"My last words to the people of Virginia are, I knew absolutely nothing of any conspiracy and do not believe there was one. I did not fire the first shot and did not shoot until my father had been shot at. I did not kill Judge Massie. Those who have wronged me, I forgive and hope we shall meet in a better world where sorrow is never known. Pray God's blessing upon our dear old State, and to all her people I say farewell. I am with a clear conscience."
Claude Allen.
The words you have read were transcribed directly from the statement. Neither this reporter, nor The Evening Journal, changed these words in any way. In tomorrow’s edition we will begin Floyd Allen’s last statement.
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