The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-17
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that point. Several policemen guard
Cd the once door and kept the crowds
on the sidewalk.
At the station. officers and prisoners
were placed Immediately In a seven
passenger touring car. with A. x
Bartram at the wheel w. G. Bald
win, H. H. Lucas and Oscar Mund,
brought the prisoners here. and after
Allen, Edwards and Miss lroler mac
been put in the car. the detectives go'
In and the party was driven 70 tne
Baldwin Agency.
Here tn. prisoners ana ofncers and
Miss Iroler hurried up the stairs 70
the third story. The handcuns were
then taken OF them and they were
allowed to walk about the omces.
Soon after this arrival sidna Alien
asked TO be allowed to write letter
10 his wife out in Carroll County. Mr..
Baldwin readily agreed. and the pr!s-
oner wrote quite lengthy epistle.
While writing the letter. the first ne
has written since he left Carroll ne
says. he wept. and several times USED
his handkerchief TO wipe away the
tears.
s,dna. when asked for an interview:
said that he had told pretty much
everything there was to tell.
Have you secured counsel A. YETI!
6idna was asked.
e.No. air. I have not secured q law
yer yet. I have not had time. nor do
know yet who will represent me-" re-
piled Allen.
viii Mr.. J. c. Buxton. your attor-
ney In Mount Airy. represent you?
II can't say"
~W.u you ask to have your case
heard some place other than HIS
ville?'
40. would prefer having the case
tried there. At least that is the way
I feel about IL now" said Allen.
Sidna Allen. a. he 10 to-day. 10 no
more like the pictures which have been
printed OF him than II they were Of
another man He Is slightly smaller
in stature than Floyd Allen. his brother.
HIS features are identical with those
OF his brother. and the mustache ne
has grown since the familiar picture
OF him was taken 10 cut in similar
manner, and but for the lack OF the
extremely gray hair OF his brother. 1t
would be hard to distinguish the two
apart
Wesley Edwards has happy coun-
tenancs. and he smiles frequently and
a. full Of hurnor. Several times while
q reporter was attempting to gather
some information from him he came
out with some OF his drollery.
Where did you 90 after you left
the mountains. Edwa-ds?'
We went to Salisbury. n. C.. and
from there to several other places. but
don't remember where they were"
When did you reach Dies Moines?
Il don't just recall the date. but
some time In the latter part OF April
This was a little more than q month
after the Hillsville shooting.
When speaking Of what caused his
arrest. he said:
II guess / did wrong in writing to
Maud, blu; then. again. don't know
You know, women have saved me be-
fore"
Asked what he meant by that. he
would make no explanations. 1t was
inferred that the y omen in Carroll had
aided him in getting something to eat
while in the mountains. When asked
whether they suffered much while in
the mountains for the lack OF food. he
replied:
did your friends bring you food?'
Wesley would have nothing to say.
but his smile was knowing and signi-
6cAnt.
While he was talking. one Of the
Baldwins approached and Wesley
asked II he might be permitted to have
q farewell talk with Miss Iroler before
he was taken to jail
For twenty minutes the two people
eonversed in low tones, and both
seemed delighted At the idea OF being
able to talk to one another again.
Wesley was asked whether he had
made all the arrangements for his
wedding prior to his arrest on Satur-
day. He said that he had not He ex-
pected Miss Iroler to come. but had
not completed arrangements.
In speaking Of the light he put mp on
the street car In Des Moines just prior
20 his arrest. he said: Il was mighty
sorry that skinned MI. Baldwtn's arm
MP. but You know that was calculated
60 excite . fellow, and just could not
help attempting to make the dash"
Eidna Allen has the same tones and
accent - those Of his family. Hi
voice q IN the case with most Of the
mountaineers - rather low-pttched and
- ~N~aka nth n 0utet deliberate