The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-10-10
OUTLAWS SWEETHEART.
Naude Iroler's Romance Like Story
Book

of many a man as we'll as of nations.
But all the world loves lover, and
the story Of the mutual love of Wes-
ley Edwards and pretty Maude 1roler
while void of the least bit of fiction,
reads like a story from the books.
NIaude is the 19-year-old daughter
Of Frank Iroler. substantial Vlr-
ginia farmer VINO lives in Carroll
county. Virginia, about mile from
the home of Wesley Edwards. TWO
years ago Mr.. Iroler bought the farm
he now lives on and moved from be-
vond the mountains, where he had
formerly lived. He had not been set
tied in his new home many weeks
before Wesley Edwards became ac-
ouainted with his daughter and soon
the two young people were seen often
together. Maude was an attractive,
healthy girl and we'll educated TOR
the opportunities she had been given.
Owner of Fine Horses.
Wesley Edwards is not the type CT
ignorant blockader that many Would
suppose him to be-. His mother owns
a farm of 200 acres of land and keeps
her place we'll stocked with horses
and cattle. She is the admirer of fine
horses and owned two as pretty ami
mails as could be found in the coun-
try.
One of the animals Wesley often
used as a buggy horse when he called
on Maude or carried her about the
country on visits to the neighbors on
a Sunday afternoon or to church
when some minister had an appoint
ment in the neighborhood.
For a year and a half the two
young people were devoted to each
other and the day for the marriage
was set. During all this time wesley
had been a welcome visitor at the
Iroler home, and there was no OBJ
lection to the marriage.
But the fatal fourteenth day OF
March came. On that day Wesley's
encle, Floyd Allen, was to be tried IN
Hillsville court for interfering with
an officer in the discharge of his
duty. The Aliens were devoted to
each other and it was Floyd Allen
who had always been the leader OF
the family clan and a hero in the
ewes of all the boys in the neighbor-
hood.
Wesley went to the trial along
with the others. He was to buy his
license at the county court house that
fatal day and lead Maude to the altar
and make her his wife the very next
the 18th of March.
The trial of Floyd ended and the
massacre in the court room followed,
in which the court officers were muir
dered and Wesley played an import
ant part in that sad affair.
Arouses Fathers Suspicion.
Then followed his pursuit by the
officers and detectives and his life
as an outlaw. Weeks went by and no
one was supposed to know the hid
ing place of the hunted man. The
subject of the hunt by the armed
bands of men who secured the noun
tains was the topic of conversation
in the Iroler home almost daily, and
it was noticed that Maude was al
ways disposed to excuse Wesley for
his part in the killing of the court
officials.
Soon the impression was made that
she was yet devoted to her lover and
was not willing to give him up, now
that he was in trouble.
The detectives roamed the noun
tains for days and weeks and finally
left that section so far as the farm
ers knew. The subject of the capture
of the hunted men and their possl-
BILE hiding place became an old story
and the people began to think the
two fugitives had made a final es~
cape.
About this time Mr.. Iroler noticed
that Maude had been making pur-
chases at Mt. Airy that were unusual.
The young woman had been to the
stores and bought goods that were
of more costly material than had
been her custom. His suspicious
were aroused and he is supposed to
have communicated his suspicious 70
the detectives who were working on
the case. Then began the systematic
watching of Maude by the detectives.
1t was noticed that she would often
go with a neighbor girl to visit in
the neighborhood and that her ex-
cuse for being away from home was
that she was going to spend the night