The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-30
Friel Allen Is Captured Near the Home of His
 Father
ONLY TWO MEMBERS
 OF GANG AT LARGE
Friel Brings Back Their Ultimatum. They Are Prepared to Resist Until Death-The Boy
 Talks Glibly

Hillsville, Va, March es.--Friel AL len. a blue-eyed stripling of IT, young est of the eight of tho Allen gang, eaeh indicted for the five murders in the Carroll county courthouse a fortnight ago, was captured late today in car riage shed at the home of his fath- CT. Jack Allen, eight miles from nere. He cheerfully submitted to arrest, and tonight occupies a crii in the Hills vile jail with his cousin, Claude Swan son Allen, who surrendered. without re- sistance to the detectives yesf9fdes.
 Only Sidna Allen, a man of middle age. and his young nephew, wesls 2 Edwards, both bold mountaineers reckless daring, are fugitives tonigA They are the last of the outlaw band whose fussilade killed a judge, sheriff, prosecutor, juror ana bystander on March IA.
 Brings Back Defiance VI
 Friel Allen two days ago deserted the two men still at large and brought back tonight their denance. Both are prepared to resist until death.
 A fathers anxiety to have his young est son spared terrible death in the mountains, is assumed to be the cause of Friel Aliens capture. Jack Allen was not involved in the courthouse shoot ing, but it is known that since his son, Friel, joined the outlaws he has been endeavoring to advise him to sub init to the mercy of the law. Just how the parent communicated with the boy has not been disclosed.
 Hillville had hardly digested the ex- citement incident to Claude Aliens blood less capture yesterday when Friel Allen galloped into town late today, the pris- oner of Detective Thomas l.. Felts and Detective E. C. Payne, who made the arrest.
 Shows III Effects
 The young mountaineer of slender build and of boyish face was handcuffed and brought into town with smiles and mods to those who recognized him He showed. however, the i'll effects of two weeks with little food or shelter. The young prisoner talked elibly of his converse tions with Sidna Allen and Wesley Ed wards. The former, he said admitted killing Judge Thornton l.. Massie, while the lated acknowledged shooting Com monwealth Attorney William M. Foster His own part in the tragedy he discreetly evaded. He brought, however, first hand information of the desperate straits of Sldna Allen, leader of the band. and his consciousness of guilt.
 Tells His Story
 In the dialect of the mountains he told his story, needing interruptions and ans- werlng all questions.
 Uncle Sdna told me-" related the boy with unrestrained frankness,, that he never expected to see his, family again. He hopes the detectives will get dis couraged so he can get away, but if they keep after him, I think he will be shot killing them. He will never surrender. He didn't like it when I left him. He told me I was making a mistake, but l was tired and hungry.
 "Sidna said he shot his pistol empty three times. He always was angry with Judge Masse He said he shot Judge Massie and that Wesley shot MT. Foster. Uncle Sidna said he intended to get as many of the court officers as he could
 When he was shooting the people in the street he really didn't know he was fir ing at any of the jury. He said he saw men running and thought they needed shooting at
 Saw Officers Make Raid
 "The day after Uncle Sdna and Cousin Wesley and I went to the mountains Wesley had two pistols and Uncle Sidna had revolver and a shotgun. We were on the ridge and were hidden under a ledge by leaves. From these we moved to another rock and saw the officers raid my Aunt Alberta's house.
 Some of the detectives came within 15 or 20 yards of us. I wanted to leave. but Uncle Sidna said if the detectives came closer he would fire.
 Uncle Sidna was shot in the arm at the courthouse, and the same bullet went ing his side and back. It Is still there. Uncle Sidna got some food in a sack We had plenty of crackers and stayed in the ivy and laurel bushes for 10 days. but with nothing else to eat except those crackers. I was just starved out. I left them on the mountain top"
 Friel disclaimed knowledge of the part Claude Allen took in the shooting and denied knowledge of the activities of Sidna Edwards Victor Allen and Bud Marion now in jail at Roanoke.