The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-18
OLD MAN FLOYD
WAS BAD CITIZEN
JUDGE JACKSON GIVES GOVERNOR
MANN INSIGHT INTO ALLEN
CLAN.
SCORNED THE LAW
sIDNA ALLEN DENIES POINT BLANK
STATEMENT OF Young MIN
IsTER THAT HE ROASTED
OF CONSPIRACY.

Attorneys for the Aliens reiterate
the statement that they VIII take the
case Of Claude to the United States
Supreme court on the basis that young
Allen was placed twice in jeopardy for
the same crime, This appeal, If II is
made, carries no hope, for old man
Floyd.
Sidna Allen yesterday emphatical-
ly denied the statement made by Rev,
Edward T. Carter. OF Newbern, n c..
in a letter written to the governor,
in which the Baptist minister told of
Sidnas bold statement that il he had
been convicted on the charge of Coun-
terfeiting in the Federal court at
Greensboro that the Allen clan, heav-
lily armed, was prepared to shoot up
the court. The minister, who states
that he met Sidna on the train on his
way home from Greensboro, n c.. to
Mt. Airy, gave a detailed statement of
his conversation with the mountain
eer. Allen makes a sweeping denial
of the stu,es.5euta though he admits
having seen tbc minister after the
trial at GI,rr hrro
NJ, { "a Bad Man.
That FLOYD lien has always been
"overbearing, vindictive, high-temper-
ed and brutal" with mo respect for
law and little regard for human life, ="
10 ~ hurSa,, ~ Ianefbv cornronnira-
ton to Governor Mann from Judge
Robert c. Jackson. formerly of the
Twenty judicial circuit, which
embraced Hillsville court, in response
to request from the governor for
more intimate information OF the AL
Ter clan. which was made public yes
terday through a friend OF the gov
considered some Tune beiofe the gov
ernor announced nus hhai oecisloh III
the Allen cases. and was in pursuance
of his plan to leave no stone unturn-
"a n ptva the condemned men the
"a. Sc Sc -. ,,nssihi da,,h+ The
letter In full follows;
"Dear Govornor.-Tn rcpiv 70 your
letter OF recent date requesting me to
give Won che facts a. 10 conditions in
SarroI rottD4v dRrtnpr thA time that /
vas 5iidga Of the carroll court. SO far
AZ rSinvant To the anpiication pend
Inc befnre yo,, for connnfatiou or the
sentence Of Floyd and Claude Allen.
,,errTit me to say thar was elected
fndtra of the twenty ffrsf judicial CIR
- e,5ich incj,tdSd tha gnnrtv Of
f,arrol] after the new constitution
,vtnt ip+0 effect and entered upon
ire a4aCharge ~ HE duties Of the
Office in February. 1904
~ ilIia4a Snthsriand VAS at that
tt,,s cinrE ~ tba court VriIliaro
fnnst., ynnro,a"i+h,s attornny ana
fng,t,,h 1.{a,Iitena6in sh4riT Tbc iasf
80, PM rt Ead hafn nlacf
"a stcr+ n.ti3t. 6@tG1. Lala,,,a iu,1ere
af tha rau, rire,it Iau{s W5fbb who
ytas oplnry M s1afT Ia tho March
tr"s,a3p IA ,tbn t.'ae ebo,iff at 9bat
ttn,e Gas 90 ono az RIanl.@nsbin,s dcnuS
tias ia @SoS IN 4dns nerbans 1ny+e,
Ecoa r,as eioctalI t,arlr Fd.faat{pty Vv1
~, GntbcrJo0d 'rbase ~anflernep
yttra nfftr4rs utbnn rasioned as 4udr,s.
~ th@ rirrS,tt ~ fan,,aTW 1a0S ana
"a ma To pn@nnlfn r. nrerffca 1ay0
No'''' - USttnnsvas atrafd
ar vas nor 49, a ffar commenced
+o ho,1 - 9b c t0 ~ Sorrnu ~ iao4
tRot Iearred enrnatbine ~ thf
hii.ns en,earaI Of tba,n at tbo+ ttnie
-. ratad as - IA daTSarotis
r,"n ESiota AliSn u,ee ,nari'aTs the
t,nrs+ nm ~ H. -nverhr9ripfr
,,inaioti,,e tiab tor,nat'ad 6rt,tsI viz
No r,,snect To- Law ind jiftfa or no re-
60 ~ 70 II tA''N Di' tar,,
= nfrin IsinrS Aiin,, ~ sera} tin1ae
chsrgad &,itb ytnIat4n,}g ~ Iay., Ia
sn,taEat irsta.,cI.s, t f<,,erod inairt
,nent a,,, sat{seaa 1anotigo thn III
n@ssSs were afT5iG t. tsstiFv IA he
Facts hafora thn gTand 3Urv
an IL one instafre h.. uJae indicted
and tried ED IN I the snring Of 1ao4 far
son,a efftJbt offnnse' he aSsanited an
jnnffensive man nv the name Of