New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-27
ALIENS MAY Be TAKEN
IN FORTY-E|CHT HOURS
Detectives will Strike Final Blow
Early To-day to Capture
the Outlaws.
COURT IN SESSION AGAIN
Attorneys for Feudists Protest
Against Attachments Which
Will Deprive Their Gil
ents of Property.

Hillsville Va. March 25-The grim hand
Of the law as represented by a determined
squad OF sharp shooting detectives will
strike a final blow at dawn n capture Sidna
Allen. Friel Allen and Wesley Edwards. in
dcted for the murders in the Carroll Coun-
~ courthouse.
Detective Thomas l.. Feltz returned here
tonight TO direct the sortic. without hope
Of arresting Claude Swanson Allen. who,
he believes. has long ago escaped from
the mountains, Detective Feltz is so con
fident that the trio Of outlaws will he en-
shared within the next forty-eight hoors
that he invited a correspondent TO accom-
pany the posse tomorrow.
THE outlook is very encouraging said
Feltz tonight Claude Allen is probably
hundreds Of miles away by this time" as
he had been preparing. anyhow. to 20
West within thirty days. As for the others
all indications point to their presence IN
the mountains They are very near cap
ture and the prospect is very hopeful
While the detectives dclved into the
thicket to-day the rehahlltated court Of
Carroll County resumed its sitting In the
same room where scores of bullet holes
dot the walls and dark blotChes Of blood
stain the floor. mute reminders Of the
tragedy Of March a.
The court moved with smooth precision.
on the bench where Judge Massie had for
years set forth the law. until a shower Of
lead riddled his body. was Acting Judge
Walter Staples. Besides him were two
other new officials. Sheriff George W. Ed
wards and Prosecuting Attorney Floyd
Landreth. or the old court officials there
remained only Dexter Goad, the clerk who
has cash in his left cheek. torn ny a hul-
let.
Civil proceedings begun by families of
the victims endeavoring to recover dam
ages by attachments on tho property Of tho
outlaws occupied the attention of the
court Attorneys for the families Of the
outlaws protested against drastic meas
ures Of the law I'm practically rendering
those families destitute. AZ the attorneys
for the defendants had failed 10 serve no.
tice on the plaintiffs Of their intention to
attack the attachments the subject will
be argued again In Roanoke on SATURDAY.
The defending attorneys declared that
Victor Allen. indicted for murder and in
jail with his father. FLOYD Allen. AT Roa-
One OF the prosecuting attorneys went 50
far az To admit that when rhc grand jury
examines witnesses tomorrow 10 draw
new and more complete indictments Victor
Allen may not be rcindicted. None Of the
witnesses thus far Is said to have uttered
word duplicating hiut and 1t is probable
that he will be released from the Roanoke
jail tomorrow night
The Allen family has been gravcly dis
pirited Jasper Gach Alien. whose son
Friel Is being hunted in the mountains.
broke down to-day Another parent upon
whom the tragedy has imposed heavy
burden, IS the mother Of the Edwards
BOYS. She came to town to-day 10 ar
range II possible for the defeur" Of her
son. Sidna. now I'm Jail al Roanoke.
fral figure she was in the group about the
courthouse. 4 Bingham bonnet partially
hid worn and wrnlled face. Poverty
is said TO have borne heavily OIL her Of
late
While pathos everywhere marked the
days events in court the humorous side
bobbcd up in the form Of a letter which
was received by Detective Fcltz, post
marked New York. II read:
Dear Mr.. Feltz: viii add $1,000 to the
reward offered for the capture Of Sidna
Allen and band OF outlaws ! am making
this offer through pure justice For the
capture OF Sidna Allen alone I will give
s3Gl. dead or alive. ! am not offering this
money myself. as many Of my friends have
helped me Il gather it. Wishing YOU good
luck.
JUDGE RCSALSkY. 900.
MAYOR GAYNOR 500
ANDREW CARNEGIE. 500.
The sender omitted, however, to inclose
any money.