The Sentinel=record., 1912-03-30
FRIEL ALLEN
 IS CAPTURED
ANOTHER MEMBER OF VIRGINIA OUTLAW BAND CAPTURED BY
 PERSISTENT DETECTIVES.
Says Sdna Allen and Wesley Edwards Win Never Give Up-TelIs Story of Hardships in Hiding From
 the Officers.

liillsyilIe. Va. March 29.--Friel AL len, blue-eyed, stripling of IT, young est of the eight of the Allen gang, each indicted for the five murders in the Carroll county court house a fort ! night ago, was captured late today in carriage shed at the home of his father, Jack Allen, eight miles from here. He cheerfully submitted to ar rest and tonight occupies cell in the Hillsville jail with his cousin, ! Claude Swanson Allen, who surren- dered without resistence to the de- tectives yesterday.
 Only Sidna Allen, man of middle age, and his young nephew, Wesley Edwards. both bold mountaineers of
 eckless daring. are fugitives tonight ii They are the last of the outlaw band whose fusillade killed judge, sheriff, prosecutor, juror and bystander, | March IA
 i F'riel Allen two days ago deserted 1 the two men still at large and brought l back tonight their ultimatum of deff- ance. Both are prepared to resist until death
 A fathers anxiety to have his youngest son spared a terrible death 1 III the mountains is assumed to be the cause of Friel Aliens capture. Jack Allen was not involved in the court house shooting, but it is known that since his son, F'riel, joined the | outlaws. he has been endeavoring to advise him to submit to the mercy of the law. Just how the parent com municated with the boy has not been disclosed
 lIillsYille had hardly tiigssteSi the excitement incident to Claude Aliens capture yesterday when Friel Allen galloped into town late today, the prisoner of Detective Felts and Detec- tive Paynes who made the arrest.
 The young mountaineer of slender build and of boyish face was hand cuffed and brought into town with smiles and mods to those who recog- nized him. He showed the ill-ef- fects of two weeks with little food or shelter. however The young pris- oner talked glibly of his conversa- ! tions with lSidna Allen and Wesley Edwards. The former, he said, ad- mitted killing Judge Thornton l.. Massie, while the latter acknowledg- | ed shooting at Commonwealth Attor- 1 ney Foster. His own part in the tragedy, he discreetly evaded He 1 brought however, first hand informa- ton of the desperate straits of Sidna | Allen. leader of the band, and his | confessions of guilt.
 In the dialect of the mountains he told his story needed Interruptions and answering all queries.
 Uncle Sidna told me, related the boy with unrestrained frankness. that he never expected to see his family again. He hopes the detee- lives will get discouraged so he can get away. but if they keep after him, | 1 think he will be shot killing them 1 He never will surrender He didn't | like it when I left him. He told me 1 was making mistake, but l was tired and hungry
 'Sidna said he shot his pistol ' empty three times. He always was angry with Judge Massie. He said he shot Judge Massie and that Wesley shot Mir. Foster Uncle Sidna said he intended to get as many Of the court officers as he could. When he was shooting the people in the street, he really didn't know he was firing at any of the jury. He said he saw men running and thought they needed shooting at.
 "The next day after Uncle Sidna and Cousin Wesley and went to the mountains. Wesley had two pis- tols and Uncle Sidna had revolver l and a shotgun. We were on the ridge and hidden under a ledge by leaves. 1 From there we moved to another rock and saw the officers raid my Aunt Albertas house.
 Some of the detectives came l within 15 or 20 yards of us want ed to leave, but Uncle Sidna said if the detectives came close he would | fire.
 Uncle Sidna was shot in the arm at the court hodse, and the same bull | let went into his side and back. It is still there
 Uncle Sidna got some food in q sack We had plenty of crackers and stayed in the ivy and laurel bushes for 10 days with brtt nothing else to eat except those crackers. I was l just starved out. I left them on the mountain top"
 Frlel disclaimed knowledge of the 1 part Claude Allen took in the shoot | ing and denied knowledge of the activities of Sidna Edwards, Victor | Allen and Bud Marion, now in Jail at Roanoke.