The Sentinel=record., 1912-03-24
THREE ALIENS
 ARE LOCATED
TRIO OF MOUNTAIN OUTLAWS LOCATED IN WILDS OF WEST
 ERIN VIRGINIA BY OFFICERS.
Big Posse ls Closing in Around Them and lt Is Expected That Their Capture Win Be Effected
 In a Few Hours.

Mount Airy, x. C., March 23.-- Three more members of the Allen elan-Claude Swanson Allen. brother of. Floyd, Friel Allen, son of Jasper and Wesley Edwards, the more des- perate of the two Edwards bo4s- have been located by detectives in the mountains. 10 miles north of Monat Airy. and their capture tonight or early sunday morning is practically certain. 1t is predicted they will not be taken without bloodshed
 The outlaws were located in the mountains late today, Word was sent here and endorsements asked by the posse Immediately the sher- If of Snrry county, with number of his deputies, a dozen detectives and several citizens volunteers start ed up into the hills. They will worK their way to the south of the place where the fugitiyes are said to be in hiding. On the north the outlaws are confronted by hundred men, de- tectives, deputy sheriffs and volun- | teers, working from the Hillsville l end. When the Mount Airy squad arrives on the south the officers will surround the hiding place and cut off ali escape. Sidna Allen. leader of ] the clan, is believed to be hiding in Sugar Loaf mountain, five miles away i from where the Edwards boy and
 he other two Aliens are said to be. l He probably will not be taken to- night. 1t is believed here that Jas | per Allen. father of Friel, will lead the posse which goes to capture Sid na Allen The reason assigned by the people here for Jasper taking up arms against his brother, if he fol- lows this course, is his endeavor to save hls son. Friel. from the electric
 chair. or 10 get revenge on those
 whom he may believe responsible in
 Inducing his l7-year-old son to par
 ficipate in the tragedy at HillsYilIe court house Persons here believe
 he outlaws would take their own
 lives if necessary to prevent capture
 sidna Edwards Removed
 Galax, Va. March 23.--Sidna Ed wards, the mountain youth, indicted
 for murder in connection with the
 4illsvllle court house tragedy, arriv- ed here from Hillsville at dusk to- night in custody of Sergeant White HA AAtt AiiH4AAt illiAtlitls anu Ot4AEi uG- ! tectiyes. Edwards is being taken for 1 safe keeping to the Roanoke jail, where his uncle, Floyd Allen, his cousin. Victor Allen, and his chum. Byrd Marion, are held pending trial. He was locked in a farm house for the night and is being guarded by the detectives. They will continue to Roanoke tomorrow.
 ] Detective Felts made known to- night what he believes was Sidna All lz.nas laei srana Ia aia fa nailu Nhan taking leave of his wife, when the latter left her own home for that Of neighbor, Sidna Allen, pointing to hill overlooking his home, is quot ed as having said
 Bury me there. ] am as good as dead now. If l am caught 1 will be executed. If 1 resist they will shoot me. l shall not see you again. Good 0ye.'
 Mrs Allen. tearfully confirmed this version of her husbands farewell. Sidna. she said, had told her to take good care of their two young daugh- sers and do everything she could for chem.