The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-27
JACK MUST HAv
SOLEMN PROh|
Will Deliver Sidna and LII
Two Nephews if Son
Is Spared
PROPOSITION is NOW Il
Up TO AUTHORIZED
Officials and Attorneys D.
cline to Discuss Matter, n
But Developments
Are Expected
Nv y. j. O'NEII.I,.

By ~ y. ONtIlL.
HILLsV!LLE, VA. March xo.--x3
Give my hoy kres,i ass hfc-sav@a
him from the cietaric chair---ane s y&3
/ will surrender him To the hN
as we'll as my brother Saonas
and my neplaews. Claude AltcM ~
and wesley EDWARDS, inside mn
FIVE hours. IaaA
My klnsmen are Whoic - s
20 me, but the boy y my ON as
Mesh and DIood. III 90 anyInI1 Run
10 keep MIN from y nnrderer 1ss Ss
DEATH"
This message. according 70
report widely circulated here to-
day, was sent IN rom tine maoon. ss#
tains by Jack Allen. who did NOS y
take part IN the coursn00s0 sS
slaughter of two weeks ago, D9t NJ
has been acting ~ head @ -
elan SINCE It's cnieltaan. sa0nas
took to the wiids. and It's pa-
trisrch, Floyd, was placed IN tho
Roanoke jail.
Jack declared through his mes-
sen0er, the story had ". that no
knows the mountain fAssncsseS
where the fugftives have neen
hiding; and that no WAS wilAne
to lead the poesc OF monntatnecr
scouts directly 70 the piacc eOna9hC
ii his proportion WAS accectc0
Investigating FTectS t1re.
The officials here, before replyine
to the proposition, are said 10 pc uy-@
Ing to learn just how much ev1denco5
there Is AGAINST Freel-whether ~
not his bullets were responsaole Ior
the dsaLh OF any q tne I'VE peLsonss
who fell before the fusillade from
the desperadoes' as. II there is no
positive evidence tnat ne KiLea 1nA
one. tna answer DIoo9Day VIA os
prnno .Msm " 49, s.e,,a,,. -. Z +,,s.ss
cca~A,.. - az ~snnrf 49,
.a oInne' 49, -. ~ i.rr
n -. ,a,,n-.. tran ~. f,,rifivS
hrntber Ereei, barnard went d. II
rectIv to the office Of ex-Judge W.
q. Bolen. and told him that the out.
laws have never been near canturs.
that they could dodge their pursuern
and that the only way IL
which they might be taken was o1s
having their hiding place revealed ~
one who knew II. TnereIore. Y Wuus1
be best for the authorities 20 aa19s
to Jacks terms u tney posssDS eousss
O.s s,s. - 4ai..,.~ 49,
ouuse IIn ....,,.,,ra - pre~NSs
SUI, @...s 80 TudCa Stanlnu
, uLeo ,ncanasd tha s,ain nudge NN1E 81
s;a ON the bench. say they have heax
no,hinx OF such q proposal. q
.Nfy bushes, In mine. not you,Allae III
said Barnard Alien. It II certAin
that the boy had q l0M4A
talk with Judge Bolen and that tn63
ex-jprist later talked several I'll
with Prosecutor Landreth auu Sus1 s.z'
Staples. -. A,,.. III
BY those VINO INV a.. =. s.sss
who u OF tne s"asseiins' - \ ssss
oner IL aeemed n". ~. = ssss2
Strong as mas neeh nus .oya's - sF!3
prothers, stronger Set naS
love Tor ms eiue1 son 80 ES.s &
drinkins' nshuHs n'vo ~ !. ~ -. s3sS5
been frequent wy ~!
ono VINO dared approaen N
Freel. II II said. couiu ~ -. Iy1ssS
In the world WIN tne oIu y ~
Jack. who ~ All narones.s -
ness, mas always u 49,, - u II. s.sssss3H!
woman whe1e sNn. oo4 49,. .S5|a
Freei mas oeen CONCERNS. S ~ <
saRe - said Y nay ~, Soasss ~
II you all accept thus o,Io1 Z. s
You all got 10 give me ING 49, ~ l.a4 u
bibie oa'h you EYER toon 49,
tote fa1r. IL la turn tno W.
thatd he the end Ok my iHe ! s!9ssI
then and there. sSsS
Court y opened.
Court opened TINS inV.H'ns ~ sts|
preiminaries OF tns trIha " ~ IS $50
tured ciansmen, AZ was . .ls ,a!s.4
casion--sas all court aays ate
with SPECTATORS and htaSans9 T.
into town on hoisepocA. q - 80 44y
spreading Iortn tncH 49, - alz
shops. groups OF men stanuln6 49, zlI
and discusstng the cases. and
folk stalking here and there
corn. as the crystal prodnct a
w onr ahipo atftl = terpnoH