The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-24
a typical mountain home.

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NJ Foster. was one of the victims of
the Aliens In the recent tragedy Not
long after his defeat Walter Allen
was dorwned while on visit 10
Charlottesville.
Coca to Kondiise.
sidna Allen, who for q week has
peen hunted like q Wild animal. grew
up much like the rest of the family
AT the time of the Klondike fever In
leoo. ne became attracted to the Yukon
sountS ana went there prospecting
leaving about $4,000 with his family.
A year later he returned with $4,000
10 all Inquiries as to the cause OF his
suoceBs he turned deaf ear Ue ra
! pied once: 1T is not fair to ask q
man how he made money In the Klon-
dixie country"
He then took up the merchandising
business, whore he left II OF. The
nrst home built after lis return vns
destroyed by fire. and he then erected
the magnificent $4,000 structure WHARF
ne HVed at the time OF the murder II
Is beautifully situated. and is an ideal
country residence seven miles south
of Hilisvnle.
i The best OF hardwood was Used In
~ me Hoors' modern plumbing was
installed throughout. an ucctvlene
!iEhtins plant established and eyery-
thing looking to comfort .and con-
Eenlencc was added. Mrs Allen FUR
nishcd the place In excellent tnste mo
piano. library and pictures testify 10
Her love for beauty.
ms Mrs. Allen is daughter OF
s,.,e Mi'chell. n highly respected
oiuIcn' who now resides at Mt Airy
\. c. 1t has always been regarded
extremely unfortunate that n woman
or her calibrc and undoubted brocs.
ihe should have married into tho AIInn
family. Her twelve years OF we1loci.
nave brought her endless tro,h1os
,ney nave three ch'idren-bright ana
Floyd Allen. the wounded
IN the Roanoke jail. whose ~, ns
minated go traglcaly. lives otrhtnn,
Hn!es south OF Hnlsville. nj tbe go.
" the Blue Ridge He has an ,.t,
room house. His land is sunnosnd ~
DC worth fully $1,000, while his h,,t,d
"ss WI add $500 TO his substance
n poi,'lcs the Aliens have been nm.
certain In late years. F1ovd -. ut-
deputy sheriff under n Rennh,,, us once
nsper once served in the sam"
p"city under Democrat TIL
pe."een walter Allen ana wn,io,- .,
caused some bitterness 80.
inc republicans, who supnor,aS r.a
Al IN the fight OF last wear H.
-. m were opponents OF all the com
or $3.50 VINO had begun Their task
puhishins the Edwards boys -
aoAle eight years. ago Jnsner f,.,
anu floyd Allen badly wounded 80
II was at q trial before n Inv.
nee when Jack had testified in a M
p,,,,,~sAi oh did not please his brother
IL ,h ms revolver. Floyd shot Jack
IN tho head. When the lattar ~
floyd leaped upon him and Ia, IN tei,.
skull ioetuFeo his
Bystanders pulled Floyd I'M ana
mnlo ne was being led away. Jack re-
sosered sensibility. raised himself on
ia lbs arm and shot Floyd twice The
ifa itieered Tor months between
recovered.
7 TOR three years after this occur
renee the brothers did not sneak 10
eaeh other. One day Floyd Allen was
passing Jacks place and saw the lat
yer In an alteration with another
man. Jack was about to get tho worst
OF II, when Floyd interfered in his
behalf. "a ms
\ Brothers Reconciled.
!. Ihey shook hands, and the impress
sion has been that they were good
lrienda thereafter. although Jack Allen
said hero Tuesday that they had n
nero speaking acquaintance since the
shooting. But II Is certain that Incl,
Allen attended the trial Of his brother
last week Just before the courthouse
murders, although he was not In Hills
vile on the day of the tragedy. Prac-
uealiy no punishment was ever In
hicted on tho Allen brothers for their
attack on each other.
The members Of the family. with
Few exceptions. have fought and quar-
relied and drank and shot and intimi-
dated and bluffcd their way through
for years. In Hlllsvlle. for the most
part they have behaved themselves
well, but they reigned supreme in their
own section of tho country. Fool
hardy, indeed, In tho eyes OF the peo-
pie. was any man who crossed their
path. They were deferred to. II they
wanted tho road. they got It, Trining
occurrences. which would go unnoticed
by almost every one else, were often
sufficient to lash them into frenzy.
Such situation led inevitably into
the result that the Hllens felt them
| selves supreme in what they presumed
to be their privileges. In lordly fash
lon. they knew that any attorney for
the Commonwealth who ventured to
prosecute would realize the danger of
their displeasure, and that almost any
sheriff would think twice before
daring to put them under arrest. AS
tue ssQuei SHOWS, tHey ola not peiicFc
| n Judge on the bench would send one
of them to jail.
As in summing up all other stu
atoms in which several individuals
are concerned. 1t must be remembered
that no two men are cast in tho same
mold. Among tho Aliens there are
those who lead and others who fol-
low. Among them are those who defy
law for defiance's sake, and others who
break statutes because they arc led
to do 80.
Sidna Allen is n lender; sidna Ed
wards is one who follows.
On tho second Sunday in May, 1914