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HOW THE ALUEN TRIAL WAGS EDITTOR J. E. JOHNSON OF THE MT. AIRY NEWS, GIVES A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THIS FAMOUS MURDER TRIAL AT WYTHEVILLE. (From Charlotte Observer) Having a good part of his circulation in the territory divided by the Virginia-North Carolina line where the Aliens live, Editor J. E. Johnson of The Mount Airy News has visited Wytheville, whence the trial was removed from Hillsville ,to get in touch with the proceedings thus far. It is * a most unusual state of affairs which he describes. The court house, though a modern and rather pretentious structure, has a seating capacity of not more than two hundred outside the bar. It can seat only a small proportion of those who would like to attend, which circumstance facilitates measures taken for the protection of the court. A guard stands within the door leading to the bar, and no one may pass this cfoor except lawyers, newspaper reporters, court officers and witnesses. At the door of the court room stands a Baldwin detective, outside, and a Carroll County special deputy who knows all the people there stands with him. No one who might be a friend of the A It?? ? - - ? ? ? Aliens may tsntci nmiuui uciug mov searched. When all the seats are full further admission is denied. Nor may the spectators go in and out at will; they must wait until the Judge gives general permission, as he does from time to time, and then the seats vacated are filled by those who have been awaiting the opportunity outside. Armed detectives are in tbe court room every minute of the day. About a hundred and fifty witnesses and interested spectators are attending from Carroll County. These have gone there prepared to stay for months if necessary, many of whom are not expcting to get home before crops are laid by. The trial, as observed by Editor Johnson, progresses like a very slow game of checkers in which each player studies his men for ten minutes before making a move. The attorneys spend much time consulting the record of testimony previously given by the witnesses and contend at lenartVi nvor ovcrv little noint Tn nil there are about seventy-five witnesses for the State and perhaps as many as -fifty for the defense. Among the witnesses for the State there is unconcealed anxiety over the outcome. They have no idea that the Allen crowd oyould submissively abide by any 8?**--<*ly punitive result, and with this opiniot^jpany 0ther people agree. It is pointea-N^t that members of the Allen faction "k the court room display a nentire Qf apprehension and no serious intv~*?t as jf the proceedings mattered veryJn^e to them. Floyd Allen, who is descftw,^ as neatly dressed and perhaps the best-looking man in the bar has his wife at his side part of the time. Both sides are represented by able and prominent counsel. Judge Staples, presiding, appears to be a man about forty-five years old, clean-sbav en ana weigmng aoout one nunarea and seventy-five pounds. He looks the Judge and his rulings are positive, but he has a pleasant smile and no protests from the attorneys are ever heard. The jury is composed of young men,' three of them perhaps forty-five and the rest not over twenty-five or thirty. They are an intelligent-looking lot. It is generally believed that most of the jurymen will never agree to anything less than a verdict of first degree murder in Floyd Allen's case, but that some of the young men may stand out for a verdict less severe. About a dozen newspaper correspondents, representing many Virginia and Northern papers, are watching everything that goes on. It may well be supposed that counsel for the Aliens will have difficulty in putting any face upon their conduct when Judge Massie and four other persons were slain by the gang. But this they confidently expect to do. They will endeavor to show, says Editor Johnson, that the massacre was a free for all fight, that the Court officers had prepared for a fight, were expecting it and had made threats and otherwise conducted themselves in a manner calculated to bring on a fight. When the State rests its ease the defence will put up witnesses to testify that the Court officials fired the first shot and that the Aliens merely acted in self defence. These witnesses, however, will probably all r> men wnose character end affiliations, when proven, should weaken the influence of their testimony a great deal. All the State's witnesses, while not by any means agreeing upon every detail, unanimously declare that Floyd Allen jumped to his feet the moment the Sheriff was ordered to take custody of the accused and that the firing thereupon started from the northeastern corner of the room where Claud and Sidna Allen -were standing on a bench. Some of them freely admit that they then ran and saw very little of what subsequently took place. Lawyers for the defence smile when asked if they feel any hope. They declare, perhaps partly for effect but with evident conchance of any of the Aliens ever going to the electric chair. Short or moderate penitentiary sentences for the worst offenders is the worst they profess to fear. As Floyd Allen stands indicted for five different murders, he, at any rate, might get off light or scathless on the present trial and still face plenty of trouble ahead. Ex-Judge Oglesby of Bristol, of counsel fottthe Aliens, thinks there is a fighting chance to get them completely out. Talking with Editor I T_1 ? -- uunnsun, ne said ne would argue that the whole trouble was nothing less than a feud, in which feeling is against the Aliens principally because they came out on top. We have condensed these observations, from the more than four columns which they occupy in The News, to convey something of the atmosphere which surrounds this affair at its present stage. We gather the impression that there is indeed little likelihood of any death sentence for one of the most atrocious crimes civilization has ever seen. It may also be doubted whether the Allen gang will ever deign to serve, if they are called upon to serve ,any penitentiary terms. The plea of mutual provocation between the Court officers and the Allen gang is, of course, transparently absurd; the same plea could be made for the latter if they shoot up?as they may shoot up?the court trying them now. Some precautions had in fact been taken, though not enough, as events fearfully showed, and if desperadoes may with impunity .murder Court officers whn Ko?o been justly warned against them, including a Judge who went on the bench unarmed because he would rather die than detract from the dignity of his office, we might as well abolish our Courts. But any sort of plea will suffice where some mitigation or extenuation is sought and willingly accepted for letting several or half a dozen or a dozen men off light. We cannot put so many white men to death, no matter what they do; it is a hard matter to inflict anysubstantial punishment at all. If they can claim the dignity of constituting a mob, custom affords them absolute protection in nearly every community of the South or, for that matter, of the United States. "Lynching" is the most potently protective word; "strike" the next; "feud" the next. If counsel for the Aliens can mjake | any. sort of pretence that they constituted a mob and that the affair was a feud, the embarrassment felt J-.lf ' in uuaung wnn so many defendants? | particularly strong in their case?will be solved. They will get off with light punishment, if they are sentenced to or accept any punishment at all. R. P. Whitlock Elected Cashier. Landrum, May 12.?A meeting of ttife directors of the Bank of Landrum was held in rear of bank building Friday. The president, H. B. Carlisle of Spartanburg, and a majority of the directors were present. R. P. Whitlock of Spartanburg was elected cashier, vice P. V. Cunningham, resigned. The new cashier will entei upon his duties about June 1. Until then the bank will be looked after by William Baynard and G. B. Hampton H. W. Ackerman was elected a director. A report was made on the business being done by the bank Everything is in good shape and the usual three and one-half per cenl semi-annual dividend will be paid, ?The State. Mr. Whitlock has a host of friends in Union and the county who rejoice with him in his good fortune. Roy is a fine young man possessing many nne traits, and will make good anywhere. Flatted Train With Shirt. Tearing his shirt from his back an Ohio man flagged a train and saved it from a wreck, but H. T. Alston, Raleigh, N. C.t once prevented a wreck with Electric Bitters. "I was in a terrible plight when I began to use them," he writes, "my stomach, head back and kidneys were all badly affected and my liver was in bad condition, but four bottles of Electric Bitters .made me fed like a new man." A trial will convince you of their matchless merit for any stomach, liver or kidney trouble. Price 60c at The Rice Drug Company. Higher EluMtinn "What's the matter, Younghubby?" asked Oldboy. "You look pale around the gills." "I guess it is lack of nourishment", replied Younghubby. "My wife knows 100 ways to use a chafing dish, but she can't boil an egg."?Cincinnati Enquirer. A Conscientious Clerk. Lady Customer?I'm afraid none of these hose will suit my husband. Are you quite sure you've shown me everything T Weary Clerk?Absolutely, madam, except the?er?pair I have on.?Boston Transcript. r Mm a, V- ... - V TWO OFFICERS KILLED; THIRD MAKES CAPTURE. Marshall and Deputy Ambushed and Slain?Other Deputy, Wounded, , Takes Assailants Prisoner. Gainesville, Fla., May 12.?Marshal C. H. Slaughter and Deputy Sheriff Charles White of Archer, Fla., were decoyed to a lonely spot near there at 3 o'clock this morning and assassinated. J. A. Manning, another deputy, feigned death, and escaped after being wounded. He shot one of the murderers, capturing him and his three sons, who are now in jail. Shortly after midnight Marshal Slaughter received a message ttaft there was a "skin" game in progress on the outskirts of the town. He deputized White and Manning and started for the scene. When the party approached the scene everything seemed to be quiet and they lay in wait. Shortly after 2 o'clock the officers started to reconnoiter and were greeted by a volley of shots. Marshal Slaughter and Deputy White fell at the first fire, both being dead when aid arrived. Manning also fell with a wound in hi3 abdomen. He feigned death, and as the negt{>es started off shot Cain Perry, one Vof the negroes, and at the point of,his pistol held up the three sons who were implicated in the shooting. All four of the negroes were landed in jail, and feeling runs high, violence being feared. The assassination of the two officers follow the killing of Ben Stokes, a notorious "blind tiger" operator, by Marshal Slaughter several months ago. Slaughter was forced to sboot in self-defense. Jonesville Items. ^ Jonesville, May 14th.?The echos of the Confederate Veterans reunion at Macon last week are about the same as other reunions in the past. Good service rendered by the reunion committee at Camp Gordon in three 1 meals a day and fairly good lodging, 1 but aside from, this the blood ran cold in the veins of hotel keepers, boarding houses and lunch counters. 1 Appie ana pear trees are 3unering ' dreadfully from blight and seems like 1 we will have but few apples and pears this year. The graves of the Confederate sol- ! diers in the cemetery here were decorated last Friday evening by the la- ' dies of the local chapter U. D. C.s and ' the children. Several of our county candidates were in Jonesvillc last Saturday and 1 some of them made speeches at Bow- ( an 'a store near the mill, town, s ^ k Mr. J. E. Myers has moved with ^ his family from Winnsboro to Jones- 1 ville. Mr. Myers moved from Jones- ! ville about a year since. But little farm work was done in 1 this community last week. Consequently there is much of the corn and cotton crop yet to be planted. Mr. J. N. Littlejohn will move with his family to Columbia this week. M?- v ma* v it nuuiit vi vyivoa ivvjro was the guest of Mr. Thomas H. Gore Monday night. Local News of Tabor. Mt. Tabor, May 14.?Tabor school closed Friday and a picnic as usual was given Saturday. We were all very much disappointed about having . the picnic at the church, but we enI joyed a very pleasant day at Mr. p Humes' vacant house. Many games were played and the tables would nqt ' begin to hold what the baskets trfn; tained. Miss Bowie, the beloved teacher of | Tabor, left for Easley Monday, where qHa Wil] 1 anonrl n v?rV*ilft t?*tfU U/t? w.?v tv ? opvxu n vt iiiiv nftVIl UCl D13UCI| Mrs. Ellison. Every one regretted very much to see Miss Bowie leave but are glad to know that she will ( be with us for another term. Mr. Jack Burgess of West Springs , was in Tabor Saturday. Miss Edna Baldwin spent Saturday night with Mrs. Shands. Mr. R. C. Shands spent the weekend in Charlotte and returned Monday, through the country in his Hew car. Miss Lily Askew returned Friday after a few days' visit to friends in Union. Miss Mildred Askew spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Askew. Messrs. Ben Adams and Frank Vaughan were in Tabor Sunday. Miss Maude Baldwin spent the week-end with her mother. Master Jesse Byrd left Sunday for Nealsville, N. C., where he will spend the summer with his grandparents. Mrs. J> R Askew returned Saturday after a visit to her son, Mr. S. C. Askew. Mr. and Mrs. Tom! Cudd went to Union Monday. Mrs. J. L. Calvert spent Sunday afternoon in Adamaburg. Mr. Willie McDowal of Pacolet is visiting Mr. Lewis Barnett. Mr. Avery Byrd is visiting his brother, M. R. C. Byrd. Messrs. Albert MeWhirter and Miller of Lockhart, were in Tabor Sunday afternoon. Mr. Dave Betsill has returned from -1 Spartanburg, where he attended the t banquet of the U. C. T. I "A Nuisance." < Anarchy vs. Law and Order. Editor of The Herald: It has become rather common during political campaigns for speakers to be hissed and howled down by some person or persons in the audience who oppose them. In reply to such a howl, a speaker recently said: "Down with you anarchists! South Carolina will never bow to anarchy so long as she has a true son alive to fight her battles." On reading this mo viuoawim arose; "xias anarcny invaded South Carolina?" The Standard dictionary defines "anarchy" as meaning "absence or utter disregard of government, an unregulated and chaotic condition of society, social and political confusion and disorder." The definition given of "anarchist" is "a malcontent respecting all existing institutions, regarding them as essentially tyrannical. One who would use violence to destroy the existing social and civil order of things." Then the asarchist, considered from the political standpoint is the man who believes in no law and order; who believes in no civilization; who believes in no purity; who believes in no government. It would be difficult for the mind to think of a more dangerous character than the man who believes such doctrine and who stands ready to sacrifice his life can have no well defined belief in God, and therefore must be an Atheist ,else he could not so ruthlessly tear down and trample under foot all obligations imposed upon him by human and divine law, and stand brist ling, like a porcupine, against all law and order. Such a one is the very personification of all that is repulsive in human nature. Selfishness is the foundation stone upon which anarchy rests. So far as in him lies, the anarchist endeavors to gratify every evil passion and appetite at the expense of law and order, civilization, purity and good government. The drink shops and the gambling hells are the frequent resorts of all such. It is hard to conceive how lust could attain to greater depth of degradation. Such selfishness, which is always armed to the teeth, leads to riot and bloodshed. The anarchist is a rebel, and as such should be treated by all who believes in law and order| It is not a question of better government with him, but a desire for no government for himself and a readiness to gratify his desire by the seal of the ready pistol, dynamite and infernal machines. He cannot be classed with the laboring man nor with the man o^:a like l - n?i. aac ciuuiuLUA wnn a kiss tno man who runs the spindle and the loom, and holds the plow, but the man so embraced should understand that it is the kiss of a Judas which is given him with the purpose of making him an agent of crime. No law abiding citizen should be unwilling to declare himself publicly and boldly for the vindication of the majesty of the law. All should be supremely interested in seeing to it that the laws which protect the Godgiven rights of the people are respected and obeyed. Against the ascendency of anarchy, all good men should take a stand, and if need be in the battlefield and to the bitter end. All good citizens should have such a high regard for law and order that they will see to it that all the laws on our statute books are enforced, and that no man or set of men shall trample them under foot; that they will see to it that men who are paid by the public to protect life and property and enforce the law, shall not wink at crime of any character nor draw salaries for their fidelity in shielding the lawless; that they will see to it that every officer of the state, from governor down to coroner, shall understand clearly that it is his business to put down lawlessness and crime of every kind and maintain law and order. If anarchy, "the abomination of desolation," the demon of destruction, is ever permitted to become supreme in South Carolina, commerce will no longer furl her white sails to the breeze; the 'manufacturer will no longer hear the hum of his spindles and the machinery of his workshop; the farmer will no longer reap the golden harvest in abundance from his soil, for the land will be filled with violence and bloodshed. Is South Carolina to be led hv m?i. contents into a state of confusion, disorder, riot and tumult? Into anarchy ? shall anarchists or the law-abiding citizens of this state rule? "Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall." "Sin is the transgression of law" and "The wages of in is death." Let the slogan of every good citizen be, "Hurrah for law and order! Down with anarchy!" RUPERT. May 19, 1912.?In Spartanburg Herald. &r I When fire destroyed Mrs. Alberta Kee's cottage in Kershaw at midnight ar^i. i? ?*-?<? vTou.ioouajr, on mil inx a property loss rf |2,000, with insurance of $1,200, it slso consumed $1,600 in currency in a hoe box which was kept in a closet. ^4. A^A A^A A^A J^A ^"~^~ aT"A" yr^w T I EVERY ID T *$* Every Idle Dollar ol *$* to hard work. ? When your money ii day and night?intere 1 ishing rapidity. Also /? /? ? i money is saie irom mi A nights. & Why not start a Sa & your money earn futu & We pay 4 per cent i partment compoundec $1.00 starts an accoun & Wc Respectfully I Citizens N; X Y UNION, SOI Capital and Surplus HI? 4? 4? 4? 4? 4* ^ 4? 4? 4? 4* 4* "KEEP YOUR IS + Standing of Twel <4t Showing Per Cent, c ?ft South Ca Union Central 64% ?|t Prudential 52 Aetna 46 Equitable 38 ?b Mutual Life 34 ^ Travelers 25 The figures used in thi ?|f Preliminary Report of the ?ft Carolina, and are, therefoi a This report shows thai jP companies doing business 060.42 MORE THAN THE <4* IN THIS STATE. This is Tk~ll J.1 il- - * ' ft uunars mure man trie iota ?|t Government during the sa 4* Patronize the * SOUTHEASTERN J OF SOUT) J, W. D. GEORGE, Gener ^ F. \V. PERRIN, Spc 4* &4? 4*4?4? 4? 4? 4* 4* | Get Ou hr. + " " I % We Can Sa^ + t | PEOPLES * I BEWARE OF S THAT MAY f YOU CAN SO MOST DAN< DR. I NEW Dl! 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