The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-07
BOTH WILL co To
ELECTRIC CHAIR
To PAY PENALTY
In Making Final Decision.
Full Review of the Case
Is Given
CONSPIRACY IS
CLEARLY PROVEN
Review Of Evidence Shows
This and Chief Execu-
tive Can Find No Rea-
son for Clemency

Just one year and two weeks from
the memorable day when. in reckless
defiance Of law, they drew their guns
in the little courtroom at HillsviIle
and with their fellow-clansme opened
the pluless fire that wantonly de-
stroyed the tribunal in it's own tenn
Pile leaving four women widows and
thirty-two children fatherless, Floyd
and Claude Allen will die in the cleo
trio chair at the State prison.
Governor Mann, who Wednesday.
for the fourth time, respited the con-
dernned men until March 2sth. late
yesterday afternoon issued his long
expected decision, sealing their doom.
The father and son will die Friday,
March 2Sth--there will be no more
reprfeves. Tor viii ne executive near
any further appeals for the Carroll
county outlaws
Reviews the Case.
In his statement. which covers eight
typewriter pages. Governor Mann
calmly and dispassionately reviews
the testimony in the case. and his own
efforts, covering a period Of several
months. to sift every scintilla OF evil
'tienee and give rffe prisoners the benz
eft of a conscientious, painstaking in
vestigation.
Summing up, briefly, his conclu-
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that in all the mass OF personal APP
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