Augustus Cezar Fowler, a 54-year-old juror, was fatally wounded during the infamous Hillsville Courthouse Massacre on March 14, 1912, in Hillsville, Virginia. The massacre occurred during the trial of Floyd Allen, a member of the Allen family, who was being tried for interfering with the arrest of his nephews. The trial took a violent turn when a gunfight erupted in the courtroom, resulting in the deaths of several individuals, including Judge Thornton Massie, Commonwealth’s Attorney William F
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