Marshall. Carroll County Clerk of Circuit Court Gerald Goad opened the formal transfer of the papers from Wythe County in the very room where the shootout occurred - a circle completed some 100 years, nine months and six days since traveling to Wythe County. The detectives left at Hillsville have gone to the mountains, headed by Lee Felts. The exciting story of the Allen family and the officials who tried to bring them to justice. Was it Floyds son Claude? It lays the foundation of the events of that tragic story from March 1912.. [4], Judge Robert C. Jackson, an attorney in Roanoke and Judge Thornton Massie's predecessor in the Carroll County courtroom, stated that, "Floyd Allen was perhaps the worst man of the clan overbearing, vindictive, high tempered, brutal, with no respect for law and little or no regard for human life. As the smoke cleared the sheriff, judge, and the common wealth attorney all lay dead. Easter ran to an acquaintance's home, and he telephoned the sheriff at Hillsville. [32], Sidna Edwards testified that he was not armed on the day of the shooting and that he did not like to carry guns. However, no extradition order was issued. Wesley and Sidna were charged with disorderly conduct, assault with a deadly weapon, disturbing a public worship service, and other violations. Floyd freed his nephews and took them himself to the Hillsville jail two days later. He was tried in federal court, found guilty, and sentenced to a year in federal prison at Moundsville, West Virginia. Floyd Allen was the first to be brought to trial on a charge of murdering Judge Massie, Sheriff Webb, and Commonwealth's Attorney Foster. [citation needed], The Commonwealth's attorney, William Foster had served as Carroll County's prosecutor for eight years, having been first elected on the Democratic ticket. [citation needed], A Carroll County deputy sheriff, Thomas Samuels, and his driver, Peter Easter, traveled in Easter's four-seater buggy to the state line and received the brothers from Sheriff Haynes and Deputy Oscar Monday, who had arrested the brothers at work. The tale of the courthouse massacre is lengthy and complicated, covering more than two years beginning with a fight in 1910, followed by Floyd Allens trial and the shootout and culminating in Floyd and Claude Allens executions in 1913. He proved to be right. The 1912 documents referred to in this story were scanned and digitally archived by Delilah Brady, a volunteer and director for the Carroll County Historical Society and Museum. [33] He denied firing a gun during the courthouse shootings, and stated that he did not see who fired the first shot, but thought that it came from the vicinity of Deputy Clerk Goad's desk. Friel Allen gave himself up to detectives in the company of his father, Jack Allen, who worried his son might be killed while being apprehended. Sadler, a real estate broker in Blacksburg who lives on a family farm in Pulaski County, had taken an interest in the shootout story after looking at old scrapbooks kept by his grandmother, Howard Gilmers daughter. [20], Sidna Allen denied that he shot Judge Massie, or that he fired at Commonwealth's Attorney Foster, Sheriff Webb, or at Juror Fowler. Allen once accused Goad of running liquor, which forced the clerk to resign from a prestigious post as federal commissioner. [2] Floyd then released the Edwards brothers. This is an interesting story of a time long past. As the smoke cleared the sheriff, judge, and the common wealth attorney all lay dead. [4], One night in December 1910 (some sources[1] say 1911), two of Floyd Allen's nephews, Wesley and Sidna Edwards, attended a corn shucking bee in Hillsville. Floyd Allen was well represented by a two-attorney team. Katherine survived until 1960. Generations of Carroll Countians would grow up and grow old hearing about the shootout, arguing over who the true perpetrators were, creating and dismissing wild theories and resolving nothing. Floyd Allen jury member, John W. Farris, remarked that they wouldnt be back until they were brought back. His grandfather had taken the round from the courthouse the day of the killings. Blacksburg-based autonomous vehicle firm Torc to acquire Canadian company; more . We depend entirely on donations. William Hodges Mann from Hillsvilles one outside line brought the famed Baldwin-Felts detectives to town the next day. He refused them both. Preserving and Presenting the History of the County of Carroll, Commonwealth of Virginia. - Floyd Allen had a long history of serving the law in Carroll County as a deputy sheriff and was, in fact, a special policeman at the time of the tragedy. As the smoke cleared the sheriff, judge, and the common wealth attorney all lay dead. HILLSVILLE, Va. On a cold March morning in 1912, this Blue Ridge Mountain town would change forever when gunfire erupted in the Carroll County Courthouse. A jury found Allen guilty, and on March 14, 1912, Allen went to his sentencing hearing before Judge Thornton L. Massie in the Hillsville courthouse. How can you have seven murder trials in Wythe County and not have any exhibits whatsoever? Sadler often asked. Samuels' departure forced Commonwealth's Attorney William M. Foster to rely on testimony from Deputy Easter. As the smoke cleared the sheriff, judge, and the common wealth attorney all lay dead. Floyd Allen (July 5, 1856 March 28, 1913) was an American landowner and patriarch of the Allen clan of Carroll County, Virginia. - After the shootout ended, people in Hillsville were afraid the Allen family would come back into town and kill everyone in sight. B. Marshall testified that when the shooting started he turned to escape the courthouse. I enjoyed the book even though it took me a while to get into it. Sidna was released from prison, but he never set foot in his fine house again. I should do better and learn more about the area I call home. Interesting story. [34] Allen claimed that when the shooting began, he drew his own revolver and fired five times at Deputy Clerk Goad and Deputy Sheriff Gillespie, because both men were firing at him. [4] Sidna was retried and found guilty of perjury in his trial testimony, and was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. The goals of the program include a greater shared knowledge about the nation's past, strengthened regional identities and local pride, increased local participation in preserving the country's cultural and natural heritage assets, and support for the economic vitality of our communities. About; Contact; Links; Search for: Tags. The discovered papers do little to shed new light in the darkended corners of the tragedy. Now, thanks to Gerald Goads interest in this, the return of these documents can be part of a healing process. Those old papers were lost or stolen, Horney replied. In 2015 or so, Sadler also found a .38 caliber bullet among the keepsakes. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. I just can't bear to see anyone drug around."[13]. The handwritten note, scribbled hastily in pencil on a folded piece of paper, read: We the jury find the defendant Floyd Allen guilty as charged in the within indictment and fix his punishment at confinement in the penitentiary of this state for one year., Sadler knew that William Foster, the chief prosecutor in Carroll County, had written those words at the behest of a judge. 272 pages including sources and a few b&w photos. The Carroll County prosecutor placed liens on all property owned by Floyd Allen and Sidna Allen for the heirs of the victims. Because of his vision to preserve and protect these exhibits, theyll never be lost again.. Even the accused, Floyd Allen, carried a pistol. Sheriff. The jury fixed the penalty at fifteen years in the penitentiary. I dont know too much historical facts about where I live. Please visit their website for more information. It was a huge goal to get this back in Carroll. "[26], County Treasurer J. The property is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. [29] He testified that one of the girls pointed out some of the Allens leaving the courthouse, when Sidna Allen came toward him, pointed his pistol at him, and fired. Ninety seconds later, 57 bullets had been fired. . [1] Others consider the alleged affidavit to be hearsay, made years after the event transpired, and worthless. A second shot entered the back about four inches lower, while a third shot cut the sheriff across the chin. On March 17, 1916, he stopped for the night in a roadhouse near Mt. People who have researched the shootout long knew that Judge Massie had instructed Foster to re-write the jury verdict in proper legal language just minutes after it had been handed down, but no one knew precisely what Foster had actually written until the discovery of the Allen documents. After the shooting, because of the number of Allens in Carroll County, they housed the prisoners in Roanoke. He asked her if she was hurt or mashed and her sister-in-law responded that she was just scared. Steep Canyon Rangers, Amythyst Kiah, Sam Bush highlight Blue Ridge Music Center season; more Former Fieldale High School in Henry County is being turned into housing. Floyd, wounded too badly in the hip, thigh and knee to leave town, instead spent the night in the Elliott Hotel accompanied by his eldest son, Victor, who was later acquitted of involvement in the shootout. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Most of the Allens and their cohorts escaped initially, but an emergency call to Virginia Gov. Find out where you can buy, rent, or subscribe to a streaming service to watch it live or on-demand. Join in supporting in-depth journalism for Southwest and Southside Virginia. When the jury returned a guilty verdict against with a sentence of one year in the penitentiary, Floyd Allen is reported to have said to Judge Massie: "If you sentence me on that verdict, I will kill you. [23], Another prosecution witness was Floyd Allen's other attorney, Walter S. Tipton. - After his release from prison in 1922, Friel Allen came back to Hillsville and had Attorney John Alderman arrange a meeting with Dexter Goad. [8] Only a month later, their petition for executive clemency was granted by Governor Claude A. Swanson, restoring their political rights to hold office. Floyd Allen agreed to testify and admitted 'roughing up' Samuels, but denied intending to release the prisoners: "That there Samuel[s] was abusing the boys. Mr. Allen stood and declared, Gentlemen, I aint a goin. Gunfire, chaos, death ensued all in a moment. The Hillsville Courthouse Shootout 1,426 views Jul 30, 2021 In 1912 a Carroll County, Virginia, man was sentenced to serve a one year sentence in the state penitentiary. Massie, Foster, Webb and juror Augustus Fowler died in the courtroom. He wept freely as the verdict was read. It also hired Baldwin-Felt hired detectives (a group like the Pinkertons). In his defense testimony, Floyd Allen stated that Sheriff Lew F. Webb fired first, but that the shot missed Allen, at which point Deputy Clerk Goad, the Clerk of Court, fired and hit Allen, causing him to fall. The author is honest and at many times in the book admits we wont know for sure what happened. One of these days I would like to sit down and write a book about it but just havent made the time yet. Airy). I have been reading Barry Lopezs About this Life. If you havent read it, you should. There were, however, nearly 20 Allen men among the spectators in the courtroom. He was the patriarch of the county's most prominent family, which, in addition to owning large tracts of farmland and a prosperous general store, were also active in local politics as proud Southern Democrats. Other members of the family received long sentences. Although some stories say she didnt know she was shot and some say she said I am killed, no documentation exists to confirm either. The execution of father and soon occurred in 1913. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. He apparently also hopes that the early hour will serve to dampen the spirits of the Allens. He has a wonderful essay in there titled The American Geographies. He speaks of the need to understand the stories, the voices of memory over the land. I think that is why I always insist on exploring my neighborhoods by walking (or on bicycle) and reading about them. The Allen clan believed that Goad shot first. The oldest, continuously operating . [6] Governor Mann refused a request to commute the death sentences to life imprisonment, and Floyd Allen was electrocuted on March 28, 1913, at 1:20PM. In the space of 90 seconds, 57 bullets were fired into the Hillsville courthouse, killing five men and wounding three more. Take care, my friend! The sentence would have had Floyd do time. [24], Yet another lawyer who witnessed the shooting, W. A. Daugherty of Pikeville, stated that several young men were standing on court benches at the back of the room firing their pistols "like Custer's cavalrymen at the Little Big Horn". As I always read about where I am living and I spent several summers directing a church camp that was about a dozen miles north of Ketchum. Charges eventually were dropped against Sidna and Barnett before the trial.). [8], In 1910, Sidna Allen was tried in the United States court at Greensboro, North Carolina for making twenty-dollar counterfeit coins. [13], The rumor that the Allens were intimidating witnesses was called to the attention of the court. They were proud men, perhaps none more so than Floyd, who it could be said carried a log-sized chip on his shoulder. [4] In September 1889, after pleading no contest to the assault, Garland and Sidna were fined $5 each plus court costs, and the prosecutor dropped the weapons charges. Check your inbox now to confirm your subscription. Late in the day March 13, the jury had not reached a verdict, so Judge Massie sent them to the nearby Thornton Hotel for the night. His mother was afraid theyd find him guilty of 1st degree murder, which carried the death penalty, so she convinced him to plead guilty to 2nd degree murder, which did not. Mt. Soon afterwards, folks dug bullets buried in the walls as souvenirs. [2], Deputy Samuels was left lying unconscious in a ditch, and his horses were run off. Accounts differ as to whether this was for a lack of evidence, or because Marion became a state's witness and admitted his role in aiding the Allens. Victor Allen also asserted that Claud had taken Victor's handgun as the two left their hotel in Hillsville on that morning. SIDNA ALLEN'S TERM FIXED AT 35 YEARS; Head of Hillsville Clan Sentenced for Killing of Three Court Officials. Judge Bolen confirmed his prior testimony that he saw Claud Allen fire the first shot at Judge Massie from the courtroom's northeast corner, whereupon Claud advanced toward the court officers to where Commonwealth's Attorney Foster was standing. When it was over the judge and the sheriff laid dead. When Floyd Allen's case was set for trial, rumors arose that he had sent word to Deputy Samuels that he would kill Samuels if the deputy testified against him. As Sadler studied his grandmothers old scrapbooks, he found a copy of a letter that he had written to state legislators nearly 20 years after the shootout. He was convicted and executed for murder in 1913 after a sensational courthouse shootout the previous year that left a judge, prosecutor, sheriff, and two others dead, although the validity of the conviction has been a source of debate within Carroll County for decades. "Floyd Allen Defense Gets Well Into Case", Bluefield, W. Va.: "Accuses Dexter Goad Of Shooting Betty Ayers". The author also hints there were issues between the Democratic Allens and the Republicans who made up much of the courthouse crowd. If thats the case, those against the Allens saw a way to get back at them. [20] Sidna Edwards had scalded his foot some years before and was partially lame, and limped out of the courthouse, riding his mother's horse back to his home. S. E. Gardner, a Hillsville undertaker who prepared the body of Sheriff Webb for burial, testified that the Sheriff was shot no less than five times. After a fusillade of shots, the Allen clan left the courthouse, armed with pistols and 12-gauge pump shotguns and shooting as they ran. Bolen testified that Claud Allen fired the first shot, and that Claud Allen's pistol shot, together with a second shot fired by Sidna Allen, killed Judge Massie. Edwards was one of those involved in the fight at the church with the Edwards brothers and went on to be County Sheriff for numerous terms. That day was March 14, 1912, the day five people were killed in a shootout between members of the Allen family and court officials on the floor of a small-town courtroom, an event forever known as The Courthouse Massacre.. Discover short videos related to Hillsville 1912 A Shooting in the Court on TikTok. In April 1926, Governor Harry Flood Byrd pardoned Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards. After close to a year of delays, Floyd was finally brought to trial on March 13, 1912. Sadler said that reading Fosters handwriting gave him chills. [11] There was only one set of handcuffs, and because Sidna Edwards had tried to escape a couple of times, Wesley was handcuffed in the front seat of the buggy and Sidna was tied in the back seat. Maybe so, but people just keep coming back to this story. View Map and Driving Directions Phone: (276) 728-2594 The following two tabs change content below. The shooting began after the jury had found the defendant, Floyd Allen, guilty of forcefully releasing two prisoners (his sisters sons) from law enforcement as they were bringing the prisoners back from Mt. Hillsville, Virginia is part of the Preserve America program. Was Clerk of Carroll County Circuit Court During the Famous Allen Trial. Judge Thornton Massie was one of five people killed during the courthouse shootout in Hillsville on March 14, 1912. According to Floyd Allen's defense attorney, David Winton Bolen, "[Floyd] hesitated a moment, and then he aroseHe looked to me like a man who was about to say something, and had hardly made up his mind what he was going to say, but as he got straight, he moved off to my left, I would say five or six feet, and he seemed to gain his speech, and he said something like this, 'I just tell you, I ain't a'going. Two of whom, Sidna and his nephew Wesley, in Des Moines, Iowa where they were starting a new life. [37] Allen's death sentence was deeply unpopular with Allen supporters in the county, but many other residents were unsympathetic, surprised by the deaths of so many people over Floyd Allen's refusal to serve a year in prison. Floyd Allen grew up in a large family in southern Carroll County, raised on a farm wedged between the North Carolina border and the front wall of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Friel settled in Inglewood, CA where he married twice, but never had any children. The historical society has raised thousands of dollars and conducted much-needed remodeling work in order to resume free tours, with the next public opening happening June 4-5. Interesting, the real Mayberry is along the Blue Ridge, in Patrick County, but just east of Carroll County. The jury found Allen guilty of assault on 14 March and sentenced him to one year in the penitentiary. A witness later testified that Floyd Allen had remarked that he "would not let any man talk to me that way."[14]. The Commonwealth of Virginia posted rewards ($1000 for Sidna Allen, $1000 for Sidna Edwards, $800 for Claud Allen, $500 for Friel Allen, and $500 for Wesley Edwards) - dead or alive. Being from below the mountain, as Carroll Countians described the community, the Allens and neighbors were cut off from the county seat in Hillsville, which in the late 1800s and early 1900s was a two-day horse ride over the peak through Fancy Gap. Three trials were needed to finally convict Claude. 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