Reward Poster

REWARD
(DEAD OR ALIVE)
Three Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($3,100)

We will pay the following rewards for the arrest and conviction 
of Sidna Allen, Claude Allen, Freel Allen, Wesley Edwards, and 
Sidna Edwards who stood indicted in the county of Carroll, 
Virginia, charged with the murder of Judge Thornton Massie, 
commonwealth's attorney W. M. foster, and Sheriff L.S. Webb, 
who were shot to death at Hillsville, Carroll County Virginia, 
March 14th 1912.

One Thousand Dollars ($1000) Reward

Sidna Allen, age 46 years; height 5 feet 9 or 10 inches, 
weight 145 to 155 pounds; light brown hair, mixed with gray; 
blue eyes; long hatchet face; long nose; sallow complexion; 
smooth shaven; teeth prominent; one upper front tooth crowned 
with gold; one large gold filling in tooth next to gold crowned 
one. When laughing and smiling teeth are very prominent; 
large mouth; thin lips; left handed. Shot through the left arm, 
also supposed to have a light wound in the left side. Has small 
feet.

Eight Hundred Dollars ($800) Reward

Claude Allen, son of Floyd Allen, age 22 years; weight 190 
to 200 pounds; height 6 feet; black hair, ends slightly curly; 
smooth face; dark complexion; gray bluish eyes; good teeth; 
long, black eyebrows that connect; large, round face; very 
prominent cheek bones; rather good looking, but features 
a little bit rough.

Five Hundred Dollars ($500) Reward

Freel Allen, son of Jack Allen, age 18 years; 5 feet 7 or 
7 1/2 inches; weight 130 to 135 pounds; slender built; light 
hair and blue eyes; fair complexion; features rather regular; 
clean shaven.

Five Hundred Dollars ($500) Reward

Wesley Edwards, nephew of Floyd and Sidna Allen, age 20 years, 
height 5 feet 7 or 8 inches; weight 160 to 170 pounds; stock 
built; dark complexion; smooth shaven; bad and dangerous man.

Three Hundred Dollars ($300) Reward

Sidney Edwards, brother of Wesley Edwards, age 20 years; weight 
180 to 190 pounds; height 6 feet; dark hair; blue eyes; 
complexion fair, features regular; smooth shaven; limps slightly.

These men are all mountaineers and thorougly familiar 
with the mountain country along the border of Virginia 
and North Carolina. They will likely try to escape 
through North Carolinas, Tennessee, or the southwest 
part of Virginia. They may try to make their escape by 
traveling through the country in wagons. All are heavily
armed and desperate men. The reward is offered by us 
upon authority of his excellency William Hodges Mann, 
governor of Virginia and attorney general Samuel W. 
Williams. There is absolutely no question about the 
conviction of these men if arrested, as the murders 
were committed in broad open day-light in the presence 
of fifty wimesses.

Wire all information to
Baldwin-Felts Detectives, Inc.
Roanoke, Va. or Bluefield, W.Va