Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-17
FIFTH VICTIM OF
COURT TRAGEDY
SUCCUMBs
Juror Augustus Fowler Shot by
MurderouS Aliens at Hills
vile, Va1 Dies SIayerS Still
at Large,

/ 10y Morning Journal Special Leased Wire.
| HillsNille Va March 1G With
Juror Augustus Fowler added 10 tho
I roll Of dead, bringing the total TO five
/ little or no progress had haen made
! tonight looking TO the capture OF the
! Aliens and their clansmeu. who rs-
capped 90 the mountains after their
murderous attack FRIDAY upon the Of
icials of tho carroll county court
The reports which came from the
mountains last night that Sidna Alien
had heen captured ana that his wife
! had been killed, proved erroneous TO
| day, Detectives who went To the Al
Il II home found II deserted.
| Floyd Allen, left wounded after the
court room fight Victor Allen and
/ Byrd Marion. charged With murder IN
the first degree We're spirited out OF
town this afternoon and are nov on
their way TO Puiuslxi With the puasi-
l1ilty that III " may be taken "a ltoan-
olse for safo- keeping, Ten detectives
! went along 60 guard the prisoners.
| There had been fears from the FIRST
| that an attompt would be- made 20
| escue FLOYD Allen and heavy guard
! had been kept over him Now that he
is safely out of the way the detectives
win give tbems ives over 10 tho hunt
for the missing members of tha elan.
| Cubcll strickland held as Witness
and John r. Moore charged with aid
ing the Aliens 10 escape, are IN jail
here
one port todny was that the Al
lens ana perhaps twenty of their
clansmen had been located at Devils
Den IN one uf the Widest regions Of
the Blue Ridge mountains, near the
Nirginin- Nufth Carolina Inc.
81 4. a.
strength Of the law have been restor-
ed. instead of panic and Fear.
TN ainnd mry summoned by Judge
Walter f. staples met today and
quickly returned indictments against
irioNd Alien, Victor Allen and Claude
Swansnn Nllrn This sons), Sidna Al
len Furl Allen Wesley Edwards ana
sidney Edwards nepheWs uf FLOYD
Nllcn. and BNrd Marion. all charged
with murder John F Moore was in b.
diricd tor felony. the charge being
that be nsslstrd the Aliens go cscNpe.
AMER the Grand jury reported Judge
Stapl s. adjourned cnnrt until March
20 The grnnd jurors, seven IN mum
hrr were solemnly CHARGED hy the
Judge aud were adiurcd tn east out
ur thrir hearts all tear EXCEPT The t-'Ai
of God ilc declared the murders
which had called thu jury together
wore the niosi huniliniine ANA dis
iresainn thnt had yer stained the good
nnnip 81 thp commonwealth or dark
ened the histnrN of the American poo
pic Ne assured the Jurors TINT in their
delih,tntion aud IN their findings they
would have back Of them tho entire
resources of the sintc.
b,xtcr Gond clcrk Of the conrt.
who was wounded ln the he'd during
the usiladr which resulted In the
death at Judge Mnssi. commonwealth
Attorney t'ostrr and sheriff lcWis
wet 81. bad Sufficiently recovered to-
day io pn about his duties
Funoral services for Attornet Foster
and sheriff webb So o. held to-day
Elizabeth Ayers fatally Wounded
while in the court toom. VII hr buried
tomorrow judge Mussie's lndt was
shipped io itnehhurr, juror Fowler
died this afternoon
Apparently frrnferius FROM MS
Wounds. Flofd Alltn. dir city churard
with tho murder nt Judge Massie. dia
mot srtn tn Is worried nNrr the siiu-
ntinu ~ rrriinrd Boo re- hack which was
dtIttu urtnes hputf mountain r'Hds
10 gnmz. where thc PARTY hazard a
special train
when dtfsrtlNes. constable aud fru
nnkr miiiiinmrn visited The Silna Al
len home ON ihe mnuniuinsldo. late
TODAY thts found ntither owner nor
meiulers of hls family nn fhc preiu-
Uses Nnt much Information Was OBJ
tHlu.d from thr tartiaksfs Conflict
ing ftpuTfs rnuc from The mountains
aa to tho route taken hy the nutinN-
whom they raced away from HIS
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