The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-19
Gov. Mann Issues Proclamation
Offering $4,000 Reward
THEY'LL FIGHT TO DEATH
All That the Posse Got for Yesterdays
Search Was Some Moonshine Whis-
key Secured in the Mountain
Region of Virginia.

DAYS chase of the courthouse assassins
brought the posse back last night weary
and empty-handed, their only catch be-
ing a few gallons of moonshine whis-
key.
Governor Mann has issued proclama-
ton increasing the total rewards to 81
900 for the outlaws capture dead or
alive. People here declare no Allen was
ever arrested while he could fight and
none will be. The posse believes it.
Floyd Allen, the outlaw, whose SEN
tence by the court precipitated the trag-
edy, lay in jail with broken leg and
bullet wounds fretting him. He moaned
that he wished he had followed his wite's
advice.
The detectives believe that the out
laws have settled on plan OF action
| for the campaign. 1t was learned that
the entire clan, under the leadership of
| Sid Allen left their stronghold on sat
urday and gathered at the home OF Jack
| Allen, regarded by the authorities as
the most dangerous member of the clan.
Here the subject of action was discussed
and it was decided to fight to the death.
| Jack Allen is regarded as one of the
! brainy men of the clan 1t is believed
| that he absented himself from the raid
Oh the courthouse so that he would be
| free to move about the county, thus
being of immense assistance to his breth-
rem, and able TO look after their prop
erty while they We're defending them
selves in the mountains.
Courthouse Murders Probably Planned.
That the courthouse murders We're
planned in advance and everything that
could possibly aid in the carrying out
OF the plans formed for the wiping out
OF the county authorities carefully con-
sidered is no longer doubted by those
who have charge of the prosecution Of
the states case against the accused
men 1t is said that the clan even
wrote to Sheriff Webb. telling him that
unless the court officers left their rifles
at home, the Aliens would not appear
at the trial. Despite the advice of
his friends, the sheriff needed the clans
warning and at the trial he and his
deputies We're armed only with REVIEWERS.
The Aliens knew that they could not
carry rifles into court themselves and
they planned not to be taken at any
disadvantage.
FLOYD Allen, his SON. Victor. and Byrd
Marion, indicted by the grand jury, are
in Jail at Roanoke. Old Floyd, who
has made many threats of suicide is
under close guard, the authorities fear
ins that he may find some means of
carrying his threat into effect The
prisoners are all closely guarded, the
guards being changed every three hours
On the orders of Judge Staples no one
! oil b,x
with the prisoners.
The army Of detectives securing the
hills for the outlaws, realized yesterday
that they have a hard task before them.
1t is admitted that the band might re-
main in the thickly wooded mountain in
definitely and that their capture will
only be accomplished by patient work
on the part Of the detectives. 1t is the
plan of the detectives to proceed eau
tiously and pick OIL the outlaw band
one by one until all have been cap
tured or killed.
Meanwhile the state authorities are
planning to cripple the Aliens in an ,
other manner and cut OFF their sup
plies 1t was announced Sunday that
damage suits would be Immediately in
stituted against the Aliens by the ex-
ecutors of the estates of those who |
lost their lives as result of the shoot |
ing. each suit being for $4,000. Be |
sides these the clan members will have |
to answer to seven or eight suits insti-
tuted by persons who We're wounded in
the courthouse fight or in the fighting /
since the murder. With the filing Of the
suits, attachments will be issued against |
the property of the Aliens under the
Virginia law. This will successfully cut
off the source of supply of the band
and handicap them seriously.
The capture of the outlaws alive will
be the aim of the state authorities If
the men indicted for the murder can
be captured and brought to trial and
punished by the state, it is believed
that the effect in increasing the respect
for the law among the mountaineers of
Virginia will be greatly increased.
Five of the men indicted for murder
in the first degre by the grand jury are
still at large. They are Sid Allen,
Claude, a son of Floyd; Freel and Wes-
lev Allen and Sid Edwards. Two bands
Of detectives and deputies, about forty
strong, are looking for these men and
are determined to get them. The two
bands are working together and keep
ing in touch with each other.
With the waning of the Aliens star
as the result Of the courthouse murder,
stories of members of the elan are crop
ping up which show that they complete
ly dominated the life of this portion
Of the state for the last twenty five
years The clan had no regard for law
or the rights of others, but ruled by
the right of their rifles Through their
peculiar code of honor that bound them
to aid each other to the death in case
Of trouble, the Aliens were able to hold
control of their little principalty, and
it is thought that they win 90 down
with rifles in their hands, fighting for
that supremacy which they have so long