The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-20

1HoE began uAoctiM9. Jack says
= n - fueitivse left HIS house ON
$3.50 end he has not seen nor heard
y(Atn4 ~ them since Thursslay
4 alng: that no has not communi-
a&eA WITH them. nor does he intend
kS ~ 70. Then Jack spoke Of the
#nf1ef ~ tho women members Of the
xJ1en Family. and his eyes again NIL
N "a with tear,
IN Jack says that the Aliens were
\ he1hg pereecuted by tho court ofil-
d Gals because the Aliens were poiits>
scnl opponents Of the present Carroll
4 county oGaccrs and tried to beat them
n the election.
have never killed man. said
Jack. The only Allen who had be.
\ fore this court tragedy occurred was
y Floyd, who s1l0t = negro. All the
h arisnee which has been committed in
4 this section has been CHARGED to us"
Jsck Alien evidently has a number
4 layers shook hands with him today.
! Sfa11e WoantAed Juror.
Jack went 10 the Thornton Hotel.
4 where Juror Kane lies seriously
h wounded. The two men shook hands,
then converscd for ten minutes.
You don't know how sorry ] am
about ali this business" Jack told the
wounded man. Had / been there
might have been able to have held
my brothers. my nephews and the
others down. They did not mean to
shoot you; OF that I am sure"
Followed by number OF the Curl
Gus Jack entered the court room. He
put his fingers In holes from which
curious hunters had cut the bullets.
He gaxed at the walls, punctured in
many places. and examined the blood
stained chair in which Judge Massie
sat An eye witness explained to him
how bullet holes came to be in one
Of the columns In front Of the court
house, behind which Sidna Allen stood
when he enptied a pistol at Clerk
Dexter Goad.
pesss For Moving Pictures.
Reluctant at first to pose. because
he was wearing his every day"
clothes, Jack finally consented to
stand In front of tho courthouse.
! while a moving picture man. wound
on several yards Of films. Like
everybody else In HilIsviile, he was
registered in the camera. and stood
an attentive listener while the oper-
ator told the crowd how the ma
h chine Was worked.
sS~ The three Aliens. Mrs Sitina Alien.
lack and the Rev. Garland. left for
home Just before dusk. They request
ed the detectives that Sidna Aliens
horses be well taken care OF and well
\ fed. Sidna Aliens wife looked trout
& bftd. Hillsvilie people who know her
well. declared sho has aged years in
tho past week.
Attorneys Refuse Case.
Judge ID. w. Bolen, and s. w. Tip
ton. fatty refused to take the Allen
case. They ted Mrs. Allen that they
could not help her after Thursdays
g. tt i
her husband. They told Mrs Allen
that In view OF the warm friendship
between Judge Masxie and themselves,
Il they could not offer their services.
There IL not an attorney in Car
roll county who viii take the Allen
side of the case.
Thre~ stills and nearly 100 gallons
q whiskey. captured yesterday by
the detectives at the home Of tho
10 town today by revenue officers.
Attachment proceedings. the ds-
tectiyes say. will force the Aliens to
come 10 terms. They declare 1t will
keep the gang in this vicinity.
There was talk today of arresting
Jack Allen, when in town and hold
{ ing him AZ an accessory. But John
=. Draper, of Pulaski. who will as
Sist In the prosecution decided addi-
ttonal evidence was needed.
Detectives still on Job.
Baldwin and Felts. who left Hills
Vile, have not gone TO Aheir homes
at Bluefeid and Roanoke az report
Cd. They left large force OF re-
cruits from the West Virginia coal
mines aud they have circled around
the village and arc near the top Of
the Blue Ridge. guarding roads and
paths. II In their purpose to cut on
communication between the sang and
their relatives. This. they think. Will
bring about the apprehension of all
under indictments.
Baldwin's men say the militia Is
not needed in the search and that
had a company been on the scene
the next day, members of the gang
would have eiuded capture.
Soldiers in the mountain where the
Aliens are hiding could not cover
ground fast enough on foot to get
horses. Detectives have found It hard
to get enough animals for their work.
Davant Not Military Mayor.
Captain Harry Davant representa-
tive OF the State militia, denied to-
day that he is military mayor of Hills
port ago started" said Captain Da-
want. II am simply here az military
adviser of Governor Mum.
Captain Davant has selected en-
campment grounds for the troops
when they are sent here and made
arrangements for their food supply.
He remarked. when told Of the re-
Port that Federal troops NAV DO sent
to Hiilsviiie to aid In the capture of
the Aliens, that such scheme is
splendid.
whole companies OF cavalry would
be the very thing to help In this
hunt he said. III they were divided
into squads of eight men. and placed
at every bypath In the mountains.
the Aliens would then be cooped. up
IL they are in Carroll county"
Hillsville Is not under martial law.
Il A us quiet and orderly as any
small country. town can be. The only
EXCITEMENT since the tragedy the lit
Tie town has had. was the appearance
today Of Jack Allen.