The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-22
DEFENSE MAY ASK
CHANGE OF VENUE
Expected That Troops Will Be
on Guard to Prevent Outbreak.
Trial of Barnard Allen Like
ly to Reveal Whether or
Not Attack on Court
Was Premeditated.
By ALEXANDER FORWARD.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.


Hillsville. Va, March 21.-Clerk
Dexter Goad to-day received word
from Judge Staples that n speclal ter,,,
of the Carroll county court will be
held on Wednesday,, March -. On tho
preceding day Judge Staples will finish
lie cases left on Judge Ma ssie's docket.
Inc announcement of a special term
means that the Aliens now In Jail In
Roanoke and any captured in the
meantime Will be formally arraigncd
here though a change of Venue may
tense Troops. 1t Is believed. will be
here on that date to prevent any more
outbreaks
In completing Judge Massic's calen-
dar. Barnard Allen, son of Jack
Allen, Will be placed OH trial for an
oncnsc similar 10 the one for which
Floyd Allen was being tried last
Ihursday. interfering with an officer.
1t is believed that this trial may re-
veal whether or not the outbreak last
Thursday was premeditated
Four of the detectives who left
H'llsville last Tuesday were in GalaN
early to-day Others were seen near
Mt Airy, but no word of their progress
was learned.
Enrly Developments Expected.
Comfortably sheltered In tie noun
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the Allen gang has made no report of
It's activities since Tuesday night. De-
Velopments, however. are eHpected mo-
mentarily. The fact that the posse Is
not returning to Hillsyillc nightly is
taken as an indication OF the begin
nlng of long Siege in the mountains
The detectives hitherto have been los
Ing much time going to and from town,
and nave aimed to reach here at
niShtfall. This has given but little
actual time for the man-hu 1t is
thought that friendly stopping places
now have been found and IL would
not be surprising II tho posse did not
return for several days more
In fact tonight 1t was rumored
that ruso had been set afoot by the
detectives which eventually would en-
snare the assassins. Governor Mann Is
said to know all about 1t. It is be-
lieved that reports have been going
to Richmond by way OF Galax.
Many peculiar letters are reaching
mere from the outside world. OF which
the following is a sample:
Postmaster. Hillsville. Va:
Dear Sir,-I am a young man tina
is willing to give UP my life to help
to hunt down them bandits. If you
VIII send me tho directions to Ceb
there, l will come at once.
yours truly,
IN. b. GOODRICH,
laS Laurel Street, BinEhamton " y"
The condition of Andrew p. Hewlett
tonight is abou, the same. His ply
slcian says chances OF recovery are
only even.
Gossip is McnEre.
With only two detectives on guard
here, gossip of the Aliens was measre
to-day. The peaceful quiet OF the town
was disturbed only by the activities OF
two rival moving picture concerns.
Each operator strove hard to collect
eyewitnessos OF last Thursdays trag-
edy for exclusive frame-ups OF the
scene.
The arrival in town OF DR.. r. B.
Bransoome was observed with much
interest, 8 1t was recalled that he
alone once conquered Floyd Allen IN
fstic strife. 1t happened during the
campaign of Dexter Goad for election
as clerk. Branscome related his ex-
perience TO the admiration of a gaping,
crowd.
Floyd Allen pulled me off my
horse" said Ira nscome. land I kind
of laid down insensible. but got up,
and Floyd did some laying then