Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-30
ANOTHER ALLEN
TAKEN Starving
Detectives Arrest Blue-Eyed
Friel, Aged IT, in Shed at
Fathers Home.
TWO OTHERS WILL FIGHT
Young Man Withdraws From COM
panions Two Days ego and
Brings Back Message.

Hillsville, Va. March S0.-Friel Al
len, blue-eyed STRIPPING OF II, young
est of the eight Allen band members
indicted for the five murders in the
Carroll county courthouse, was caught |
by detectives late yesterday in a car
rage shed at the home of his father, |
Jack" Allen, eight miles from Hills
vile. He submitted cheerfully to ar
rest. Last night he occupied a cell |
in the Hillsvile Jail with his cousin, |
cred yesterday.
Sidna Allen, a man of middle age, |
and his young nephew, Wesley Ed
wards, both bold mountaineers Of reck-
less daring, are now the only fugitive
members of the band. With the men
in Jail, they are accused of killing
judge, sheriff, prosecutor, juror and
bystander March Il in the courthouse.
BRINGS OTHERS DEATH DEFIANCE.
Friel Allen deserted Sidna Allen and
Wesley Edwards two days ago. He
| brought their ultimatum of defiance.
Both were prepared to resist arrest I'M
| til death.
Uncle Sidna told me-" related the
boy, that he never expected to see
his family again. He hopes the detec-
tives will get discouraged SO that he
can get away, but if they keep after
| him, l think he will be shot killing
them. He will never surrender.
HE didn't like it when l left him.
He told me l was making a mistake,
but I was tired and hungry
] SAYS sIDNA SHOT JUDGE.
"Sidna was always angry with
I Judge Massie. He said he shot Judge
Massie a2d that Wesley shot Mr.. Eos
ter. Uncle Sidna said he shot his pis-
tol empty three times. He said he in
tended to get as many of the court
officers as he could. When he was
shooting the people in the street, he
didn't know he was firing at any of
the jury. He saw men running and
thought they needed shooting at.
Uncle Sidna was shot in the arm
at the courthouse, and the same bull
let went into his side and back. 1t
is still there.
SAW DETECTIVES IN SEARCH.
THE day after Uncle Sidna and
Cousin Wesley and | went to the
! mountains, Wesley had two pistols,
+ and Uncle Sidna had a revolver and a
, shotgun. We were hidden under a
ledge by leaves and saw the officers
! raid my Aunt AlOerta's house. Some
Of the detectives came within 10 or
20 yards Of US. Sidna said if the de-
q tectives came closer he would fire.
\ Uncle Sidna got some food in a
4 sack. We had plenty OF crackers, but
= with nothing else 10 eat except those
j crackers I was just starved out.
o left them on the mountain top"
? A fathers anxiety to have his young
est son spared death in the mountains
is assumed to be the cause of Friel
: Aliens capture. Jack Allen was not
n involved in the courthouse shooting
I After Friel joined the outlaws he tried
r to induce him to submit to "the mer-
e cy of the law"
e SEE CERTAIN DEATH.
Y With grim determination and eau
l. ton inspired by belief that success
g is almost certain to mean death tc
e some of their number, Detective Felt.
e and his men early today resumed the
II search for Sidna Allen and Wesley
= Edwards, the last free members of the
VI gang that shot up the Carroll cour
a house. 1t seems certain the fugitivei
d are hiding within the surrounding ter
le ritory known as No Mans Land, OF