Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-01-23
SWEETHEART TO
SEE CLAUDE ALLEN
Declares She Believes That Gov
ernor VIII Readily Agree 70
Save Him When Facts Are
Known-Ssys Claude Is
Not s Murderer.

Not s Murderer.
Mss Nisler early Friday after
uoon Caiic~a on Governor Mann
and ssNprC-~ss-d 40 hiIa her thanks
tor granting thc respite
~hs. did uoI Nt~il the rcniten-
tinrv FRIDAY, but expects 20 see
Clsude and his father later In the
cay.
oh am - thankful "a Gov
rrnor Mann for granting Claude
he rts~uitc. and I am - glad thai
lis father has bs-cn granted ~
~pite. Claude l. MOI a uluruerer-
He could noS ~ a snurstcrcr- He
l. NOT q coward Neither a. his
father Both are brave men and
arus. men. - one Who knows
thcm could think thCy coutd De
unur1crrrr>-
% spoke pretty Neliic WISER.
srtt~tfeg,strl 81 Claude Alien today
IN discussing tie plans which are
l,einC MADE a. save tire i've OF
tise Two mountain men sentenced
n die In the clectrtc chair on
March 7th Tor the HiilsNilie ira
ceiicS-
Nfis- Wiser. who live Ia Pu-
ta-ki. reached Richmond last
night She A. stopping az the
Richmond Hotel She did NOT
knou shat Governor Mann had
Crautcd the respite untii late last
night she expected 90 tell CLAUDE
Alien goodbye to-day and never
sE-c him again
A. -oun a. hoard that the
Srur-uar Court kad refused the
p-tfrion.- sl1e said 4 ran down
10 the station and took the nr-t
trnEu Tor KS hmoGtd- could not
I'D Claude 20 without telling him
rr.o.f-hvt Il thought he w4s go
ir.r 20 - rsIrried into the death
salasuts.-r enfy this morning.
could not LED him 10 without 500
Ing fdru. He WanfSd 10 sce me,
aud tas srpes1rd me OF ccurssc-
Couldn't SAY 81 PulAsk1-
TNDED SEVERE STRAIN.
NJ Nfsler showed signs OF
rfse strain ttlrCsUEh sTlis d -ise had
rze-sd. hut 2ike tac mountain
ar, tisnr sfae H. spoke with quiet
dignity and gave no Indication Of
hystfrla- thnuEh 49, eral times her
eyes were dluImcd with uusheo
t-Ers
-.When ! reached Richmond
1ns1 night silc szAin. they told
me thai Governor Mann had
svanIed the respite Wa 20
thankful. and i am 20 glad that
Claude and hi father are saved
or cour-e. I am going oct 10 =ee
fisern a. s0-on a. 1 can don't
know how long ] VII b. In Rich
moDd. prOta BIS one Or two days
-f1anrfe and ! have known each
rrfrr wtuoc Ne were little Children
Ne grew I'D torsshfr- played on
H. rI1o1lnLAln zlces. went 20 -ct,ooi
ss0rxzh>r- o. cUur-se- could not
- fsfrn 70 WITHOUT telling him
Il have
20 -ay goodbye ! am 20 thank
rfg.l ~ a. Governor. and j know
.fisnr Claude and his father would
shank him. too. if they could
y lad q NerT terrible trip 10
WI~hmGnd ! 1idnn Know ~ e~teef
afrni6 The frEin vsouio ~ ortH -
80 / s-uuIdusr let ltnuoe ~ WIZ
ouf fefiInK Aim goodbye"
t3-t0r AiA~D r. also ~ ttscA No }. =
hn.fuM ~ons~ Mondag 90 rrneer
sss~-h s-sistanc~ a. ne cOuic- He
hmn h.-en su1s-rinx from ~rrle1H
mstnesC o. grip nDo a. hHrcts Aht~
40 ssnIk rh4s ErorntnE- he ~iti pro-
nbly t-aze Ter Narroa to2-e"t -
touEorrsss-
He declared that he was deep
--s.fsfuI 70 the Governor that the 2
spite should have been granted. ~
ae EEL certain. be Sad. tna- hlE z
her and urULNer FHLl4 - r1fr--
I'VE only asa Az opportunity
Drove 1nelr Innocence u murder
naic The evidence ls 80 s-rcng -.
/ coE't think the GDfefDoT can =
e. he convinced The evidence ~
SHOW that there MAS nc co41-c4poo'
~ course. tnere Was
feud EVerg one knows thaf. r
neifner father nor clalce Nartsl
bau the sEcEe. They elcn't Nant
klII arybooy. Clalce shot ~ 90
fsrEere flfe. There a oBllDf have ne
any shoOrsng = ire 0tner Elc@ had
started a. but When ~ was siaTts
OF course Ne had 20 shoot hack
Mlss Wiser expects - LFli 1la,-
"A sCon as possible y Victor Al
Ii sbie 20 accompany her ne may a.
Visit the peEitentiarg. ln - nlcn
fasher and brother are expecting a.
Arrangements are being fn@1e
have yutgs NasSle's enslT shipssec
FlcEFnond a. son - DDesl BE. q
when TIE hearing grantee - Lsyf erf
Mann takes place Oh February lst.
char NiIi 5e one q the most imBcrti
exhibits
Bullezs TrOn Tow Gun&
Wheu the shooting occurred
court s,ffic&rn wsere armed with -tz-c