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

SScn III INC utStNnCc
| undeserred. Mr.. Goad was confinad to
his home only two days. being at iiis
| post OF duty when the grand jury was
! sworn in on Saturday. The bullet
ranged around his neck and shattered
| his collarbutton, missing his spinal
cord by hairs breadth.
| w D. Tompkins. a brother to the
eyewitness Of the tragedy, and also a
lawyer. was tho only member of the
Carroll county bar not In the court
| house. He was In his office, Just oppo-
| Site He heard tho shooting, saw the
rush to escape, saw the ALIENS leave
tho building, and saw Sldna firing at
some one on the steps. Twice he raised
/ a shotgun to his shoulder to fire at
| Sidna. but remembered that the Aliens
would surely fnsten the act on hint
! from the character of the wound It
would make. IIo did mol know that
/ any ono in the courthouse had Leerl
wounded. or he wuold have shot Sldna
| Allen on the spot.
Hearing the nring. II. C. Gllmcr. OF
Pulaski. left his room at thu hotel
and saw the portion OF the affair which
happened on the outside. When thd
shooting ceased no repaired to the
/ courtroom The dead sheriff and Com
/ monwcalths attorney and the dying
! Judge met his gaze. Efe ministered 10
| Judge Massie. and the latter died In
| the arms of HIS friend.
| lila Sublime Sacrifice.
| Fecbiy raising his head. tn, dying
| jurist told Mr.. Gilmer that no was sat.
/ isiicd he had dono his duty. AS the
days pass. the sublimlty of his sacrifice
! like the horror OF the murder, grows
| upon one lie has left behind him an
! imp arlshable name
All the Aliens gathered together after
| the affair. Floyd Allen was with them
| and was given horse. lie has since
said in the Roanol.l jail that no could
have escaped. but no ono hero bcliev as
II. He would have jeopardized his peo-
pie no more, In the slightest degree.
by going than by staying. He simply
| felt himself desperately wounded and
| unable to ride. He laid down on a
porch. where he remained several hours.
His son. Victor NJ. Allen. stayed with
| him. This boys part in the tragedy Is
an uncertain quantity. Certain II IS
| that he has lived a more peaceful life
than others OF his clan
f, Tho others departed within a half-
hour They were supposed to havo
| been aided by John +. Moore, who was
indicted with them. He Is, not gener-
ally credited with active participation
| in the assassination.
Tho telephone office. with its one
! workable line to Sylvatus Barr IN
! Springs and tho outside world. was
| soon crowded with people anxious to
send messages. The Governor was
asked for help, Judge Massie's family
communicated with and the country
| alarmed.
| Citizens Under Cover.
| While the Aliens were yet in town
| the citizens remained undar coyer mot
knowing what fresh outrages might be
pcrpetrated. When thsy had departed
the people took courage. Tho dead
were cared for and the wounded re-
moved to places whera they could be
treated. AS always. the good women
OF the town bestirred themselves In
behalf of the stricken, Miss Goad being
again active In this respect.
| II was constantly feared that the
/ Aliens would raturn and attempt 10
! take Floyd away. with perhaps further
bloodshed. AS the day wore away. s.
! Floyd I.andreth. member of the bar.
! assisted by citizens. organized the men
I into home guard. Such weapons as
were available were put Into service.
+, Squads of men were posted on the
! roads TO secure Information. Others
patrolled the streets to quiet the pco-
! pie. The main body guarded tho home
/ of Dexter Goad all night, In the fear
: that the wounded clerk would be the
/ subject of attack in case of the return
! of the desperadoes.
: In the afternoon ia tx Allen rode in to
/ town and held n conversation with
! his wounded brother Floyd. He was
not 'nocsted and soon returned to his
, home.
AS confidence returned therf was
talk of lynchipg Floyd Allen. This
/ might have ben done but for the de-
I it'd, t. =.
other cool heads.
1t Is evident that Governor Mann
! acted promptly. All available Bald
! win -Felts detectives were taken out OF
Roanoke and rushed on a special train
, to Blair, near GaleX. They dlned at
night at the home OF Thomas l.. FNolts.
and left at IL o'clock for Hllsville.
! the Journey consuming the entire night.
! The only mistake made by the Gov
| ernor was in not sending troops to
| guard the court. the jail and the town.
so that the detectives, with such mill
| ttamen as arc used TO mountain work,
! could have started thirty hours earlier
In pursuit OF the murderors. The
militia as body wouT be OF little
/ value in pursuing the fu9itives.
As soon as the Baldwin Feits mon
reached Hillsville. after dawn on Fri
day morning. they went TO the Elliott
House, where Floyd Allen had spent
the night. and put the wounded man.
with his son. Victor. under arrest. No
resistance was offered and tho men
{, wore soon in jail. Confidence was i'm
! mediatoiy restored. 40 far as the town
was concerned.
! Others OF the detective agency. with
the advance guard OF newspaper mon.
arrived the next morning by way OF
Betty Baker. There also came three
members of the Roanoke company OF
the Virginia Volunteers-Captain Da-
want. Sergeant White and Corporal
Hartigan---with rides and ammunition.
! They remained under orders from 7. L.