The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-30
STORY FOREBODES
BLOODY Gil M A X
Certain That Sidna Allen and
Wesley Edwards, Whom He
Left in Mountains, Will
Never Be Taken Alive.
Acknowledge Killing
Judge and Attorney.
by ALEXANDER FORWARD.

ltttiSSiltC, w., March -Ss--AnrtnCF
bloodless surrendcr-thc third within
eight dnys-Mas accomplished to-day
when Frecl Allen, scventecn-ycnr-olu
son Of "Jnck' Allen, voluntarily yield
cd to the detectives. who have been
seeking the Allen gang indictments
charging them with the five murders
fin the Carroll county coura. on March
u.
In n buggy shed, few yards from
his fathers house, the youth WINS dis
covered. Like his cousins, Sldnn Ed
"nrds md Claude swanson Allen, no
offered no rcsistnucc, but the tnles
he told Tonight of TIC desperate forth
tudc of SIdna Allen nrd wesley Ed
wnrds, whom he deserted two dnys
ago, seemed to forcboie n bloody
climax to the mountain hut. These
two outlnNs--thc last OF the fugitive
bnnd-hnvc prepared. mays Frccl Allen,
to meet death in bnttlc with the de-
tcctives. They arc conscious OF their
guilt and have determined never to
he tnkcn niIyc.
From Frcers description Of the To-
cation of the pair when he left thcu,
Detective Thomas L. Fclty Is conh,lent
ms calculations have not been umiss.
He predicts their capture in a few
days. sEi
Fnther Believed Responsible.
Ir,Vat'on and suffering. according
TO f'reel Allen. caused him to break
away from his Uncle Sidna Aiken. and
eousin Wesley Edwards. but there ia
u strong belief prevalent here than
lack Allen. mindful OF the jeopardy
IN "nlch his youngest sons life was
paced by Il protructcd stay I'm Tho
mountains with two desperate com
panions, actually induced IIrecl To cf,m,
nome and submit to the rnercies or
Jury, which might be lcuient with hin,
because OF his youth How Jack,
~. couid nave ACCOMPLISHED this, or
al had ."
ms fathers house since II, lar M
mountain top where the other fu.-ittvr,S
"tre concealed. are subjects which tho
detectives prefer not to discuss
Aurhittcdiy, there is legal exemption
Tor IL parent In sheltering his chi,d
though he he u criminal: and ne ~.
the possce, the leaders appear sn+Is
| ied with the days devcIopments ond
nls'hciined to press tho point. 1t ia
not Improbable that they will have
proh.ed IN the long run by the cir
cunstanccs which achieved the hoy.
capture apart from the other two ~,
laws ~
Detective I. L. Felts and L.. A.
rhyme made the arrest during the
afternoon. bringing the lad to town
ut 1870 o'clock, lie gallopcd beside
| his captors. apparently in good spIrits
He was taken first to the hotel room
OF Detective Fclts. There interviewcrs
swarmed in. Tho lad rested on a bed
answering questions glibly. lIcedin,;
his fathers advice. he did not discuss
! his own part In the courthouse traE-
cdy
Sdna Allen, he declared. told hin,
he killed Judge Massic, whila Wesley
Edwards assumed responsibility for
the death OF commemorative Attor-
ncy Foster.
Like Dime Novel Hero.
as he sat and talked of his adven-
turc. utter the manner of n dime novel
hero, it seemed incrcdiblc that lie
soon would face trial for murder II.
Is a mere stripping, slightly built and
boyish In countenance. Ills blue eyes
10 be sure, are shitty and n receding
chin under,ines his long, narrow face
The tale he related was broken by
frequent questions, hut with frank
ness unrcstraincd the youth told OF
the life of the fugitivcs bringing the
first authentic information as to their
artfui zig2ag flight.
Uncle Sidna told me he never eX-
poets TO sec his family again." began
Frecl in a low voice "He hopes tha
detectives Will get discouraged so thar
he can get away. hut ii they keel,
after him think he will be shot kill
in;r them He will never surrender.
lie didn't like ii when deserted
them. lie told me was making 4
mistake. Uncle Sidna said he shot his
angry with Judge Massie. Uncle Sidna
killed him. Wesley shot Mr., Foster.
Uncle Sidna said he intended to gee
as many OF the court officers as he
| could.
"Whcn Uncle Sidna was shooting or
the street he didn't know ne was tir-
Ing a, ans of the Jury Tie said ha
saw mon running. and thought they
needed shooting at
"Whcn the shooting happened T
weighed 1876 pounds. have lost NJ
teen on the day after the shooting
Uncle S!dna Cousin Wesley and
| went Ia the monntains together. Wes-
lev had two ristols--one a Colt auto
| matte and ono 80 Saith & Wesson
Uncle Sidna had a as Smith & Wes-
son aud a Winchester shotgun. We
ali had plenty OF shells. We spent
Friday night in an outbuildinS on top
of the mountains. We stayed thars
also Saturday. After dark We go.
plenty of rations. We then went to
the ridge above AHn' Albcrta's moth
cr OF Edwards boys). We got under
a shelf rock and were hidden by
leaves We spent Saturday night
there. Wesley took us there, as no
knew whore Il was. We bad two
blankets. All OF us had slippers. and
Uncle Sidun had an overcoat> Or.
sunday morning we moved 10 another.
shelf rock half mile away in a'clus-s.t
ter OF laurels and ivies.
Officers Close to Them
I'm the afternoon We saw the Off
GERS raid Aunt .ibcrtas. VIC saw
o, them cams within Ism or 600 yards 4