Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-12-05
FLOYD ACCUSED GOAD
OF SOME UGLY THINGS
RICHMON N. ~. special.

RICH MON n. Va special.
note from some OF the Rich
mond paper that have been
quoted a. saying that thc tragedy
al HfiI~Nillc was inc result OF
the corruption OF the Circuit
Court OF Carroll county.
had thought tliat such state
mcnt a. this was TOO apparently
nn error 20 ncs,i correction. but
the same seems % have been
quoted im various papers Of the
state. and FOR that reason / wish
% make public most positive
and emphatic denial % any such
statement 10 which could be at
tache-E any such meaning A. this
What actually took place IN
Richmond was about a. tOlluW>-
After coming from the ucuitcn-
tfary. where I had an Interview
with Claude and lloyd Allen.
was in conversation with ~ cral
gentlemen representing various
Richmond newspapers. and In
conversation with them re-
marked that. I'm my opinion. the
horrible and lnmcntahl Hillsxille
affair was the result Of corrupt
practice on the part Of certain
officials OF Carroll county.
since the matter has gone this
far. I do not hesitate TO state ex-
actly what corruption 1 referred
10.
II was shown I'm evidence that
fn the neighborhood OF twenty
prosecutions against floyd Allen
and various members OF his family
had grown out of a little disturb
ancc at a Schooihousc in Carroll
county which would have. II COM
mitsed by persons who were po-
hticzl supporters Of the ofhcials.
been perhaps punished 10y a fine
OF n few dollars, and out Of an
alleged rrscuinE by lloyd Allen
OF the two Edwards boys Whe
were engaged in this trouble
IL was further brought out in
evidence. an Judge Bolen's teSti-
mouy. which g. now Of record in
ths. files OF The supreme Court OF
AupeafS az Richmond. thar be-
fore Floyd Allen took thee boys
from the officer and brought or
cent them TO HinsNiile himself.
Judge Massie had. in the pre-
ence Of Judge Iulen and Nr.
linton. told the Commouwcalth's
Attorney that he did not propose
10 permit theze boys 10 be- fur
tlor prosecuted on indictments
growing ont Of this same prose
c-uriun. that he considered that
They had been sufficiently pun
i-hcd. and instructed the Com
Tfonwcalth's Attorney that be
would he required 60 dismiss AL
% the prosecutions except one
more against each Of the boys.
sxhirh Foster strongly claimed be
should tse permitted 20 prosecute.
IL was further ga evidence In
several Of the cu-f-S that lloyd
Alien had accused Dexter Goad,
while Goad was United States
q al
whisky % ht- -oId Coz his Goad' -
Office and tha- Goad had resigned
under fire. IL was likewise IN
evidence and ackmoW lodged by
Goad that hc had received from
ghe county -ome hundreds % dol
lar Of fc-~ which have rince
lseen decided 10y tile Court Of Ap-
psat- 20 have been illegally col
IorfaI from the county and thai
hc had never returned thee Zee,
% tllr county. and he had ais
openly charged Guad with pack
Ing iurie- Tor political purIro-e-
Do was lm evidence thaf Floyd Al
BEN had accused hlm 30 these of
feu--- and u-cll ~ against him iT
The eiecfIou-
81 va. th~ theory 80 the Com
raour4 euIfh. aud 80 arEu~L by thru
that IfoFd Atieu having rhafe
under raare repeated prosecution
hud rreri ultnfrd this trouble. ]
vas fhe fhrUrr 81 the defendant
fhnr hard feelings. enEeudered b
these TFoseFufloHs uud poiltlra
Cfsr rrerraraFs. had hrpuEhf ahuu
n fnncifiou ss here hofh allrn wrn
80 ghe cont rguru urnlcd nnd cha
long p~ug-ur feeiiuE cerfaiul
burst FORTS. with the reauif rhl
vrhli~ come ~ fhe artise partlr
pants were KILLED. there were reH
ernf persons accidentally ALLIED.
rerfalnIr rhiuk that . afn lusf
Ee1 o. drawing sac conclusion fhs
4 fhr ehHrrrs aEntuaf fue ufhcia
rf Carroll county we've responafb
Ter fhe nufbursf fhrrc ou the 1fi
DAP o. March. fhouGh coueede
g. q pofuf about trhlrh anuny hoI
80 rrlen dinrr.
90 eonrir.ion wish g. ray fhi
80 far fsDfn sagiuE or lnsinnatlu
that IudEe ~ assir 7Fna uef anBrr
dEaf D knosT Gerfertly wei thnf a
TmrInu fhe course ~ aneee nrosl
suffons. fsreed The Carroll Official
80 Tar 49, be was uhle. 90 give the'
peoEle r sansfe esal, $40 thnt ~
Afirus huesF if nHd had she hiehe
rezerd Tor hiru.
VIA 80 auy furfher that pe
aounffy there was nlnu ln III
state for sFherl . had higher y
gard thau Ihprufon o. m1srte. "a
hfs family and t1g ossE fafuily .
rhauEed afrifs and were upoB q
fnrssf infiu1a4r terms. - fact
have takeu sueh position go a.
3 rhoulc upfF haFe HfulttrFc uafsF
! trust that ehe papers fhaf IN
been responsible for ahe cirrui
ffgu fhnf . kad renrrfe6 upoD Jud
wnsefs.s aoullnisfratioa - fusfi
VIII puslise fhls.
ours very trUifs
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