The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-29

about juries and about verdicts. lit,
of course, is an awful thing 10 take d
mans life, and we feel that tx we
could have been tried at this time,
when so many more facts have been
! learned that the sentence would be
different and that in the place Of
conspiracy on the side OF the Aliens.
that there was conspiracy on the
other side. We find Dexter Goad or
dering a special gun TO be there be-
fore the trial, and things of this kind.
and other evidence leads me to be-
lieVe that they intended to Kill me in
the courtroom.
feel very sorry that my boy.
C1aud. should have to give up hia
young life. l have tried in every way
to do right by my family, and | would
have rather been shot to pieces in
the courtroom than for Claud to have
shot. know that I did not lead
Claud into this trouble. I have never
led him into any trouble, and his
record shows that he has been an ex-
ceptionally good child. This Is the
first trouble that he has ever gotten
into. and though as he thought to
save the life Of his father. This
trouble. of course, Ia awfully hard
on my wife. No man has ever had
a better wife than I have. Her
health has been bad and she has not
been we'll for some time, and J know
that her suffering Is something awful.
and yet under these conditions peo-
pie have not hesitated to hit me i'm.
der the belt and hit In the dark.
/ thank The Journal for the fight
that they have made to save our
lives. / also want to thank the pa
pers in the State who have helped us
and who have tried 10 give the true
facts to the people of this and other
States. 1t has been IA great comfort
to us to see how many people be-
lieve in our innocence and have
helped us as they have. ] hope In
some way our people will show their
appreciation to our many friends who
have stayed ny us Loyalty. The Off
GERS at the penitentiary have been
kind TO US, showing us every favor
they could We appreciate it and no
man who has not been in the shadow
of death like we have for the last few
months, can realize what kindness
means to anyone under these condi-
tons.
/ want to thank the lawyers who
have fought so nobly for us; while
fighting against great odds. they have
stood Loyalty by us.
! want to thank Mr., Luther Scher-
er and also all of my other friends
who have stood so loyalty by me.
/ am grateful TO DIR. Mcdaniel for
his visits and words of comfort and
help.
| thank my friend DR.. j. ], Scherer,
who has also given me words of COM
fort and cheer and been a great help
to me.
I forgive all my enemies-those
who have testified falsely against me
and those who have not dealt fairly
with me / forgive them and / hops
God will also forgive them. Shortly
we will have to stand before our God
and each one will give an account OF
our treatment to each other The
true facts will all then be known I
: say to my friends that / have told the
truth. / am innocent of the charge
of which I am convicted, and I have
no fear of meeting my God in con-
nectton with the crime for which !
am dying. as | am innocent. Al
though | know 1t will be too late, vel
feel that the people will yet know
the true facts In connection with this
case, and / believe the governor will
see where we have been wronged. |
pray Gods blessing | hope the lives
of my family, who leave behind, will
show, as far as possible. to the world
that we have been wronged, and the
true facts in connection with these
cases. ! hope by their lives they will
contradict the statements and un-
truths that have been stated against
us Farewell
FLOYD ALLEN.