However, Goad denied firing the first shot in the fusillade. Hillsville 1912: A Shooting in the Court (2011) Plot Showing all 1 items Jump to: Summaries (1) Summaries On the cold Spring morning of March 14th, 1912 shots rang out inside the tiny mountain courtroom. Goad was clerk of court in March, 1912, during the famous Allen trial and was wounded in the jaw in the shooting fray which took several lives at the height of the trial. In the space of 90 seconds, 57 bullets were fired into the Hillsville courthouse, killing five men and wounding three more. On the cold Spring morning of March 14th, 1912 shots rang out inside the tiny mountain courtroom. - Floyd Allen had a long history of serving the law in Carroll County as a deputy sheriff and was, in fact, a special policeman at the time of the tragedy. A few weeks ago, that trove of documents related to the shootout and subsequent trials made its way back to Carroll County, where the whole mess started. - After the shootout ended, people in Hillsville were afraid the Allen family would come back into town and kill everyone in sight. - J. Sidna Allen, in addition to being a well-traveled and successful businessman, had been a newspaper editor and a schoolteacher. - After his release from prison in 1922, Friel Allen came back to Hillsville and had Attorney John Alderman arrange a meeting with Dexter Goad. On the morning of March 14, 1912, Mr. Floyd Allen stood in the Carroll County courtroom to hear the verdict of his peers. He was called Pink because of a birthmark on his cheek. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. This is another book that Ive read in order to learn about my new locale. [26], On the other hand, Floyd Allen and his relatives claimed Deputy Clerk Dexter Goad had fired first, prompted by a long-standing vendetta he and Foster held against the Allen family. [2] Floyd Allen later stated that he never intended to have the boys set completely free, he just wanted them to be released from their manacles. - Andrew Howlett, one of the spectators who was wounded during the Courthouse Tragedy, was a brother to Mack Howlett, who shot and killed Carr Allen in 1898. A jury found Allen guilty, and on March 14, 1912, Allen went to his sentencing hearing before Judge Thornton L. Massie in the Hillsville courthouse. In March 1912, there was a shooting at the Carroll County, Courthouse in Hillsville, Virginia. - In 1912, the Carroll County courtroom was some 20 feet shorter than it is today. There were, however, nearly 20 Allen men among the spectators in the courtroom. "Floyd Allen Defense Gets Well Into Case", Bluefield, West Virginia: "Defense Continues Efforts To Disprove Conspiracy". Was Clerk of Carroll County Circuit Court During the Famous Allen Trial. Bolen testified that Claud Allen fired the first shot, and that Claud Allen's pistol shot, together with a second shot fired by Sidna Allen, killed Judge Massie. The answer would soon become obvious. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Floyd Allen jury member, John W. Farris, remarked that they wouldnt be back until they were brought back. Court testimony says she was outside throwing up on the lawn when Doctor Nuckolls came by. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Both, Walter Scott Tipton and David Winton Bolen, were retired Carroll County judges. 1 minute, 47 seconds Read. Bringing in Sheaves: The Western Revivals of the Reverend A. Ive already read four books and have another four lined up to read!. - Sidna Edwards presence at Floyd Allens trial was requested by Floyds lawyers. [2] Both Allen and his brother Sidna held legal licenses for the production of alcohol. Those documents can be found at www.ccva.digital/1912-historical-courthouse-tragedy.html. [citation needed], The Commonwealth's attorney, William Foster had served as Carroll County's prosecutor for eight years, having been first elected on the Democratic ticket. Sadler knew that tragic story, and he understood his familys connection to it. Baldwin-Felts detectives traveled to Des Moines, arrested the suspects, and returned them to Carroll County to stand trial. Wow. He only lived 7 years after the trial. Floyd, 56, a once proud man now destroyed, was strapped to the electric chair, a leather mask placed over his face and four, 1-minute bursts of 2,000-volt electrical shocks were sent coursing through his body until he was pronounced dead at 1:26 p.m. Claude, just 24, was electrocuted in the same chair 12 minutes later. [35] In July 1912, after three separate trials, Claud Allen was convicted of first-degree murder for the killing of Commonwealth's Attorney Foster, and for second-degree murder for the killing of Judge Massie. SIDNA ALLEN'S TERM FIXED AT 35 YEARS; Head of Hillsville Clan Sentenced for Killing of Three Court Officials. The next morning, the jury quickly returned a guilty verdict and a sentence of a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. [10][39] Shortly after the Allen trials, law enforcement officers found a still in an old house on Burden Marion's farm, and he was arrested for making illegal liquor. Past month; Great transaction. Sadler, who said he spent more than 1,700 hours researching the story, spoke to a gathering in March that commemorated the 110th anniversary of the tragedy. I have been reading Barry Lopezs About this Life. If you havent read it, you should. Built in 1873, the historic courthouse is the site of the tragic courtroom shooting of 1912 and is the current site of the museum. He refused them both. [20], Within a month, all suspected shooters were in custody, except Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards. The historical societys museum resides on the first floor of the old courthouse, which no longer is a government building but still majestically commands the high ground of Main Street like it did in 1912. Foster married Katherine Tipton in 1894 and had 5 children by 1912. Barry Lopezs book (above) sounds good. [4], One night in December 1910 (some sources[1] say 1911), two of Floyd Allen's nephews, Wesley and Sidna Edwards, attended a corn shucking bee in Hillsville. [29] Marshall then related that Sidna Allen's bullet buried itself in the window about six inches above his head. Terribly tragic. (Walter Allen had lost the bitterly fought race. It is the county seat of Carroll County and the only incorporated community in the county. Then he found the original Floyd Allen indictment that bore William Fosters final written words. The goals of the program include a greater shared knowledge about the nation's past, strengthened regional identities and local pride, increased local participation in preserving the country's cultural and natural heritage assets, and support for the economic vitality of our communities. The next witness was Sidney Towe, who largely corroborated the testimony of Sheriff Edwards. He also wrote that as the judge lay dying, he told his young protg, Tell my brother Robert to take care of my family.. Please visit their website for more information. Such tampering hindered the ability to link bullets to the guns fire or the direction from which they came. [2], Deputy Samuels was left lying unconscious in a ditch, and his horses were run off. There was a massive effort for the governor to commute the sentences of Claude and Floyd, including a petition with over 100,000 signatures. Judge Thornton L. Massie called Constable Jack Allen (and Floyd Allen, who had been deputized by Massie about six months earlier) to the bar and proceeded to question them about the alleged intimidation. We must have similar tendencies as I like to pick up a few books about the history of any area I spend some time in. Witnesses said she never looked Floyds way. A stolen kiss. Far from the backward, murderous mob of hillbillies as they would later be portrayed in sensational news accounts, Floyd and his brothers were farmers, business people and even occasional lawmen who sometimes had their own run-ins with the law, usually stemming from their participation in the illegal liquor trade. Theres Fosters handwriting and then you realize that within five or six minutes, he was dead. The was never a barber shop in this Mayberry, however. Airy, North Carolina where he encountered Will McGraw, a moonshine hauler. Sidna Edwards pleaded guilty in August 1912 to second-degree murder, and was sentenced to 15 years in the penitentiary. Yep, I think we do have similar tendencies. For example, Betty Ayers, who was killed in the courthouse tragedy, was a 4th cousin to Dexter Goad (clerk of court), 4th cousin, twice removed, from Woodson Quesenberry (deputy clerk), 2nd cousin, twice removed, from Floyd Allens wife and a 3rd cousin to the Edwards brothers, Wesley and Sidna. In response, the judge told the two men that if the law could not be faithfully enforced in Carroll County by the county's deputized officers he would bring in state troops if necessary to maintain order. The play, which is. Hillsville 1912: A Shooting in the Court; Videos; The Holstein Dilemma. Supposedly Floyd said, as the Sheriff and the Clerk of the Court approached to take him into custody, Im not going. The shooting then started. The identification label on the drawer bore a large A and an X. Horney pulled the label out from its slot, flipped it over and read the typed words on the other side: (Claudes name was frequently spelled with and without an E.). Neither died, but Jack had a silver plate in his head until he died. As Sadler studied his grandmothers old scrapbooks, he found a copy of a letter that he had written to state legislators nearly 20 years after the shootout. Most likely, someone had intentionally hidden the drawer to keep people from pawing through and perhaps removing the papers. Sidna Allen and Claud Allen stood on benches in the courtroom's northeast corner to see over the crowd. In the case of J. Sidna Allen, one of Massies relatives complained that the raw bacon that was seized needed to be sold before it spoiled. The sensational coverage and gripping photos of the characters and events surrounding the courtroom shooting captured America's imagination in 1912 and until the sinking of the Titanic a month later, the "Hillsville Massacre" took up a good deal of front page copy in newspapers . With the death of the Sheriff and so many of the Allens on the loose, the state sent help. The judge hopes that since the normal court opening time is 9 a.m. the Allen case can be dispensed with rapidly and the normal caseload handled in due time. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He told Sheriff Lewis Webb to take the prisoner. He defeated the son of Jasper Jack Allen for the position. Those old papers were lost or stolen, Horney replied. One can wonder if that was a sign that she blamed her husband for the tragic calamity that befell the family. Mann asking either that the Allens be given clemency or be executed swiftly. Now, thanks to Gerald Goads interest in this, the return of these documents can be part of a healing process. [4] In September 1889, after pleading no contest to the assault, Garland and Sidna were fined $5 each plus court costs, and the prosecutor dropped the weapons charges. A Journey to and Beyond the Blackboard - Kim Johnson 2021-07-25 Kim Johnson, or 'Sir', has spent his life striving to achieve outstanding I just can't bear to see anyone drug around."[13]. "[26], County Treasurer J. More by Ralph Berrier Jr. Support Cardinal News and connect with more than 13,000 of our most engaged readers by sponsoring a Cardinal News newsletter. Recognizing the need for immediate action, assistant clerk S. Floyd Landreth sent a telegram to Democratic Governor William Hodges Mann which read: Send troops to the County of Carroll at once. He only picked up Victors gun when he left it in the hotel room on the morning of March 14th. Even the accused, Floyd Allen, carried a pistol. After those five shots, he dropped to his knees and reloaded his revolver. Petty also witnessed a pistol duel between Sidna Allen and Deputy Clerk Dexter Goad. [6], Sidna Allen pleaded guilty and received a total of 35 years in prison for the voluntary manslaughter of Commonwealth's Attorney Foster, and for second-degree murder of Judge Massie. One shot. Take care, my friend! As the smoke cleared the sheriff, judge, and the common wealth attorney all lay dead. The documents were found in the basement of the Wythe County Courthouse and have now been returned to Carroll County. I bet there are lots of tales about Rochester, NY and the surrounding area that would make good reads as well. For a while, Hillsville was at the top of the nations newspaper. The house back in 1911 was worth 13,000.00 and was said to be the most beautiful house in South-West Virginia. Newport News nuprt - -prt -6 is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/56171 Ft: Aussens@iter (tobias_weber), Gerd Kohlmeier, Audio Podcast WordPress Theme By VWThemes, Sid Hatfield and Ed Chambers Killed August 1, 1921, World War I Anti-Conscription Movement 1917, https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/49746687/download.mp3, The Hatfields and the McCoys: After the Feud, http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/ramblinglibrarian/41284. actually, theres a lot to read and learn even in a rural place. The town's name was changed to Hillsville in the late 1820s to honor a local family. [23], Another prosecution witness was Floyd Allen's other attorney, Walter S. Tipton. When it was over the judge and the sheriff laid dead. Educational video on the history of Western medicine presented by the University of South Carolina's College of Library and Information Science as part of a workshop created by th Howard Sadlers grandfather, Howard Gilmer, who died before Sadler was born, carried the enormity of the tragedy with him throughout his short life. . There are still questions to be answered, but they probably never will be answered. Katherine survived until 1960. Director Rick Bowman Writers Rick Bowman Bill Perrine Stars The deputies, though, accused Floyd of forcibly freeing the brothers, assaulting the lawmen and smashing Deputy Samuels pistol against a rock. Nonetheless, the grand jury indicted Floyd Allen, Sidna Allen and Barnett Allen for interfering with the deputies, and Floyd Allen was also indicted for assault and battery upon Samuels. He proved to be right. He lived to be the last surviving member of the jury, dying in 1963. Foster was a political enemy of the Allens, who had supported Jack Allen's son, Walter, as Democratic candidate for Commonwealth's Attorney against Foster in the last election. Convicted on capital murder, both Claude and Floyd were sentenced to death. Two months after the shootout, Floyd Allen was convicted in Wytheville of killing Foster, the commonwealths attorney. [citation needed], On the following Monday, Wesley and Sidna Edwards were turned over to the court by Floyd Allen, and the two Edwards brothers were soon tried and convicted of their crimes. "Allen Boys Tell of Shooting", Bluefield, West Virginia: "State Closes Case In Sidna Allen Trial". He wrote urging that the state should pay a stipend to Judge Massies widow, who had become destitute in the years since her husbands death. Virginia law held that when a sheriff died his deputies lost all legal powers, so the shooting left Carroll County without law enforcement. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Hillsville 1912: A Shooting in the Court at Amazon.com. On 13 March 1912, in the Carroll County Circuit Court, Floyd Allen was tried for attacking two deputies who had arrested two of his nephews for fighting and disturbing a religious meeting. Friel Allen was tried in August 1912 and after confessing to shooting prosecutor Foster, was sentenced to 18 years in prison. HILLSVILLE Howard Sadler held the last words of a dead man in his hands. [34] He also said he went to Blankenship's Livery Stable after the incident, where he met other family members and left Hillsville with Claud Allen, Wesley Edwards, and Sidna Edwards. He was convicted and executed for murder in 1913 after a sensational courthouse shootout the previous year that left a judge, prosecutor, sheriff, and two others dead, although the validity of the conviction has been a source of debate within Carroll County for decades. When the men were buried, it was beneath one final statement of defiance. This sort of isolation probably meant that Floyd and his siblings grew up independent, resourceful and perhaps overly prideful and defiant. "The Courthouse Massacre? . We dont sell ads, or block you with a paywall. They were arrested by Caleb Haynes and Oscar Monday of the Mount Airy police department and brought to the state line. He found the murder indictment against Sidna Allen, Floyds brother who would be convicted and serve more than 13 years in prison. Synopsis On the cold Spring morning of March 14th, 1912 shots rang out inside the tiny mountain courtroom. The 1912 documents referred to in this story were scanned and digitally archived by Delilah Brady, a volunteer and director for the Carroll County Historical Society and Museum. [citation needed]. He has a wonderful essay in there titled The American Geographies. He speaks of the need to understand the stories, the voices of memory over the land. I think that is why I always insist on exploring my neighborhoods by walking (or on bicycle) and reading about them. Allen and several members of his family immediately fled the courtroom but were later captured and convicted of murder. Others state that Miss Iroller's father, who had never approved of his daughter's romance with Wesley Edwards, tipped off the detectives that Maude was going to Des Moines to marry him. Floyd Allen grew up in a large family in southern Carroll County, raised on a farm wedged between the North Carolina border and the front wall of the Blue Ridge Mountains. I dont know too much historical facts about where I live. Just a Presbyterian Church and a store. Later, the Thomas boy and others scrapped with the Edwards boys outside a church service, with the Edwards brothers getting the best of their rivals. [8], In 1910, Sidna Allen was tried in the United States court at Greensboro, North Carolina for making twenty-dollar counterfeit coins. During my term of office Floyd Allen was several times charged with violations of law. Those involved on the Allen side ran away. On the cold spring morning of March 14th, 1912, shots rang out in the tiny rural mountain town of Hillsville, Virginia. The deputy clerk of Carroll County, Dexter Goad, obtained a new warrant for the brothers' arrest, notifying the sheriff in Surry County, North Carolina, who soon arrested both men. [1] Others consider the alleged affidavit to be hearsay, made years after the event transpired, and worthless. The jury could not agree on a verdict immediately as the trial ended, and were sequestered in a local hotel overnight. The Historical Society has gathered significant materials, published over the years, that attempt to interpret this event in our local history. Photo courtesy Carroll County Historical Society and Museum Howard Gilmer was a young attorney and protege of Judge Thornton Massie, who cradled the dying judge during his last moments in the courtroom. V. Ray Bowman, Self: Hillsville 1912: A Shooting in the Court. Allen was noted for his generosity, but also his quick temper and easily injured pride. The execution of father and soon occurred in 1913. Its small enough for that to be possible I suspect. Carroll County Clerk of the Circuit Court Gerald Goad sits behind the drawer that holds long-lost documents from the murder trials that followed the infamous "Courthouse Massacre" in 1912. That verdict, those words uttered by a jury foreman and re-written by Foster, were what prompted the freshly convicted the defiant Allen to stand up and pronounce, Gentlemen, I just aint a-goin, or words to that effect, right before the courtroom filled with smoke and lead. - Lewis Franklin Webb, the County Sheriff killed in the Courthouse Tragedy, had just taken office in January of 1912, but had been a deputy numerous times. Hillsville began as a trading post known as Cranberry Plains. [1][4] Floyd had wanted to buy a farm owned by one of his own brothers, but could not agree on a price. Mr. Alderman said Friel and Dexter met privately for about half an hour and shook hands at the end of their meeting. Blacksburg-based autonomous vehicle firm Torc to acquire Canadian company; more . The exciting story of the Allen family and the officials who tried to bring them to justice. The detectives left at Hillsville have gone to the mountains, headed by Lee Felts. Two of the participants were executed and the others received lengthy prison sentences. But a year later the Hillsvile courthouse tragedy occurred and Sidna and his wife had only lived there a year. I recently learned that our town had a number of hiding spots on the Underground Railroad. 11218 The Roanoker - Hillsville Massacre Industrial Survey - Carroll County (NOTE a 1929 publication) Media The Carroll News The Carroll County Historical Society, INC. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Because of his vision to preserve and protect these exhibits, theyll never be lost again.. This sideline didnt add to the story. (When Floyd fell, wounded, he landed on top of his lawyer David Bolen, who had ducked to the ground as soon as the shooting started, and who is reported to have said, "Floyd, they are going to kill me shooting at you! A fight ensued and Floyd beat Samuels with his own pistol. 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