New-York tribune., 1912-03-20
'OUTLAWS ARE NEAR
FLOYD ALIENS HOME
Messengers Hasten to HiIIsviIIe
and Every Available Man
RuShes to Scene.
HOPE TO SURROUND BAND
Unless Murderers of Court Off
Gals Are Soon Captured Gov.
Mann May Proclaim Mar
tial Law in Carroll County.

tlal Law IN CdTTOl OOuHIy.
Hillsyrle. Va. March 19.-Messengers
from the POSSES guarding the roads in
the mountains have reported the Allen
outlaws at a point about five miles from
Floyd Aliens home. Every available
man in HilIsvlle has hurried up into the
hills in the hope OF surrounding them
before they get away.
Just after dusk fell man riding a
gray horse, covered with foam, rode
into town and had hurried talk with
Detective Feltz. head of the posse. Nc;
even the men who had been in the sad
die all day were spared from the call.
and the party galloped off in what will
be an al-night ride. At best they can
not reach the point the messenger indt-
Gated before dawn
TIE chase of the Allen outlaws who
shot up the Carroll County courthouse
last Thursday, and now have five deaths
To- their score for that sortie, had about
settled down To a siege when news Of
them reached here.
Travellers coming down from Fancy
Gap to-day said the Aliens had deserted
their stand at Squirrel Spur and plunged
into the still thicker country over toward
the Patrick County line. That is more
OF a wilderness than their previous stand.
At some places the boundary lines have
never been located.
Jack" Allen, one OF the brothers whJ
did not take part in the courthouse al
fair, came into town to-day to consult
lawyer about the attachments which
the authorities are making OF Sidna' :
and FlOyd's properties. Allen galloped
up 10 the courthouse and created a
Juror. The townsfolk thought he was
heading another raid He said that his
brothers probably had shot in self-de-
fence and would fight to the last ditch.
Sidna's Wife Sorry Floyd Is Alive.
Sidna's wife came to town in rickety
barouche, in pitiful contrast To her for
mer visits. She wanted the prosecutor
70 exempt her husbands store from the
attachments, but he refused. About
$4,000 Of his propert.' has been tied up
for the heirs OF his victims.
When told that Floyd Allen was still.
alive she expressed regret
Il have no idea where Sdna wen,
when he left me on Thursday. / only
wish ! did" she said. II wish there
never had been a gun made. left our
home the night this awful thing hap
pened and my husband was still there.
As / kissed him goodby lie told me to
do everything | could for our two little
children and be kind 10 his dog and cat.
I do not know II he is lying exposed
with his wounds, perhaps starving 10
death. Regardless Of what he did In
the County Court on Thursday, | want
10 say that there never was u kinder or
more loving husband and father. He
has an awful temper. That was respon-
sihle for whatever he did.
Sdna Allen h-s two pretty children,
both girls: Marguerite, ten years old,
and Pauline. five.
Il do not believe sid plotted to shoe:
the court officers" continued Mrs. Allen.
.Ty knew where ne was ! would go h
him and nurse him
Contrary 10 the reports that the Aliens
had cut the telephone wires, the Cact IS
that they haven't been cut at all Ella
Wilcox and her sister. the operators, re-
fused to take fright at the Aliens and
have been sticking TO the switchboard
night and day.
4 day or two before the shooting one
Of the Aliens called for number, and.
not getting II quickly, said to the opera
tor:
Il guess you don't know who | am;
I'm one Of the lighting Aliens.
Yes" returned the country girl, and
I'm one Of the lighting Wilcoxes, and
when YOU come I'll he prepared
Woman's nerve hasn't been lacking in
HUlsville although the stories of 1t
have been delayed. When Clerk Goad
was having a pistol battle with two of
the Aliens his daughter Jazbel ran to
his side with a freshly loaded revolver.
and probably saved his life
There was talk to-day Of calling for
federal troops Those in authority.
however, did not consider it seriously.
II is not unlikely that before much more
progress toward the capture Of the as
sassins is made Governor Mann may de-
clare martial law in Carroll County and
call on every man in the mountains not
in sympathy with the Aliens 10 come
out. Under such conditions troops could
picket the roads and passes and escape
would be almost impossible