The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-15

thor bloodahed was imminent. After
2:ls o'clock in tho afternoon no news
was brought to tho Goyornor other
from the surrounding towns or from
tho one man In FIillsytlie who had kept
up outside communioations--J. c.
Ayres Up until 3 o'clock Ayres had
been sending tho Governor bulletins ON
/ tho situation eyory haf-hour. and his
, last bulletin. by no means reaayurinp
lett the office In an agitatod state. me
last words heard from him wore des-
psrate: Only three deputies in town.
| no wired at o'clock. "They are I'M
| armed They arc helpless to do any
thing. No arms in Hillsyille, Tbe
deputies ask for help as soon ma q oa,,
get here" '.
| In the facs OF this disquietiue infor-
nation additional hurry orders wero
sent TO the Baldwins. and the arms and
ammunition ordered from Roanoke.
Ansoiuteiy without means of obtaining
reitaole news from the riotous town
| the Chief Executive and his oftlcsrs
raced nerye-racking proposition last
night. General Sale advocated tho
rushing OF troops to the scene. tins
lnsprlns order by this morning bu,
IoYernor Mann favored the moro CON
sefvetivc course of waiting for fur
.ner ueVeiopments. The Governor viii
( snow no hesitation when tho timo for
action comes Every one around tho
| Sapitoi was plainly worried when the
hours rolled by Without producing furl
.uH information from IIillsyille and,
''te Unrest Tears wero In every mind
First Word From scene
| r. ss.ortunately for prompt action the
| IN, IN neWs or the crime was not brought
o9 court clerk. just e few mtumto.
n.Ier entering his Office, the ;Govarno
ne Following telegram:
I ..Governor ,idiisVille. Va. March ii.
Judge Mlassle shot dead on En-.
6 6emeh. commonwealth's Attorney shoi
| in aa, a.. inc par. tho sheriff shot dead
Help wanted. ] G; We WS9 an .e
Within ten minutes the GoVernor had
t tapP foi1oo out plan OF action and wired
Agency at Roanoke: 'ee'i'e
| w: g. Baldwin. Roanoke:
and s shseio C. snon, Attorney
IN courthouse at Hillsville Take siIch
| men as you think may be necessary and
procsea at once to Hillsville and arrest
| Hlurderers and all connected with the
crime Spare no expense and call n.,
wa HODGES MANN,
The next move was to wire J. g;
Ayres al Hillsviile:
VIII send officers at once In the
meantime s,,,a,nd instruct deputy sheriff to
! ers ana All connected with tho orime.
| Instruct him 10 spare no expensa and
. can on IN me s f9a ae dP Il t,o aseded
| The FIRST part OF tho telegram above
| was futile Injunction, as subseoucnt
wires from Hillsvllle showed the town
| bordering on frenzy. There was neith-
| or men nor arms to BIO had in Hillsyille
LOT q posse. No other news from this
scene arrived until 1o:4o. when this
Governor was handed the following
confused telegram from Dexter Goad,
the clerk. whom It was later learned,
mad been shot in the neck:
Mob violence In Carroll The court.
Commonwcalth'e Attorney and come
Jurors; } Convict!on of Floyd Allon for
! torney dead. Court serious. Look after
this matter"
Shortly after the receipt of this wire,
with H. C. Giimcr. a Pulaski lawyer.
| who witnessed the crime, carried on
through the medium OF tho Pulaski tel
sPnon pea, o Ss1al gays the gGe the
iS@ reuefRt T IN: from }, 6 Ayres was
Some Of those that did the shooting
are yet on the street. Some have ief1
town. No one hero to apprehend."
with the information given by Alr
! Glimer and the Ayres telegram. tho
! baldwin. at East Radford:
in barn at Hillsvllie. II possible, get
| enough men at Radford and proceed
ct once TO Hlllsville. directing Phelps
TO follow with hie men. unless you
notify him not to come"
Al the sama tlmo q long telegram.
explaining the crime and the identity
I OF the murderers was dispatched to
Governor Kitchin. of North Carolina
asking that the Carolina line be guard
! ed against the escape OF the Allen
| band. Governor Kitchin wired tho
sheriff of the Carolina county ad5oin-
! Ing Carroll. and tho sheriff wired Gov
srnor Mann for particulars. This tele
| gran. was also sent:
| u. g. Ayres. Hillsville:
You are authorized to offer a re-
| ward OF $1,000 or the arrest OF muir
| derers of Judge AIassie, Common
| wealths Attorney and sheriff TO stand
| FOR ninety days
''SvM. HODGES MANN.
J Governor"