Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-22
ALIENS ALL DEsPERApoEs.
Always In Trouble and Utterly With.
out Regard for Law.

Hillsville, Va, March 20.-The AL
lens and their relatives are not part
of the life of the village of Hillsville
nor are they representative Of Carroll
county citizens. They have been look
ed upon for twenty years as dangerous
men. best to leave alone. Many minor
infractions Of the law, Of which they
have been confessedly guilty, have
gone unnoticed because county citi-
zens thought best to leave them to
their own devices 80 long as they did
not flaunt their misdeeds too fagrant-
ly.
Eternally involved in imbroglios
among themselves they have for the
most part allowed other citizens Of the
county to go their way In peace. To
show their temper the story Is being
recalled here of a fight five years ago
between Floyd Allen and his brother,
Jack. They disagreed over the dispo-
sition Of moonshine whisky and gun
play followed.
Standing at opposite sides Of a room
In Floyd Aliens home the brothers
blazed away at each other until both
fell. Floyd received seven bullets In
different parts Of his body. Jack was
struck twice. Lying on his side Floyd
took aim at his brothers head and
fired his last cartridge. The bullet
struck Allen squarely between the
eyes but did not enter.
Glancing the leaden pellet passed
around the skull under the skin and
emerged at the back Of the mans head
entering q table in front Of which Jack
was lying. Floyd Allen was in bed
three months after the shooting, but
Jack recovered In about three weeks
The two brothers were enemies after
wards, never speaking when they pass
ed.
Little less than two years ago Victor,
another brother, went to the home Of
Floyd Allen to act as peacemaker
Jack was ready to make friends and
end the feud. Floyd hearing Victor
through, then said: You and Jack
think you can make a monkey out Of
that you can't"
Pulling q knife from his pocket as
he finished the sentence, Floyd stabbed
Victor In the neck. The wound did not
prove serious and in week Victor AL
len was well enough to walk around.
The brothers did not become friends
again until Floyd was tried for killing
a negro. Seeing jail staring him in
the face, unless he furnished bond,
Floyd called upon his brothers for aid,
this was last year.
At the time Floyd Allen killed the
negro he was serving as deputy sher-
iff. He was sent to arrest the colored
man at an iron mine where fifty ne
groes were employed. The negro he
had a warrant for refused to accom-
pany Floyd and he was shot down.
Lining the other negroes up, for
whom he had no warrant, Floyd
marched the whole lot in triumph to
the Hillsville jail, ten miles away. The
manager Of the mine followed, pro-
testing, but Floyd, who had been
drinking, paid no attention to him.
The sheriff refused to hold the ne
groes, and they returned with the
manager Of the mine. Most Of them
left the county on the next pay day and
the mine owners now employ white
help.
Floyd was arrested for shooting the
colored man and furnished bail through
his brothers. He was tried and SEN
fenced to Jail for two hours. A new
trial was granted and the verdict was
set aside.
When Sidna Edwards was sentenced
to Jail here last year for felony, the
Allen crowd vowed he would never
serve sentence. However, they allow
ed him to be placed in the little brick
Jail and sentence was served. County
officers thought the last declaration
would end as did the one about Sidna
Edwards.