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Show VIRGINIA OUTLAW LEADER FINALLY RUN TO EARTH Sldna Allen and Hie Nephew, Wesley Edward Are Trailed to Their Hiding Hid-ing Place Through Woman. De Moines, Iowa. Slim Al'en. so called leader of the Allen clan whhli hot. up tho Carroll county court houHO at Hlllsvllle, Vn., March H. killing Judge Maxle and others, nun his nephew, Wesley 1-Mward were captured here Saturday. Iloth have announced their willingness to return to Virginia without requisition. LdwardH, for the love of whom Miss Maude Iroler of Mount Airy, N. C. had Innocently led detectives to Ik- Moines, wa captured a he wa returning re-turning to hi boarding house, after having worked all day with a paving gang. Just a b boarded a street car, detectives and officer surrounded It Kdward wa trying to escape by crawling through the front end of thp car when the officer caught bim. The arrest of sldna Alien was effected earlier In the day. A vlKlt by Kdward to Ml Iroler In her Virginia home about a month ago and the accidental Iohm of a letter let-ter put the detective on the trail. The fugitive had been In Ie Moine since April L'S. Kldua Allen declined to any much concerning bis movements Immediate-j ly after the court bouse tragedy, lie and Kdward remained In the mountain moun-tain country of Virginia and North Carolina for about a month, and then got over Into Kentucky, going to Louisville, where they spent several days. Their next stop wa In St. Louis. |
