The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-20
TRIAL
Be HELD N SCH
OF THE SH00I
Carroll County Citizens y
clare Must Show FL
ficiency of Law 81
JACK ALLEN RIDES
INTO HILLSvIIEI
Sidna Allen Residences 4
Tangible Property Is At
tached-Attorneys
Refuse Case
BY BENNETT H. LAlGBE

BY BENNETT H. LAlEBE
HILISvILLE, VA, March, IN
Huntsville people arc a1m3Gn
unit for tho trial Of t1l0 A.,
10 take place in the llt&l0 CT
house where the gang cOmn1119 81
its crime. County And town a.
xcns today said that " The tR1nb
held In another county Il $3.50
hamper the cnforccment 0f 1nNks
and order In Carroll county s 9s
the future.
Those men should Be St3o4
right here" remarked two fu4A
mcr shcrins. III Il II mt dusEg
there are people who will t1h1n
that the Aliens are still In q q &
sition 10 6ght the authOs1tte
The majesty OF the law sll0u1f n
upheld In the very COssrtKooG
where the slaughter Of tho Cosm
ofIicials occurred. 1t win II as;
lesson TO those who have been - I
customed to defy the law
Long Criminal Record.
Criminal records Of CasxQu
county shows that Within -
mOonshining section whorc 110
Aliens live not less tllAn t131e4y
murders hare been comsss3t1ed -:
the past twenty years. Many U
the murders resulted 1Eoc
drunken fights and were comm1te
ted by men whoec minds WeRus
inflamed with moonshinc W1s1D.
key. IA
Among tho murdered WaA a#
DelnkArd preacher. named Eaa.
Ter. who w2s called from ll1n
home and shot to death. For ~ !
violent Crine~ four meu hive
paid the death pennaty % - Il
Eallows In the tnil yard 49, Il
and anOtller wae killed. " " - III
which stOrmcd The little ne31o 4
took out the prisoner aud 49,
him TO Pieces. "
Among the men jnilcd II ~
drunken nGht were two By ~ Il
name Of Allen and two by IL i
name Of Edwards. sas
Allcns Ride In.
With his eyes filed with tenv,n
Jasper Allen, known AZ JACK 1SsS7
81. the Allen clan. whose entry fSI27
HiIlEviIle this afternoon. created N5f
excitement. especially among the -
men, asked assembled newupaper ~,
70 tell the world that no had A4k1
ing 70 do with the courthouse traaS
that he deplores 1t. and has not ~
or abetted the fugitives. Ia n1alg
their escape. s. 'g@;
When Jack Allen rode hoere6 9 E.
py the side OF Lee Felts, tho def11
tive women on porches Of houen
the streets. ned into the DOORS I'll
panic stricken. Some or them f127
that Jack Allen wuld shoot u n
town. Allen. however. rode cs3I
up the streets. tippin~ his hat ~
women and waving his hands 90
men he knew. 4! 3Il
A few minutes later, Mr.. r.
Allen and Rev. Garland Allen fof1
ed. Property OF Sidna ana ~
Allen was attached TODAY Id y
age suit, filed by the Administers
OF the dead court officials. ~
three Aliens wanted to gtva 6os(
the attached property. 20 thatA
horses and farm implements IA
be used to continue the farm WORT
Sidna's farm.
Property is Attached,
Mrs. Sidna Allen tried to ~
municate with Attorney w. 3,
last night, hut he declined ~
with her. Mrs. Allen then INV
the aid Of her brothers-iu-jnut.ss
three seamae,ta ,Htlasviile f0s1e&s
yer Upton today. Mrs. Allen
heard the day before or th4 ak1@
ment proceedings to be institMt9S
day against her husbands pRo1
She was unable to arranGa
today and the matter VT 1t 0vog
sion. The detectives who segr41
attachment papers locked M
Aliens house on the mountatuSS
and brought TO HillsviilA thre1
md "a %=agon. These Aorp&1 A7
ahaut' the finest artn4Is N
Hillsville. One OF them n
niiicent stallion. which y valQN
$500. NH
strongly built and stands ST.
feet ten inches high. He haost
gray eye. His mouth ana "a
firm aud strong. When aunt1e
face Is pleasant. his manner IL
and he does not hesltnte 70 AN
~. His speech retains the
peculiar to the mountain
Allen was asked for y Gt1
HIS family troubles
..Say for me that did
my brother. son or nepMeW
away" said Jack. II wAs III
the day before the shcottn
not here when the shootim9
was home sick in bod.
II am no sorry this thinQ
ed l donf know what ~
the mountaineer. ~ III
with tears.
ever since this thing
have been half crazy.
slept much since and AAS<
much. I am not the hAA
70 10. ana NOW trytAR e6
r didn't hay0 Anyth1uR ~