Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-22
FLIGHT WAS IMPEDED
BY HIS SORE FOOT
Others of Band, It Is Expected, Will
Soon Be in Custody.
COURT TO CONVENE MARCH q
Moving Picture Men Rehearse
Tragedy in Order to Get
FilmS-Statemento of
Floyd Allen.

HILLSVILLE, Va, March 22--Sidney
Edwards. nephew of Sidna Allen. and one
of the Allen gang, which took Ito the
mountains after the courthouse assasSi-
nations here, was arrested today at
Lambsburg, Va, without resistance, by
a posse of detectives. His capture leads
to the belief that others of the noun
taineers soon will be in custody.
Edwards reached Hillsville in the GUS
tody of detectives this afternoon and i'm
mediately was placed in Jail. He would
make no statement
Jasper Allen. known as Jack. a brother
of Sidna Allen. Joined young Edwards
and the detectives the road and came
.nto town with them. Edwards was not
handcuffed and appeared very docile.
Young Edwards was arrested by De-
tectives Tom Felts and w. w. Phauts,
who had been in the mountains since last
Tuesday They found him wandering
about aimlessly and hungry. His sore
foot had troubled him greatly, and it is
believed he was unable to keep up with
the swift changes of base made by the
other fusitives.
Lambsburg is small village at the foot
of the mountains, and about twelve miles
northwest OF Mount AIRY, y. c. This
section is several miles, to the west of
where the outlaws were supposed to have
OScu tWO udSS dxSO.
Third Degree" Likely.
Edwards probably will be put through
rigid third degree" examination, but
there is little thought that he will
disclose the movements of his kins-.
men. He is twenty-five years old
and a splendid type of the young
mountaineer. He stands over six feet in
pounds, has dark hair and blue eyes. At
first a reward of only $500 was offered
Tor his capture, but, after a thorough
investigation made by state authorities
Gov. Mann increased the amount to $1,vyO,
the same as offered for the capture. dead
or alive. of Sidna Allen. leader of the
clan.
1t is probable that Edwards win be
sent on to Roanoke for safe keeping.
To Hold Court March 81.
Clerk Dexter Goad has received word
from Judge Staples In Richmond. to hold
a special term of the Carroll county court
Wednesday, March q. This announce
ment of a special term means that some
of the Aliens now in Jail in Roanoke, and
any others captured in the meantime, will
be formally arraigned here, although
change OF venue may be secured by coun-
sci Tor the defense. Troops, IL Is Dc-
heved, Will be here that date 10 guard
against any more outbreaks.
Barnard Allen. son OF Jack Allen, Will
h placed on trial for the same ouense
tvr which Floyd Allen was Deing tried
last Thursday. interfering with an ofh-
Ger. THIS trial may reveal whether or
not the outbreak iast Thursday was pre-
meditated.
AEOIl.er tragedy was enacted in the old
Ca-roil county courthouse yesterday. An
n.
SnOI the Judge down of his bench and
duplicated the gruesome ASSASSINATION of
d week ago-but this time IL was only
for the moving pictures The actors did
caused almost as much fuss the real
outlaws dId. and Hillsville had almost as
mucn excitement
Hard to Get Actors.
The only real lighting was between the
moving picture men, Hillsville's Rialto.
which extends from the courthouse to
the blacksmith shop. was not replete with
amateur Thespians who wanted to take
part in the scene. and competition for
their services was brisk. The pictures
were finally made after much rehearsing.
while the camera men clicked off the
reels and the stage managers megaphone
made echoes in the nearby hills.
Meanwhile. the chase of the outlaws.
for all that most folk here know. has not
progressed. but Gov. Mann and the au-
thorities have planned coup. The gov
ernor has admitted this, but declined to
discuss his plans.
Il don't think 1t proper to say what
these steps are," he said. but they are
vigorous and, I think, in the right di-
rection."
Andrew p Hewlett. who was shot in
the back during the affray at the court
house, is still very low and no hope of
his recovery Is entertained.
Floyd Allen has given out an interview
from the Roanoke JAIL carefully censored
by his attorney. No reference to the
tragedy itself was made by the prisoner.
He gave sketch OF his life. and ac-
count OF the events leading up to his
indictment for interfering with an officer.
and denied emphatically that he had ever
made ''moonshine'' whisky.
His son. Victor, also a prisoner. said
that he took no part in the courthouse
shooting; that he went to Hillsville un-
armed TO take a witness for his father,
and after the tragedy made no effort to
get away because he was innocent.
REWARDS AMOUNT TO $500.
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