The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-26
By BENNETT H. LANrBE.

Especial to The Richmond virgininn.y
HILLSvILLE, VA. March 25.--In.s
tending at first to settle tomorrow tilas
question Of the change OF venue mi
Victor. and Byrd Marion. Judge M
F. Hairston and r. H. Willis. Of Roo
noke. will make no move In this d.
rectiop because they have learned thak
all Indictments are to be redraWM
Wednesday.
with Acknowledgement WilIiAma, HI
secretary. p. Gorev HAddon: John
&. Draper and Joseph c. WysOr. Mr.
Willis has been In thin neighb0rhooAg
for several days.
Our plans were disarranGed." saaAI
Mr.. Willis tonight, and since We hAy0s
learned that indictments ara to ~
drawn over again. We can make No
move now. We are certain thouv1ks
OF this much. We shall not ask Tt
the trial OF Victo. Allen ho yemoyolks
Tho boy II innocent beyond doubt Asz4'
there 10 no feeling Aere As~inst him Nj
To Fight Attachments,
AZ soon as court 10 called tomorrOW.E
the two Roanoke attorneys will aa1g
that attachments against the property
OF the three men they represent hMs
dismissed. They will contend that At
tachments were improperly served.
because the prisoners have not cor-s
teIa-IteQ iohNIuB INC 6tAt6s 4fss.A
Judge Staples. who reached herr
this afternoon, had court officers dis
miss petit jury. summoned for the
special term Wednesday. This means
nothing Will be done Wednesday be-
sides rewriting indictments and brings
ing new ones.
At tomorrows court nothing will
be done except in the matter of at
tachments.
Mrs. Edwards Rides In.
Mrs. Jasper Edwards. mother *
Sidna and Wesley Edwards, alightA4
from n horse and entered Judge w. IN
Bolen's office here this afternoon. TIL
little woman wore black bonnet andt
"A black dress. She remained with IT,
attorney for nearly an hour. JUdg9
Bolen represents the wife Of Sldn9
and II Is thought Mrs. Edwards say
him about attachments she f0Aro3
would be served upon her own prog
erty. Her son owns no real estate.
The judge declares he will appOaGs
! for neither of the Edwards boys whGm
| they are tried for completely In tn;
shooting OF court officers. s5Sga
1t Ia told OF Mrs. Edwards. that 1lG
! picked up stone the day OF the sf0G&
| ing to hurl at Clerk Dexter Goad attQ0g
! Sidna Allen had exhausted all his aI4%]
rnunition, and could not get In q 1toG0l
| to purchase more.
Trying TO save 0Oyo. HN
| Mr.. Willis, who returned this morn
| ing from the neighborhood OF FanSU
! Gap, fifteen miles south of here. aA&1
The had colfecttsti enough evfd6fcW
| show that Victor Allen, In Jail
| Roanoke. had nothing to do with fh
shooting. He said that Mt. Airy El1
chants would be brought here ata3
| trial as character witnesses for 11
! boys. The Aliens did most Of I'll
trading In the North Carolina tuug
and Victor Alien IL well known the4
| No word came direct today from '
posses, still on the trail OF tho kN
| tives One report not yet authNN
ratesi. said tho. nsen ,waEN .kn0NEl
ne on the steep slope OF q spuE
| a mile from the Fancy Gap road.
mountain side juts out from the -
chain, and IL covered with =
growth OF laurel. Its -recipitiouo ~
makes difficult a close and th0r0N
search. sSSSa
Fourteen OF the searchers aleH&S l
night in Floyd Aliens barn. 1
gathered at this rendezvous 70 Ae
! a cold rain and to talk oveE
for today's work. No messenGekN
couriers have come In today. n
Ia impossible to learn Il q 6Ay<
has been made. However. s. 4
the men were caught Hillsvit1e
learn OF 1t almost immediAtoaIs
cause this IL where tho ps1
would first DO put In Jail. 6s
Reports from the front fail
whether the fugitives are to9oe
separated. Detectives left Ia
believe the four are In hiatm
gether.