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THE MOUNT AIEY NEWS. May 30th, 1912.
Mount Airy News.
i. E. JOHNSON KdiUr and Publisher.
MtTAiry, N. C May 30th, 1912.
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EOAD BUILDING BLOCKED.
It is with rtfrrt't that we write
ahout the road troubles that have
developed in this township. A
year ago the jx-ople voted a
wnall tax by which the roads are
to bo worked and a Commwsion
ww appointed to ee that the
work is proporlydonc. ThoCom
mwnion has provided team,
plowa, etc., with which to work
all the road) in the township, and
apart fron the general work they
have pla7ined to have three road
properly loon ted and graded.
This must be done before a good
road can. ever be maintained at n
reasonable rout, for the road
beds, as they nre now located,
can never be properly drained or
worked by machinery.
The road lending from this
town into the heart of the coun
ty by wny of White Plains was
,,'onside'red lry far the most im
portant road leading into town,
for several reasons. It is pos
sibly traveled more than any
other road and over it conies the
largest quantity of tobacco to
the local market. Ami then it
was located along brajiehfs and
in such places that in rainy
weather it becaime the worst road
by far that is in the county.
Kor these reasons it was the
opinion of the Commission that
thi$ road needed their ntt-ntion
first. A force of men was put to
work on it after a competent
surveyor had been employed to
properly locate the roadway.
And now the work is to stop.
It ha.s develojK'd that the people
along the road arc wanting as
much as a thousand doolars dam
age for the right of way where
the road has been changed to
cut into their lands. rl he road
fitfraPTaT St?w arts
town, and then the work will b3
discontinued and the grading of
the West field road commenced.
As we we it this is an unfor
tunate state of affairs. There Is
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iv great wuuuiui iwi n. iunn i-.-
this town from that direction.
The people in the southern and
central portion of the county
want the road and need it. The
various roads converge in and
about White Plains from differed
secitons and from White Plains
to this town the traffic Is ko
heavy that, the road soon be
comes impassible, in the winter
and during rainy weather. The
road must have special attention
to be used, and it must be grad
ed and the road way changed be
fore it can ever be made a reas
onahly good road.
Hut now the work must stop.
As we understand it the Commis
sion takes a stand something like
this: They were put in charge
of the road work with funds
barely sufficient to keep thel
roads in nei.ssahlp omiilitinn nndl ' u
they have har Uv sufficient funds
to do the- work that is in demand
without spending a cuit for dam
age. The people who live along
other juiblie roads that, need to
be graded and worked are willing
to give the right of way and wel
come the building of a good road
through their farms. The Com
mission takes the stand that it
is their duty to build roads
where the people want them and
use the money at the present
time to make roads rather than
pay daimages to land owners.
It would be asking very much
to sav to a farmer that he
should give all the road way
through his farm in every in
stance. It is a two sided ques
tion, and we do- not understand
that the Commission is demand
ing a free right of way, but they
are not now in position to spend
money for right of way. If the
people along the roads want a
good road by their home it is up
to thum to be generous and con
skier the good that is to come to
them from the building of the
rad." They toll how fio fanner
ftkcd five hundred dollars for
dainats at a certain point on n
man to be asked to give good
laud to I he public, but then you
axk any man who owns land a
short distance, from a road and ho
will toll you that lie would ho
glad to give the right of way
through bin farm if he could
only g't a good road. The value
of a good road w so great to a
fanner that most men consider
that any farmer can afford to
donate the land that he may g t
the benefit of the road.
It, is to be hoped that the peo
ple of the township will be as
generous an they can. and not
get n ji confusion about thw work,
for it is certainly badly needed
and the farmers along tho roads
will rweive an great benefit as
any class of people to say nothing
about wluit it will mean to the
general public.
nvnn rnmv nut' itrTTMrfO !
STAND.
Disturb rtnee at School Closing.
Of course there are thorn here
who would prefer that wo ay
not one word about the distur
bance ut the exercise at the en
tertainment at the Graded school
building last night. Only for the
fact that the disturbance was
such that it was necessary to
call in the police and that the
teachers are humiliated we would
not meutioni it, for it m no credit
to our town.
We said a year ago that the
only hope for that school was to
turn out the outlaws who are in
attendance. Just so long1 uh a
few boys and girls are allowed to
attend who are not subject to the
laws of parents at home or to the
laws at school just so long will
these disturbances continue.
in
State Democratic Convention
Raleigh June 6th.
An official call has been issued
by Chairman A. II. Kller, of the
State Democratic executive com
mittee, calling a State convention
of the Democraitc party to meet
in KaJeigh on Thursday, .June
Gth, at noon, "to nominate of
fiers, to declare a party platform,
to elect delegates to the Nation
al Democratic convention, and to
take such other action as may
be deemed' advisable. One dele
gate from each county for every
one hundred and fifty Dimilo
cratic votes, and one delegate and
one alternate for a fraction over
Wyentv. f xve Democratic vot
dast therein for the Democrat
candidate for governor at the I ist
preceding gubernatorial election
shall be chosen in accordance
with the plan of organization."
Dorics Having Seen Claude Al
len Shoot in Court Room He
Also Defends Himself.
Wytheville, May 'J7th. P.yrd
Marion, who is like the defen
dant, charged with complicity in
tho shooting up of the Carroll
county court, was a winters to
day for the defense in the trial
of Claude Allen. Marion denied
that he saw Claude Allen fire a
shot in the court room, but ad
mitted string the defendant with
a revolver in hb hand. He deni
ed that he took any part in the
Hillsville, tragedy.
The Commonwealth rested its
ease this morning after examin
ing one witness, Detective Lucas,
who arrested Claude Allen.
Itaipid progress was then made
with witnesses for the defense,
fourteen, having Wen put on the
stand when court adjourned for
the day. Tewtianony of five wit
nesses given at the trial of Floyd
Allen, father of Claude, who wa
ctmvk'tcd of first degreo murder,
was read; into the record, it be
ing a.s to the good reputation on
joyed by tin younger memlers
of the Allen elan previous to the
present trouble. Other evidence
introduced by the defense today
was to impeach witnesses for the
Commonwealth.
A summary of the evidence for
the State against Claude Allen
for shooting and killing Julge
Thorton L. Massie, and for con
spiring, aiding and abetting with
other Aliens and kinsmen of his,
in shooting and killing the judge
ajid officers of Carroll county
court :
Shows that on March 14th,
1912, Claude Allen was in the
court room, whom the jury ren
dered its verdict convicting his
father, Floyd Allen, of felony, as
charged and fixed his penalty at
one year in the State pmitontiary
that ho was standing in the north
east corner of the court room
with bis uncle Sidna, Allen, when
the jury filed into tho court room
Had a whispered conversation
with his father, wl.ni it was
known that th.' jury had agreed;
retun: d to his position b the
side of Sidna Alien, and that
when. Floyd AUen jumped up
pistol and fired the "irst shot,
and that shot at the judge of the
i court of Carroll county, which
hot entered the right arm ff
'the judge, passing through into
j his body. That he advanced,
' with Sidna. Allen, who again fired
i on the jm'K'O officers and jurors
'and did kill Judge Ma.ssie, Cum
I monwealth's Attorney Fester.
School Commencement.
Last Sunday morning Ke v. M
A. Harbor of Christ's church W
eifrVi nri'ivhcd nil cXeclli lit S I'
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mon to a packed audience m theiMiorm veni, .mror r ier ami
school auditorium, the sermon ; Hettie Avers, wounding Cl-rk
was of a very huh older nod j Goad, .luror Kane, a bystander,
highly appreciated, by those v. ho j ami shot a b 4; of hair from the
heard it. Splendid music was temple ol anotiur juror; rciieai
rendered hy the bt local talent.
Last night incmlors of the huh!
school gave a Kplendid program, j
with a fow members fr m tin j
Gth, 7th, 8th, Oth and 10th grades, j
To-night the graduating class
will entertain tho public and on '
Friday night Mr. K. D. W. Con-,
nor of KaleLgh will deliver a liter-'
ary address in the absence ofj
lion. .1. Bryan Grimes who is kept.
at home by illness in his family.
ed to the court green and to the
street, firing back at court, house.
Secured his horse mid took
flight; was arrested on the 2sth
of March by Detective Lucas,
who took frcin his person two
pitols of 3 calibre, with a box
of cartridges and $H!I) in mon
ey. "Arc All The Beys Ready?"
northeast corner of the court
room, with both bands aiming a
p'utoIand fire, but could not tes
tify at whom he was firing, as
ho Wiw ondeavoring to gi t out.
Mr, Tipton, also testified that
while going out he saw Wesley
Howards near tho corner of tho
bar, reloading his pistol, this
youtlij'ul outlaw wa.s scon again
ni the court green reloading.
The evidence when the State
rested its case was oven stronger
than it wiw against Floyd Allen
at this juncture.
The Defense PuU Up Byrd
Marion.
Hyrd Marion wiw tho star wit
ness. He testified he lived in
Carroll about three mil en from
Floyd Allen. Saul he was "no
kin to them." Itelatod how he
wiw summoned to Ilillsville as a
witness for Floyd Allen, but did
not go until Tuesday and was in
the court room Wednesday evenv
ing. He was stopping with Mr.
Hurnott, who lives alwut thirty
yards beyond the. Hlankenship
stablo. Was at the store on the
North side of the court lions"
when the shooting began, was
sitting at stove. The jury came
Ln and tho verdict wiw announced
heard the judge say "take
charge of the prisoner." Then
the trouble commenced. Soni"
one ran against him and knocked
him down. He got out a.s the
shooting was going1 on down the
stairs and on to the hotel and
out to a lot where. Green Ilobin-'
son, Sidna Towe and others were.
Remained there until shooting wa
over. Went out on street to a
platform war the post office,
walked out the street towrads
Hurnott 's home and saw Floyd Al
len lying on the ground, help put
him on a little bed and carry
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Of course it looks hard to a
That he was seen tho evening"
before in the court room ap
proach his father, take him by
th hand, feel his pulse and say,
!"Tliey are beating regularly,
i when his father replied to him.
'"Are all the boys ready!"
i That he stayed with his broth
! er Victor at Hall's Hotel the !
1 night before tho shooting and
that Victor left on a table a 38
Colt's revolver which he took
and concealed on his person the
next morning and hurried to the
court room.
That he was wen with the
Aliens and Edwardses at the
fot t of Veps that load to the
court room on the morning of the
tragedy, about 30 minutes before
the shooting, when Wesley Ed
wards distributed cartridges a
mong them and all wont to court
room together.
He admitted when on, witness
stand having drawn a pistol and
firing at Goad, because he
Hall's Catarrh thought (load was gouig to trtiooi
his father.
Judg-e Bolcn Corroborated.
The evidence of .Tudre JWlen,
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