The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-08
GOAD
ON PERJURY CHARGE
Friends OF Aliens Determined to
Proceed Against Clerk of
Carroll Court.
NEWS BROKEN TO PRISONERS
Defense Will Issue Statement.
Medal May Be Presented
TO Claude.
NEWS BROKEN TO PRISONERS

That friends of the condemned Allen
clansmcn will institute criminal pro-
ceedings against Dexter Goad and four
United States revenue officers in tho
I, Wythe County Circuit Court for per-
Jury seems to be an unQuestioned fact.
! 1t is claimed by the attorneys and sup
| 0orterS OF the Carroll County noun
| .aineers that Clerk Dexter Goad fall
! Allied his testimony To secure the con-
viction of Claude Swanson Allen I'm
! The third trial OF the young man. and
| .hat his statement was upheld by false
| statements on the witness stand by
| he four revenue officers.
| No names were given last night bv
(; Hiram NJ. Smith. who WAS associated
! in preparing the appeal for the two
| condemned men. but he made the as
! sertion that the perjury proceedings
| would he Initiated at the next term of
the Wythe court. II is said that the
movement is plentfully backed finan-
| ciolly. and the attorneys IN the case
have offered their services gratui-
:ously FOR several wecks--in fact.
ever since the Governors attitude be-
| gan to hint Of his eventual decision,
The Allen attorneys have been review
f; ing Goads evidence in the various
trials and attempting to find grounds
| Cor prosecution.
! In the third trial OF Claude the de-
| tense produced witness who tcsti-
! fed that C;Oad had told him in con-
Tersn ton that Sheriff Webb drew his
pistol in advancing to take charge OF
old man Floyd although Goad's evil
! dence OF the stand had directly contra
! hicted this statement -Four revenue
| officers were then introduced BY the
! prosecution 10 swear that they were
! present at the time of tho converge
! t1,, =,.t.
did not make the statement credited
| to him
Since the trial. it is said. attorneys
| for the defense have unearthed evil
! dencc TO prove that the four revenue
! officers were not In Carroll County al
! tho time OF the conversation between
[ Goad and the witness and could not
/ have overheard the talk. The Allen
/ sympathi.ers claim 20 havo found nu-
nervous discrepancies in Goad's testl-
monY at the various trials all OF which
they will use IN the perjury proceed
inRS.
There will he Il conferences OF per-
! sons interested in the prosecution OF
! Goad ana the revenue officers next
week 10 determine the methods Of pro
ccdura and the details OF the case
Under tho present plans. Common
wealth's Attorney :. Il, Campbell or
Wythe. Will be asked TO present wit
nesseS before the next grand jury on
JOIN zoe summons, ana. II true Dill
! is returned. to arrest Goad on a war
| rant sworn out in the customary man
ncr. Should this fall. warrant
charging perjury must be sworn out
| and the case brought up through n
ma gistratc's court.
Affected by News.
or all those intimately connected
with the case, little Miss Nellie Wss-
Ter, the mountain sweetheart OF Claude
Allen, seems most crushed by Cover
nor Mann's refusal TO prevent the eX-
! ecution of the two men The news
was broken 10 Floyd and Claude yes
tcrday morning. when Guard r. X.
| Penn handed them two newspapers.
with the remark: The worst has hap
pcned." The two mountainous had
been led 10 expect a better fate mt
the hands OF tho Governor by the
forced cheerfulness Of friends and adj
v!sers, and they seemed stunned by
! the news
! Both exhibited stoscal courage,
however. and announced that they were
ready to meet death Last night old
man Floyd appeared worried more on
! Claude's account than on his own. say
! inG again and again that his deeds had
brought his son to such a death. The
young man preserves remarkable
calm. and although terribly affected
by an interview yesterday with his
sweetheart appears ready To meet his
! fate with an cquablc mind. Miss Wissler
told Claude she would marry him at
once, knowing widowhood awaited her
after three weeks, but the young man
would not entertain the suggestion.
Miss Wisslor accompanied by Victor
Allen, Will remain in tho city to-day
. leaving tonight for Carroll to have n
| family conference there with The re-
naming members of tho family. 1t
is believed that the Aliens plan TO get
out OF Carroll County. lock stock and
/ barrel, and for that reason it ia i'm
/ probable that tho bodies of Floyd and
/ Claude will he taken back to their
mountain home for b,,riaI Floyd's
property is gone: Sidna's is tied up In
damage suits; Jasper Allen has sold
out.
Dcfense's Statement.
The Governors statement Is as
sailed by r. ~, Willis, who with others
represented tho Aliens in court, and
! labeled by him "nanifestIy unjust to
! the defendants and those connected
with their defense He promises to
issue n counter statement. denying tho
main points of tho Governors paper
The Governor last night refused TO com
ment further on tho case, and showed
no inclination to be drawn into contro-
versy with those WHO disagree with
his version OF the affair Friends of
the condemned men promised yoster-
daY something in the way of n fare
well document from tho pen of Floyd
and Claude. document which will
give the Allen side of tho case.
y committee OF Southwest Virginia
women, appointed TO present Claude
with a gold medal In token Of their
esteem and admiration reported yes
terday in language which is action
able IL Governor Mann chooses to seek
satisfaction in the courts After ex-
pressing their disapproval of the Gov
crnors action. they say that the medal
VIII BIO presented to Claude before his
execution. There is something more
than doubt whether tho committee
will be allowed to present the medal