The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-01
Escaped COnviCts Divided In
to Two Squads-Are Near
Lotus, Calf.
THEY'VE KEPT OUT OF SIGHT
MiIit Being Criticized for lts
Methods in After ptins to
Capture the Men

SACRAMENTO, July 31.-A special
to the Beo from the Folsom prison
avs the fugitive convicts are now
.eported to have been located in two
jquads about six miles from Lotus.
This information comes from the
Sheriff's Office at Auburn and has just
oeen received at the prison.
Tho Auburn Office states that a
message was received from Sheriff
David Reese Ct the Sacramento coun-
ty posse, who has just come in from
he woods announcing that there is
no doubt the prisoners have been
coated as indicated
This is the location generally which
Sheriff Bosquit, Captain Swisler and
Captain Murphy AVE eontended the
fugitives have been in since last
Monday night.
Sheriff Kenna and his posse and the
militia were going to close in on the
suspects.
From this point it is difficult to
communicate with Lotus. the only
means CT communication being by tel
lephone.
The lire from Lotus to Placerville
ie in the hands of the militia and the
posses, and can only be used when
they do not require it.
Tobner mine. near which the con-
victs are supposed to be. is not far
from the mouth of Webber creek, and
in that vicinity a deserted cabin
stocked with provisions has been dis
covered.
Considerable criticism of the at
tempt to catch the escapes by the
aic of the militia is INDUCED in at
Folsom. 1t is said that every move
the soldiers make is preceded by a
bugle call, which is sent reverberating
through the foothills and doubtless
reaches the ears of the escaped con-
victs.
| Woods, their leader, is an ex-soldier
and il within hearing distance of the
bugle calls is in a position to antIc-
lpate every move made.
Warden Wilkinson says that the
guards sent out from the prison are
all game men and can be depended
urCn to do their best N case of
battle with the convicts.
| PLACERVILLE, July 31.-Company
Fl of the state militia broke camp
at Hawks ranch early this morning
Twenty-Five of the company, under
command OF Captain Swisler and
Lieutenant Smith are now securing
the Pine Hill country nea rthe Web
Der creek bridge.
| Deputy sheriffs from different points
are also centering there
The five days mountain climbing
is beginning to tell ON both the militia
boys ard deputies and many of them
have become weary and sootsore.
Company H has provisions for one
day more and the question of its re-
turn home after the present supply of
provisions has been exhausted is now
; being considered.
The action taken, however, will de-
pend on the result of Captain Swis-
ler's investigation in the Weber
creek district.
SACRAMENTO, July 31.-District
Attorney Seymour and Captain r. ].
Murphy have completed their inves-
tigation of the conspiracy among the
prisoners at Folsom to break Jail
The case against Convicts Meyers
and Leverone was made even stronger
than it was with the conclusion Of
the evidence taken last Monday night
About a dozen of the convicts, nearly
all of whom he said had seen him.
standing near the chapel when the as
sault upon the officers was made.
were txamine6
They all to d coa1! Jog stories.
Evidence c; Turnkey C5e .:,ne's hdel-
ity to duty vas brougn- uut at the
examination.
One of. the witnesses to the assault
in the captains Office testified that
when Ccchrane fell. sorely wounded.
he cried:
Tell Carey to lock the prisoners
up" showing that he thought only of
his duty at that tragic moment