The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-01
PLEADS FOR LIFE.
WITH S|DNA ALLEN
LAFAYETTE AYERS MEETS oUT-
LAW ON MOUNTAIN AND -
PROMPTLY COVERED
THROUGH WITH CHASE
SATISFIED TO MAKE HIS ESCAPE
ALIVE. WILL GIVE DETEC-
TIvEs NO FURTHER AssIs-
TANCE IN CASE
THROUGH WITH CHASE

Especial to The Richmond Virgtuian.l
NIT. AIRY. N. c.. March 3i.--The
expected failed to happen this morn
closed the circle that Indicated where
sidna Allen. the most daring des-
perado OF the Virginia outlaws, was
suppose to be hiding. The dawn
brought the expected raid In the
iScy thicket. but the outlaw had es-
capped during the night and tonight
the detectives are following another
clue In another section of the noun
tains with the determination to cap
tufe him at all hazards.
All night long thirty detectives and
officers kept lonely vigil about the
dense lyey thlcket waiting for daylight
with The nope Of capturing him alive.
Nature seemed TO smile on their
actions for nearly fun moon shone
with wonaeffui briiiiancy, d TACT that
almost rendered escape Impossible.
That Allen knew in the early part or
the night the location OF the detec-
III es. ~ assured from the fact that
at least. by midnigh, he had made MS
escape and WAS making his way east
ward TO the mountain range. his es-
cape is not due the failure of the de-
tDuti,es 10 do their whole duty, nut
10 the fact that Allen KNOWS every foot
Of the face of the mountains Is keen
and alert and Is no ordinary outlaw.
Face to Face With Sldna.
For the first time In many days
Sidna Allen has been seen. and the
man who saw him is not likely TO
i soon forget the meeting, for the out
! law promptly covered the man and
told him If no had any messages 10
| leave to get busy and tell what they
were AT about o'clock this morn
/ ing Laf ayette Ayers. who resides In
1.-The mountains, and who had been
| giving aid to the officers was coming
aown the mountain by foot path
| from the top OF the ridge, and al
| point about three miles from the foot
| Of the mountains and two miles east
| of Fancy Gap road he met Sidna Alien
coming up the mountain by the same
path.
! Allen, as quick as a flash. covered
| him with Il shotgun. declaring that he
vas going TO kill him because nc h ad
1 cen furnishing infol nation 10 the de-
/ tectiyes Ayers begge' t.f his life
/ and stoutly denied any participation
| IN an endeavor 10 CAPTURE him.
| Finally Spares tife.
Alien finally told him to move and
| move quickly. and Ayers evidently
| was so frightened in his life. and will
| have no more 30 do with the chase.
/ The event occurred about five miles
from where the detectives stood guard
tarouna the Ivy thicket, anticipating
I'M capture Of one or both of the out
| laws. s&
/ Tonight the detectives have moved
/ their base OF operations and are In
tho section where Allen held up Ayres
! and where Wesley Edwards was sup
! posed to have spent last night This
| morning, the detectives found at Buzz
! za49ts- Rnck.-near the Wards Gap
road. and three miles to the east of
| where Ayers encountered Allen. under
/ The shelter of Buzzard Rock. bed
Of leaves. Jew blanket and pie atty
Of provisions. and 1t is here that Ed
wards evidently slept la-it night.
| Secures Good Rest.
| 1t lis believed that Edwards passed
| the Gordon of detectives yesterday
t morning and made his way to Buzz
zard Rock, where the outlaws had EVIL
! IDENTIFY made a base Of supplies and
! a place of refuge from the weather.
The inference now Is that. after
/ holding up Ayers, Sidna Allen made
! his way eastward to buzzard's Rock.
4 WnGFG nG jOiUSU GQWaiuS ai'N SSNuAAa
some rest for today's campaign OF
sluding the officers who are certainly
/ hot on the trail. and determined to
capture them as soon as possible.
! The detectives tonight are divided
F. into two squads In the mountains
while the possernep are guarding
! every avenue of escape and the man
hunt continues with renewed vigor
Notwithstanding tho physical strain
under which they are laboring.
! Outlaw Not Wounded.
) Ayers, who was held up by Allen.
/ declares that the outlaw is not suf-
fering from wound and that he is
the same c.aiickwitted. alert and foxy
man tha3 has been so greatly feared
ty his neignbors and the fact that. In
| The PAST two days. much food has
/ bspn@fa,snes whares 9thes outlaws haze,
| been located, means that they are
/ neither hungry or fatigued.
! These facts makes the hunt more
! Interesting for the outlaws will eHade
I capture tfs long as possible by dedg-
/ ing them, but when cnrnered VIII
! fight like demons. 1t Is truly nerve
| pitied against nerve aid II mean an
| early capture or n long chase.