Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-03-19

general movement among the noun
taineers in the back of the room,
but no sign to foretell the terrible
gedy then in the minds of every
one of them.
The usual legal formalities over,
Judge Massie began pronouncing
sentence. The last words that fell
from his lips precipitated the trag-
edy.
zone year at hard labor" Before
the last word was concluded, the
fusillade began. Allen, with an oath
that he would never go to prison,
sprang out of the prisoners dock as
Judge Massie collapsed upon the
bench. Another roar of shots and
Prosecutor Foster was on the floor
in a heap. Sheriff Webb was spring
ing forward for his prisoner when
the lead found him.
Then holding the panic-stricken
jurors and onlookers at bay, the as
sassins backed out of the court
house and across the green to the
troop of ponies. In a second they
were galloping like mad through the
aroused valley and off to the hills.
Hillsville, Va, March 16.-The
days end yesterday of the chase of
the Hillsville raiders brought the
death list of the court house trag-
edy and its sequel UP to five.
Sidney and Floyd Allen, two Of the
chiefs of the band which rode down
on the Carroll county court house
Thursday and assassinated the
judge, the prosecutor and the
sheriff, are in captivity Sc
verely wounded. Sidna Aliens wife
is dead, shot yesterday in pitched
battle with posse in the mountains
while helping to defend her outlaw
husband.
The fifth death was that of Nancy
Ayres, 19-year-old girl, accident
ally shot during the fusillade in the
court house Thursday.
All the other members of the
gang, probably eighteen, are up in
the mountains, off toward the North
Carolina line, well armed, well sup
piled and determined not to be TAX
an.
The storming of Sidney Aliens
house late yesterday was the next
hing to bombardment. The posse
rallied through the bush four miles
Up the ridge and surrounded
lis cabin in grove. Allen, expect
ng their coming, was barricaded,
veil supplied with rifles and am
nunition, which he had brought
rom store in which he was a
'artner. From behind stumpS,
ocks, trees and other natural fort
esses of the mountain side, the pos
3 blazed at the house and Allen
'lazed at the posse, as fast as the
women of his family could reload
is rifles. In lu1l the posse rush
d the house and broke down the
oor.
They found Aliens wife dead and
lien himself grooming in a heap,
leeding profusely.
"You got me because couldn't
ght any longer he is reported to
ave said to the men who brought
i'm back to Hillsville, more dead
han alive.
Attorney General Williams Of Vir-
inia, who is here, declared that
idney Aliens bullet killed Judge
Tassie on the bench Thursday.
Floyd Allen, the cause of the
ragedy, was taken to the lookup
esterday morning under a heavy
uard. He Immediately whipped out
pocket knife and slashed his ,
lroat His wounds, however, are ,
OF serious. Aliens son, Victor, ,
abel Strickland and Byrd Marion ,
lso were locked up as witnesses.
Juror Fowler, who was wounded ,
l the firing, is not expected to live ,
trough the night. The wounds of !
lrors Kane and Wordell and Clerk ,
Dad are not serious. 8
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