The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
All Men in Hillsville Go to the Scene to Aid in
 Capture
DESERT STAND AT
 SQUIRREL SPUk
May Attempt to Starve Out Assase sins-Some Talk of Calling Out Federal Troops, But the Re-
 port Is Not Credited


 Hllsville. Va. March Is.-Messsn. gers from the posses guarding ss roads in the mountains have reported the courthouse assassins at poiH bout five miles from Floyd Aliens home, Every available man In Hills. ville went to the hills m the hope ot them before they get away
 Just after dusk fell a man riding gray horse covered with foam rode in town and had a hurried talk with De. teotive Felts, head of the posse. Nor even the men who had been In the sad ,l dle all day were spared from the call and the party ganoped off on what will be an all night ride. At best tne2 indicated before dawn.
 Travellers coming down from Fancy Gap today said the Aliens had deserted their stand at Squirrel Spur and plunges into the still thicker country over towaI,. the Patrick county line. That is more of wilderness than their previous stand. Al some places the boundary lines have nevsx been traced.
 Attempt to Starye Them Out
 It now looks like an attempt to starve out the assassins. By this method they hope to cut off food supplies and prob ably medical assistance. It WAS reported that today a physician, a friend of Sidna Allen, had stolen out and dressed his wounds on Saturday. Allen himself was reported to have been seen coming down the trail from Squirrel Spur yesterday. The posses beat the bush about Wards Gap and Harper's Gap but did not find a trace of him.
 Jack Allen, one of the brothers, who did not take part in tho courthouse as- sassinations, came into town today to consult lawyer about the attachments authorities are making on Sidnas and Floyd's property. Allen galloped up to the oourthousee and created a furore. The townsfolk thought he was heading another raid.
 He said his brothers probably had shot in self defense and would fight to the last ditch.
 Sidna's wife came to town In a rickety .barouche, in pitifil contrast to her former visits. She wanted the proseoutor to ex . empt her husbands store from tho att tachments, but he refused. About S30.0O0 of his property has been tied up for the heirs of his victims.
 Telephone Wires Intact
 Telephone wires haven't been cut as reported. Ella Wilcox and her sister. the operators, refused to take fright at the Aliens and have been sticking to their switchboards night and day.
 day or two before the shooting one of the Aliens called for a. number and not getting it quickly said to tho oper- ator:
 ''I guess you don't know who I am. Pm one of the fighting Aliens"
 Yes" returned the country girl, "and I am one of the fighting Willcoxes and when you come I'll be prepared"
 The maudlin ones who write notes to haven't missed Floyd Allen in the Roanoke jail. He got letter today from New York, telling him that he and his companions in the mountains ''were real men"
 There was talk today of calling for federal troops. Those in authority how ever, did not consider IL seriously. It is not unlikely that before much more progress toward the capture of the as- sassins is made Governor Mann may de- clare martial law in Carroll county and call on every man In the mountains not in sympathy with the Aliens to come out. Under such conditions troops could picket the roads and passes and escape would be almost impossible.
 Need Cavalry
 Cordons of troops, the most adaptable being cavalry, equipped for long and systematic siege and search of the noun tans of Carroll and adjoining counties. seems today to be the only practicable method by which the members of the AL len elansmen can be captured.
 Detectives have searched the roads and homes m this vicinity within q radius oe l5 males and have been unable to find any clue of thS present hiding places of tho fustives.
 Without facilities for camping the posse Las p,t dsred 10 spend night in the mo untains anywhere near the summit of the Blue Ridge. where the Allen brothers are ielie Fed 10 be in hiding
 Four members of the posse who accom- panied Deputy Field Agent Steve Far-is of the revenue service to Floyd Allen's home to conhscate Illicit stills and other have returned here. They brought with them four outfits consisting of kettles and worms and also had about 5o gallons of whisky.
 Whisky Destroyed
 Gleat quantities Of the illicit whisky was poured out on the mountainside. Two stills were found at Sidney Edwards house. The paraphernalia was brought 10 me ntft WHtIt IL DtiIk held as evidence
 Lee Felts of the detectives posse has the revolver with which Sidney Ed wards helped to shoot up the court. The weapon was left by sidney at his home when he fled from the posse sum day It Is of Us calibre and more than a foot long.
 Acting Commonwealth Attorney Lam dreth and Prosecutor Gilmore of Pu- laski. who will assist him in present. ing the states case against the Aliens, held lengthy conference at the court house. They have completed their list of witnesses and began drawing today new indictments against eight men be- Heved by the grand Jury to have had d hand in the attack.
 The town has almost regained it's but women are still afraid to go out of doors When the shadows begin to lengthen mems hands instinct ively go to their weapons.
 There are few men here who do not believe the Aliens win make good their threat to kill Attorney Tompkins, Clerk Goad. Sheriff Edwards and James Early.
 Haynes Account Different
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