Evening star., 1932-02-07
JURY FREES ALLEN
AFTER HARD FIGHT,
IN DONALDSON KILLING

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few minutes before II o'clock. Allen
was Immediately surrounded by friends.
He was congratulated and patted on
the back and many hands were out
stretched for him to grasp.
Escorted to Friends.
AS quickly as he could be taken
through the crowd he was escorted
from the place into a nearby room,
where he met friends and relatives.
Newspaper men were restrained from
leaving the room while the contempt
proceedings we're being conducted by
the court After testimony of a num-
Der of newspaper men. the offending
reporter was discharged
When the court finally adjourned to-
night after the verdict was rendered
and Allen was discharged the court
room was in confusion. Spectators
leaped over the seats and walked across
tables to members of the Allen family
attorneys and others identified with the
trial to offer congratula tions.
Unable to reach Allen in the pris-
oner'S room to which he was taken. his
friends milled about and cheered Allen
The court house tonight was sur
rounded by crowd of several thou
sand persons clamoring to get into the
court room or waiting to hear the ver-
dict. Added to those who came to hear
what the jury had to say was the usual
Saturday night throngS from the sur
rounding countryside.
Shortly after young Allen was taken
to the side room, Rose was brought in
and a touching scene followed.
She ran to the outstretched arms of
her nervous but smiling brother. buried
her head on his shoulders and gave way
to tears
"Oh, Eddie" she cried.
"Oh, sister" said Eddie.
Eddies father, Horace Allen, was in
the room and threw his arms around
his son
The father. who has been quite Ill
since the shooting and in danger of
collapse, showed his first broad smile
since the trial started.
Henry G. Pearce. close friend of the
Allen family, said that a permanent
reconciliation had been effected Prior
to the trial Rose had visited her brother
only once or twice in Jail and had
barely spoken to her father She was
said to have been embittered because
the father was the first to make public
her alleged relationship with Donaldson.
Further Instructions Asked.
The jury came into court late to-
night and asked Judge Knight for
further instructions Of the law Of
justifiable homicide, in the situation Of
self-defense. IF the defendant be-
lieved himself in danger of great bodily
harm" said the judge. then he was
justified in shooting Donaldson"
Judge Knight asked the jury to re-
port at II o'clock whether it could
reach verdict. The jury retired again
az 10:40.
The defendant was brought into the
court room while the jury was in. He
seemed to be under tremendous nervous
strain His face was tense and his
eyes looked tired. He frowned con-
tinuously.
The long discussion in the jury room
was distinct disappointment to Allen
and his friends. They expressed conf
dence when the jury when out at 1886
pm that it would not be long in reach
ing verdict. Judge Knight announced
that he would be ready to receive a
verdict up to midnight.
So intense was the interest in the
result of the dramatic trial a crowd of
several thousand gathered around the
Montgomery County court house to-
night The court house corridors were
iammed and a detachment of police
took charge.
Police Rout Spectators.
The police later ordered out of the
court house all persons who had no
business in the building.
Some persons in the throngs shouted
I'VE want Lucas!" He is Albert Gal
latin H. Lucas. friend Of Donaldson,
and only eyewitness of the killing He
was a witness against the defendant
Authorities said they did not believe
any violence was threatened.
The sympathies of the crowd this aft
ernoon and tonight appeared to be with
the young defendant When he was
brought from the jail across the street
to the court house at 2 o'clock and
again. tonight he was cheered by men
and women. Some tried to pat him On
the back, but were prevented by guards
who surrounded the prisoner
Allen. his face buried in his collar,
paid no attention to the friendly dem
onstration and disappeared hurriedly