The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, May 24, 1912, Page PAGE 7, Image 7
DEATH PENALTY
FOR FLOYD ALLEN
Guilty of First Degree Murder, Jury
Finds in Trial of First Case Inrolring
Assassination of Court Officials.
Verdict a Surprise, Mistrial Being
Expected?"Fair Trial", Says Allen's
Counsel?Prisoner Picture of
Despair When Verdict is Read.
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J g v r Wytheville, Va., May 17.?Floyd
' f } Allen, first of the Hillsville mountainAArR
triAll for tho Parmll
Court House murders, was adjudged
guilty here today and will pay the
penalty o fhis crime in the electric
chair at Richmond. The jury was out
all night and it was not until after
10 o'clock this morning that the
twelve men had been brought into
agreement.
When. Court opnd 'today the jury
wus celled in tnd the.foreman questioned
by Judge Staples. The jurors
declared there were a number of
points of difference existing and it
was doubtful whether a verdict could
be reached. Judge Staples declared
the case was of such magnitude that
he felt he must send the jury back
with caution and advice.
Verdict Announced.
The jurors again retired and it was
only a short* time before they announced
they had agreed. Court reassembled
and the foreman read the
verdict of "guilty as charged in the
indictment." Judge Staples held that
was not the proper form. The foreman
then explained 'that the verdict
was one of guilty in the first degree,
the penalty being electrocution. Floyd
Allen was charged specifically
at this time with the murder of
Commonwealth's Attorney William
M. Foster, prosecutor in the Carroll
County Court House at Hillsville, last
March, when the trial of Allen culminated
in the killing of five persons
?Presiding Judge Thornton L. Massie,
Prosecutor Foster, Sheriff L. F.
Webb, Miss Elizabeth Ayres and Juror
Augustus Fowler.
Leader Still at Large.
The tragedy created a panic in the
little mountainside town of Hillsville.
The inhabitants had always held the
Allen clansmen in deadly horror. Arrests
of several of the Aliens followed
the shooting, but five of the principals
escaped to the mountains. Rewards
for their arrest resulted in three of
them being taken, but Sidna Allen,
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.v?u?> vi - uic (.-mil, ana wesiey upwards,
his nephew, still are at large.
The other prisoners, it was expected,
will be tried at once. The verdict
was a distinct surprise. It was
thought the jury was hopelessly divided.
One of the twelve men is
known to have said previous to being
summond for jury duty that "you
can't always get justice in Courts and
may be .the Aliens were not far
wrong." The Commonwealth's attorneys
had made arrangements to arrest
him on a perjury charge should
he bring about a disagreement.
Claude Allen Tried Next.
The Commonwealth will next try
Claude Allen, on an indictment charging
the murder of Judge Massie. This
trial begins Monday. The defendant's
attorneys announced after Court adjourned
that they would ask for a
writ of error.
The prisoner's wife sat with Allen
when the verdict was brought in. She
was dressed in black and wore a large
poke bonnet, so her face could not be
seen. Allen seemed brighter this
morning, evidently expecting a mistrial.
He was the picture of despair
when the verdict was read.
Sentence Deferred.
Sentence was deferred, as Allen
may be called as a witness in the
trials of hje kinsmen, who are also
charged with the five murders in Carroll
County Court House.
In his cell tonight, surrounded by
guards, Allen broke out in a tirade of
defiance of the law.
"I am not going to the electric
chair," he shouted. "I've still got
some friends in Carroll county."
The guards are fearful that Allen
may repeat his attempt to commit
suicide, and one or more are always
locked in the cell with him.
Killed by Fast Mail Train.
Florence, May 20.?Henry Powers,
a well known young fanner of the
Mars Bluff section, was killed by a
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wv am uaiu vn u crossing near
Mars Bluff station last night. .It is
supposed that the young man Was
dazed by the electric headlight, and
as there are two tracks on that section
of the road he got on the wrong
one to let the train go by.
The inquest was held this morning,
the railroad company having taken
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muc ui me uvujr 1H81 nignt.
$50,000 Fire in Atlanta.
Atlanta, May 20.?Twenty-five or
thirty gtrl operative* were driven panic-stricken
to the street, and property
loss estftnated at $160,000 caused by
# fire which broke out late today at
0 6,860 Mitchell street, near the terminal
station. The building was ocucpied
by the Warren Manufacturing
v Company, manufacturers of suspenders.
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Mr. Browning Withdraws From Race. ]
Mr.*' Editor: - Naturally it is a
source of gratification to me that <
some of my fellow citizens are so
well pleased with my record as their
representative that they have announced
me as a candidate for reelection,
although I have stated for
more than a year that I would not *
be a candidate for this position at t
this time. Since this announcement I
appeared, I have thought very se- *
riously of the matter, and regret that *
for business reasons, and on account *
of the conditions of my mother's a
health, it will be impossible for me to *
make the canvass. 1
Some criticisms of my course whi)p T
a Representative, and especially of *
the financial policy of the State for
the past two years, make me v#y 11
anxious to meet some of the distin- v
guished gentlemen who desire to 6
represent you, and to show my fel
low citizens that State taxes have v
not been increased in the past two 8
years, and yet, during that perior, 8
we have finished paying off the old 0
State house debt of $175,000, which *
was contracted years and years ago. t
We found that the State was an- fl
nually borrowing $600,000 for cur- v
rent expenses. This year she will on- ^
ly have to borrow $300,000, ana next *
year, if nothing unforseen occurs,
she will be on a cash basis?a condi- *
tion she has not known since 1860. r
Thus a burden of considerably more 0
than a half million dollars has been
wiped out in a period of two years, '
and I reiterate, State taxes have not
been increased one iota. t F
There are several other phases of c
the finanuial policy of the State, that it *
would give me pleasure to discuss be- *
fore the voters of the county, but in *
justice to Myself ^n dmy family, I 8
shall be unable to do so. 0
Again thanking my friends for the
confidence they have shown in me, 1
and also thanking my fellow citizens c
for the liberal support they have giv- '
en me in the past, I am forced to '
request that the announcement of my- *
slf as a candidate for the House of '
Representatives be withdrawn.
Very respectfully,
Lowndes J. Browning. v
May 20, 1912. 8
Negro Convention to Be Held Here. "
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The twenty-ninth annual session of 8
Woman's Baptist Educational and. f
Missionary State Convention of South 1
Carolina, will convene with the Cor- :
in the Baptist church of this city, beginning
Thursday, June 6th. and end- r
ing Sunday night, June 9th. The a
Baptist, family among the negroes
of this State number 220,000. and is *
divided as follows: Educational find
Missionary (mostly men), Woman's *
Educational and Missionary and the *
Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. State ?
Conventions. *
The Woman's State convention,
which will meet here June 6th, will c
be composed of about 200 delegates a
fiom all parts of this State.
These women are consecrated c
Christian workers. They do house *
and foreign Missionary work. Their
objective work along educational f
lines i3 Morris College, an institu- c
tion at Sumter, S. C., owned and op- *
erated by the negro Baptists of this c
State.
All eyes are looking toward Union.
Wo Ql>a iVl- ill I - ''
?v ? v ..isf/iug biiui bins win ue me
greatest session in its history. s
The watchword of all negro Bap- t
tists in South Carolina now is, "On 1
to Union." r
I feel and know that Union, the
"Pearl of the Piedmont", is equal to j
the situation. I earnestly ask the co- c
operation of all christian workers, irrespective
of race or denomination, t
to help me make this convention a >
great success. I
Our magnamimous merchants can J
lo me great good along the line 01 t
assisting me financially in entertain- I
;ng these delegates?as this has
been a hard year on us all. * t
We cordially invite our white min- 1
isters, all to call during the conven- r
tion. and say a word to us. t
I am yours for righteousness,
J. C. White,
Pastor CJorinth Church
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The Man and the Bee. F
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"That get-rich-quick man is as i,
busy as a bee." j
"Yes," replied Mr. Cumrox. "He's
one Of those _ busy bees who can't j|
manage to gather honey without in- a
cidentally stinging somebody."? v
Washington Star. 8
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Her Address. a
Husband of Militant Suffragette i,
(to his secretary)?Take this note
around to my wife, please. s
secretary?Certain^ sir. At which I
er-jail is she stopping??Harper's p
Bazaar. a
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Dr. J. T. R. Neal, Prop. Riverside h
Drug Co., Greenville, 8.' C., writes recently:
"I have been a practicing ?
physician and druggist for over 35
years and have sold and administered a
many kidney medicines but none to
Vi J ?
bmuui rmey jvianey ring. They are
superior to any I ever used .and give a
the quickest permanent relief." Jonesville
Drug Co. and Glymph's Pharma- *
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DID NOT CHALLENGE
PHYSICIAN TO DUEL
Jtory in New York Papier* About Cadet
Littlejohn. of Joneaeille, waa
Groaaly Exaggerated. |
Samuel ' Littlejohn, of Joneagille,
tas written to a friend in Spartan>urg
in regard to the story recently
published in the New York pipers
;o the effect that his son, Robert Mclowan
Littlejohn, a cadet at West
'oint ,had challenged a physician to
l duel because, according to the >$ory,
he physician spoke sharply to Cadet
littlejohn when the tatter's horse alnost
trampled upon the physician's
>pnfhor
Mr. Littlejohn encloses a newspa>er
clipping, showing that the story
vas greatly distorted and exaggeratid.
He says there was nothing to it
ixcept that those Yankee dudes
vere making sport of the manners
ind brogue of the southern boy." He
idds that "he will get through with>ut
this matter coming up at all; as
here was nothing to it, only he told
hem to come over to the academy
ind he would find a private place
trhere they could settle with their
ists and he would guarantee him a
air deal.
Cadet Littlejohn will be graduated
rom West Point this June. He is a
lephew of Capt. William McGOwan,
f Spartanburg.
Following is the clipping previousy
referred to, in part:
"Denouncing as false recent newstaper
articles reflecting upon certain
adets who, a3 well as the academy,
lave been placed in a bad light. Maj.
len. Thomas Barry, commandant of
he Military academy, has addressed
i letter of explanation to Secretary
>f War Stimson in Washington. >
"The commandant referred to the
ncident of Robert M. Littlejohn, a
adet from South Carolina, who it
vas reported in the newspapers on
day 4, had challenged Dr. Thomas
). McMenamin, of Highland Falls, to
ight a duel.
" 'The statement was absurd,1r said
Jeneral Barry. 'Cadet Littlejohn
vhile riding in Highland Falls, had
in altercation with Dr. McMenamin.
This was due to the fact that the calet's
horse became frightened at a
tassing automobile, and the animal
prang to one side, almost striking j
)r. Mcnamin's brother, who Was
alking to a woman on the sidewalk.
)r. McMenamin remonstrated with
dttlejohn, and the cadet admitted, to
ne that, not being at fault, he .was
ingered at the physician. . v
"'The next day, accoi^ng Jtojyym
hysician, Littlejohn wrote 'hit^ Br^
ng that if the regulations had not
irevented him from dismounting off
he reservation he would have feented
the physician's language more
orcibly. Dr. McMenamin showed the
etter to me, but it did not contain a
hallenge to fight a duel, and why this
ibsurd report should have been
;pread I can explain only on the thetry
that malice prompted its publicaion.'
"According to cadets who were
luestioned not the slightest friction
sxists between the administration of
.he post and the cadet cerps."?Sunlay's
Spartanburg Herald.
Death of Mr. J. Cv Jenkins.
Mr. J. C. Jenkins died at his home
tix miles below Union on last Thurslay,
May 16, and was buried the folowing
day at Cane Creek church,
lear Santuc.
Mr. Jenkins suffered a stroke of ap
mi. s
wjjieAy un inursaay morning and
lied in two hours.
He was 83 years of age, and leaves
he following children: Mrs. Nancy
^.nn Bentley, Mrs. Mahaley Gregory,
drs. Harriett Bentley, Miss Lettte
lenkins, and Mrs. Lucy Bentley, and
he following sons: Thos., B. J., and
I. J. Jenkins.
Mr. Jenkins served four years in
he Confederate army and was a men
leld in the highest esteem by his
teighbors. He was a man worthy of
he respect of all who knew him.
Notice.
On account of the illness of Govmor
Blease's wife, he was compelled
to cancel all engagements to
Jnion county Friday and Saturday of
ast week.
Monarch and Union Play Tie Game.
In a game that was marred by kickng
from beginning to end, Monarch
md Union played to 5 to 6 tie Sat*
irday afternoon on the laitet^e
round. The game was featured by
he pitching of Hames for Monarch
nd the fielding of Thompson of Vnoij.
In the ninth inning with the score
tanding 5 to 9 in Monarch's favor,
Jnion tied the score and when the
layers and spectators ran On the 42mond
and intarfoiwf '
rch players, they refused to play tm*
bss the umpire called the runner out.
Batteries, for Monarch, Hames and
>arby; for Union, Harrison, Fowler
nd Millwood.
Williamston is making great preprations
for their 1912 chataquo,
rhich will be held the first week in
une. jt
Dots From Goshen Hill.
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Mr. Editor: As per promise, I wi
j try and give you the news from ov
section, the lower end of Goshen Hi
township. There isn't much to writ
about but the weather and crops. Th
farmers have been badly delayed i
j their work by so much rain. Cotto
planting is later this season than
| have ever known it, and at this writ
ing a good deal remains to be plant
I ed. I hear of some who are nc
(through preparing cotton land yet.
think there is a good stand of upian
corn everywhere, and it is lookin
fairly well. Very little work has bee
done on bottom lands.
On last Wednesday from abou
7:80 to 8:30 a .m., we had the wors
rain that I remember to have seen i
many years, washing lands terribij
I think cotton is fully three week
late on the average. Most every on
I know of has a good garden and yo
know, Mr. Editor, that counts for ,
lot in these times of high prices.
From my observation I don't thin!
the farmers around here are usinj
more than half the fertilizer the;
used last year. The oat crop will b
good, if we can get another rain ii
a week from now. Very little whea
sown, I am sorry to say. It does seer
to me that high priced flour, corn an
meat should make the farmers plan
plenty of wheat, corn and oats an
peas and raise more meat.
Some are siding and chopping ou
cotton and some preparing and plant
ing.
We have had the worst roads thi
winter that I ever saw. 1 don't thin!
they would have been so bad if w
had gotten our share of the chain
gang work on them last fall. Whe
the time came for us to have the ganj
it was sent into Fish Dam townshi
to work the automobile hichwav (a
I was informed). I know we didn'
have them down in the lower end o
Goshen Hill township. The count;
scraper has been in the upper part o
the township lately but didn't com
below Goshen Hill. They did scrap
the road from Goshen Hill to Whit
mire bridge. I venture to say we hav
the worst road in Union county. Well
you know there are only seven o
eight voters below Goshen Hill ani
we are "small potatoes and few in th
hill." I do think we deserve some at
tention.
I am glad that we go back to thre
county commissioners. In looking ove
the list of candidates, I think we cai
get three good men who will giv
each section its due share of chaii
gang service.
I don't hear a great deal of poli
I was glad to see the county con
vention endorse my friend, Browninp
after he had been sat upon by hi
own township, or a part of it. Ev
ery man should vote for th? r .an bes
qualified to tfll the place for which h
offers, irrespective of persoal feeling
or favors.
Back to the Auto, highway: Wha
good is that highway to people in thi
section when we have a road fror
here to Whitmire, (our market townThat
has been almost impassable th
past winter. It's all right to work th
Auto highway, provided, all th
other roads in the county have thei
due share of work by the gang.
Telegram.
May 20th, 1912.
Silver Half-Dollar Worth $2,500.
Atlanta, May 20.?City Polic<
man G. Allen Maddox has carried
fortune in his frayed trousers pocl
et for many years without suspectin
it. Mr. Maidox, who is in modest cii
cumstances, nas a pocket piece, a sii
ver half dollar minted in the yea
2853. He supposed it might possibl
be worth a little more than its fac
value, because of its age, but neve
took the trouble to inquire.
Yesterday he found out by acci
dint that there are only two othe
coins of that vintage in existenci
and that his is wovth at the lowes
estimate $2,500. Maddox has refusethat
sum and is holding his coin fo
a better offer. But he doesn't eaiv
it around as a luck piece any n-.oit
It is locked up in a safety varlt in
stead. It is worth more than hi
house and lot.
Porto Rico's New Wonder.
From far away Porto Rico com
reports of a wonderful new discover:
that is believed will vastly benefit th
people. Ramon T. Marcnan, of Bar
celoneta, writes "Dr. Kings' New Dis
covery is doing splendid work here
It cured .me about five times of terri
bio oeughs and colds, also my broth
er of a severe sold in his chest an<
more than 20 others, who used it 01
my advice. We hope this great medi
icine will yet be sold in every druj
store in Porto Rico." For throat am
Ing troubles it has no equal. J
trial will convince you of its merits
50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free
Guaranteed by The Ri>u? Drug Co.
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uaoiiv; is uikiiik Bi>?pn to extern
an invitation to the Confederate vet
erans of the State to hold their an
nual reunion in that city in August.
How She Knew.
Mrs. Commuter?But how do yo
know what kind of people the Brown
are if you have never met them?
Mrs. Mutler?I have heard thei
phonograph selections.?Puck.
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