Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-18
Reports Have Aliens Armed
and ProviSioned for Seige in
Blue Ridge Mountains Near
DEVILS Den.
SEVENTY-FIVE SLEUTHS
AND CITIZENS IN SEARCH
Brother Of Criminals Says He
Does not Believe They Will
Ever Surrender as Justice
Could not Be had in County,


! ny Morning journal Special Leased WireI
Il HillsNile. Va, March "a, - Two
thousand feet above sea level. among
the crags and caves of the Blue Ridge
mountains. the Allen gang, who dem
onstrated their contempt of consti-
! tuted law by a massacre of the judge.
| the prosecutor and the sheriff OF the
Carroll county court last Thursday,
continued today to defy capture.
The days search by posse of
seventy five detectives and citizen
/ volunteers demonstrated that unless
/ the militia Is sent here to begin Il sys-
/ tematic siege Of the hiding places OF
the outlaws. they may never be
brought to answer to the indictments
OF murder returned yesterday.
For such Il plan. a camping site was
selected today by representatives of
Governor Mann. County authorities
are working in harmony with the
state and orders may be issued soon
for companies of militia, If not for
| the search at least for the formal ar
! ralgnment of the prisoners. which is
scheduled here for March 26th. The
arraignment is likely to be postponed,
Those who know the paths and
passes of the highland and the points
of vantage from which outlaws could
ward off an attacking force with least
/ danger to themselves. say the Aliens
unquestionably are concealed behind
/ the overhangine preeipices of the
Devils Dem half way between here
and Mount Airy y. G.. There. with
! provisions and ammunition OF which
! II ~ said they have plenty. an attacks
/, ing forco would find the aim OF the
Aliens deadly. some think II may be
| necessary to dynamite the mountain
/ citadels.
Quiet prevailed in Hillsyille today.
| The village pastor preached i'm favor
of capital punishment and there was
no mistaking whom he meant. From
/ the countryside came the curious on
| horseback, muleback, by OK carts and
rigs of every description, fording the
! high water Of the creeks ana climbing
the steep hills to the summit, where
reposes the hamlet of HillsVille.
Dexter Goad, clerk of the court
with bullet in his left cheek and a
bandage across his face, showed the
folks today just how IT happened. He
! rehcarsed the tragedy with vivid de-
| tail even To placing the bullet-scarred
chairs which were occupied 10y Judge
! Masse, Sheriff webb and Common
! wealth Attorney Foster \ row of
| bullet holes low on the right hand
wall were added evidence. A shat
/ tered rail In front of the judges
bench also showed the effects of the
! fusllade, and upon the floor was the
| discolOration of blood.
Andrew Howlet and Stuart Worrell
| bystandcrs who were wounded at
| Thursdays assassination, today rested
easily. one has a bullet in the lung
and the other was shot in the side.
! Juror Kane who was shot In the
abdomen, and is most seriously in
/ jured of all. may die.
! over the mountainside the posse
secuted today 10 no avail. They con-
! Quoted their movements in the broad
glare of a hot sun, which, however,
helped TO dry tho muddy roads, max
| ing prospects for tomorrow morning
encouraging. Contrary to earlier re-
ports the telephone wires throughout
this district have not been cut. Com
munication from the outside world
has been difficult in the last two days.
principally because of the heavy out
flow OF press dispatches. which are
being tclephoncd from here to Barren
Springs. whence they are telegraphed.
Jasper Allen, known rs Jack, who
is brother Of Sidna ana Floyd. bat
who Is said not To have been involved
in the tragedy. made a statement to-
0
said
! Il am greatly surprised and
shocked at what happened. do not
think my brothers had made any plot
or plan. When | saw Sidna the night
of the shooting ne told me he knew
nothing of any trouble beforehand
and was surprised himself when the
shooting began In the court room.
Il do not believe my relatives viii
.tN fh..nsg4l.a.. . an. FaV 4 GA
| that they would get fair trial in
Carroll county.
MY brother. Sidna. was wounded
when he passed my home Thursday
night and was alone. I don't know
where he has gone and have received
no word from him since. shall not
try to advise them about giving them
selves up. They must do as they think
best"
Tonight part Of the posse came
back To- HillsNille and part remained
iu the mountain bush pursuing Sidns
Edwards. a nephew Of Floyd Allen.
Edwards was last reported climbing
through the Blue Ridee with the posse
about two hours behind him. Accord
ing tn the detectives who returned to-
nlght. the man Is fleeing with an in
jurcd foot. By trailing Edwards the
posse hopes 10 locate the rest % the
band.
while Floyd Allen WIS wound II ana
% prisoner in the jail tonight. the posse
hunfin9 his relatives we're guests al
his table Aliens wife and his sons
wife prepared ~ al for the pursuers
and the men who returned tonight de-
clare they had been treated right
res-al'
Floyd Allen. his son Victor. and
B,rd Marion we're brought here from
pnf4stfi early This uorniu- and put in