THE INSIDE STORY OF THE WORLD FAMOUS COURTROOM TRAGEDY. As Told by a Native Countryman Familiar with the Facts and conditions surrounding the Event that Shocked the civilized World

Author: Cooley (E.J.) Ed. & Sold by:
Year: 0
Publisher: E.J. Cooley
First Edition
Edition Details: 1st US edn. c. 1930s
Book Condition: Vg+
Price: £35.00
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Paperback. Featuring the courtroom massacre in Hillsville, Carroll County, on March 14, 1912 when Floyd Allen, a prominent and well-to-do citizen of the small town, plus members of his family, were involved in a gun battle with county officials in Hillsville's courthouse which left the judge, the sheriff, the prosecuting attorney and 2 others dead. This account of the tragedy is by a local school teacher, who taught quite a few of the children of the families involved and who felt he was in a better position to provide a more accurate version of events, than some of the newspaper reports at the time. Illus. 84pp. paperback. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightyly marked covers. Vg. V. scarce.

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