The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-09-19
ALLEN AND EDWARDS CEPTUREn.
Detectives Followed Wesley Edwards
sweetheart to Das Moines,

Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 14.-Sid
ia Allen, leader of the Allen clar
Whlch shot up the Carroll count,
court house at HillsvilIe, Va, March
Il, killing Judge Massie and others
and his nephew. Wesley Edwards
tonight are mancled in cells at the
city Jail as a result of love affairs
which led detectives to them.
Both men are en- route to Virginia
in the custody of detectives, having
been started on the homeward trip
as soon as possible after the arrest
Of Edwards.
Edwards, for the love of whom
Miss Maude Iroler, of Mount Airy.
n. G., had innocently led detectives
to Des Moines, was captured tonight
as he was returning to his boarding
house after having worked all day
with a paving gang. Just as he
boarded street car detectives and
officers surrounded it. Edwards was
trying to escape by crawling through
the froht end of the car when Off
GERS caught him. The arrest Of AL
len was effected earlier in the day.
A visit by Edwards to Miss Iroler
in her North Carolina home about
month ago, and the accidental loss
OF a letter put the detectives on the
trail. The fugitives had been in
Des Moines since april 28. Allen,
under the name of Tom Sayre, work.
ed as q carpenter, and Edwards, un-
der the name Of Joe Jackson, was
employed with city paving gang.
Allen was arrested at the home Of
John Cameron at 11th and Locust
streets, where he and his nephew
had been rooming, by Detectives
Baldwin, Lucas and Mundy of Roa-
n0ke, Va. The arrest occurred few
minutes after Miss lroler stepped in
70 the Cameron home to meet Ed
yards, whom she was to we'd to-
night according to an arrangement
made when he visited her in Virgin
ia, Detective Lucas was at her
o~-1 tliou VS. N an u~21>or room
When Informed that visitors wanted
to see him he came down stairs. As
he did so Detective Lucas covered
him with revolver and assured him
to surrender.
Allen hesitated and then threw up
his hands, remarking as he did so,
Il guess I'm your man. Allen was
handcuffed and placed under a guard
Of city detectives, while Col. Bald
win and Chief Jenney, of the local
went in search of Ed
wards, who was said to be at work
in the western part of the city. Ap-
parently Edwards heard that MS
uncle had been captured, because he
was not to be found until tonight.
Miss Iroler arrived in Des Moines
this morning, unaware that on the |
same train were detectives who
wanted her sweetheart. She went |
straight to the Cameron home, hav-
lag previously been provided with
the address, and these officers fol-
lowed.
Although surprised, she took tie
arrest Of Allen and the capture of
Edwards with little show of concern.
wesley was down home month
ago." she said. eve were to be
married. He gave me the money to
come to this city, and this address.
had no idea that any one was fol-
owing me-"
Sidna Allen, in his cell tonight,
,alked freely of the events of the
asst few months. but declined to say
much concerning his movements inn
nediately after the court house
tragedy. He and Edwards remain
"a in the mountain country OF Vlr-
ginia and North Carolina for about
month and then got over into Ken
,acky, going to Louisville, where
hey spent several days. Their
lext stop was in St. Louis, where
aev remained a week. They had
ufficient funds for their needs and
raveled as first-class passengers.