The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-24
CASES REMOVED
TO WYTAEvJlLE
Alien and Edwards Will Be
Tried for Murder on
October 28.
ARRAIGNED At HlllSvlltE
Pathetic Meeting Between Clan
Leader and His Wife
in Jail Cell.
ARRAIcNED At HILlsvILtE
Especial TO The Times-Dispatch.1


Hillsville. Va. September 23.-Sidna
Allen and Wesley Edwards. the noun
Tain GUNNER. We're arranged here to-
day in the same courtroom where on
March II ave lives were snuhed out in
q shooting ARRAY. OF which they are
alleged to have been the ringleaders-
BY consent Of lawyers on both sides
their trials were transferred TO Wythe-
willie. where two of their clan were
sentenced to die and others got long
term sentences. Edwards will be tried
first beginning October IS, for tho
murder of Commemorative Attorney
Foster. Allen will be tried FOR the
murder Of Judge Massie, when Ed
warGs's trial is over.
The prisoners were taken to the
courthouse in Hillsville at 7:45 o'clock
this morning. At S o'clock, with
Judge Staples Presiding. Clerk Dexter
Goad read the Indictments presented
by the Special grand jury of March -.
eAarging the murder OF Judge Thorn
ton l. Massie and others. The indict-
ments were read for each of the five
murders. The prisoners pleaded not
guilty to each charge.
After the indictments were read
motion Tor change of venue was grant
ed by request of the Commonw ealth.
and the trial was set for October IS.
Counsel for the defense present were,
Judge n. P. Oglesby. Of Bristol. and c.
F. Cooke. OF Roanoke. 1t is moi. yet
known who else will act
The prisoners We're taken back to-
Roanoke. leaving Hlllsyille at l0:3u
a. NJ. via JacksonS Ferry, and arriv-
1ng q, Roanoke this evening.
Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards
were taken from Roanoke Sunday
morning, under heavy guard. headed
by W. G. Baldwin. eleven men in all.
The prisoners were walked from the
Jail in Roanoke to the station. where
they were put in a special coach. On !
their way to the station they got their
breakfast at a restaurant. They ar |
rived at Pulaski at Sis. where large
crowd waited TO see the prisoners. AT
1:35 o'clock they left Pulaski for
Galax. On their way to GalaX they
were met by large crowds at each sta
ton all eager to see the famous out
laws
on the train was a young woman,
about twenty years Of age. giving her
name as Miss Clark. going to DeitSn.
When she learned that the outlaws
were on the train she sent Wesley
Edwards a large bouquet of flowers.
Wesley kept this bouquet and had 1t
with him when he was confined in the
Hillsville jail He seemed to be very
proud OF the flowers. The party
reached Galax at lo:40- A crowd Of
500 people met the train. The prison.
ers were taken to Hotel Waugh, where |
Ihey were given dinner. They re- |
MANNED in Galax two hours. leaving |
foH Hillsville at o'clock. driving |
through a mist OF rain distance OF
sixteen miles through the country.
Both prisoners were in excellent humor
until they reached Hillsvilie. They
laughed and talked and passed pleas
until they reached H'llsvtlle did they
seemed TO be more affected than Wes-
ley Edwards. his feeling showing |
plainly in his face. which became
cIouded when he was locked in the
HiIlsvilie tail, where he had never |
before been confined.
Mrs. Sidna Allen drove from her
country home in Hillsville. reaching
here at o'clock She came with her
Two little daughters. aged ten and
i've years, and went straight to the
Jail where they remained until $40
o'clock. All three were nicely dressed.
and the children both are pretty. When
MrE xnen saw her husband she and
Sidna broke into sobbing cries for
long time. embracing each other. When
the children saw their parents weeping
they began TO cry. The scene was pitt
<uI. Mrs. Allen spent the night in
Hn!sv!lle after leaving her husband
This morning Sidna asked that he be