The Washington times., 1912-03-25
CLUE CONCERNING
SID ALLEN PROVES
TO Be VALUELESS
Outlaw Chief Not on Mt.
Sugarloaf, as Re-
ported.
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bushwhacking the mountains are far
from being as hopeful as the governor,
and the people of Hillsville and through
out Carroll county censure the governor
for being dilatory about ordering out
the militia.
They cite first the fact that they are
without adequats protection for their
lives and property and argue that the
Aliens, having avoided capture for 50
long, may grow bolder and dare even
greater defiance of the law and State
It is pointed out that 1t took little OF
real daring or clever detective work to
capture Floyd Allen and Sidna Edwards,
under indictment who are In captivity.
Floyd Allen was wounded In three
places and his leg was broken In two
places. He was In the Elliott Hotel
not twenty-five yards from the court
house, which was surrounded by vigil
ance committee OF armed townsmen
when the detective agents or the gov
ernor reached Hillsville the day after
the courtroom massacre. Sidna EDWARDS
had been roaming, unarmed and without
food, through the tangled laurel on the
mountainside for four days. with a pad
~ burned foot when he was hnaliy cap
,ured. In the Roanoke jail last night he
criticised the detectives, saying: Ihey
could have taken me much easier
Hopes for SurrenderS
81 hope they will give themselves up.
They had better do so for they have
no show at ALL" said Sidna Edwards,
when questioned by newspaper men. But
there was cunning look in his eyes
as he said It. which gave close watch
ers the impression he meant to dis
courage activity on the part OF the man
hunters as much as possible.
Edwards was taken under guard, In
charge of Sergeant white, of Company
b, Second Virginia Volunteers, from the
Hillsville jail to Galax. and thence to
Roanoke, attended by Detectives Felts
and Baldwin, last night.
AS the special train bearing the pris-
oner passed each little railroad station
scores of friends and relatives crowded
was seated. He invariably showed his
head and broad shoulders through the
open window and greeted acqualntanCes
in a jolly, Care-free manner.
The young prisoner while on the train
is said to have confessed to Detective
Tom Felts that he gave his uncle, Sidnu
Allen. loaded Colts revolver while the
latter was engaged In a pistol duel with
Clerk Dexter Goad in front of the court
house and that he later got the pistol
back from his uncle after he had been
disabled.
Greeted BY Cousin.
When Henry Allen, a cousin of the
prisoner, who holds office as deputy
sheriff, boarded the train to greet him
at Byllsbey, young Sidney showed con-
siderable emotion. Henry Alien sale.
Il am right sorry to see you in a bad
scrape like this" Sldna replied meekly,
wen sir, l guess we all arc sorry for
what happened Gnd regret that I ever
went near the court house when they
insisted that come as q witness, but
l just couldn't help what happened
after that"
Il had hard time of it," he said;
'for two weeks l had been in bed with
pneumonia, and they all dragged me out
to come to court to be a witness in
Uncle Floyd's trial. l wish now !
hadn't gone. The shooting began all OF
a sudden and the room was filled with
smoke IN a second. bullets were flying
from one side to the other like light
| ming. | got out as fast as I could
| ran away because l heard they'd all
shoot us on sight l slept in barns
and hid in the fodder. but l knew l was
caught some days ago. They could
have arrested me much easier"