The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-05-24

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from boyhood, their attorney and coun-
sellor in many OF their civil and Grim
inal bouts with the law, he has per-
sonally known the Allen clansmen OF
three generations
AS counsel for Floyd Allen, he stood
beside his client when the latter open
ell fire upon the court officers and
jury. and Judge Bolen himself narrow
ly escaped death from the bullets In
tended for the convicted man. He es'
capped by prostrating himself upon the
court room floor until the rain OF lead
had spent itself.
II is not without reason that the
Carroll county Aliens are referred TO
as the members OF clan. The first
OF their forbears who settled In this
vicinity In Colonial times came OF
Scotch-Irish stock-a strain often OF
sterling worth. but ever with a
touch OF clannish family pride. and
usually with more than n touch Of pug
nacity. impotence of restraint and
fighting courage.
In Revolutionary days what Is now
Carroll was Montgomery county. Vir-
ginia. One OF the members OF the
Montgomery county militia who left
his pillow and his Ak to march across
the Blue Ridge In time to take part
In the battle of Guilford Court House.
n. c.. was William Allen. The militia
detachment marched across the Ridge
hv nf ha
same thoroughfare over which armed
scouts have been scurrying TO and fro
In search OF this Revolutionary SOL
dier's scion. on whose head the out
ragged law has nut a price.
As William Allen marched 10 battle
he observed that the rolling land on
the far side of the Fancy Gap was at
tractive. When the Revolutionary war
was over he and one OF his fellow SOL
diers settled there and so the Aliens
became established in the quarter
which they have ruled ever since like
teudal barons.
Tradition says William Allen was a
good soldier. lie was destined To be
The progenitor OF many good soldiers.
lie had two sons, only one OF whom.
William Allen, Jr.. concerns this mar
rative, for the second, William. was
the father of two sons. Bailey Allen
and William Carr Allen.
Bailey Allen had four sons-Lemuel.
William. Carr and Bailey Allen. IT. or
the four three were gallant soldiers In
me Confederate service during the
Civil war. Lemuel was killed in a
charge during the second battle OF
bull Run. or. as is generally desig.
mated In the south, the Battle of
Manassas. William. who was a pri-
Vate In the same company, saw his
brother fall. paused long enough TO
iiit his stricken form and TO note that
ne was dead. and then went on in the
eharge upon the Union position.
Carr Alien survived four years OF
active service. He was n soldier
whose dash, courage and gallantry
were uniformly praised by his officers.
AS Confederate veteran and good
neighbor. he lived until about zen
years ago. when, at n good old age, he
was shot any killed by Mack Hewlett.
ana Hewlett was lynchcd. after
oand. believed to have included mem
oers OF the Allen clan. had taken him
from the Hillsville jail. the keys OF
which were surrendered by the jailer.
VINO was q cousin of Jack" Aliens
wife.
OF the four sons of Bailey Allen the
oiack sheep Of the family was Bailey.
Or. Judge Bolen was called upon to
oefend him against numerous criminal
charges, and he was finally sentenced
20 long term In the stxts psnitsu-
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