St. Tammany farmer., 1912-03-30
HUNTING THE MURnERERs.
Blue Ridge Mountains Being sce.-esl
for t!,e Allen Gang VIII
Killed Judge Nassie,

SWOOpcu uOWH OIl Iuc OdAIO11 SouA =
house, killing Judge Massie, Prose
cutor Foster, Sheriff Webb, Juror
Fowle: and Miss Nancy Ayres, and
wounded two bystanders.
Claude Allen, who once attended
q military school at Raleigh, N. c..
and knows more of the outside world
than the average mountaineer, it was
learned to-day, took pocketful OF
gold from the family cash drawer on
the night of the tragedy, put on his
best clothing and vanished on horse
back beyond the North Carolina line
Hope of finding him in the noun
tains has now been abandoned. Not
SO, however, with the three other
outlaws, who are lodging about the
crevices of the Blue Ridge between
here and Mount Airy. They have
been seen at distance, detectives
having been within thirty minutes ci
them.
II hope they will give themselves
up; they had better do it, for they
have no chance at ALL" was the frank
comment of Sidna Edwards, likewise
indicted for murder, who was taken
to-day for safe keeping to the Rcan-
oak Jail, where he joined his uncle,
Floyd Allen; his cousin, Victor Allen,
and his chum, Byrd Marion, all in
dicted for completely in the court
house shooting.
UNDER HEAVY GUARD.
Edwards swung his tall, robust
figure into the train at Galax about
noon. He was brought here from
Hillsville under heavy guard.
With him was Sergeant White, of
the State Militia. He arrived in
Roanoke tonight seemingly as care
free as schoolbcy On lark. Peo-
pie from fifty miles around the coun-
tryside gathered at the railroad sta
ton to catch a glimpse of the pris-
oner. They had no difficulty, for Ed
wards projected his broad shoulders
through the train window and waived
to each group, not few Of them
were friends or relatives, for Carol
county's population is composed of
Aliens and their kinsfolk. There
was plaintive note in the boys
voice, however, when Henry Allen, a
cousin, attired in the blue uniform
of an officer of the peace, stepped
aboard the train at Byilsbey. They
shook hands and eyed each other in
silence for a moment.
I'm sorry to see you in a bad
scrape like this sighed Allen.
"Weli sir, I'm sorry to be in it.
but / just couldn't help it," was the
meek reply.
EDWARDS STORY.
Il had hard time of it, he said,
''for two weeks. l had been in bed
with pneumonia, and they all dragged
me me out to come to court to be
q witness in Uncle Floyd's trials.
wish now I had not gone. The
shooting began all of a Sudden and
the room was filled with smoke in q
second; bullets were flying from one
side to the other like lightning. i
got out as fast as / could. / ran
away because I heard they would all
shoot US on sight. l slept in barns
and hid in the fodder, but l was
caught some days ago. Trey could
have arrested me much easier
Detectives Thomas L. Felts and
Albert H. Baldwin, whom the county
has placed in charge of the search
for the Aliens, rode with Edwards
to Roanoke. They confirmed his
statement that capture could have
been accomplished sooner, explain
ing that their purpose was to follow
Edwards about in case he attempted
to join the other outlaws.
Edwards, whose manner is guile
less and open, hardly seemed to real
ize the seriousness of his plight. He
laughingly read one of the circulars
giving descriptions Of himself and
companions. Last night, in a mo-
ment of thoughtlessness, he referred,
the detectives say, to his revolver,
declaring that he had fired some
shots. Hitherto he had claimed not
to be armed. Witnesses before the
grand jury said that as he came out
of the courthouse he gave his pistol
to Floyd Allen, so that the latter
might continue his duel with Clerk
Dexter Goad on the courthouse green.
STILL ON THE WATCH.
To Hillsville to-day came reports
that the various possesses are still
on the watch in the mountains.
Most of the Allen family, though
not involved in the tragedy, includ-
ed among which is Jasper (Jack)
Allen, were to-day placed under ar
rest. Offers of surrender, it was
authoritatively said to-day, emaHat-
ed from some Allen noncombatan5ss
The detectives are positive that the
outlaws have authorized no cne tc
make propositions on their behalf,
because communication with the ban
dts in the mountains has been block
ed.
The formal arrangement Of the
prisoners was definitely set to-day fol
April Is at Hillsville. A change of
venue to Wytheville, Wythe county,
lis likely.
Loaned Floyd Allen Pistol.
Roanoke, Va, March 24.-Detec-
tive Tom Felts, who arrived here this
afternoon with Sidna Edwards, said
tonight that Sidna confessed to him
this afternoon of the shooting at
Hiilsville. The prisoner said he was
standing in the courthouse door when
Floyd came by and asked him to give
him his pistol. He did SO, but later
got it back from Allen, after the lat
ter was wounded. The prisoner de-
! MED that he fired shot.
CAPITAL CITY BANK GETS THE
FUNDS.
Baton Rouge, March 25.-The ex-
ecutive committee of the State Bu-
Ireau of Agriculture and State Elk.
pertinent Stations of the Louisiana
State University met in the Office o1
the Commissioner of Agriculture this
morning, with Commissioner Brun'
er, President Boyd and Vice Presi
dent Fuaua in attendance. Bids fol