The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-25
Detectives No Longer Come
in At Nights, but Sleep
Out in Open
FELTS CONFIDENT
OF CAPTURE SOON
Judge Staples, Attorney-Gen-
!. eral Williams and Law
yers for Defense to
Arrive Today
nv BENNETT H. LAMRE.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian)
HIIL.SvILLE. VA. March 81
Hiding somewhere among the clihs
and craigs. OF the Blue Ridge Summit,
on1cers know not where. four mem
hers OF the mob that killed five peo-
pie in the courthouse here are being
hunted with unlimited vi1or. Small
squads OF Ba1dwan-Feits men and
special constables no longer return
to Hillsvllle Mt night. but are sleep
ing IN the saddle. Seasoned veterans.
some OF whom have punched cattle
IN Texas and ridden the range In the
great Northwest. are penetrating
every laurel thicket and growth or
scrub pine upon the meaHtHiHsiae,
ailently and al swiftly AZ dense un-
derGrowth and huge boulders viii
permit. Small posses under direc-
tons Of r. l. Feits. detective chief
are redoubling their efforts to APP
prehend the men.
Knowing the fugitives are armed
only with revolycrs and shotgun.
they have no fear of the outcome
OF q battle once the four outlaws are
sighted, there In no chance OF escape
for tho desperadoes. unless they man
aged to get out OF the country. rela-
tives OF the four are under sur
VIGILANCE, and cannot furnish them
food. soon each OF them will be forced
to surrender.
weather 10 mara ON lUtM.
I ficlIoaadrsuiooilf iMaGrf. hrdlu
Their leader is severely wounded
and the outlaws X they slept out
doors last night we're made miserable
by q cold driving rain.
Although he declares hn viii have
the four in jail before the week 10
gone. Feitx refuses to disclose his
come through Jack Alien. brother
/. OF 6idpa and Floyd. 6idnA Aliens
wife. who was carried to nelghbor's
home by her husband the night AFTER
tn tragedy and there kissed goodbye.
has taken her two young children
and gone 10 live with her father.
Cicero Mitchell, at Mount Airy. n. G.
Tho Alien homestead liz In charge
Of an oficer. and the house Is lock-
ed. The outlaws horses are In HIS
vile. The four fug.tives are not sur
rounded. The report sent ont prom
Mount Airy, n. c., that they have
neen located In not true. The detes-
Sives saId here TODD their exact
vherea bouts are not known. although
II In certain they are keeping within
q small radius,
Have seen No signs.
No signs OF tho men have been
found by officers. Detectives know
their location only by what they have
been told. They believe the four are
together. This they have learned from
people who are allowed to share IN
fhe reward. The informants them
selves. living In fear Of the Aliens
have not dared attack them. On the
scuth side OF the Blue Ridge preci-
nice and broken by Korses and ems.
where moonahin!ng II made "a busi-
nesa, tho Aliens have many friends
VINO will stick by Their,
Many Of these people have been
bafriended by Sidna Ali~~ -ver liberal
ara open handed. They have gone
- hia rescue IN the past swearing
him out Of trouble. when tried In
court,
Attorney General Williams, Judge
STABLES and attorneys from Pulaski
ard Roanoke. will arrive here tomor-
row for court Tuesday.
II. II. Willis Of Roanoke, whose
Ian Arm will defend the three pris-
Onera In jail IN Roanoke, has been
ratherinR evidence In the Fancy Gap
regfon. where the Aliens live.
He will ask Tuesday that attach
snents served upon the property OF
T1ord and Victor Allen be raised on
rrOunds that the Aliens are not con.
fesnplafing leaving the State. one ot
she apcciaeafions in the blls OF ar
tachncnts.
Al the special term OF court. caiieu
FOR Wednesday. all indictment. VIII
b Withdrawn and others brought.