Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-09-27

young brother of Wesley and
Sidna Edwards took Sidna AL
lens automatic shotgun and
fred it six times irto a clun1p OF
bushes and trees behind which
three detectives were lying
watching his home. The boy IS
about ten years old. Whether
or not he saw the. men is not
known.
The visit OF Wesley Edwards
to his home brought no results
looking to his capture, since the
officers only guessed that he had
been there. The outlook was as
gloomy as ever until Frank
Iroler, conversing one day with
Oscar Munday, said that # he
could see one of the detectives.
he would see if he could not give
him information which might
lead to the arrest of Wesley Ed
wards. He proceeded to unfold
his story. His daughter. Maude
had in her possession $50, which
she said at once time she had
found, aud later admitted to be
the property Of Wesley, who had
given it to her to keep for him.
This money was lost, so she re
ported. Frank 1roler feared il
would be used to pay her way to
her lover, and said he had Rather
see her dead than married to
Wesley Edwards.
He had come to the rightspott
for Oscar Munday was Bald
win-Felts detective. The agency
in Roanoke was at once com
municated with. and orders were
given that the giri should not bt
lost sight Of.
WAITED FOR SIX WEEKS.
This. again, proved a tedious task
for it was six weeks before a move
was made. At last letter was de
livered to Maude Iroler-it is sup
posed by Mrs. Edwards. It gave lii
girl minute instructions to come tt
Des Moins and there marry her sweet
heait 1t told her where to take the
train, how to buy her tickets, how tc
get in the DINING car, and further
exhorted her not to be stingy witt
travelling money.
On the pretext OF going to Greens
boro, Miss Iroler left her home. The
detectives followed. They had ne
time to get requisitlon papers, which
fortunately we're not needed. W. G
Baldwin was notified, and he joioet
the unsuspecting girl and the detec
tive at Roanoke. An accommodating
and gentlemanly stranger met her a
at the Roam ke Station, and guided
to hotel, while two men filed viii
curiosity went through her travelling
bag, and read her lovers missive
Half way across the ointment tn
four ira veled. Maud Iroler lead ins
the hand of the law nearer to he
lover at every puff OF the locomoti We
TAKEN UNAwARES.
Arriving in Des Moines, the cir
went to the house which she had beer
directed. The detectives we're afrait
that the birds had flown, for Wesley
letter had said he would be in the cit,
q month, and that was written 81,
weeks before. Perhaps he had con.
cluded the girl w6nld not come t,
him. Detective q. b. Lucas said b,
wanted q room, and was being show
some apartments by the landlady. A
member of the family ran upstairs I,
to tell Sidna Allen that "Joe's sweet
heart from North Carolina" 80 loni
expected, had arrived. Allen wa!
| writing in his room, his shoes off
He came down the stairs at once, the1
entered the room which Lucas was in
specting. The detective put his pisto
to Aliens stomach and shouted Il
him to hold up his hands. W. G
Baldwin heard the command ant
rushed to the scene, placing hi:
weapon atthe hunted mans temple
His hands slowly went Up, and tn,
long search for him was ended.
Then it was question Oh how te
catch Wesley Edwards. He was a
work with paving gang. The after
noon newspapers quickly got the story
of the capture OF Sidna. The local
police had not been consulted, and
did not know the facts. Seeing thu
party arrive at the jail, the reporters
Jumped to the conclusion that both
prisoners had been caught, and so
wrote il.
READ THAT HE WAS CAUGHT.
The result was that Wesley Ed.
wsrds read the story of his own cap.
ture while he was yet at large. He
hurriedly formed the resolution to GET
on car returning to the central part
of the city, and "scout around" to
see what had happened, keeping out
OF the way. Guided by . boy who
knew Wesley, Mr. Baldwin made a
search OF tho cars coming from the
section of the city where Edwards
worked. He had, he thought, con-
cIuded his inspectio, of one, and was
about to step OF, whom he looked
sgsin 1t . young man sitting In the
rear, saying: "Whst about this man2'
At that Instant Wesley Edwards, for
It was he, jumped 10 his feet and ran
forward through the car. A dozen
persons, who were standing were
knocked down BY his cumsiust 10
iyity snd the cars motion, But he