The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-09-19
GIRL BETRAYS FUGITIYES.
LAST OF HILLSVILLE CLAN CAP.
TURED IN DES MONIES.
Sweetheart Of Wesley Edwards Leads
Detectives, Unwittingly, Of Course,
to the Fugitives.

Des Moines, a., Sept. 14.-Sidna
Allen, leader of the Allen clan, which
shot up the Carroll county court
house at Hillsville, Va, March IA,
killing Judge Massie and others, and
his nephew, Wesley Edwards, to-
night are manacled in cells at the
city Jail as result of love affairs
which led detectives to them. Both
have announced their willingness to
return to Virginia without requisi-
ton.
Edwards, for the love of whom
Miss Maude Iroler, of Mount Airy, n.
c., had innocently led detectives to
Des Moines, was captured tonight as
he was returning to his boarding
house after having worked all day
with paving gang. Just as he board
ed street car, detectives and Of
ficers surrounded it. Edwards was
trying to escape by crawling through
the front end of the car when officers
caught him. The arrest of Sidna AL
len was effected earlier in the day.
A visit by Edwards to Miss Iroler
in her North Carolina home about
month ago and the accidental loss of
a letter put the detectives on the
trail. The fugitives had been in Des
Moines since April %. Allen, under
the name of Tom Sayre, worked as a
carpenter, and Edwards, under the
name of Joe Jackson, was employed
with city paving gang.
Allen was arrested at the home of
John Cameron, at Eleventh and Lo-
Gust streets, where he and his nephew
had been rooming, by Detectives
Baldwin, Lucas and Munday, of
Roanoke, Va. The arrest ocurred a
few minutes after Miss Iroler STEP
ped into the Cameron home to meet
Edwards, whom she was to wed to-
night, according to an arrangement
made when he visited her in Virginia.
How Capture Was Made.
Detective Lucas was at her heels.
Allen was in an upper room when in
formed that visitors wanted to see
him; he came down stairs. AS he did
80 Detective Lucas covered him with
a revolver and asked him to surren-
der. Allen hesitated and then threw
up his hands, remarking as he did so:
81 guess I'm your man."
Allen was handcuffed and placed
under guard of city detectives, while
Col. Baldwin and Chief Jenny, of the
local department., went in search of
Edwards, who was said to be at work
in the western part of the city. Ap-
parently Edwards had heard that his
uncle had been captured, because be
was not to be found until tonight.
Miss Iroler arrived in Des Moines
this morning, unaware that on the
same train were detectives who want
ed her sweetheart. She went straight
to the Cameron home, having pre-
viously been provided with the ad-
dress, and the officers followed.
Although surprised she took the
arrest of Allen and the capture Of
Edwards with little show of concern.
wesley was down home month
ago. she said. 1--WE were to be mar
ried. He gave me the money to come
to this city and this address. I had
no idea that any one was following
me-
Allen Talks Freely.
Sidna Allen, in his cell tonight,
talked freely of the events of the last
few months, but declined to say much
concerning his movements immedi-
ately after the court house tragedy.
He and Edwards remained in the
mountain country of Virginia and
North Carolina for about month,
and then got over into Kentucky, 60
ing to Louisville, where they spent
several days. Their next stop was in
st. Louis, where they remained
week. They had sufficient money for
their needs and travelled as first-class
passengers.
81 don't know why We came to Des
Moines," said Allen, unless it was