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

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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. Seller Inventory # 11872

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Title: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE WORLD FAMOUS ...

Publisher: E.J. Cooley 0

Binding: Softcover / Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: First edition.