The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-27
Allen, Sentenced For
Treason, Flees State !
Fifteen Thousand Dollar Bond
Declared Forfeited - Last
Seen in Charleston Dece,,-l
Der T. Sentenced to Fen.
Years At Moundsville.

Charleston. W. Va. Dec. 26.-WGt%
Allen, convicted Of treason against eAe
state at Charles Town. September II
and sentenced upon recommendation ~
III. Jury. by Judge John Mitchell Wooe4
t. 10 years In the state peniteneAfys
has fled from the state and his bob
Of $4,000 has been forfeited. It w
learned here today. y
A capias was issued by c. W. Conrad.
clerk Of the circuit court Of Jsffsfloe
county. for Allen on December 80 ~
sent to the sheriff Of Logan ceuntSss
arprehend the fugitive. Deputy ehef3H
II. Emmett Keadle Of Logan. hrougnt
Tie capias to Charleston today So
search Of information concerning ,ApS4.
Attorneys for toe United Mine Wotfkte
cf America. who defended Allen inshle
trial at Charles Town. and on NheN
petition Judge Woods granted AIAe
bond pending 4 proposed appeal TO IL
supreme court. Eay they have no knowl.
edge Of Aliens whereabouts and thes
ho was last seen here December Is 4
Rssnd Of In oklaAons. =
Allen was last heard Of In OkIahe1e
City, Okla. where he had been boerdin9
for a week and which place he left ~
hours before the arrival there sevc
days ago Of an officer who was On
trail, Deputy Keldle stated. Whsfe1
went from therc has not been oelDI
mined. II Is ststed. y. 9. Yo6p1
this city. acted AZ. Aliens bondsmk1eg
Allen was convicted for his petf
patton in the armed march Of
union miners from Kanawha county&&
the non-union coal counties Of Lo0
and Minso In August and Septembs&
1921. According to the evidsnee "a M
trial which covered Z period of, M
weeks. he handled the finlnceS -
otherwise assumed direction Of ths ktl
ed marrh which vas stopped :at
border Of Logan county where . oeett
between the invaders and stats S<egu
RACED over rs mile front on. 81
mountain and where the union ntn14'
were subsequently, dIsarmed by fs69i
troops. ~. .f7,
Although Allen was granted histf4
dos under bond after the sAnt1AdostR
comm ended By the jury in e6sEpeNt
ty which heard his cass. had 66okt9
ally imposed BY Judge Wood f9
expFesaed purpose OF carrying III 60
to the 1upfeme court, there 10 40 -
cord OF an appeal in his cassstn
offices Of the clerk Of the higher tn
bunal here, It YVES learned today. NJ
explanation Of failure to appeal 10 49,
BY Aliens attorneys. ,s:sS
ratlsd TO Appear. =; &
The time granted Allen for the AHDeql
expired December l3, but accofdlaeS 40,
Clerk Conrad Of the Jefferson cisrelk.
court. Allen failed to appear that t1AH
to commence his sentence In thsg Dou&
tentiary His bond was then aseaSfD1
forfeited on the ground that hs IL;
left the Jurisdiction Of the JsMeseeA
circuit court, and capias vas ANne4
for him. This capias was sent - IL
sheriff Of Logan county for service sbA{
cause Of the fact that Aliens case ~
transferred from the circuit court ~
Logan county to Jefferson county ST.
trial. on his own application. h -
originally indicted by . Logan eo0nN
grand Jury for treason and other SimI&:
for which he has not yet faced trial. IN
growing out Of his alleged activities -,
the armed uprising. Ias
c. Frank kseney. president Of Dts4teA
II, United Mine Workers Of. Amek3O.
along with other officers Of the unto1
and members Of locals to the nuToef ~
100. are now under bond awaiting 65ey:
before Judge Woods. with Keeney'S ~
scheduled to commence next at 4efte
ley Springs. Morgan county. FeefeAty
.ls. This date will be formally. r.
by Judge Woods. he has informed afeE
news for both state and defense. wn9
he opens the regular term OF Aofll
court January 2. Keeney is to b tn.
on a murder charge growing out OF -
armed march and the death on bleA
mountain Of three Logan county onS,'
ers. In this connection the Rev. j.,
wilburn and his son John were conNes
ed Of second degree murder ana eeae
fenced to eleven years each In the stess
penitentiary by Judge Woods