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The notorious Floyd Allen is found guilty...
The notorious Floyd Allen is found guilty...
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March 16, 1912
THE NEWS SCIMITAR, Memphis, Tennessee, May 17, 1912
* Floyd Allen clan - gang
* Hillsville VA Virginia
The ftpg. has column heads: "FLOYD ALLEN FOUND GUILTY BY TRIAL JURY" "Leader of Notorious Virginia Band of Mountain Outlaws Convicted on Charge of Murder in First Degree" "Penalty Is Death In Electric Chair" "Verdict Brings to a Close third Chapter in History of State's Bloodiest Crime--Man Hunt Still in Progress".
This is the case of Floyd Allen, patriarch of the Allen clan of Carroll County, Virginia. He was convicted and executed for murder in 1913 after the sensational courthouse shootout recorded in these two issues that left a judge, prosecutor, sheriff, and two others dead. Allen allegedly triggered the shooting at the Carroll County Courthouse in Hillsville, Virginia as reported here, in which five people were killed and seven wounded.
Complete in 16 pages, re-glued at the spine, some margin chipping & margin tears, generally good condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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