Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-14
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The stage from Woodfords ysster;,
day brought 1prrseh q 80
and til blo6 liGk Selone TO 'ths
State bat have been on the tran of
the edlaped Folsomy coeyictse -Terrel
came y to this city and delivered the
houndt to tbet STATE Renitentiasys e.A
took Tie trAinh fSE Rsno.i taIa~sa
Ferrsl has been the closest to the
escaped men 0es any party that has
been on the trail. He, during Wed.
nesday was 80 close to the men that
. few minuses would have brought.
them together. In speaking of the az
fair he sisted the following ito an. Ap-
peal reporter:
Eyes, / Know where the escaped
convicts are. or at least five Of them.
They are in the upper Hope Valley and
if the California people want them
they had better get a move on for the
men will soon be scattered in all dir
ections and there is no one at present
ON the trail that will bother them.
I was the last man that trailed them
and 1 am going home when the train
pulls out. lS.. .. >.-l
THE first we really new of the con-
fire. hof a
hounds picked up was at Kirkwoods.
At that place the hounds ran on to the
trail and fairly clambered up the side
of the hill after the men. A short dis
lance from where we were the posse
came upon the smoldering Goals Of a
are that had been used only short
time before, and the hounds took up
the trail as that of the escaped men
When the California posse found that
they were dead right and strictly on
the trail they jumped the game They
all left me but two, and the day fol.
lowing, when near Round Top and
right on the trail of these men, these
two left me to make it alone. l did
the best / could. was compelled tc
walk from Kirkwoods to Woodfords
and here l am, dogs and all.
The California passe camped on thu
road al the time. They never lef
the wagon when they could help 1t
and as a fact they cooked all thei
meals in the road and made their bed
in the road, they never left the thor
oughfare. They did not seem to wan
convicts when it came down to tn
pinch.
Robbed a Dairy.
"Wednesday / left Round Top AM
came into upper Hope Valley l cam
to the Ruffner dairy. When I reach
ed this place a blanket was at IT,
window. When l entered the hous
1 found the family there but most q
them pretty shy on clothes. The
then told me that the convicts. fiv
of them had been at the place abor
an hour before and only left abor
forty minutes. They had taken prett
near all the clothing belonging to a
the family and all of the grub this
could be carried away. The convict
were very free OF speech and told tn
Ruffners that the hounds for the Las
few days had made life miserable
They could not get away from tn
damned hounds they said. They flu
Their stated that on . number Of occs
sions they had been in shooting di'
lance q the posse, and that on the da
we ran into them at Kirkwoods tha
they had q bead on me and the hound
and tie only thing that prevente
them nom firing was the appearanc
Of thespos+e. t91s4E2 boris
When at the Ruffner. place the
stated Z that they were about wor
out, ana that they had had little ree
for the past few days and that the
intended 20 le; up little whila b.
fore making any further. They aske
all the DIRECTIONS in and ont Of th
country. One man was pretts fec
sore. He had on pair of shoes tha
were about worn out and piece {
rope was tied about It to ke.1 tn
rocks from injuring his feet. Thsss di
not show eaynmoney or iofeE any B
fore they lefksthe' Rnllneg PLACE the
asked A,number 0f iQpeetipns 'regardip
the direqtipps and distances: qnag no
.As sQon as / sdiecoEered tAs scond