New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-30
BOY OUTLAW CAUGHT;
TELLS GRAPHIC STORY
FrieI Allen, II, Gives Details OF
Man Hunt in Blue Ridge After
Court Shooting.
ONLY TWO STILL AT LARGE
Father Forced Youth to Sur
render to Avoid Starvation
Others Determined to
Resist Arrest.

Hilsvile, Va. March 29.-Friel Allen,
a blue-eyed stripping Of seventeen.
youngest of the eight Of the Allen gang.
each indicted for the five murders in the
Carroll County courthouse a fortnight
ago, was caught late to-day in a car
riage shed at the home of his father,
Jack Allen, eight miles from here. He
cheerfully submitted TO arrest, and %
night occupies a cell in the Hillsville Jail
with his cousin. Claude Swanson Allen
who surrendered without resistance to
the detectives yesterday.
Only Sidna Allen, man of middle age,
and his young nephew, Wesley Edwards,
both bold mountaineers Of reckless dar-
ing are fugitives tonight. They are the
last Of the outlaw band whose fusillade
killed judge, sheriff, prosecutor, juror
and bystander on March IA. Friel Allen
two days ago deserted the two men still
at large, and brought back tonight their
ultimatum Of defiance Both are pre-
pared to resist until death.
Father Drove Him 10 Surrender.
A fathers anxiety to have his young
est son spared n terrible death in the
mountains Is assumed TO he the cause
Of Friel Aliens capture. Jack Allen was
not involved In the courthouse shooting,
but II is known that since his son Friel
ioined the outlaws he has been endeav-
oring to advise him 10 submit 10 the
law. Just how the parent communicated
with the boy has not been disclosed.
Hilsville had hardly recovered from
the excitement incident to Claude Aliens
bloodless capture Yesterday when Friel
Allen gallopcd into town late to-day, the
prisoner OF the detectives, Thomas L..
Felts and Z. c. Payne, who made the
arrest
The young mountaineer. Of slender
build and boyish face, was not hand
cuffed, and cantered into town with
smiles and mods to these who recognized
him. He showed. however. the i'll ef-
focts of two weeks with little food or
shelter. The young prisoner talked glib
n. of his conversations with Sidna Allen
and Wesley Edwards The former man.
he said. admitted killing Judge Thorn
ton l.. Massie, while the latter acknowl-
edged shooting the commemorative at
torney. William NJ. Foster. His own
part In the tragedy he evaded discussing.
He brought however, first hand in
formation of the desperate straits Of
Sdna Allen. leader Of the band, and his
consciousness Of guilt
In the dialect of the mountains he
told his story. needing interruptions and
answering all queries.
The Boys Graphic Story.
Uncle Sidna told me-" related the
boy. with unrestrained frankness, that
he never expected TO see his family
again. He hopes the detectives will get
discouraged, 80 that he can get away,
but II they keep after him l think he
will he shot killing them He will never
surrender. He didn't like II when left
him He told me was making "A mis-
take. but | was tired and hungry
"Sidnd salu ne SHot his P'Sl'i 'ili ~
three times He always was angry
with Judge Massie He said he shot
Iudge Massie and that Wesley shot MIR
Foster. Uncle Sidna said he intended
,o get as many Of the court officers as
no could When he was shooting the
people in the street he said he really
didn't know he was firing at any Of the
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