The Washington times., 1912-03-20
CAPTURE OF
F. ALIENS IS DUE
: ANY MINUTE
jHillsville Expects Posses to
Return With Aliens in
Handouts.
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will be instituted by the estate of Juror
Fowler and for injuries to other jury
men and bystanders.
prosecuting Attorney ]. o. Wysor,
iJohn s. Draper, and s. Floyd Lam
dreth will prosecute the suit. The re-
spective wives OF the Aliens will be
homes. II the Aliens are executed Wild
ows' dowrv rights will intercede.
After Mrs. Allen. Garland, and Jack
Allen had started back toward their
and Bolen issued statements that they
VIII not appear for any of the Aliens
either in criminal or civil suits. Mrs.
sidna Allen showed the effect of her
Tor q long time say she has aged
rapidly. There is much sympathy for
her and her children.
Allen Men Rearrested.
Word reached here from Mt Airy, N
C., today that John Moore, one of AL
lens supporters, arrested Friday but
released the following day, had been
again arrested. Detectives, 1t was said,
let him go with the hope that he
might try to make his way into the
mountains to join the Allen gang.
When Jack Allen visited Juror Kane
who is seriously wounded, they shook
hands. Jack said: You don't know
how sorry l am. am sure thcy didn't
mean to shoot you. l wish l had been
there, and perhaps | could have checked
ing"
Jack visited the court room and in
spected bullet holes and blood stained
chairs on which Judge Massie sat
There was talk of arresting Jack, but
Prosecuting Attorney Draper, Of Pu-
evidence.
Jack told many interesting anecdotes
ABOUT the many physical encounters
ana other troubles in which the Allen
NTNlt AAI T..
carried no weapon openly. He is a
powerful looking man and three armed
onlcers OF the militiamen stood across
sttoTneys att eet' while on he was was consulting the
VINO ,mthe Aliens have said the gang
VIII XIII, made no attempt to hide.
Armed With Automatics.
Armed with automatic pistols, they
went about their work. They did not
believe that Jack alone, and facing such
odds, would start anything. Judge Sta
pies will reCOnvene court next Tuesday
when special term will be called to try
the prisoners.
Prosecuting Attorney Draper. of Pu-
laski, said today that 1t would not take
more Nhan one day to dispose of any
one case. At first the three prosecuting
attorneys thought 1t best to have the
special term called in April. Later they
decided 1t would be better to have it
called Immediately.
Whether other members of the gang
were captured or not, Mr.. Draper says
there is no reason why the two Aliens
and Byrd Marion, in Jail at Roanoke,
should not be sentenced, IL found
guilty, within two weeks. Nearly 800
shots were fired in the courtroom.
Twenty seven hit those killed and
wounded Thirty-one SCARED inner
walls Of the courtroom. Thirty eight
SCARED outer walls and stairways.
Fifty or 100 shots are supposed to have
gone wild.
A man leaving Hillsv!lle today says
that be has seen ths dete-tI,1, I'm
Felts. disguised as d mountaineer ped
ding corn whisky. The stills, worms
and caps, and nearly a hundred gal
Ions Of moonshine whisky, conflscated
at the home of Sidna Edwards and
Floyd Allen, were brought into Hills
VILE yesterday by United States Deputy
Steve Faddis and a group of detectives
The equipment was locked up at the
home of former Sheriff Joseph Blanken-
ship. The head was knocked out of a
fifty-gallon keg of mOonshine, United
states Commissioner w. d. Tompkins
has been trying a number moonshine
cases this week.