The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-17
Governor Mann Did Not Think
It Wise to Hold Them i'll
Pulaski Jail.
MADE SAFE TRIP TO GALAx
Excitement at Mansion as Hours
Passed Without Word
From Mountains.

News of the successful trip By tho
armed escort carrying the wounded
FLOYD Allen Victor Allen and Byrd
through the country to Galsx. where
the party embarked on a special train
for Roanoke, was received by Governor
Mann last night a few minutes after
10 o'clock. while he was in conference
with Detective L.. L. Scherer and Ben
F. Owen a the Executive Mansion
Having received word that the party,
consisting OF the three prisoners
Attorney General Williams. Judge
Walter r. Staples and heavy guard
had left Hilisvilie at o'clock. the
Governors council was thrown into
alarm when $3.50 o'clock came, and the
GalaX authorities had seen no glimpse
of the convoy.
While raid on the party by the
outlaws under Sidna Allen was not
actually unprecedented concern was
natural when six hours passed without
the fourteen mile journey having been
accomplished. Tho telephone wires
from the Executive Mansion to Cialax
were kept hot during the last two
hours of the trip until word was
finally received that the party had
reached GalaN. and reported an I'M
cventful march. At CialaX there was !,
special train waiting, which pulled out
for Roanoke about fifteen minutes
after the arrival Of tho guard and the
prisoners.
Direct to Roanoke.
When w. q. Baldwin tclcphoned tho
Governor to know where the three p!is-
oners were to be sent, PULASKI! or Roa-
nokc. orders were instantly wired for
the train to he rushed through to Roa-
nokc Wills mob violence was not
feared in Pulaski. II was thought best
TO get the murdorers as far from the
scene of their crime az possible. Re-
ports from Pulaski about 10 o'clock in
dictated that the town was quiet
Will tho guard which escorted the
prisoners Is returning to IIlsvinc to
Join tho posses at work there, ,hc At
torney-Gencral. 1t is thought, viii come
TO Richmond for conference with the
Governor. in order to fully determine
the course to he pursued when cour,
is reconvencd on March 90. The three
prisoners in Roanoke will remain there
until they arc sent back to IIiIlsvilIo
to face trial for murder In the FIRST
degree. They Will plead for their
lives in the room which Witnessed
their brutal assassination OF Judge
Massio and his officers.
schcrcr Urges Troops.
When the Hillsville party reached
CALAIS last night Governor Mann was
able 10 learn from The Attorney Cen
cral. via the operator AT Pulaski. cy-
actly what had bAen accomplished In
the hunt for the outlaws Yesterday
After tho session of cour. and tho In
diciment Of tito murderers In the morn
Ing, posse of sixty heavily armed dc
tcctiTss and deputies made sortio out
of lilllsvilie TO Sidna Aliens house aud
to the spot in the mountains where 1t
was thought tho fugitive band WAS
intrcnchCd. but no sign of the bandits
vas seen. The posse returned TO Uilis-
vile for the night.
The advice offered by Detective
Schorcr 10 Governor Mann last night
was that a force OF 100 militiam,n be
dispatched at once to IIillsvllle. Mr.
Scherer was convinced that the pres
cncc of troops would have a most salu-
tary effect on the situation, but the Gov
ornc remained llrm IN the opinion al.
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