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The Carroll County Courthouse Tragedy

Ronald W. Hall

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Description:On a cold spring morning in March of 1912, in the small mountain town of Hillsville in Carroll Co, VA, Old Man Floyd Allen was being tried for forcibly taking his two young nephews from two deputy sheriffs who had arrested them. Floyds reputation as a fighting man and his ongoing battle with the local political machine attracted a lot of public interest and drew a large crowd into the small courtroom that day.Little did they know that the innocent kiss stolen by Floyd's nephew at a corn shucking over a year ago, would lead to a gun fight resulting in the death of five people, the wounding of seve, the execution of two more and the incarceration of four others.It is a story of violence, political intrigue, a lover's betrayal and death.The first analytical look at the tragedy that shocked the nation and dominated the front pages of news papers for an entire month until surpassed in tragic news copy of the sinking of the Titanic.Travel back tot he mountains of backwoods VA, when armed men still traveled on horseback and in buggies and lived by a code that did not permit the taking of an insult from any man. In those years before the coming of the motorcar and paved roads, when there were still living veterans of the War for Southern Independence, undercover political deals were as common as today. However, men were as apt to settle their differences, both political and personal, with the gun as with the lawbook.Ron Hall, a native son of Carroll, grew up with the stories of the battle and its aftermath and has always had a consuming desire to know the truth about it. This is probably as close as anyone will ever come.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Carroll County Courthouse Tragedy. To get started finding The Carroll County Courthouse Tragedy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 278

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Carroll County Historical Society

Release: 1998

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Description: On a cold spring morning in March of 1912, in the small mountain town of Hillsville in Carroll Co, VA, Old Man Floyd Allen was being tried for forcibly taking his two young nephews from two deputy sheriffs who had arrested them. Floyds reputation as a fighting man and his ongoing battle with the local political machine attracted a lot of public interest and drew a large crowd into the small courtroom that day.Little did they know that the innocent kiss stolen by Floyd's nephew at a corn shucking over a year ago, would lead to a gun fight resulting in the death of five people, the wounding of seve, the execution of two more and the incarceration of four others.It is a story of violence, political intrigue, a lover's betrayal and death.The first analytical look at the tragedy that shocked the nation and dominated the front pages of news papers for an entire month until surpassed in tragic news copy of the sinking of the Titanic.Travel back tot he mountains of backwoods VA, when armed men still traveled on horseback and in buggies and lived by a code that did not permit the taking of an insult from any man. In those years before the coming of the motorcar and paved roads, when there were still living veterans of the War for Southern Independence, undercover political deals were as common as today. However, men were as apt to settle their differences, both political and personal, with the gun as with the lawbook.Ron Hall, a native son of Carroll, grew up with the stories of the battle and its aftermath and has always had a consuming desire to know the truth about it. This is probably as close as anyone will ever come.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Carroll County Courthouse Tragedy. To get started finding The Carroll County Courthouse Tragedy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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