The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-18
GIRl LED OFFICERS TO ALIENS.
UNwIrTINGLY BETRAYED HER
LOVER AND LAST OF CLAN
TO THE LAW.
Wesley Edwards and Sidna Allen Ar
rested by Detectives at Des Moincs.
Iowa Where Miss Iroler Had Gone
TO He Married To Edwards--Irison-
crs Talk Freely and Will Return to
Virginia at Once.

leader OF the Allen clan. which shot
up the Carroll County Court House
at Hiilsviile. Va. March II. killing
Judge Massie and others. and his
nephew. Wesley Edwards. tonight are
manacled In cells at the city Jail. as c
result Of love affairs which led detec-
uves TO them. Both have announced
their Willingness to return to Virginia
without requisition.
Edwards. for the love Of whom Miss
Maude Iroler. OF Mount Airy. n. c..
had innocently led detectives to Des
Aoines. was captured tonight as he
was returning to his boarding house
after having worked all day with a
paving gang. Just as he boarded a
street car. detectives and officers sur
rounded II. Edwards was trying to es-
cape by crawling through the front
end Of the car when officers caught
him. The arrest os Sidna Allen was
Effected earlier In the day.
visit by Edwards to Miss Iroler In
her North Carolina home about a
month ago and the accidental loss of
letter put the detectives on the
trail. The fugitives had been In Des
Moines since April 2s. Allen. under
the name Of Tom sayre. worked as a
carpenter. and Edwards. under the
name Of Joe Jackson. was employed
with city paving gang.
Allen was arrested at the home Of
John Cameron. at Eleventh and Lo-
Gust streets. where he and his nephew
had been rooming. by Detectives Bald
win. Lucas and Mundy. Of Roanoke.
Va. The arrest occurred a few min
utes after Miss Iroler stepped into the
Cameron home to meet Edwards,
whom she was to wed tonight, ac-
cording to an arrangement made
when he visited her In Virginia.
Detective Lucas was at her heels
Allen was In an upper room when in
formed that visitors wanted to see
him: he came down stairs. As he did
90 Detective Lucas covered him with a
revolver and asked him to surrender.
Allen hesitated and then throw up his
hands. remarking as he did so: IT
guess I'm your man."
Allen was handcuffed and placed
under a guard OF city detectives. while
Col Baldwin and Chief Jenny, OF the
local department. went In search OF
rewards who was said 10 be at work
In the western part OF the city. Ap-
parently Edwards had heard that his
uncle had been captured. because ne
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-
Ing previously been provided with
, the address, and the officers follow
ed.
arrest OF Allen and the capture OF
Edwards with little show OF concern.
Wesley was down home a month
ago" she said. I'VE were TO be mar
ried. lie gave me the money TO come
TO this city and this address. / had
no idea that any one was following
me-"
Sidna Allen. !n his cell tonight.
talked freely OF the events OF the last
few months. but declined to say much
concerning his movements imme-
diately after the Court House tragedy.
He and Edwards remained In the
mountain country OF Virginia and
North Carolina for about a month.
and then got over into Kentucky. 60
Ing TO Louisville. where they spent
several days. Their next stop was In
81 Louis, where they remained a
week. They had sufficient money for
their needs and travelled as first class
Passengers.
Il don't know why We came TO Des
Moines." said Allen, unless II was
that ! thought we would be safer here.
Several years ago I was I'm the Klon-
dyke. and figured that the officers
would think / had gone back there.
Sc We came 90 Dcs Moines and l got
work as a carpenter and expected TO
remain here until II was safe back
home.
Il would have given myself UP
long ago II ! hal thought we could
Eet a square deal. But see what they
have done to Floyd. my brother. and
Claude"
Allen declared that the Court House
tragedy was the fault Of the officers.