Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-30
Markets and General :
CATCH ANOTHER ALLEN
Frisi, II Years Of Age, Captured BY
Detectives in Shed at Fathers Home
HUNTED Men Admit Killing.

-nuntoo Men ADMIT NtiS00.
HNisville, Va March 3o.-Friel Al
len. a stripping Of II. youngest Of ths
eight Of tho Allen gang. each indicted
for the ave murders in the Carol
county court house = fortnight ago
was captured late yesterday in car
riage shed at the home OF his father
Jack Allen, eight miles from here.
He cheerfully submitted to arrest
and today occupies cell In the Hills
Vile Jail with his cousin. Claude Swan
son Allen. who surrendered Thursday.
Only Sidna Allen. n man OF middle
age. and his young nephew. Wesley
Edwards. both mountaineers Of daring
are fugitives today. They are the las
OF tho outlaw band whose shots killed
a Judge. sheriff. prosecutor. juror. and
bystander on March II.
F'riel Allen three days ago deserted
the two men still ut arge and brouxh,
back last night their ultimntum OF de
fiance. Both are prepared to resist un
til death.
A fathers anxiety to have his young
est son spared terrible death In the
mountains Ia assumed to be the cause
OF Freil Aliens capture.
Hillsville had hardly diKested the ex
citement incident to Claude Aliens
capture when Friel Allen galloped into
town. the prisoner OF Detectives
Thomas l.. Felts and f. c. Payne, who
made the arrest.
Tho young prison talked RlibIy Of
his conversations with Sidna Allen and
Wesley Edwards. The former, ne said
admitted killing Judge Thorton L.
Massie. while the latter acknowledged
shooting Commemorative Attorney
William NJ. Foster. His own part In
the tragedy he discreetly evaded dis
cussinE.
He brought. however. first hand In
formation OF the desperate straits OF
Sidns Allen. leader OF the band. and
his consciousness Of guilt In the dia :
lcct OF the mountains he told his story
needing interruption and answering all
queries
"ynoie S.dna told ne" related the
boy, that ne never expected TO see his
family again. He hopes the detective.
will get discouraged so that he can get
away. but n they keep after him |
think ne will be shot killing them. He
will never surrender. He didn't like
II when I left him He told me I was
making a mistake, but 7 was tired and
hungry"
Resume Search for Othsrv.
Detective Felts and his men earl,
today resumed their search for Sidnn
Allen and Wesley Edwards. Direc,
word from Allen ana Edwards care 70
the searchers for the hrst time wher
yourg Priei Alien. the 17-year- old
nephew az sidna ana one OF tho eish,
indicted for the court house murders
WAS captured at tho homo OF his faith
er.
Fret. who len tAs mountains snd
came home aKpsctin6 capture. hecaust
he was plumb starved ont" told his
captors that he had parted from his
cousin and unoia At the top OF che
mountain wednesday night. We De.
ciared that both told him A. ne lef,
they would nevcr be taken alive. The
uncle. ne said. admitted that M killed
Judge Masaie. while Wesley Bdwardi
confessed that Commonwealth Attor-
ncy Foster was his marx.
Two Oandits eurreundsd.
SidnA Allen. leadcr OF the Aiiet, clan
,nd Wesley Edwards. his nephew. the
two fugitive court house aseaeelns. arr
believed 70 bc surrounded on 9nga,
Loaf mountain Every lir,D Of escape
IL said to be- guarded and . battle may
take place before night