The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-30
TWOOUTLAWSW WILL
RESIST TO DEATH
Sidna Allcn and Wesley Edwards
Determined Never to
Surrender.
THEIR ULTIMATUM GIVEN
MurIercrs Of Judge and Com
lnonwealth's Attorney Prepared
to Fight for Their Lives.
[By Associated Press. |

iiillsvillc. Va. March .o.--Frcel AL
len, blue-eyed STRIPPING OF seventeen,
youngest of the eight OF tho Allen
gang. each indicted for the Ave muir
ders In tn. Carroll county courthouse
fortnight ago. was taken lato to-
day in carriage shed at the home of
his father, Jack" Allen, eight miles
from here. He checrfully submitted to
arrest and tonight occupies 4 cell In
the iillsvilic Jail with his cousin.
Claude swanson Allen. who surrendered
without resistance 10 the detectives
yesterday
Only sidna Allen. man Of middle
ase' and his young nephew. Wesley
Edwards, both bold mountainccrs q.
reckless daring, aye fugitivcs tonight.
They are the last OF the outlaw band
whose fusillade killed n Judge, sheriff.
prosecutor. juror and hystandcr on
March II.
VIII Resist Until Death.
treci Allen two days ago deserted
the two men still at large and brought
back tonight :hoir ultimaum OF de-
lance Both are prepared 10 resis,
until dcath
fath:r's anxiety TO have his young
est son spared IL terrible death In tho
| mountains is assumed to he tn, cause
OF treel Aliens capture. "Jaclt' Allen
was not involved In the courthouse
shooting, but II is known that since hi,
son frcc Joined the outlaws h. has
been endeavoring 10 advise him to sub
nit 20, the mercy OF the law. lust now
The parcn. communicated with tac boy
has not been disclosed.
liillsvillc had hardly digestcd the ex-
element incident u Claude Alien
hioodlcss capture yesterday when Free
Sa!lup.d into town late Tonight; the
prisoner OF Detective Thomas I. rcl,e.
leader OF the mountain .ampaig..
against the outlaws, and Detective T.,
G. Payne, who together mado the a. :
rest. Tbs young mountaineer Ut slen:
der build and buyish face was unhand-
cuncd, and cantcrcd into town with
smiles and mods to those who rccog :
| ni%cd him. lie showed. however. the
i'll effects Of two weeks with lille tood
| or shelter.
The young prisoner talked slhly G,
! his conversations with Sidna Allen and
Wesley Edwards, This former he said.
, admitted killing Judge Thnenton l.
Massic. whila the latter acknowledged
shooting commemorative Attorney
William NJ. Foster. Ills own part IN
! tho tragedy he discrectly cvaied dis
cusslng. lie brought. however. n:st-
hand Information of the desperate
straits OF Sidna All.n. leader of tho
band. and his consciousness OF guilt.
In the dialect Of the mountains he told
his starry needing Interruptions ana
| answering all questions.
He Was Tired and Hungry.
Uncle Sldna told mo-" related the
hoy with unrestrainsd frankncss. that
he never eNnected TO see his family
again. lie hopes the Detectives will
get discouraged so that he can get
away. but II they keep after him. !
think he will be shot killing them. lie
will never surrender. He did not like
II when left him. He told mo I wal
making II mistake. bu, was tired aad
hungry.
"ssidna said he shot his pistol empty
three tines. lIo was always angry
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