William Foster

On a fateful day in March of 1912, the course of justice in Hillsville, Virginia, was irrevocably altered by a shocking act of violence that claimed the life of Commonwealth's Attorney William McDonald Foster. The 43-year-old male was a key figure in the legal proceedings at the Carroll County Courthouse on March 14th, a day that would become known for the 'Hillsville Massacre.' The courtroom was tense as Floyd Allen was to be sentenced for his role in freeing a prisoner from a deputy.

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