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Show ALLENS ARE REFU8ED A NEW TRIAL Courthouse Shooters Must Die In Electric Chair Richmond, Va Nov. 18. A now trial was today refused Floyd Alien and his son, Claudo Swanson Allen by tho supremo court of Virginia. Tho men arc condemned to dlo In tho electric elec-tric chair next Friday for tho murder of ofucIals of tho Carroll county' court at Hlllavlllo, March 14. Floyd Allen was convicted May 17, specifically for tho killing of Commonwealth Attorney M. W. Foster. Fos-ter. His son, tried on tho cuargo ol killing Judge Thornton L. Masslo was convicted and sentenced to fifteen fif-teen years In tho pcnltenttoj-y. A second trial on an Indictment Tor tho killing of Attorney Foster resulted In conviction for murder In tho first degree, July 27. It Is believed that Governor Mann will not Interforo with tho execution ot tho sentence. Tho nppcnl to tho supromo court for now trials decided advcrBcd today to-day had boon pending for sotrto ttnjp but Virginia officials havo proceeded proceed-ed with arrangements for tho execution execu-tion of tho men, holievlng that no clemency would bo shown. Tho Hlllsvlllo court house shooting In March when tho Allen clan resented re-sented the conviction ot Floyd Allen Al-len on a minor chargo by killing flvo persons In the court room Is still holding attention In Virginia because of tho trial of Sldna Allen tho clan lender now under way at Wjthevitfo |
