The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27
CAPTURE MEMBER OF GANG.
DETECTIVES BRING YOUNG SID
Ma EDWARDS BACK no
HILLSvILLE JAIL.
Elssed NJ Easy Arrest OF Mountaineer.
Pursucrs Press ON I'm Search Of
Oshevs sf Gang.

Hillsvilis. Va. March 22.--Sidna
Edwads. a tall rugged mountaineer
OF %. sat calmly In the darkness OF
the little brick Jail here tonight the
nrss catch Of the posses who have
been securing the mountains for those
OF the Allen gang who got away after
the court houese assassination of
March IL. when q Judge. prosecutor.
sheriff and two bystanders were killed
and two others were seriously
wounded.
Tonight young Edwards. emaiciated
and worn from weeks wandering
In the 'thickets. protests his innocence
Of the indictment OF murder against
him. and the hunters. spurred on by
. day's success. are up In the Blue
Ridge huntlng. for the same charge.
his brother wesley Edwards his
uncle. stdna Allen and his cousins.
Claude and Frisl Alien.
Is 0rands Fslts and w. w. Phaut.
heading . pose. came upon Edwards
at O'Clock this morning. asleep In
an empty nut . mile from his home.
He w~s uns.med. and when ne woke
the dssectives were at his side. He
made no rssls<ance and went to q
farmers house. near LAmbsburs.
Va. and started for Hillsville with his
cAptors earl, today. Jack Allen. his
uneie--one Of thc Aliens who was not
~ the court hour on the day Of the
trass6y-joine his nephew on the
way In and salloped along with the
parry.
TheS cantered In and paused while
shs moving picture men clicked OF q
fsw hundred fepk Of nlm- pstsctives
carrying rifies folloved CLOSELY. The
psrsy turned In ut : iittls lAns where
zsne raiders . week ago drew rein and
( yofs their potsiss while they went to
/ viz ous me b0uaan fabric Of Carroll
e6uney court. eidna Iss8 his mount
80 ~ 1to11,,d O ~ llt>Is jail across
- seeopy ne sorfsdor. bat his keeper
va slsrn en& locked him sp.
Jaek Afish came out and said to
the nswspapsi men:
-'ndy nephes,. sidna. is the most
poacoable man IN the county. He
WoeIdnt know what to do with gun
\ n no had IT,"
Ey A little questioning angered Allen
and ne declared his family was being
grossly misrspresented.
Fists viii ny pretty soon." he said.
a tive detectives escorted him over
ths hill.
Rumors few persistently about the
country-side today that the Aliens
stiii at large. discouraged by the TAX
Ing OF Edwards and probably i'm
presss,d with the ultimate futility Of
thcir Night. had sent proposition to
Gov. Mann offering to surrender IL
they were permitted to plead guilty to
murder In the second degree.
Such a proposal was said to have
been made 20 w. @. Baldwin at Roa-
nokc by relative of the Aliens. but
the detective refused TO talk about
a.. II is said he tuned II down. Gov.
Mann In Richmond tonight declared
ne had heard OF no such proposal
sidna Edwards. the boy In jail to-
night. and his brother. Wesley. were
the principals In an escapade which
started tho trouble which eliminated
IN the assassination at the court
house. The brothers had attempted
TO ovst an uncle OF theirs a minister
named Garland. from his pulpit and
were arrested for breaking the peace.
Floyd Allen attempted TO free them
and had been convicted and sentenced
for interfering with an officer when
the shooting on March IL began.
The authorities began today round
ing up those who are charged with
completely In helping the Allen gang
make n getaway. Gordon Edwards
and Alex. Thomas were held for aid
ing and abetting criminals and re-
leased on $500 bonds.
Prosecutor IAudrith declared today
that the trials would he called up on
Apfril rs. When court convenes on
Tuesday other indictment for the
murderer OF Juror Fowler. who died
a few hours after the fray. will be-
reported.
w. RI. Ellis. an attorney who Is rep
resenting the Aliens. said tonight that