Horseshoe Restaurant, South Hill, VA
311 W. Danville St. (Route 1)
The current owners told me that they had elected not to replace the neon on the sign when they found out that doing so would cost over five thousand dollars.
Supposedly, Machine Gun Kelly was re-arrested here by South Hill's sole policeman after escaping from prison in North Carolina in 1940. Machine Gun Kelly, however, was in Alcatraz at the time. He had been arrested in 1933 and spent the rest of his life in prison.
What has likely happened is that over the years, Roy Kelly (the man arrested in South Hill) has become conflated with George Kelly Barnes, aka Machine Gun Kelly. Evidently, Roy Kelly referred to himself as the Second Machine Gun Kelly, as per the following entry on www.temple-genealogy.com/b1380.htm
Conrad Littleton (Conrad) TEMPLE8574,28815,37242 was born on 14 August 1892 in Dewitt, Dinwiddie, VA.8574,13709,23386,28814,28816,28818,37243,37244 He appeared in the census in June 1900 in Rowanty Twp., Dinwiddie, VA.13709 He appeared in the census in April 1910 in Rowanty Twp., Dinwiddie, VA.37243 In 1917 Conrad was a clerk in a general merchandise store in Norfolk, Norfolk, VA.37244 He served in the military in 1917/8.37242 Served in the Army, according to a photo of him and his cousin Sam, son of Thomas B. Temple provided by Conrad's granddaughter, Jo Satterfield. In January 1920 he was a farmer in Dinwiddie Co., VA.23386 In April 1930 Conrad was a municipal policeman in South Hill, Mecklenburg, VA.28816 He responsible for the capture of Rob Kelly, Public Enemy # 1 about 1939 in Mecklenburg Co., VA.37242 In 1942 he was an employee of Solvay Process Company in Hopewell, Hopewell City, VA.28818 Conrad died on 4 January 1943 in Petersburg, Petersburg, VA.8574 Died from lung problems due to a mustard gas attack in World War I. Buried in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, VA. Conrad apparently had no given middle name. He made up the name Lilleton for a job questionnaire. This fact is from his daughter, Inez.
His granddaughter, Jo Satterfield, reported the following anecdote: "My grandfather, Conrad, was the chief of police in South Hill, VA during the Depression Years. He got a call from the Charlotte Courthouse late one Saturday afternoon that Public Enemy #1 Roy Kelly (he liked to call himself the Second Machine Gun Kelly) had been spotted headed toward South Hill in a 2 door Ford. Grandpa then called the service station on the outskirts of town and asked them to be on the lookout for this car. Newspaper accounts state that within a few minutes an attendant came up the street and told grandpa that Kelly was at the station. Grandpa went and found the car, which was parked in the lot next to the Horseshoe Restaurant. Here family history and newspaper accounts diverge. Grandma always told it this way: Grandpa looked at the car (the door was open) and saw a gun lying on the seat. He stood behind a billboard and waited until a man matching Kelly's description came out. Grandpa said "Put up your hands, Kelly." Kelly responded with "There must be a mistake. I am Clyde A. Harris of Statesville, NC." Grandpa said, "Well, you might be, but you are driving Roy Kelly's car." Grandpa told the reporters that it seemed like an hour before Kelly complied and he took him into custody. Kelly had shot and killed two policemen in NC on his way north. Grandma said that this was when State Trooper Bagley appeared and they took Kelly to the little jailhouse in South Hill. Bagley always said that he made the capture, but according to my mom, the townspeople that were there gave the credit to Grandpa. He died about 4 years later of lung problems from mustard gas in WWI. He also started the Volunteer Fire Department in South Hill." Parents: Richard Daniel (Richard) TEMPLE-37679 and Mary Elizabeth (Mary) ELDER-37684.
Horseshoe Restaurant, South Hill, VA
311 W. Danville St. (Route 1)
The current owners told me that they had elected not to replace the neon on the sign when they found out that doing so would cost over five thousand dollars.
Supposedly, Machine Gun Kelly was re-arrested here by South Hill's sole policeman after escaping from prison in North Carolina in 1940. Machine Gun Kelly, however, was in Alcatraz at the time. He had been arrested in 1933 and spent the rest of his life in prison.
What has likely happened is that over the years, Roy Kelly (the man arrested in South Hill) has become conflated with George Kelly Barnes, aka Machine Gun Kelly. Evidently, Roy Kelly referred to himself as the Second Machine Gun Kelly, as per the following entry on www.temple-genealogy.com/b1380.htm
Conrad Littleton (Conrad) TEMPLE8574,28815,37242 was born on 14 August 1892 in Dewitt, Dinwiddie, VA.8574,13709,23386,28814,28816,28818,37243,37244 He appeared in the census in June 1900 in Rowanty Twp., Dinwiddie, VA.13709 He appeared in the census in April 1910 in Rowanty Twp., Dinwiddie, VA.37243 In 1917 Conrad was a clerk in a general merchandise store in Norfolk, Norfolk, VA.37244 He served in the military in 1917/8.37242 Served in the Army, according to a photo of him and his cousin Sam, son of Thomas B. Temple provided by Conrad's granddaughter, Jo Satterfield. In January 1920 he was a farmer in Dinwiddie Co., VA.23386 In April 1930 Conrad was a municipal policeman in South Hill, Mecklenburg, VA.28816 He responsible for the capture of Rob Kelly, Public Enemy # 1 about 1939 in Mecklenburg Co., VA.37242 In 1942 he was an employee of Solvay Process Company in Hopewell, Hopewell City, VA.28818 Conrad died on 4 January 1943 in Petersburg, Petersburg, VA.8574 Died from lung problems due to a mustard gas attack in World War I. Buried in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, VA. Conrad apparently had no given middle name. He made up the name Lilleton for a job questionnaire. This fact is from his daughter, Inez.
His granddaughter, Jo Satterfield, reported the following anecdote: "My grandfather, Conrad, was the chief of police in South Hill, VA during the Depression Years. He got a call from the Charlotte Courthouse late one Saturday afternoon that Public Enemy #1 Roy Kelly (he liked to call himself the Second Machine Gun Kelly) had been spotted headed toward South Hill in a 2 door Ford. Grandpa then called the service station on the outskirts of town and asked them to be on the lookout for this car. Newspaper accounts state that within a few minutes an attendant came up the street and told grandpa that Kelly was at the station. Grandpa went and found the car, which was parked in the lot next to the Horseshoe Restaurant. Here family history and newspaper accounts diverge. Grandma always told it this way: Grandpa looked at the car (the door was open) and saw a gun lying on the seat. He stood behind a billboard and waited until a man matching Kelly's description came out. Grandpa said "Put up your hands, Kelly." Kelly responded with "There must be a mistake. I am Clyde A. Harris of Statesville, NC." Grandpa said, "Well, you might be, but you are driving Roy Kelly's car." Grandpa told the reporters that it seemed like an hour before Kelly complied and he took him into custody. Kelly had shot and killed two policemen in NC on his way north. Grandma said that this was when State Trooper Bagley appeared and they took Kelly to the little jailhouse in South Hill. Bagley always said that he made the capture, but according to my mom, the townspeople that were there gave the credit to Grandpa. He died about 4 years later of lung problems from mustard gas in WWI. He also started the Volunteer Fire Department in South Hill." Parents: Richard Daniel (Richard) TEMPLE-37679 and Mary Elizabeth (Mary) ELDER-37684.