The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-03
CAPTURE ONE MORE
YOUNGEST OF The OUTLAWS nov
In HANDS OF LAW
Was JUST STARVED OUT
Friel Allen Tells Of Suffering While
Eluding Posse, and Says He Left
Eis Uncle and Cousin in the Noun
ta;ns Determined to Die Rather
ard Cousin in the Noun

EiS Uncle and Cousin in the Noun
tains Determined to Die Rather
Than Give Up.
Friel Allen, blue-eyed stripping
of II, youngest. Of the eight Of the
Allen gang, each indicted for the five
murders in the Carroll County Court
House fortnight ago at Hillsville,
Va, was taken late Friday in a car
riage shed at the home Of his father,
Jack Allen, eight miles from Hills
vile Jail, with his cousin. Claude
Swanson Allen. who surrendered
without resistance to the detectives
Thursday.
Only Sidna Allen. a man OF middle
age, and his young nephew, Wesley
Edwards, both bold mountaineers Of
reckless daring, are fugitives now.
They are the last of the outlaw band,
whose fusillade killed Judge, sher-
if, prosecutor, juror and bystander
on March II. Friel Allen two days
ago deserted the two men still at
large and brought back their ulti-
matum of defiance. Both are pre-
pared to resist until death.
A fathers anxiety to have his
youngest son spared terrible death
in the mountains is assumed to be
the cause of Friel Aliens capture.
Jack Allen was not involved in the
Court House shooting, but it is
known that since his son, Friel, Ioln-
ed the outlaws. he has been endeavor-
ing to advise him to submit to the
mercy of the law. Just how the
parent communicated with the boy
mas not been learned.
Hillsville had hardly digested the
excitement incident to Claude Aliens
bloodless capture, when Friel Allen
galloped into town, the prisoner of
Detective Thos. L. Felts, leader OF
the mountain campaign against the
outlaws, and Detective C. Payne,
who together made the arrest. The
young mountaineer, Of slender build
and boyish face, was unhandcuffed
and cantered into town with smiles
and mods to those who recognized
him. He showed, however, the III
effects OF two weeks with little food
or shelter.
The young prisoner talked glibly
of his conversation with Sidna Allen
and Wesley Edwards. The former
he said, admitted killing Judge
Thornton L. Massie, while the latter
acknowledged shooting Common
wealth Attorney Wm. NJ. Foster. His
cwn part in the tragedy he discreetly
eraded discussing He brought, how.
ever, first hand information of the
desperate straits of Sidna Allen, lead
er of the band, and his consciousness
of guilt. In the dialect of the noun
tains he told his story, needing inter
ruptions and answering all queries.
Uncle Sidna told me- related the
boy with unrestrained frankness,
that he never expected to see his
family again. He hopes the detec-
tiyes will get discouraged so that ne
can get away. but if they keep after
him think he will be shot killing
them. He will never surrender. He
did not like it when I left him. He
told me I was making mistake, but
I was tired and hungry.
Uncle Sidna said he shot his pis-
tol empty three times. He always
was angry with Judge Massie. He
said he shot Judge Massie and that
Wesley shot Mr.. Foster. Uncle Sidna
said he intended to get as many OF
the Court officers as he could. When
he was shooting the people in the
street he really did not know he was
firing at any OF the jury. He said he
saw men running and thought they
needed shooting at.
The day. after the shooting Uncle
Sidna and Cousin Wesley and went
to the mountains. Wesley had two
pistols and Uncle Sidna had revol-
yer and a shotgun. We all had plen-
ty of shells. We got plenty of rations
for a while. We were hidden under
a ledge by leaves. From there we
moved to another rock and saw the
officers rail my aunt AlberI's house.
Some of the detectives came within
fifteen or twenty yards of US. l
wanted to leave, but Uncle Sidna
said if the detectives came closer he
would fire.
Uncle Sidra was shot in the arm
at the Court House and the same
bullet went into his side and back.
1t is still there. His hurts were fixed
by one OF the family No doctor saw
him. so far as l know. At daylight
Monday, Uncle Sidna got some food
in a sack. We hod plenty Of crack
ers and butter and sugar and stayed
ir the ivy and laurel bushes for ten
days, but with nothing else to eat eX-
cept those crackers. The day before
Yesterday I decided to leave and we
separated. I was just starved out. /
left them or the mountain top, about
three miles from Piper's Gap road.
Near where we were in the laurel
there was a log We had planned to
use as a breastwork in case of at
tack Friel disclaimed knowledge
of the part Claude Allen took in the
and denied knowledge Of
the activity OF Sidna Edwards. Victor
Allen and Bud Marion. now in jail
ut Roanoke. Both Friel and his cou-
sin, Claude, probably will leave here
during the night or at daybreah for
GalaN. taking the noon train there.
for Roanoke. where the two prisoners
will join their kinsfolk already in
iail. The detectives thus far have
won 81 500 Of the 100 reward Of