The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-24
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This morning journey TO IIflisyilio =
was made in u driving rain. to the great
discomfort of ali. The little towrifwas
crowded. and accommodations ntttbs
hotels were taxed. The roads wefs I'M
u simply indestrlbable condition.
In the early days aftor the traSedy, $
the one telephone line was overwbrk-
ed through the demands. of the many
newspaper men and officials Words 8
were often misunderstood. gpsiItng
endless delays and heartburninEs
among The news gatherers. .Priyacy
was impossible That the news,sgot
through as well as 1t did was idifa to
the untirinS efforts and co-operation
OF MISS Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Miss !
Mayetta Wilcox. the telephone Opera
tors. HT Efst
On Friday afternoon Judge Waller
R. Staples. of Roanoke. designated by
Governor Mann to hold the renainder
or the term of court, arrived withs At
torney General Samuel w. Williams
When the people of the countJ,Baw
the operations OF the Circuit Court ra-
sumed, ,hey felt that justice would be
done. and the absolute. dismay which
had filled their minds at tho destruc.
ton of legal force was dissipnted.
Court was regularly convened, . and
all cases on the docket were continued.
Judge staples swore in the Baldwin,
men. ana some county people-thsrty-
ilve In alias SPECIAL constables or
Carroll county These men sat. abous
the courtroom and stood about5a tho
yard and filled the. hotels, riheB IN
hand. and s. Floyd Landreth wass OPP
pointed temporary Commemorative
attorney, and Deputy Sheriff Edwazda
as acting sherir.
a grand Jury was summoned h and
was sworn In Saturday morning. fully
thirty witnesses went before 1t. Judge
Staples delivered a soIemn oharss,
calling upon the Jurors to do their
duty without fear, and telling .thens
the Commonwealth depended Upon
! them. They returned indictments
FOR murder on four counts each eBRtnst
the following parties: Sidna Allen his
| sons. Victor ~. and Claude SwaHson
Allen; Friel Allen. son Of Jack Alien,
| Wesley Edwards and Sidna Edwards.
nephews of Sidna and Floyd, and BIRD
Marion. Against John r. Moore there
! were three true bills charging 1nur-
der and ono for felony. 80
Court was then adjourned. tho grssnd
jury with IT, until March 20. To-, is
possible further presentments may .tissn
be served.
Tho prisoners-F1oyd Allen. vtssoy
Allen and Bird Marion. the latter hav-
| ing been picked Up by Il squad--wero
taken away Saturday afternoon to be
Kept In jail at Roanoke for safekeep-
ing. A special train met the party
OF Gnlnx. taking It to p,nlasKi Judge
Staples and Attorney General Williams
went ALSO
John E. Moore. against whom tho
evidence was said to be slight, wis
! soon released.
just after court adjourned. capiases
80 ~
dicted parties. Tho posse left H.lls-
Vile at onoe, returning ut night
emptyhanded The birds had flown.
| In fact, they started Thursday aft
I ternoon. Some OF them talked, with
Jack Allen on that day telling him
of the events at Hillsville. HS was
Ill. no says. but at once mounted his
horse and paid a visit to his wounded
brother. Floyd. 3fti
Hiding Is Easy.
| Again the detectives and constablos
| wont out on Sunday. They. reached
the Edwards home soon after Sidna
| Edwards badly Crippled boy; had
| left It. PurBuers can be seen far of
and hiding is easy In the unbelievably
OF the Blue Ridge. The main party
returned Sunday night, leaving q small
group to try to catch Stdna. They came
back Monday iithout HIM. It is bare
ly possible they preferred rather to
trail than to catch ut that juncturs.
/ Proceedings OF the following days
We're mystifying. The odicers rode out
daily. usually in rather small bodies.
and came back without udlngs It
was perfectly evident they did not
know whore the outlaws were. An
/ time went by the Impression grew
| that another posse was working up
| from the south side OF tho noun tatns.
and that the Hillsville contingent was
awnit'ng information
Most OF tho men rode out juat be-
fore sunset Tuesday afternoon. Ono
by ono the others left on Wednesday
until by Thursday only two remained
Tho long continued absence led 70 the
/ conviction that important Developments
wero at hand.
In jail here. Floyd Alton made state
ments which nre taken to Indicate
what his defense Will be. He undoubt-
eddy will claim that he tore at his
clothing to get at eome papers. and
! that some officer shot at him. Then
/ his relatives. lie says, took up the
fight. How such theory can explain
the murder OF the unartned Judge Mas
Sic has not been suggested.
| Civil suits were filled on Monday
! against the Aliens by the executor OF
! Judge MassIe. and the administrators
OF Mr. Foster and Mr.. Webb, against
the Allens for $4,000 damages eeoh
! for the death OF these three men. Tho
attorneys for the compliments are tho
/ same as those who will prosecute tho
/ murderers-Ioseph c. Wysor and John
/ s. Draper. OF Pulaski and s. FLOYD
Landreth. OF Carroll
i Attachments were issued against an
tho Allen property. real and personal
They We're served by officers, who
i closed up Sidna Aliens store, took
! possession OF the farm and drove Sidna
and Floyd Aliens horses to Eillsvilfa
! The wives were allowed to live In the
! houseH, but have no means of support
! Mrs. Sidnn Alien came TO town with
tho officers to seek advice. saying she
had nothing for her children to. eat.
There was great sympathy for her,