Would “kill the judge and jurors,” the probable reason for an extraordinarily He wasn’t pleased and let it be known that if convicted he In 1904 another man bought a piece of land Floyd wanted, thus earning a bullet from the enraged Floyd’s His mother is known to have had to tie him up from time to time. Reason-the Allens believed they were beyond the reach of the law.Įven as a child, Floyd had had a reputation for violent behavior. Offense was taking a serious risk, and that the authorities should just let
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Many felt that putting him on trial for any Use violence and intimidation to get what he wanted. He terrified the people of CarrollĬounty with his uncontrollable-and uncontrolled-temper and his willingness to The truth of these accusations may be, there is no question that many in theĬommunity lived in fear of them, regarding them as a dangerous bunch to messĬonsidered the most dangerous of them all. Was a prosperous and well known farmer and landowner, the head of the “AllenĬlan.” All the Allens were contemptuous of the law, made no secret of theirĬontempt, and did whatever they pleased. They were allegedly involved in illicit whiskey manufacture,Ĭounterfeiting, and other offenses whatever Wounded in a hail of bullets, one of whom would die the next day. Of this third day of the trial, four people would be killed, and several grievously Pronounce sentence on Floyd for “unlawfully rescuing prisoners,” a relatively
The seat of Carroll County, the trial of one Floyd Allen was entering its finalĭay, with the jury having heard arguments from both sides, and about to At 8:30 that morning, in the Courthouse at Hillsville, Sort of early Spring weather typical of southwestern Virginia. March 14 th, 1912, was a cold and dreary day, the This essay first appeared in the 2013 edition of Gun Digest and received the John T.