The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-16
Nelson Senator Denies He
Came 10 Richmond in Be-
half OF Aliens.
CLAUDE SHOULD DIE IN CHAIR
Details Conversations With
Governor Mann and L. L.
Scherer.
lsnocial 70 The Times Dispatchl

Ivnrhburg Va January i5.-Relstve 20
report sent out yesterday from hIOn ,iis,,
IN the effect that be bad appeared yesterday
bsfore Governor Mann and made plea Ioi
cIcrrncy for the Aliens state senator bisnd
MAssie OF Nelson County kins nan 1I III
i.t. Judge Massfz. a victim OF the hliiSNihe
,rsredv to-day gave out a statement Denying
hat his visit to Governor Mann was Ao1 al!
such PURPOSE .- her. carly
his rnorriag intending TO take the morning
local home. but when he found tn~t ens "a
object OF his trip 10 Richmond n@o Den s MS
Construed. be remained over IN Lunchours
until this Afternoon.
HAD Green Letter.
This afternoon he gave out the fohowins
statement which is self-explanatory
In the first place. | received letter from
George o. Green. which was addressed 20 an
Of the members Of the General Assent ply.
asking G. emenCy in the Allen case ID sSpiS
stated that lived a long way from the scrns
Of the murder and all the Information thSt !
had was from newspaper reports out tuAS
Blvd and Claude Allen had been tried by
tudce not Of their immediate section ana oy
Jury. which / assumed was impartial and tney
were convicted. the Judge refusing TO SCI sslde
the verdict of the jury The Court oi Appeals
,efused to grant a writ of error and at thst
time ! could not see why there courts had erred
IN their decisions. and saw no reason why
Il was in Richmond last Saturday. and
1 l. scherer. who Is d nae mber or the BOARD
OF directors Of the Virginia Penitentisry Hsd
a talk with me and stated tina all the mem
bers of the board of she penitentisrs feit
mai Floyd ard Claude Allen bad not had
f.ir trials and asked me how L felt IN the
matter | told him about the reply 1 hau
made 70 Nr. Green. Then be asked mt II
here was any one that would look into the
case that had confidence IN and II be could
cor vince me that l was wrong III tho prem
ises that | might change my opinion toio
him if be soHld get Judge B. GORDON our
circuit Judge. 70 go over the case and IL &c
was satisfied that they had not bad talr
trial that | woald be willing TO Change the
tone of nv letter or tc withdraw II. ovheNe
| stated further that in the case OF CLAUDE
] would pe willing ask that he be not sent
TO the electric chair
Talk With Governor.
Il talked to Judge Gordon over the phone
and be said il was impossible for him 10 go
10 Richmood / did not tell him what
wsrted to talk with him about. On Tues
dav I saw Governor Mann and told him the
conversation | had bad with Mr. Scherer
/ stated that had written this letter TO Mr.
Green ! stated that l was related to Judge
MasSie and that II De felt that these people
ought to be reSpited for a while until this
new evidence could come in that / would be
satisfied with anything he did in the mat
ter for I felt he knew more about the case
than | did I was with Governor Mann Tor
about a half an hour during which time the
conversation was not confined TO the Alien
case but covered a number of topics.
But now after reaching LynchburE and
upon being spprised that Judge Bolen. Floyd
Aliens counsel testified that Claude Allen
fred the first shot. that he fred il At Judge
Massie and that he lBclen) testified he saw
the lint fly from Judge MASSES coat where
Claude Aliens bullet struck h'm. ] deem II
my duty to say that l think Claude Allen >
sentence should not be committed