The Hillsville Massacre of 1912.

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  • The frontier culture meets civilization in rural Virginia. In 1912, a misplaced kiss set off a string of events that pitted a powerful frontier clan against their political rivals and concepts of modern justice. The events that followed, the Hillsville Massacre or the Courthouse Tragedy, shocked and captivated the nation.
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  • @chrisedwards6270
    @chrisedwards6270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    My greatgrandfather was a Hillsville deputy at this, he rode in the posse that pursued the Allens. This is a great concise telling of the events, thanks!

    • @babboon5764
      @babboon5764 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Like the Mafia hunters of today - He must have been a brave man.

    • @20alphabet
      @20alphabet ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What was so great about him?

    • @upsidedownopinion1440
      @upsidedownopinion1440 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well it was self defense and your great grandfather was a pig and a criminal.

    • @tmckenny2994
      @tmckenny2994 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@20alphabetmuch that you’d never understand

  • @wazza33racer
    @wazza33racer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +290

    This what happens, when people dont stand up to bullies. They only get bolder until their acts are too outrageous to ignore.

    • @PHIL5251
      @PHIL5251 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Even worse if our government and society Erace history and forget don’t remember we are destined to repeat it again how retarded is that

    • @kathygoheen4626
      @kathygoheen4626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      As in Donald John Trump

    • @bravobravoh1344
      @bravobravoh1344 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@kathygoheen4626 as in the BLM and Antifa thugs and the Democrats who support them.

    • @kathygoheen4626
      @kathygoheen4626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@bravobravoh1344 obviously you are not paying attention. Using aviation/military call signals as your handle makes you feel tough, sad.

    • @Joanla1954
      @Joanla1954 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@kathygoheen4626 Whoa!!! You attack them just because they said something different than you? Something on target? Something they are welcome to say and if they are an American have a blood bought right to say? (As do you, of course in your first post) Who is President Trump out shooting? What businesses is President Trump burning down? What stores is President Trump looting?
      This video is about bullies, about people that break laws, so BravoVictorDelta is attacked for pointing out a lawless crew as does this video. And do you know what? Their very handle may be a clue that they served the USA in uniform so you could have the right to attack a President that has nothing to do with this story, divert the conversation from what the 2 posters above you slanderous post were talking about. Yes!! They may well have served to give you that very right!
      How do you thank them? Hope you feel tough, sad.

  • @furrymessiah
    @furrymessiah 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I lived in the town where the two brothers fled to in North Carolina for 25 years, and went on well over a dozen trips to Hillsville over that time. It's a testament to how forgotten this story is, by the fact I'd never heard of it until watching this video.
    On a more pleasant note, Carroll County, Virginia has some amazing scenery, features a portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and grows the best apples I've ever eaten in my entire life.

  • @dwightprice1083
    @dwightprice1083 5 ปีที่แล้ว +425

    "The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a pirate" - Bernard Williams

    • @Tsar_NicholasIII
      @Tsar_NicholasIII 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Unkraut60 It might actually be more pathetic that that is the only reason he's in office.

    • @spokanefut
      @spokanefut 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @kev googlestein He wishes. Trump's grampies were just pimps and draft dodgers. It is documented.

    • @obfuscated3090
      @obfuscated3090 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Your post is OFF TOPIC. Save ALL the current political bullshit for Facebook.
      It does not belong polluting the History Guy's content.
      You know this so take that teentard trolling bullshit elsewhere. I don't even like the guy but unlike yourself I know what belongs in what parts of the internet. Defecating that silly trolling garbage into TH-cam channels intended for intelligent discussion is RUDE AND WRONG AND YOU KNEW THIS BUT JUST HAD TO DO IT ANYWAY. Grow the fuck up or go post on 4chan.

    • @shaneschluter9648
      @shaneschluter9648 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @kev googlestein better than your bitch ass country

    • @soulstorm8806
      @soulstorm8806 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A pirate is a murderer especially during those times. Nothing to brag about. Lots to atone for.

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    @berlymahn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1521

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      when the History channel started, all they had was documentaries on WW2, so much that after a few months we jokingly referred to it as "The Hitler Channel". They really struggled for content in the beginning before they began to self produce decent content.
      Then they got bought by some massive corporation and they're not worth watching anymore

    • @leemaxwell1912
      @leemaxwell1912 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Follow the money, said a great if anonymous, until recently, historical figure.

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    @joelberlakovich8148 4 ปีที่แล้ว +179

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      @nedludd7622 ปีที่แล้ว

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    @MikeHonan6 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

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      @Ugly_German_Truths 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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      @elizabethsohler1847 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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    • @MMAGamblingTips
      @MMAGamblingTips 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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  • @faeriefire99
    @faeriefire99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I was very surprised to see this story. I'm a native, not just of Carroll County, but Hillsville, and a distant decedent of the Allens. The Sydney Allen shootout is a story everyone hears at some point. Most of our county events are held on Main Street, in front of the courthouse where the holes are still visible. This was a fantastic summary, well made, and historically as accurate as possible. Tha k you for telling it!

  • @carriehunt9741
    @carriehunt9741 4 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    I was so amazed to see this entry. My family has lived in Wythe County (next door to Carroll County) since the earth was cooling. My aunt, who was born in 1904, remembered when this happened and a man came rushing in to tell them that “The Allen’s had shot up the Carroll County courthouse!” I even got to read a contemporary news article about it, but you had more information. Thank you! I love this series.

  • @elvis316
    @elvis316 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I don't know why youtube told me to watch this, but glad I did. Amazing story telling and editing.

  • @albruckelmeyer1417
    @albruckelmeyer1417 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I lived in Fries , Virginia for many years and the Allen clan was one the first history lessons I learned about the area when I moved there .

  • @UnknownUzer
    @UnknownUzer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    My father's family are from an area near Hillsview and as a kid I visited the courthouse where this occurred I still have the book i got from there that tells the story of the massacre. I always view it as local history, so I was stunned to see it featured here. Thanks you for bringing this to the attention of a new generation and for teaching me more about my local history than I knew.

  • @o2tank046
    @o2tank046 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I live in Carroll County, VA and the court house and Allen house are still standing and very much monuments to this day. They represent a horrible past but a history no less.

    • @cardboardguy1444
      @cardboardguy1444 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ever been to the museum at the courthouse?

    • @jt6366
      @jt6366 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      o2tank 04 perhaps horrible events are represented, but as stated in the video, it’s representative of the changing times. An era and paradigm shift in the publics frontier mentality in that place at that time. Looking back we are often highly sensitive to certain issues because of our political climate, but the people living then were more akin to war hardened soldiers who get in fist fights for the sheer joy of it. I love the history of your area and county as colorful as it is.

    • @sebione3576
      @sebione3576 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have you seen the bullet holes?

    • @dannyl2598
      @dannyl2598 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sebione3576 I can show you two in the stairs on the right.

  • @jaguarsky55
    @jaguarsky55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Thank you for this vid.
    I remember my daddy telling me this story when I was small. We were on a family vacation, passing through the area and drove by a house of one of the actors in this tale. I sat in the back seat enthralled by his storytelling. If I remember correctly, I think there had been a family member of ours present at the courthouse that day, so not only was it a historical footnote, but a family story as well.

    • @lisamcdonald2877
      @lisamcdonald2877 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It was a gift that I grew up with elderly grandparents from Ashe County, NC. My grandfather was born in 1886 and he loved telling his stories. I know that I am likely the last member of my family who will care about the past. It is sad.

    • @hot88s23
      @hot88s23 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You probably drove by the house of Sidna Allen.

    • @jaguarsky55
      @jaguarsky55 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hot88s23 I don't know, I only remember that it kind of sat on a bit of a rise sort of by itself. Big ol' Victorian looking place in not so great shape. Of course that was about 65 years ago so my memory isn't what it used to be.

    • @hot88s23
      @hot88s23 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jaguarsky55 Your memory is pretty accurate. They're trying to restore it now.

    • @jaguarsky55
      @jaguarsky55 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hot88s23 I'm really happy to hear that. I hate that so many of those old places go to seed. It always breaks my heart.

  • @robertansley6331
    @robertansley6331 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You know it’s not easy to find relevant images to place on your timeline. But what I really appreciate about your work versus other story tellers is that you don’t grab a bunch of stock photos from shutterstock that have nothing to do with the story just to fill it out. No dogs playing poker or still frames from Western movies. And your stories are well written and interesting!

  • @davidperry970
    @davidperry970 5 ปีที่แล้ว +266

    My great-great grandfather, Peter Scott was one of the two deputies sent to NC to retrieve the Allen boys. The story has changed hands many times in a 100 years but the account given here is pretty good. Hard to believe that so many guns were allowed into the courthouse.

    • @boboutelama5748
      @boboutelama5748 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      We should do it today. You know... second amendment. ^^

    • @davidfw190
      @davidfw190 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      So very true. People could carry there guns into court a long time before this @@boboutelama5748

    • @brainfreeze44131
      @brainfreeze44131 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Would you want to be on the jury of a gang member?

    • @gregdavis19
      @gregdavis19 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      david perry I’m glad your great great grandpa wasn’t harmed.

    • @AJdet-2
      @AJdet-2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      2nd amendment

  • @PaulHarrell
    @PaulHarrell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Just discovered your channel. That was fascinating. It was also well told and well illustrated.

    • @stephenyoung8069
      @stephenyoung8069 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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    • @maestrovso
      @maestrovso 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And unlike a lot of channels, Mr. History Guy never rely on irrelevant stock videos. He is like a great high school history teacher, whom's history telling in class even the worst and rowdiest students perk up their ears and listen.

  • @bobl5121
    @bobl5121 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I grew up in the Hillsville area back in the 50's thru a good portion of the 70's. I remember hearing a lot of what was discussed in this video in private conversations among family and friends since the wounds had not healed completely during this time. I left the area in the late 70's and haven't lived there since. So I'm not exactly sure how the people in the area feel about this event today. Thanks for the video!!

  • @kellybreen5526
    @kellybreen5526 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I finally got around to watching this episode. Every one of your "snippets of forgotten history" are just pure gold.

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    @asully3006 5 ปีที่แล้ว +348

    The Titanic tie-in had flavors of Paul Harvey when he did his radio program in the 70's and 80's called "The Rest Of The Story". How many of you remember that? Hum ??? . :)

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      LIGO I do😊

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      @theoutdoorsman9726 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      LIGO I was only a kid but man I used to love Paul Harvey’s stories on the radio. I’ve always loved history for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid I can still remember watching the history channel when my friends would be home watching cartoons. Lol It seems like I remember that Paul Harvey did a daily show on radio and I loved it when I got to listen to them. “And now you know- the rest of the story...”

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      @skipbellon4342 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Good Day!

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      @markpeters8809 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I enjoyed Paul Harvey, irreplaceable.

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    @joethebassplayer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Your videos are my favorite thing on TH-cam, Thank You!

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    @davidthomas4645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have studied history for 55 years and you are the best narrator and story teller ever. What a great story.

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    Once again your research and story-telling kept me glued to the screen. Thank THG!

  • @MrPoupard
    @MrPoupard 5 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Completely unknown to me. Interesting. Rabid self interest, fierce family loyalty, violence, intimidation, corruption of officials - the usual modus operandi of thugs throughout history.

    • @drizler
      @drizler 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      MrPoupard Not much different than most mafia factions and similar wannabe thug families.

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      Like Trump and his cronies! History repeats itself, but at a more dangerous level. Thank you for sharing!

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    • @ShellyCline
      @ShellyCline 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't think there was a whole lot of family loyalty involved. After all, they were always shooting each other!!!!

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    @CpnCornDog 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Thank you so much for your videos!!!

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    @charlotteburnham6302 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am so proud this popped up as a suggestion. This is a great channel. History rocks.

  • @stephenresler
    @stephenresler 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have worked on an MA in History, now working on my Ph.D, in Physics. You are a tremendous teacher, and I do take mental notes. Some topics ara a bit esoteric for me, but your presentation is warm, friendly, and most importantly, informative. Well done.

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    @ghms4540 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Please don't ever stop what your doing here! Superb and wonderful.
    Thank you.

  • @brittanymoldovan4735
    @brittanymoldovan4735 5 ปีที่แล้ว +197

    Im a Hillsville resident . My husband is working on the renovation of the Allen House !! Moldovan Masonry 😀

    • @dankirchner5352
      @dankirchner5352 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Doing a great job I may say being from Chicago moving here ..the culture here is soo Deep in history an seeing the court house in hillsville im in galax now with my wife an love the stories just like Chicago an to have a grandpa who was a police officer an busted BIG AL'S HIDE OUTS SEEMS TO MAKE MY LIFE COMPLETE HERE WITH HISTORY 👍👍

    • @mechellturner3915
      @mechellturner3915 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      its a beautiful House. My great grandpa Tate hid them in NC granny Ollie fed them. Its still a big battle.

    • @ubisoftlikcotton3447
      @ubisoftlikcotton3447 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cool history love the flea market!

    • @BertHebb
      @BertHebb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Brittany Moldovan that’s my moms side

    • @RickJames-xy6io
      @RickJames-xy6io 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Mechell Turner I love this story! I wish we could go back in time. These men are legends. Never submit to the law! A lot of outlaws lived ethically but not lawfully. There is a big difference!

  • @numberslettersass
    @numberslettersass 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for your uploads. We learn so much thanks to you. Be blessed.

  • @guystewart8468
    @guystewart8468 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Interesting ! I am related to the Allen clan and still learning the history of the Stewarts , Allens , etc. Thanks for another great history lesson !

  • @Nonsensical_Mecha
    @Nonsensical_Mecha 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you for doing this one, and so quickly!

  • @haleyw600
    @haleyw600 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    In the 80s my father was friends with a boy who's family owned the Allen House. They would use it to have house parties. They are renovating the house now. The house is too gorgeous and has a lot of history to be deteriorating.

    • @barbarahawks3831
      @barbarahawks3831 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      As far as i know victor allen owns the Allens house, hes no boy not even 8n the 80s

  • @leonardcooper4257
    @leonardcooper4257 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i so enjoy your clips of history! it seems to fit you very well! looking forward to seeing more! THANK YOU.

  • @mrfarnz
    @mrfarnz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So glad I came across this. Thoroughly enjoyable, well presented. Glad to join the group. Thanks for your excellent work.

  • @Rikki0
    @Rikki0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As a fanatic history buff, I love your channel. Your presentation is world class. Thank you for what you do.

  • @AFloridaSon
    @AFloridaSon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is indeed a very important part of American History. This story should not be shoved in a box and forgotten. Thank you for the upload.

  • @lesnodes5767
    @lesnodes5767 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You do a fantastic job with history sir. I watched Soapy and the 1912 massacre. I am now on a mission to watch all of your history pieces. Fantastic channel.

  • @gerrymcardle9319
    @gerrymcardle9319 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was the most amazing narration of a historical event I have come across. Thanks.

  • @123456wasp
    @123456wasp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You ALWAYS have such good videos. Thank you for your hard work! 🍺😎👍

  • @retrophone5249
    @retrophone5249 5 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    2 fun facts: First off this is still a contentious subject in Carrol County and descendants of the Allen family will still argue about what happened. Secondly, the detective agency employed by the state of Virginia were from the Baldwin-Felts Detective agency, the same agency that eight years later was involved in the Matewan Massacre. This incident led to the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest labor uprising in the US.

    • @dukecraig2402
      @dukecraig2402 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The Baldwin-Felts detective agency got their clocks rightfully cleaned in Matewan.

    • @klaus3794
      @klaus3794 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Sire de' Coucy. Do you have anyrhing to do with Enguerrand de Coucy, a great french knight in the 14th century? I wrote 2 books about him in German. Check it on AMAZON - Enguerrand VII de Coucy - der letzte Ritter. There are many pictures in each book.

    • @retrophone5249
      @retrophone5249 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Klaus S Had to read Tuchman’s “A Distant Mirror” for my senior seminar for my History Degree. Started using Sire de Coucy as a handle afterwards because it was easy to remember.

    • @TheTomBevis
      @TheTomBevis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I'd bet that the Allen's are republicans, now.

    • @Pheonixco
      @Pheonixco 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The Matewan masscre would be a nice one to cover as well, The sheriff in that story, was a cousin of the branch of the feuding Hatfields

  • @chekaschmeka4283
    @chekaschmeka4283 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What's an amazing selection for today. Thank you.

  • @billdicarlo1340
    @billdicarlo1340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have always enjoyed your short videos and this one is one of your best! The photos were outstanding and the script so well written, I felt connected with the individuals they came back to life!

  • @EDraus
    @EDraus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My Grandfather got arrested for "Transporting and Abetting" in Carrol County. Everyone carried a .32. I have my Grandfathers and Grandmothers .32.
    My mother was born there she's 103 this year 2020.

  • @dillonsurratt
    @dillonsurratt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I live in hillsville VA! Pretty dope we are getting noticed on TH-cam

  • @Murph52
    @Murph52 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another fascinating look at lost history. Thank you so much.

  • @captainamerica6525
    @captainamerica6525 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing! Thank you for this bit of history.

  • @Dsdcain
    @Dsdcain 5 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    I'll give it another view. I really do appreciate the work you put into these videos. Thanks. *:)*

    • @eNodeTG
      @eNodeTG 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why was it reuploaded? Share the secrets :)

    • @Dsdcain
      @Dsdcain 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because he made a Titanic mistake. Wrong date of sinking.

    • @eNodeTG
      @eNodeTG 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      What a tragic error! The History Guy, we implore you to throttle down your upload speeds so you can catch such obstacles in time. ;-)

    • @eNodeTG
      @eNodeTG 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did the corn husk have the appearance of genitalia? Was that why it was taken down? Details, please. It's for a report.

  • @n-dadark7269
    @n-dadark7269 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm from Carroll county. The courthouse and the Allen home we're on our field trip list in grade school. The Allen home is a tourist attraction and has several hidden rooms and dumbweighters. Great video thanks for helping the world see our little peice of history..

  • @mjdoug44
    @mjdoug44 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love these history stories and you deliver them so well! Thank you!

  • @unclejeffie7984
    @unclejeffie7984 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your videos are most excellent! You have an interesting and captivating style of presentation. I always look forward to your presentations!!

  • @groermaik
    @groermaik 5 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    There are still areas in this country that a name can be all the reason someone doesn't get charged/punished for something anyone else would surely be prosecuted.

    • @TehOldGamer
      @TehOldGamer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      If that name is Clinton.

    • @groermaik
      @groermaik 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Different areas, different names. Someones kid will drive drunk and cause property damage, but not get charged. Someone could beat the sh!t out of someone, but if they had the right name, it would be noted as "boys will be boys."

    • @TehOldGamer
      @TehOldGamer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@Raging S
      Yeh, fuck due process. amirite?

    • @TehOldGamer
      @TehOldGamer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @Raging S
      Except Juanita Broderick told multiple people *at the time* who corroborate her story to this day. So no comparison at all. Unable to understand how evidence and due process work much?

    • @brainfreeze44131
      @brainfreeze44131 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Problem is, he was not under investigation for a crime, but for a life time appointment to a job that he is unlikely to ever be fired from. The question is did he lie under oath when he testified before the senate? Was there an actual investigation into the allegations? I doubt he could withstand the same investigations that the Clinton's have had to endure.

  • @Hoosier_Boy
    @Hoosier_Boy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    This video helped me realize that we have powerful families like the Allen's in every county in the country.

    • @luckyb3859
      @luckyb3859 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Mr. Smith goes to Washington, too.

    • @justanothername5199
      @justanothername5199 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@m_pavia9456 what are you saying? It could be worse so forget about it? Why don't you stay on topic and discuss the problems IN the us instead of distracting? Who cares about the problems of people who lived 30 years ago 10000miles away? Why the whataboutery? Did your feelings get hurt?

    • @johnathanturner5242
      @johnathanturner5242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well my family isn't that powerful any more we branched of to become docters, healers, construction workers, automotive repairman, and even business men

    • @Section5_CdnIntelService
      @Section5_CdnIntelService 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@m_pavia9456 Ultra Capitalists like Trump and the Koch Brothers are just as evil as any Communists.

    • @maestrovso
      @maestrovso 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There are still a lot of white settlers' descendents have attitude like the Allens. Most people don't know, Germans consist of the largest immigrant group of United States.

  • @russwoodward8251
    @russwoodward8251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent research and story telling. Thanks again!

  • @jamesandrew1117
    @jamesandrew1117 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Perfect length. Please keep up the good work! Informative and entertaining!

    • @lauriemarie6902
      @lauriemarie6902 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I just have to agree with your assessment of the perfect length. Philadelphia USA

  • @alliecattlopez537
    @alliecattlopez537 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My God , where were you when I was in school, learning history?? lol. I love everything to do with history. I just now found your channel, & Love it. just subbed.

  • @katemaloney4296
    @katemaloney4296 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    "The warrant says you can enter; it doesn't say anything about you leaving."
    Right or wrong, the man found the loophole.

    • @TREVASLARK
      @TREVASLARK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      But.......... a loophole punishable by death !

  • @jehovahuponyou
    @jehovahuponyou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THESE ARE SOME GREAT HISTORIC VIDEOS - KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK - BRAVO!

  • @stuartharper3968
    @stuartharper3968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another great from this world class historian. The scope of topics is amazing!!

  • @brucebenson2835
    @brucebenson2835 5 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    "this piece of paper entitles you to go in that wagon, but it doesn't say you're coming out"..... DUDE!!!!! That line right there..... I would just leave that man alone....

    • @nikki162412
      @nikki162412 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It's best to listen to a man who's been shot 13 times and live to tell about it lol

    • @andrewjackson2011
      @andrewjackson2011 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      There are bull shit complete bollocks stories like that everywhere.

    • @Jive33
      @Jive33 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      That’s when you arrest him on the spot for threatening an officer.

    • @moonmunster
      @moonmunster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I would have shot Allen dead, right there where he stood - next to his wagon.

    • @johnnyblaze4546
      @johnnyblaze4546 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Jive33 yeah just like that arrest a guy who been in war countless gun fights and been shot 13 times. I bet he would make your head into a canoe

  • @timbentle
    @timbentle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    History Guy, bravo! Another excellent installment! My opinion is opposite of what I normally say: longer. While I normally say shorten your feature. In your case I would like to see some longer videos in addition to what you normally do. Keep doing these short ones but add a few longer ones. I hope you will consider this a critique...not a criticism. Thanks for your very good work!

  • @muffassa6739
    @muffassa6739 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love watching your documentaries nothing like this is on TV. I've heard about this tragedy before. But your channel is the best.

  • @russellharkess1072
    @russellharkess1072 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is fantastic, thank you for being so enthusiastic and interesting as you tell the story of forgotten history

    • @williamfaddis9412
      @williamfaddis9412 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My grandfarher was u.s. marshall in carroll county when this occured. My great uncle was a member of the juru. This account is rather accurate as I have always been told.

  • @TheMenon49
    @TheMenon49 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your videos are just superb! Compliments and greetings from faraway India!

  • @davidcopperfield-notthemag397
    @davidcopperfield-notthemag397 5 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Feuding old time sociopaths. I have often wondered if sociopathy was a modern day tendency or when it became noticeable. I can see that in 1912 there were sociopaths roaming!

    • @katherineirving7189
      @katherineirving7189 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Your right. Sociopaths, Psychopaths, serial killers, serial rapists, etc can be traced back to the 9th.Century.
      However, they used words like madness, maniacal and possession.
      Though hard to find, there are manuscripts that speak of these hazards long before the words Psychiatric, etc came into existence.

    • @drizler
      @drizler 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Katherine Irving you forgot one other word, “Conquerer”.

    • @katherineirving7189
      @katherineirving7189 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@drizler The definition of the word Conquerer is a double-edge sword. It can represent good or bad tendencies and mindset.

    • @katherineirving7189
      @katherineirving7189 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Forgot to add... Evil never conquers, it only silences.

    • @katherineirving7189
      @katherineirving7189 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Henryk Gödel There have been a precious few good/honest Politicians over the centuries.
      Unfortunately, they are usually forced out of politics or, end up dead from some strange/coincidental murder.
      Sadly, the world needs politicians, it just sucks that 90% of them are crooked or become crooked.

  • @shaneb.3982
    @shaneb.3982 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for bringing back my passion and love for history. Your what the history channel use to be. You have a new subscriber.

  • @jamescutright919
    @jamescutright919 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job-please keep up the brilliant work! Thanks.

  • @WierdSpookyDude
    @WierdSpookyDude 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    THG is my favorite TH-cam web site. I'm sure you do a lot of research to get accurate historical accounts, but sometimes things just get very murky, especially where war among blood clans is concerned. Keep up the Great Work!!! Looking forward to your next episode of 'The History Guy'.

  • @akbuilder7626
    @akbuilder7626 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Nothing good ever happens at a husking bee. Its like a Chuck-E-Cheese in the ghetto.

    • @Ruby321123
      @Ruby321123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't have enough info on either to offer an opinion, but am very interested in hearing your theory as to why this is, if you would be so very kind as to offer it.

    • @Ruby321123
      @Ruby321123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Bill Wade Yep. I live in a pair of sister-cities. The larger one (mine) is predominantly ghettoville, though the city government is always launching largely unsuccessful projects to make it look more like the other one, which is a preppy college town. The preppy college town is the one with the Chuck-E-Cheese.

    • @stormytooman1947
      @stormytooman1947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      People are asking you to explain your statement.

    • @bobbierobinson6269
      @bobbierobinson6269 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@stormytooman1947 people have no sense of humor 🙄

  • @rogerlittreal642
    @rogerlittreal642 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing!

  • @leopoldsamsonite1750
    @leopoldsamsonite1750 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great episode. Thank you

  • @torgeirbrandsnes1916
    @torgeirbrandsnes1916 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Holy cow! Great vlog as always! What was Al Capones motto, « A smile will sometimes get you what you want. A smile and a gun will always get what you want!» I am not sure it was like this word for word, but damn close anyway. Lol!

  • @christopherneelyakagoattmo6078
    @christopherneelyakagoattmo6078 5 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    "It don't say nothin' 'bout you comin' out."
    "Uh, Yeah. I don't see no moonshine. Have a good one Mr. Allen."

    • @andrewinbody4301
      @andrewinbody4301 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      hahahaha

    • @TheCramMichael
      @TheCramMichael 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Badass!

    • @justinpipes85
      @justinpipes85 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I can just imagine that officer yelling "wagons clear!" Or looking down at the warrant " well, fuck, I guess it sure dont say I'll be coming out... move along."

    • @elixtido1448
      @elixtido1448 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How about a .38 special to the sternum and placing a shitty revolver in the hood's hand??

  • @catsordogs_lh
    @catsordogs_lh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im a pretty big fan of anything history, particularly American history, and this was a new one for me. I have so much to learn, this was a GREAT piece, my jaw was on the floor for most of it, thank you so much for sharing, Im a very big fan of the channel and its host!! Keep 'em coming, bravo!!! 👏👏👏

  • @liamelliott4756
    @liamelliott4756 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was a very interesting piece of history. I hope you have lots more like this one. And I really like all the hats you have on tour wall. Those are very nice.

  • @SeeItShowIt
    @SeeItShowIt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love this video. Jack Allen is my 2x great grandfather.

  • @joshuahasson9687
    @joshuahasson9687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Excellent telling of this history. It would’ve been icing on the cake if you had mentioned that a great grand nephew of Floyd Allen is the legendary retired Virginia Tech football Coach Frank Beamer.

  • @ronreuwer5265
    @ronreuwer5265 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Keep it up i enjoy your little snippets

  • @artkoenig9434
    @artkoenig9434 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A truly fascinating story! Thank you!

  • @timrose5740
    @timrose5740 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    "Doesn't say nothing about you coming out of it"...CLASSIC!!!

  • @brabham74
    @brabham74 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Another first rate history lesson. Thank you!

    • @FlexBeanbag
      @FlexBeanbag 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed!
      th-cam.com/users/shortsBmc9NFfhx74?feature=share

  • @laurajohnson5836
    @laurajohnson5836 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    love history ALWAYS HAVE AND ALWAYS WILL Thank you so much for this channel

  • @cyranobuckminster1970
    @cyranobuckminster1970 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I absolutely love this channel! Bravo!

  • @jt6366
    @jt6366 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’ll echo the sentiment regarding the “history channel”. What you’re doing is excellent, well done, and well presented. The “history channel” would do well to tell us history. Not ancient aliens or whatever malarkey they conjure up these days.

  • @dukecraig2402
    @dukecraig2402 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great video as usual, do one on Rick Rescorla, his history definitely needs to be remembered, he's on the cover of the book "We were Soldiers once and young", he died in the South Tower on 9/11.

  • @johannasadventures3467
    @johannasadventures3467 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well, after this interesting piece, you have earned yourself a new sub.. Keep up the great work brother.

  • @michaelweeks9317
    @michaelweeks9317 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done Sir! Anything that ignites the love of history I applaud!

  • @jimcockburn3563
    @jimcockburn3563 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Floyd Allen the 20th centurys "Devil Anse"Hatfield.

  • @3363662902
    @3363662902 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    *I live 27 mi. from Hillsville, VA and never knew this.*

    • @ThePauliebuck
      @ThePauliebuck 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      To not know about this and live just 27 miles away you must of had your head up your rear your intire live, no one could possibly be that stunned

    • @3363662902
      @3363662902 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ThePauliebuck I moved here in 2003. Also I'm a truck driver. I'm only home 2 days a week. When I'm home, I like to be home lol

  • @robertsymonds2366
    @robertsymonds2366 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All of your videos are fantastic sir.

  • @steventhorson4487
    @steventhorson4487 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating story!! Thank you, history guy.

  • @kholt275
    @kholt275 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Loved this story. I think there are still some remnants of that clanishness here in rural NC and rural Va.

  • @jameswalker3073
    @jameswalker3073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Who is this man?he his brilliant thanks for one of the best history lesson have had since school....great video.....

  • @bitcoinconstitutionalist9252
    @bitcoinconstitutionalist9252 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent, as always.

  • @Joanla1954
    @Joanla1954 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved it!!! So glad to have found you!

  • @smoking347
    @smoking347 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is my hometown. I worked at Nuckolls Drug in front of the courthouse when I was in high school. We sold books about the tragedy.

  • @AJdet-2
    @AJdet-2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I truly thank you so much for your podcast,, our last few Generations believe that history started with them

    • @TheNotBees
      @TheNotBees 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Everyone thinks that all the time.

    • @michaelfitzgerald434
      @michaelfitzgerald434 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sadly, so very, very true!

    • @jeje-le9oy
      @jeje-le9oy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well they've definitely been brainwashed to believe it should be erased because it was just so awful. I don't think they even teach a factual American or World history anymore.

  • @brockgrace7470
    @brockgrace7470 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great channel, great video,learn something new every time I watch.

  • @MrTruckerf
    @MrTruckerf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never heard of this outrage. Very interesting; thank you, Mr. History!