The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-26

ROANOKE, Va Special
Chief w. G. Baldwin and Detec-
tives II. II. Lucas and .. 3. Mon
day arrived here at noon with
Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards,
OF the Carroll outlaw clan. who
were arrested in Dcs MOincs.
Iowa, Saturday
They were hurried TO the
headquarters OF the Baldwin
Agency, where they were photo
graphed and held for an hour.
Chief Baldwin positively de-
MED that AIaUdc IrOicr had given
information which led to the ar
rest OF Allen and Edwards in Dcs
MOincS.
The young woman arrived on
the train with the detectives and
outlaws, but has made no stale
nient herself
An official statement Is being
prepared by the Baldwin Agency
rs 10 the part played by the girl.
How much OF the $1,000 re-
ward offered fOr the capture OF
Sicna Allen and " cslcy Edwards
will Miss Naudc IrOler. who led
the detectives across the CONT
two iugitiVcs, be able to claim?
Miss lrOier was 60 have mar
rcd Wesley Edwards. and il was
the young mans belief that she
was jOurneyiug across the cOun-
try to become his wife.
He does not believe chat his
sweetheart betrayed him.
The girl herself denies 10.
So does CHIEF of Detectives
Baldwin.
Governor Mann. however. who
must pay out the States reward,
declines TO discuss the matter.
Il have nothing to say i'm re-
gard TO this" said the Governor
today. . cannot discuss it,
According TO a statement which
the girl is said to have made to
Chief Of Police Jenney. of Des
Moines. she deliberately betrayed
the fuSitiVcs for the reward
which had been offered her.
Il have been promised the re-
ward for the arrest of these two
men," she is said 20 have told
Chief Jenney, just before leaving
for the train. Il am going back
tonight to- claim my share of it,"
Miss Iroler. who lives near Mt.
Airy. y. C.. which is about thirty
miles from HiIlSVille. boarded a
train for the West last Tuesday
morning.
Detectives Baldwin. Lucas and
Mundy. of Roanoke. who knew
that she was going and knew
where she was going. boarded the
train with her.
When the girl changed cars the
detectives changed ears. They did
not leave her for a minute.
The girl declares that she did
not know she WAS hcing followed.
In DeS MOincS. Ia. where the
fugitive outlaws were caught. De-
tcctiVe Lucas accompanied Miss
lrOlcr TO the boarding house at
which Sidna Allen and Wesley
Edwards were living.
Sfdna Allen was upstairs.
Word was sent that visitors
wished to sec him. He came
down ana found himself looking
into the muZzse Of Detective
lucas revolver. Seeing that re-
siStonce was useless, the noun
taineer surrendered.
The girl. according 10 teIegra-
phic reports, expressed surprise
that the detective should be with
her, but appeared To show no
concern for the fate of the priS-
Oner.
Wesley Edwards was arrested
Il short time later i'm another part
OF the CITY. ne ll1u dupptcu the
name Of joe Jackson and was
working with a paving gang.
Roth EASILY CAUGHT.
The detectives seemed to know
exactly where he was. and they
experienced no difficulty in find
ing him As he boarded IA street
car the Officers surrounded il.
The fugitive surrendered.
Sidna Allen called himself Tom
Sayre. He had adopted the car
penter's trade. and intended to
remain in Iowa, he says. until
"things got quiet back home"
The two men--AlIen and Ed
wards-aPe now probably locked
in the Roanoke Jail.
Miss IrOlcr is in the returning
party. She says that she will
marry Wesley Edwards if he is
acquitted.
According to report from
Roanoke. the girls father, Frank