The Washington times., 1912-03-19
ALLEN BAND
HELD At BAY
BY 200 MEN
Detectives Baldwin and Felts
/ Outwit Spies in Hillsville
and Surround Outlaws.
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wounds, or starving TO death. for all I
know. Whatever he did In the court
house believe him to he sorry for now,
but he would not surrender unless l
could appeal to him for our children's $
sake. No father ever loved his child
fcn better than Sldna. Allen. and there
never was a more kind or loving hus-
hand.
Tic Allen temper was responsible for
Sidna Allen and wife have two pretty
Snlldren. Margaret, aged ten' and Caro-
emotions, Mrs. Allen. like the typical
wife of the mountains or elsewhere,
proceeded with a defense of her hus-
band, over whose head hangs a price.
Folks have said much about his
having, fine home: that he must have
cheated and stolen to get il: No man
lhan my husband. There is not a man
In Carroll county who has worked as
hard as Sid Allen
Would Not Load Shame.
Here's our two little girls. 40 father
would deliberately load a shame on
them. He wouldn't throw them and his
home away, and prefer instead to lie
wounded and hunted by his fellow-men
lust tn satisfy some little revenge.
No, sir: don't believe he plotted
TO shoot those court officers. He is a
good man with only one fault--hs Allen
temper. If I knew where he was
worlld 20 to him, but he's back there in
the mountains somewhere, and 1 don't
know"
size asked about the condition OF
oEd i% Alien said to be the @ ringleadSr der
Ruarcke jail With his son ana l3lI
Merriam. When told that old Floyd
was :!TIn improving, s ti,t 5tds Tif!s: said:
Whether she, said this in resentment
because Floyd was, the cause of all
the trouble. or whether she meant that
death in duel would have been prefer
plaincd.
Mrs. Sidna Allen left her home last
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Williams.
She returned to the Allen home today.
and is endeavoring to persuade a
nephew to open the Allen store.
Under Martial Law.
Hillsville, it Is learned today. is to
be under martial law. The adjutant
general has made arrangements for the
prompt transportation of troops to
GAlaX. Capt. Harry Davant, of Com
pany F, Second Virginia Volunteers, is
now in reality, but not openly, the mill
tary mayor of the town.
He has secretly held that office since
the day of the shooting UP of the
court. Major Allen Potts. of Rich
imond, came to Hilsville last Sunday on
a secret mission for Governor Mann.
He carried an order authorizing him to
Igency arise and advised the governor
through a secret message regarding ad-
'Vantageous location for encampment of
militia here, the water supply, and the
possibility of obtaining rations. A site
has been selected in the rear of the
Methodist church, which is within
hundred yards of both court house and
jail.
James Early, a local merchant fore
man of the jury who convicted Floyd
Allen, has been engaged to furnish ra-
,tions for about $50 soldiers. It is prob
able Compan! r of Roanoke will be
the first company ordered in Hillsville.
Company would come here in
charge of First Lieut.. l.. G. Figgat and
Second Lieut.. r. D. LiGhtrer. Captain
Davant says he can muster forty-seven
mon of his company. Captain Davant
believes the fugitiVes arc still in the
mountains of Carroll county and that
with militia as guide the Baldwin Felts
detectives can beat them out of their
hiding places. The home guard OF
Lynchburg probably will be ordered
here also. The Roanoke and Lynchburg
company are the two nearest to Hills
vile. There are sixty-three men and
three officers in the home guard who
have been awaiting orders to entrain
for here ever since Thursday. The Of
ficers are Capt. Jesse E. Moon, Lieut.
j.: d. Lagrand. and Lieut.. r. Chess Nc
Ghee.
Felts In the Field.
Contrary to the general belief that
Tom L. Felts, manager of the Baldwin
Felts detective force, is at his home
in Bluefield, it is known positively
that he has been about seven miles out
OF HillsVille in the opposite direction
III daily communication bv telephone
with his men in the field and with State
auth)ritieS
in Iiiilcvile during the absence of Tom
Ftlts, admitted that his brother had
made an imp lrtant trip on secret bust
ness to Washington. Captain Da"ant
9Gl.t private message 10 the governor
last night
The posse Of detectives who were
out bllshwackng for fugitives last night
ont the telephone wires between Steve
Williams home, where MS. Sidna Al
len is staying, on Fancy Gap. 1t was
evidently their purpose TO cut of com
Inunication between Mrs Allen and
Ali the lines about Devils Den are
owned by Robert Harris, whose wife
is a sister of Mrs. Sidna Allen.
When the Carroll county court re-
convenes here March Is a date will be
set for trial OF the Aliens on charge
OF murder In the nrSt degrees. Judge
w. r. Staples says that the men will
be tried in WytheVille. A special term
will be called there within three weeks.
This is done partially from fear OF vio-
, lence and partially because Attorney
General Williams believes 1t might be
bard TO obtain a jury in Carroll county.
Every lawyer in Hillsville except w. 5.
Tompkins was in the court room when
the shooting took place. and none of
them will act as counsel for the Aliens.
Judge w. d. Bollen and w. s. Upton
who defended the Aliens in the trial
that provoked the tragedy say they
will have nothing further to do with
the Allen sang.
To Fight for Funds.
Mrs. Sidna Allen. when informed that
State authorities Nave ordered that no
checks signed by Sidna Allen shall be
honored at the Citizens Bank of Car
roll, and that no deeds of conveyance
of Sidna Aliens real or personal prop
erty will be recognized by the court,
Mrs. Allen at once called Attorney w.
g. Upton to her aid in instituting a
legal fight against the order.
Sidna Allen left without taking any
horse, according to William T. Quesin-
berry, who is caring for Sidna Allen s
live stock. He has worked for Mr.
Allen for more than ten years Mr.
Allan haa fine T. nf haU horses fnr