Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-15

ALLEN CLAN CONDEMNED.
Vlrt0n Allen Had Sworn His Father
Shonld Not he Taken alive-Fardware
Z Store Rli1ed.

Hillsville, Va, March l5--A fourth
name was today added to the list Of
the dead from yesterdays courtroom
tragedy, when Miss Betty Ayers, l3
years old, witness for Floyd Allen,
died in her home as Il result Of Il stray
bullet.
Juror Fowler is at the point Of
death, and Il Baldwin detective, one
Of the score sent from Richmond, is
said to have been killed in skirmish
back in the Blue Ridge passes.
Floyd Allen attempted to cut his
throat when detectives placed him
formally under arrest, but will prob
ably recover. In addition to this
self-inhcted wound, Allen is suffer
ing from three bullet wounds and 4
broken leg. He will live, it is be-
,licved here.
Word received here from BarrcIi
Spring says that Capt +. W. Duvant
Of Company +, second Virginia vol
unteers, and twenty men heavily
armed, are enroute here this aftrnoon.
Hillsrille, Va. March I5.-Dctec-
tive FeltS and twenty picked men
-eachrd here early Today. took charge
oi the legal machinery. formally ar
rested Floyd Allen. the desperate
who yesterday started the murders
in Judge AIassie'S court. and his son
Victor. and Immediately instituted
Il search for the seventeen mountain
GERS who yesterday made : shumblcs
our Of the court room. FLOYD Allen
is severely wounded.
A mountaineer named Strickland
who last night parafed the streets
of ihe village showing firearms. was
also arrested. Victor Allen. son of
Floyd Allen. swOre thar his father
would never be taken alive. but WAS
ovcrpowerrd before there was arv
necessity for gun-lire.
\ telephone message here today
says lhal Il hardware store al Meant
Airy, y. c.. twenty miles distant.
was broken into last night. and its
entire supply Of firearms ana am
muniti0n taken. It was believed that
the fleeing mountaineers lid the COB
Word was brought here today
which indicates that the Aliens care
fully planed yesterdays outrage in
advance. 1t was reported that the
monntaineers had ordered all the
Winchester cartridges carried in
stock by all the hardware merchants
in Pulaski. This was on Monday last.
Floyd Allen has at least four
brothers. and there are Il score or
more families in Carroll county
bound TO them by blood ties--all Of
the same fearless character.
Attorney General Williams OF Eir-
ginia is expected here this afternoon
TO take up the duties Of Common
wealth Attoriey Foster. one Of the
victims OF The Aliens bullets. About
| all that Il make-Shift court can do
now is 10 summon a grand jury TO
investigate the crime and Identify
the murderers.
Hillsville today is practically with
out Il judicial system. Assassins
| bulletsa killed or MANNED every le-
gal officer in the county seat. POSS-
as are without actual heads. Today
Attorney General Williams, of Vir-
ginia, and Judge Staples. of the Roam.
oke Corporation Court are expected
To take charge Of the legal machin-
cry AT the bloody town. Meanwhile
the village is in the grip Of Il reign
Of terror, for word comes down from
the mountains that the Aliens are
determined 10 rescue young Floyd
Allen--he who started the killings
in the courtroom by shooting Judge
Nassie. and who now lies dangerous
| ly wounded in the little Jail.
But meagre word came today from
| Hillsville There is only one tele-
phone line to the outside world
that 10 Barren SpringS-and the
downpour Of rain OF the past few day.
has put it partly out OF commission
"Everything looks like trouble,
said Detective Feits today I'm pre-
pared for everything"
Barren Springs, Va, March b.
Lean. hairy-faced men, with murder
in their hearts and deadly Winches
ters in their hands. scanned the foot
paths and by-ways of the Blue Ridge
today, for the first time in their live:
giving active cooperation to the sher
IFS authority.