spectator. were bleeding
from wounds which proved fatal the
next day. ana Dexter G0ad. clerk OF
the court. lay shot through the neck.
dOnd WAS one ot the PRINCIPAL Wit
nesscs for the state az the conviction
Of the prisoners.
When the court room was exam
ined later II was found that more
than goo shots had heen fred. Twen-
ty-seven shots took effect upon those
Killed or wounded
An army OF detectives and news
paper correspondents soon was acuur-
ing the maddy roads OF the moun-
tains la search for the prisoners.
| Floyd Allen the cause OF th6 shoot
| ing, who had been wounded by Sheriff
Webb In the court room. was taken
the day OF the crime together with
his son, Victor Allen. and his nephew.
/ lird Marion
sidna Edwards. nephew Of the
/ Allen brothers, was captured ln a hut
| iu the mountains March 22 Edwards,
VINO is lame, had eaten nothing for
several days and was very weak when
( found. Claude swanson Allen. am
othpr son OF Floyd Allen, walked up
% posse in the mountains and SUR
rendered himself on March -. The
next day Friei Allen. youngest nem-
her of the gang. was taken az his
| fathers home
Floyd Allen. ~harged specifically
with the killing of Commonwealth At
| turney Foster, was found guilty OF
I irst degree murder on NAV ~, ana
sentenced tO death. Claude Allen. his
son, was tried on a charge OF KILLING
J Judge Massie, and convicted OF MUIR
[ der In the second degree. The Jury
/ recommended sentence OF nfteen
years in the penitentiaFy. The state
demanded "a new trial and a verdict
of guilty In the FIRST degree WAS re-
turned on July 81 ana he was SEM
tcnccd Co death.
Friel Allen pleaded guilty of mur.
der la the second degree and on Au-
gust "a was sentenced 20 elKhteen
years VA prison. Three days later
Sidna Edwards pleaded guilty 20 a
likN charge ana was given a sentences
uf nftcen years. Victor Allen was acc
lquitted of charge of having pertici-
pHted la the murders
Sidnu Allen, brother OF Floyd Al
len and recognized leader OF the clan.
and his nephew, Wesley Edwards.
cludcd pursuit for many weeks and
eventually escaped out 81 the Virginia
mountaina and made their way west.
They were captured "a Des Moinea,
Iowa, September a. a. the result ol
IA love affair of young Edwards
letter from him WAS lost by Maudl
: irolcr of Mount Airy ~ G.. and do.
tcctiyes followed ita Inflammation and
captured tht two men.
Sidno Alien waa placed on trial No
VcmbeF 1 4 az Wythefilie. Va. charsrs
witN the murder Of Judge MaggiGA
(lhc trial la now under way.l