The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-15
c. VERNON INCREASES
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law on,e.ais, nor It's people will be
Wiling to cease their eIorts
ja1ge 1ho1nton l.. aaass.e. OF the
/ w".a.s -hi st Juoitial circuit: COM
monwealth Attorney W. "A. Foster,
tef-stattett county, and Shcrff
" ebb opened court at an early hour
Yesterday morning at t.tl4s- ii.e, u ttu
IN AZ lew minutes they were dead, and
clerk DeAter Goad and two members
OF ,ne Jury and others were WOUNDED,
while the man VINO had caused all the
| tsuuoie. Floyd Allen. was seriously
wounded
1ne perpetrators {" the dastardiy
act are members OF the Allen gang"
nu.td III the "moonshine' annals OF
Lrayson county.
au.eial members OF this gang, re-
Lorted at one time as seventeen. were
In the court room at the time OF the
s..ootIng and naracipated IN the
! lighting, and making good their es-
| Cape 10 the mountains They had
eviaentiy gather ed to back up any
demonstration that might he nlaa.
~ r,oyd Alien. AS soon as Floyd
Allen began TO shoot the" drew their
revcIvers and fired q fusillade. which
wouLded TWO Jurors, the clerk and
several other ~ersons.
Citizen Cabs for Hel-
The first intimation that reached
Richmond of tne tragedy came IN the
form OF ,aeg am tom }. u. Ayers.
h calixon or ItliIsyilie, addressed u
Gov ernor Mann, advising HIM that
the )uoge. Lommonweai.n's attorney
| anu snyln had been killed and ask
Ing for help.
The Governor forthwith wired the
Ga.uwin Detective Agency at Roa-
noke to summon a posse and proceed
many men as 1t vas thought @>edfui
i 10 cope with the situation and to ar
LEST the muiaere.s. sIa4.ilg no ex-
pense 10 appi enend the muruerers.
A possee was Immediately made up
at hoanoxe under command of II. -.
baldwin, fearless detective, leaving
on a special tram for the scene. At
East kadford the possee was enlarged
and more men were gathered at fu-
laski. the home OF JuaEe Massie.
Hiilsvilie. the scene of the crime.
being some ten mics from the railroad
messages were sent to the nearest
station bearing the euphonious name
Of Betty Baker, to provide for the
transfer of the force to Hiilsvilie. and
at late hour last night Il numerous
and powerfully armed rossee WAS at
the scene OF action.
No Operations Until Today.
However. 50 tar As the Governors
ONCE Ia advised. no offensive OPERA
lions will be practicable until today,
when the trails OF the memoirs Of the
Allen gang Will be taken up and every
effort mace to apprehend them.
Another possee Ia en- route to Hills
Vile, under the command OF Detective
T. l.. F'eitz. coming from Blueneld.
This possee VIII arrive at hilisvtllc
early today and join In the search,
increasing the force TO about thirty
men besides the local authorities and
possemen.
1t was the impression at the Gov
ernor's office last night that these
forces would give adequate protection
to tho court, and enable the law-aPid-
ing people OF Carroll county to get a
grip on themselves and properly Or
ganize for the enforcement OF the law,
making unnecessary the calling out OF
the militia. II vas thought that.
should the perpetrators Of the crime'
he captured conditions might arise
which would Il AXE necessary the pres
ence Of the military.
Plan Military Operations.
The Governors ONCE was busy
scene all Gay yesterday. The chief
executive, after ordering detectives 70
the scene Of the trouble. called IN
Brigadier- General w. w. Sale. Adju-
were taken at once to prepare Tor the
movement of the military should con-
siitions arise Justitying the use of the
Company e, First Regiment. OF
Lynch burg. mastering ten ofuccrs ana
SIXTY ave men. and Company +. Sec
ond Regiment. of Roanoke. mastering
fifty-nine men and three oflcerA were
put on waiting orders and are now
ready to take the field on BRIEF no.
tice.
The men who ala the shooting
made good their escape. and arc be-
lieved TO have taken refuge IN the
mountains or have ned over the North
Carolina border. The Carolina ofii-
cials. however. are on their guard.
and close watch will be kept for
the outlaws.
The Murdered Onicials.
Judge Thornton l.. Massie, the slain
jurist, had been on tho bench four
years. His term would have expire0
in 1914. Able and learned his name
had been frequently mentioned In
connection with the Supreme bench
OF the State to succeed Judge John
l.. Buchanan. who will not be can
didate for reelection. Judge Massie
was a cousin Of Senator Bland Mas
and several children.
Commemorative Attorney J. ~.
Foster was servin~ his third tenn i:s
Commonweaith's attorney. having
been elected as q Republican.
Sheriff L. r. Webb had but recent
~ entered upon the duties Of his II.
Are. but had served for number OF