The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-15


iS1r q mo elGa. Gaptursd
~ eN111 me iHst chAptrs
n 1Sox Hn1Nllls tragedy VA
x1ktoa il Der Moines.
~ 6Ss&see were made by Detec-
- ne14N1n, f1ucas and N1nrcy, 81
IN Alien viii not only 60 back
YffElMiA to face the charges against
~ ~ fe<is that he will be set free
8 ~ can ret trial before a fair
tecaod in cell n the city tail,
f&na Allen told the story OF every
ESNg that has transpired IN the
TS98 Snr fn which he wac a central
81 lzu. He told how he had 3nca been
MIN nfteen feet Of she posses that
kefe searching for him. lie denied
N I'M Ne had ever sent thre1.s against
q w ollscers. He told how he decided
~ run away rather than face a trial
A3ch he thought would be unfair.
M also made public the methad In
Z which his Hiding place and tue hiding
place u his nephew, Wesley Edwards.
had become public. In telling his
rory he used the besr OF Engffsh.
Sidna Tells OF shooting.
There never was Sead. do not
know what that lie. have never
\ been in one" he said.
The trouble In the courthouse
4 came az Unexpectedly as anything Ia
my life. Floyd Alien WIZ charged
Nth releasing prisoners f.4sa The
kErriff. The evidence was oserwheim-
tnEly In his favor, yet hey convicted
Aim
We were standing there when
A4hey, people near and around the urii-
Gals, began to shoot The sheriff,
bare heard, not long betore that had
F<tured loaded CARR uFes and said
At he would show rhe Aliens when
shsy were in the coart The, triad 10
eel the judge to carry ii gun, befoi
he went ur 10 the bsnrb.
started away from there the
night OF the trouble. The posses were
once within fifteen feet of me. but
th<y did not know 1t. never sent
word back that would shoot any
nf the officials. ! thought for "A while
a. Eoing back. / did not think that
u could get fair trial. When heard
-&hAt there ~@Fe-erfeFs shoot me
~ wight, changed my mind about
|9oinK back. I had been to Alaska
About twelve or thirteen years age.
Thought nat II we stopped here
kray would search for me In Alaska.
zs L1ern ! have beea doing some ear
pentsr work. had MT been working
mo Was doing some writing yesterday
@MsNrning when they cane In hnd
heArd that Wesley ana this girl. Maud
1r0aer. were 10 be married, AMI that
me was coming here.
Wusicy in Mt. Airy.
" esiey went back to Mount Airy.
n. q. her home, about four or flve
@esks ago, and remained there for
Aofne time. He dropped a letter
showing his connection with The girl
I Whlis there, and the detectives watch
20 her. ! do not know the Girl. but
her mother, Mrs. Frank Iroler, was
ence my sweetheart.
an forty-six years aid. or was the
@hlneteenth day of Last month have
~ vile nd tso of the finest girls yaa.
4 eyer saw. ! have been a merchant
and farmer and am worth from $40,-
eVQ 10 $5e,006, l have a home worth
about $4,000 or $4,000.
Before hA was taken TO tho city
all after being removed from the
h0me OF John Cameron, of West
4 Eisventh and Locust streets, where
8 ~ waA arrested, Sidna Allen was pho
Il
~. Johnston. chief OF detectives,
ana his aides. Later in the evening,
when Wesley Edwards was brought
= I'm ~ was taken through the same
4 prckram.
sidna Denies Identity.
The Dies Aoines police had no in
6ormAtton from the Roanoke ofIicials
Z tmNt they we're coming here. OF that
d ~ arrests were likely to be made.
IAe arreste were mad about II o'clock
~ tho Cameron home when Miss
lFelAr. whom the detectives had fol-
lowed. walked into the house. Miss
Y lrolsr had asked for Wesley Ed
sNArds. who had been going under the
name Of Joseph jackson. She used
Z the name OF jackson. and when told
4 tlAf he was not there. she asked II
- had . companion, When tod that
he hid. shs asked for Allan. Sha
Il waS standing at the bottom Of the
4 9t&arp when Detective Lucas ran up
5 the stairs into the room occupied by
6idna Allen, and drawing a revolver,
placed him under arrest 1t first
Allen denied his identity. but later
I admitted II. 1t was O'Clock before
Edwards was taken into custody.
Miss Iroier, who was the innocent
0esG&e OF the arrest Of her lover and
/ MI uncle, took the matter calmly, and
aeclared her belief that her fiance
would get a short sentence At the
Il worst.
n tive In Mount Airy, n. c." she
AAid. Il have known Wesley Ed
& NArds a long time. He came home
some time ago and gave me the
money to come here. and we were to
be married / had no idea that any
one was following me here. or when
! came to this home. Wesley Ed
wards was really NOT In the trouble"
Bidna Allen and Wesley Edwards
came to the Cameron home about the
4 Arassesss a@gere
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