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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31
A Governor Who stood Fir,u.

Governor Mann deserves, and doubt
less viii receive. general commenda-
tion for refusing TO save from the cleo
tric chair Floyd ana Claude Allen
father and son, members of the gang
which committed the HilIsville court
house murders Very great pressure
was brought to bear upon him. He
Was told that as matter of political
eXpedlency II would be best TO COM
mute the sentences Of the two men to
life Imprisonment. He was told IL was
unjust 70 electrocUte two Of the gang
willie othcr members OF It, equally as
guilty. escaped with lighter sentences
And tue" there were countless pleas
based upon sentiment Floyd Allen
was spoken Of as the trembling old
mountaineer, and Claude was the
'handsone young mountaineer.' whose
sweetheart wished TO wed him in the
death house
iiut Justice had dema nded that this
father and son should die and GOV
crnor Mann stood for justice and for
Inc best Interests Of his State when
he refused TO save them. The des-
peration with which friends OF the men
Fought is shown by the fact TINT they
took advantage OF Governor Mann's
absence from the State for short
time to transfer their pleadings to the
Lieutenant Governor. Governor Mann
hurried back into the state when he
learned OF their new efforts, and the
Aliens last hope died
mere Is little Caase to recall the
story of the iiillsvillc crime. of Tho
determined hunt for the perpetrators.
oi 'h'H 'rials and the punishment ac-
corded each That justice has been
done in large measure is due ia tnn
/ irmness of Governor Mann Sav,nnah
I News
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31
rhc Aliens and th. L.u

justice triumphed and the power OF
the law was proven when Floyd and
claude Allen were executed at Rich
mond yesterday. More than that a
great truth was brought home TO men
who heretofore have often laughed it
TO scorn-the truth that in no corner
of America to-day may one man take
with absolute impunity the life OF an
other. The mountain men were in
need OF such lesson. The massacre
at Hiilsville when judge and officers
OF his court were shot to death by
floyd Allen and his clan. showed ter
ribly and trasicaliy the contempt In
which the law was held by at least a
portion of the population of the wild
Virginia mountains Every man who
has spent some OF his summers among
the beautiful peaks and valleys OF the
Blue Ridge knows that in the wilder
and more remote portions OF the noun
tain country there is to be found in far
too great n degree this same spirit of
contempt for the inhibitions and the
reihch,h 'OT D. s. s"% .Admirable as
they are at bottom brave vYriIeN ~
est and truthful. the mountain men are
yet too primitive for this day and time
in their view OF what constitutes A
mans rights and in their conception
of the redress to which he ia entitled
when another wrongs him. They must
learn that the day of the feud IS past
that when man of one clan IL
wrohGed by a man OF another. the law
and rot the rife must be invoked for
tho punishment OF the guilty.
The crime OF the Aliens WAS a most
outrageous one, crime hich horri-
fed the country. The fact that khe
vengeance OF the law has not in their
case been baked by pity for men who
were probably not criminal at heart
but only ignorant, will! exert a whole
sons effect throughout the mountain
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31
FLAGLER is IMPROVING
Railwe. Mngnafe fs Removed to HI
own House.

Especial To The Times Dispatchl
Palm Beach, Fla, March 3O.-Henry
NJ. Fla glcr, the builder OF the Ocean
going Florida East Coast Railroad
who was seriously Injured in fall
three weeks ago, was sufic iently re-
covered TO be removed to his villa
to- day. MIR. Flagler was placed in a
wheel chair and. accompanied by his
nurses. was rolled to the house, which
Is on the sandy beach. facing the ocean.
The magnate appeared in good spirits.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31
Revolutionary.

Tho attempt on the part OF certain
friends of the Allen clan to take ad-
vantage OF the Governors absence
and induce the Lieutenant & ovcrnor
to usurp his prcrogative and commute
the sentence OF Floyd and Claude AL
len was revoiutionary and the logical
climax OF this fanatical crusade
against Governor Mann. He has been
cajoled. browbeaten and threatened
for adhcring to his duty and his oath
of Office. and by some he has been
denounced as bloodthirsty man and
a murderer.
Having failed by such means TO bring
him TO their terms. these sympathizers
OF the Aliens secretly plotted to carry
their point during the temporary alb
sence OF Governor Mann from the State
and had they succeeded no power
on earth could have convinced the gen
erai public that the Governor had not
consented TO the plot and run away
like a coward from his post that It
might be carried out.
II Is inconceivable that reputable
citizens Of Virginia could have allow
ed their fanaticism to carry them so
far. 1t was conspiracy scarcely less
audacious than that by which Judge
Massie and the court officers of Carroll
lost their livcs.--Newport News
Times Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31
BODY is BROUGHT BACK
remains Of Young Actress Come to
New York ON 50. Paul.
Special TO The Times-Disps

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
New York, March 3o--Thc body OF
the young actress known AS Frances
Leslie whose sudden death on board
the Oceanic on March 10 was the sub.
ject OF investigation in England, ar
rived on board the ST. Paul to-day
Henry n. SchmitZ. father of the girl
met the steamer, and the body was
taken TO an undertakers establish
ment.
Mr.. Schmtz showed a letter he had
received from his daughter TO the re-
,porters on the pier, which told of the
good trip she had had and that she
had not been seasick. The final para
graph aa1d: "There were a number
of professional people on board, and
we gave a concert for the beneht OF
widows and orphans OF soamen. T
sold programs and collected $3.50,
That is very good"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31
Misdlrccted Sentiment.

Pity, sympathy and compassion are
emotions indispensable to civilized
community. but they should not he
misd!rected or overem PHI sized. They
should not override or weaken the
law Of the land. But the curtain has
fallen on the Allen tragedy Harrison
burg News.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31

Floyd and Claude Allen, father and
son, have paid in the electric chair at
Richmond the penalty of their das-
tardly murder of the judge and the
prosecutor, who had offended them by
enforcing the Law against one of their
clan. The Allen clan. hardy stock OF
the mountains. boastinE of power dar-
ing back many generations and rec
oGnizine no law save Gods and our
own" Will defy the laws of God and
man no longer
Maudlin sentimentality was power
less to save these two men from pay
ing the penalty of their crimes. Prob
ably never before in the history Of Vir-
sinia was such pressure brought upon
a Governor TO defeat the ends OF Jus .
rice. but Governor Mann knew that IL
,.was his duty to uphold the law. and
he Epf-m ~ ",
The appeal was made thai eiyTnS.S
should have been shown to Floyd Allen
because he was Old and that ii should
be shown to Claude Allen because he
was young. The argument that Gov
ernor Mann was relentless in his en-
iorcement OF the law against the AL
lens and that he might have shown a
little more sympathy for them simpl;
brings TO mind the complete absence
OF sympathy in the hearts OF the nour-
taineers when they shot down without
warning the men who were serving the
community by administering justice.
Ihe Aliens should have thought Of their
families and the families of the judge
and the prosecutor before they fired
;he fatal shots
It should he a matter or pride to all
Tirs inians that their Governor did not
Weld TO the cheap arguments OF senti-
mentality that We're made to bring
about a commute ton of the sentence
Of the Aliens. The otrcnse was greater,
than that of most murderers. They
had bonStpJ OF their defiance nf "a
law They placed themselves above
society They We're guilty not only of
murder, but of treason TO their State 9
authority
They had said that they recognized
no Law save Gods and our own
Even under their own code, then. they
have merely paid the ancient penalty
OF an eve for an eve. tooth for a
tooth ana life FOR 4 life Washington
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31
""Nrrn"r Mann Imposes RELY, -.


Inv.
nor Mann Of Virginia In the
case OF the outlaw Aliens. has rem.
~ Z" service Is valuable AS could
nc per oiihed hy The most Jealous nj,
l'' III the tented neld against q
10 "'g u enemy Ills steadfastness j.,
"phoinihS the decision of tin. co,,.,s
~ establish reign of las in no
"'He rouge and the moral .tt..t of H. -
oAaHpie WI! have Il most salntar, j.,
"uehc" ~ The nation. who's. besat,i,,.
- US vtafd Tor authority. The nra,
"itiic" 81 honici6eS and IN. fai,,r.
.ence 'eS OF Ni"-
strong pressure was broush, To Moo.
upon 6oNeihor Aann TO maroon go,
.espite tho Aliens. WHO. win IA. ,
n''s OF their band. shot TO death I,,d,.
lassie' the sheriff aud the STAT. -,
'orheY in hillsvi!ic last year. wha, ~,
'pur' was about TO pronounce SEMI,
"p"h one OF the Allen sang pnit,i
,"."'HCtS were eNerted the sep,i,,o,'
'"'S's ""chme active; the e,rot,o,.I'.'
oNeh struck OF "a gold medal fo,
younger Allen and proposed 10 ,"e
az MN III prison. petitions war,
Cu'a'ed' and 10 Judge from Inc
mary eh,husiasms ELECTED IN han,
ne condemned criminals II ann ! ,
'"Ht me fate OF Judge Massie 80 eo
.seoc'ateh mad been forgotten and h'S
me maintenance OF the IA w,s ma,
persecution ""6 cruel
governor Mann resisted all a,r
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31

The effort Of the Allen syupathiZcrs
TO take advantage Of the absence OF
Governor Mann from the State and an
peal to seemingly sympathetic Lieu
tenant-Govcrnor TO save Floyd and
Claude Allen from the electric chair
was without precedent and is not to be
too strongly condemned by the right
thinking people of the Commonwealth
Had Lieutenant T. Taylor FL
l,son had the authority there can be
TO doubt but that the death sentence
OF the Aliens would have been COM
nuted and that justice would have been
thwartcd.
And had that come 10 pass mos. Of
the people OF the State would have
believed that the plan was presrranycd
that the Governor had agreed TO leave
the state, SO that the Licutenunt-C;oy-
crnor could commute the sentences Of
the men in his absence OF course.
there vas no such plot, as was clearly
proved when Governor Mann hurried
back TO Virginia, so that no action
could be taken by any one to save the
Aliens from the payment OF the pen
atty in tho electric chair
Governor Mann has been subjected
TO persecution in this case which ~
without precedent. The desperate sym
Iathi2ers OF the Allen gang subjected
the Governor TO all manner o. abuse.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31

OF the execution of the prisoners would
not have been delayed: several hours
of public suspense would not have been
entaileu. and Governor Mann, would
not have been forced to cancel his APP
pointment To speak in New Jersey and
hasten back to Virginia. inpelled by
purpose to prevent interference with
his decision. But Mr.. Ellyson didn't
say that. Instead we find him in the
early hours OF yesterday apparently
entertaining the proposition 10 employ
an alleged technically implied power
one with which the people of Virginia
did rot vest him: one which the Gov
ernor OF the State never dreamed OF
deleEatinS: one which had never been
invoked b. any Lieutenant-Gove
IN NirgiDia's history--to defeat Gov
ernor Manns purpose with respect TO
II question Of supreme Importance. and
TO which Governor Mann had given
months OF consideration No one can
now say whether Mr.. Ellyson would
or would not. upon "a hurry call"
have by one stroke OF the pen nuilified
the verdicts Of the juries in the Allen
cases. the action of the courts. and the
wcll-considercd decision of Virginia's
Mann returned 10 the state in time
to make action by the Lieutenant Gov
ernor impossible.
II rather appears that Mr. E,llysQn.
for his own sake and in his own Dehaif
might we'll give the public tho benefit
OF an OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES News
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31
1hc Lnw in NirpInln.

'rhe spirit OF contempt for law which
MAS responsible for the tragedy in the
little Virginia courthouse year ago
may we'll be checked by the terrible
N!ndioation which the law exacted yes
to-day. The pride felt by Floyd Allen
as tie misguided leader and example
for his clan must have changed to
bitterness rs he preceded his stalwart
son TO the electric chair still the
leader and example.
To rcsolute Governor Mann are due
the thanks of the country Tor his quick
action in reassuming his executive au
thority when. by reason OF his tenn
porary absence from Virginia. the
Licutonant- . overnor took under con
sideration his legal right to commute
the sentence of the slaNcrs. The pro-
CeedinS credited to MIR Ellyson calls
for an immediate explanation, which
should hs insisted upon by the peo-
ME % the old Dominion.-New York
Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31
THE LADIES AID SOCIETY

Centenary Methodist Church
will give DINNER from 1880 to
$3.50 at 8e3 East Main Street on
April I'd. I'd and 4th.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31

n conception OF their duty there might
be fewer philadelphia Rec
ord.
Governor Manns refusal to save the
Aliens from the extreme penalty OF the
law will make every court in Virginia
safer and increase respect for the law.
IT is full notice that outlawry will
not be tolerated and criminals. no mat
ter how dangerous or powerful. can
not defy the authorities.--B a fillmore
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31
Alien. Tny dine rcnnltx.

The urgent appeals for clcmencv
ihade TO Governor Mann, of Virginia. in
hchaiI OF Floyd and Claude Swanson
Allen were undoubtedly in part dictated
hy sense OF the Ignorance or tha
TWO convicted clansmen and n reliza
t'h mat they were in large degree
ne creatures OF enVironment--in short
mat thcit responsibility was not go
great as would have been the respon-
sibility of educated men who right
rave committed a similar crime
All these considerations we're dull,
weighed by the Governor. and they
only enforce the conclusion that Gov
erhor Mann had no option to do other
,han what he did For him TO have
committed the death sentence Of these
tsoodstained hiilmcn would have been
TO offer pro.nium on future murders
as horrible as those already perpe-
ira ted. and would have extended indef
nitely a lease 10 desperate characters
TO take law and revenge into their own
hands
AS IL is. the State OF Virginia brcathes
fee' GOV that Floyd and Claude Allen
are no more. All their ignorance. all
inc tcudism in which they were born
ana bred the century old duration OF
the hideous code they exempliGed, do
not c>tenuate the fearful crime in
which they were the rinrleaders IN.
INC very temple Of justice they shot
down the officers OF the law and
-houEh the prime movers In that drama
81 murder nave paid tho penalty with
their lives. mercy has been ming
with justice in Virginia in the fact
That other members of the bloodthirsty
gang were sentenced 10 imprisonment.
instead OF being sent to the electric
chair. For the wisdom and frrrness
with which he has administered the
criminal Ian Governor Mann deserves
The thanks of Virginia and the coun-
Try He has struck the heaviest blow
at feudisn which il has received in half
century Buffalo Times
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31

by the acting Governor was thwarted
by the Interruption and return to Rich
mond. Had these men escaped the
punishment which the courts bad de-
creed, n premium would have been put
upon lawlessness In Virginia, caus-
ing Generalization now and in the flu
ture in the Commonwealth Wa shing-
ton Star.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31
"rf They Escape ,mpeachment."

Governor Mann was right and is
right and will be commended by all
the thinking people OF the State. after
they have taken the time to think
Lieutenant Governor Ellyson and
Attorney-General Williams took posi-
tons, and In the early hours OF yes
terday morning assisted in boggling
and muddling and thrusting them
selves in;o am affair in which so far
as the surface and known facts sug-
gest. they had no possible proper con
Germ or part If they escape impeach-
ment they certainly Will not escape
general reprobation. unless they can
make such explanations as they have
not yet hsafed.-Roanoke Times.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31


re was even accused OF thirsting for
ne blood OF tho. men who have paid
the extreme penalty fon their part in
me fllisSiiie crime. But the Cover
nor proved proof against these on
siaughts. and he allowed the law to
take It's cocrse. even in the face of
the storm OF disapproval By the des-
perate supporters OF the criminals
In the Judgment of all thinking men.
the course OF the Governor was right
IL the sympathetic mob. knowing little
G. nothing OF the case but what they
Lave heard from those Interested i'm
OUT one side, can prevent the carrying
our "i me law, then law might as
we'll he wiped from the statute bool..
ond the mob allowed To rule supreme
gut the fathers ordained that the mob
should not influence Justice And an
'heF placed the courts far from tho
hhhuence OF the people. so that justice
and right might be done.--Newport
News Press.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31
\ NrhnI for n Murderer.

rhe passion for making heroes OF
murderers has taken many strange
forms but none stranger than the at
tempt To present Claude Allen, the
EillsVilic tNaD outlaw, with a gold
medal inscribed For bravery in de-
tending his father
Evidently his admirers approve OF
shooting Judges and prosecuting at
iorItoys ia tho courtroom. They dis
approve rf jures that convict and OF
judges that sentence murdcrsrs 10 he
put To death From conscientious mo-
tives they would probably vote against
= Governor Of Virginia who let the law
take its course and refused To prevent
Claude Aliens execution. In this base
world the ono thing they cherish above
I'LL else is the devotion of a son. who
Keeps his pistol handy and kills the
nudge on tn" bench when his father
is convicted Of a minor offense. II that
docs not ontitle murderer to receive
q medal what does New York World
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Remember the name--Doan' s.
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FOR SALE--At half price-a
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can be inspected at 1903 b street
My23tf
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-07-25
POkTER'S SPECIALS

Six-room, modern, plastered house,
one block from high school building;
two big lots, barn, chicken house, big
garden spot. bearing fruit trees.
Ideal home and cheap If taken soon
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Post-MOrtem Appearance

The following table shows the or
gans which should be examined
when hog cholera is suspected. A
description of the appearance of the
organs in cases of cholera is given
after each organ. 1t must be re-
membered that all these post
norton appearances may not be
found in one hog. Those in the skin,
large intestines, small intestines,
spleen, kidneys and lungs are the
most diagnostic.
Skin-Red or purple discolora-
ton along belly and between the
hams. Ulcers may appear and the
skin crack and ears slough.
Large Intestines-External con-
gestion and internal congestion with
hemorrhag c spots in the acute form
and ulcers in chronic cholera.
Small Intestines-External and
internal congestion. Sometimes
hemorrhagic spots. Seldom ulcers.
Kidneys-Pale or dark in color
with reddish-black spots on the ex-
ternal surface. May resemble a tur-
key egg in appearance.
spleen-E Enlarged, black, frlaDle.
Sometimes resembles black jam
Liver - Seldom any visible
changes. May be enlarged and con-
gested.
stomach-Congestion on mucuS
lining n varying degrees.
BLADDER Congestion and memoir
rhagic spots on mucus surface
Lymphatic Glands-Carrying ue-
prees of congestion from pink 10
dark in color.
Iungs-May be covered WIN
bemorrhagic spots of red or brown
color. varying in SIZE from PIN
hoad to half dollar. Complete
hardening of parts of the lung oc-
curs Pus may form and adhesions
- the chest wall sometimes take
place. sno,1
ueart-sometimes shows small
areas of congestion of the base
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monthly payments.
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Duthie pays the highest market
price for poultry, veal and hides.