The Washington times., 1912-03-21
MORE OFFICERS
TAKE UP TRAIL
OF ALLEN BAND
Guerrilla Warfare to Be
=: Campaign of the
.... BesiegerS.
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made to apprehend them.
Message of Defiance.
A message of defiance to the detec-
tives and State officials, roughly scrib-
bled on coarse brown paper, was found
nailed to a tree about three miles out
of Eillsville this morning. 1t reads:
To Those Who Have Made 1t Their
Concern:
We have plenty of arms and bull
let's. We, know how to use them.
These hills are an unhealthy place
for strangers to visit, Remember
this. You can get us in the end,
maybe, but we will get you first
The less hystcricaI ones in Hills
vile do not believe that this is the
work of the Aliens. 1t was reported
that the Allen clan and followers held
conference on the mountain side
about seven miles out of Hillsville
Wednesday night and that dozen OF
them rode down to the tree and nailed
up the message
None of the fugitive Aliens have
horses with them as far as can be
learned. 1t IS contrary to the dis
position and past performances of
the Aliens to exhibit such bravado.
They are brave men, and wreck not
The history of their many bold deeds
shows not one instance when they
have been the aggressors.
Keeping Own Counsel.
1t is the belief of those who have
known them all their lives that in
this great crisis OF their lives they
are keeping their own counsel, camp
ed in one of the most inaCcessl BILE
points Of the mountain range. tire
lessly vigilant, ready to pick off one
by one with their rifles any posse
that may attempt TO dislodGe them.
That Jack, Victor, Garland, or any
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not fee to the mountains the day
after the shooting attended any such
midnight, mountainside' conference is
preposterous, for close watch is being
Kept by the detectives upon all their
movements.
1t is the belief OF many. that a we'll
known store-keeper who visited
Floyd Allen in Jail immediately after
his arrest carried a message from
him to the fugitives. This store
keeper is known to have been asso-
ciated with the Aliens in distilling
No one who has had any dealings with
the Aliens has any doubt but that the
hve fugitives in the mountains will
of men who su'ile while they are
shooting and who will not boast OF
what they will do before they do It.
Another Death Expected.
Another death as the result Of the
Ehooting-up of the court house is
hourly expected. This would swell
the death list to six victims.
Andrew P. Hewlett. who. during the
wild melee in the court room, threw his
body across his wife to protect her
from the fusillade of bullets, is said
TO be In serious condition, Mr. How
let lives a couple of miles from the
nome of Victor Allen. Their lands ad-
Join. 1t was a father of this Hewlett
who was shot dead in the jail yard
when attempting TO flee from would be
ahnV-g
Following dispute over boundary lines
and treSpass.
The trial of Floyd Allen. Victor Allen
ir., Byrd Merriam. and John Moore will
circuit court will be reconvened in spe.
cial session by Judge Walter r. Staples
next Tuesday. according to Joseph
Draper, of Pulaski, one OF the three
prosecuting attorneys who will handle
The case for the Commonwealth. the
case against Floyd Allen will be called
at once.
Would Not Offer Services.
In an interview given out yesterday
Floyd Allen says that he will be de.
Tended by Judge Hairston. 1t has beer
thought that no attorney would voun.
taTily take the cases for the Aliens
II no counsel is secured by the de.
Judge. Judge Staples, of Roanoke, Will
preside. Reasonable time will, II de.
manded, be allowed the attorneys fol
the Aliens to prepare their cases.
Those IN charge of the prosecution
say that three days would be ample
time for preparation. Both sides say
that they will insist upon the tra
t.eing held in the Illsville court house
the scene Of the tragedy. unprecedented
I'm the history of any English speaking
people. 1t is the intention OF those hav
ing the case in charge for the state
TO secure a special venire of juror:
from some other county.
Property Is Tied Up.
Attorneys for the estates of Judge
Massle, Commonwealth Attorney Fos,
tor and Sheriff Lew Webb have tied VI
about seventy acres of residential anG
Tarm land belonging to Sidna Allen. his
home, which cost about $2G,OO0, and the
sixteen buildings on his property. abou
twenty horses and other other live
stock. the goods in his country store
and all his other holdings, including hi:
bank account. This has been done L
secure lien for $4,000 each allowed by
the Virginia law to the estates of al
persons who have been murdered.
IL the Aliens are convicted ard exc
.uted before judgment has been secured
in these civil suits, the WIDOWS will b
allowed dover rights of one-third III
value of the real estate, and become
tenant with life interest IN the prep
erty.
Capt Harry Davant. of Company f
Second Virginia Volunteers. WHO, will
two of his officers. is in lIillsville, be
lcVes that eventually the militia VIII
I've sent TO Hilisville. He has ContraCte
with Jemes Early, a local merchant
and foreman of the jury that convicte,
Floyd Allen, precipitating the shoot
ing, to provide rations tor $50 men o.
four days notice.
For Militia Encampment
Captain Davant has also selected
field we'll supplied with water and will
in fifty yards of the court house, an
within one hundred yards of the jai
for the encampment of the militia whe
they come to Hillsville. A telegral
from Washington yesterday to movin
picture men in Hillsville stated that III
adJutant general had ordered troops I
GalaX.
All of the Aliens who can be reache
swear that there was no conspiracy
Ehoot-up the court. although they aC
init that there had been bad bloc
for. years between the Allen folloWin
and the ''court house ring" Jack ALE
claims that whether guilty or not II
Aliens were blamed for every evil dee
act of violence thar WAS CODnitta q