The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
Sidna Allen and Wesley Ed
wards Discard Food, Water
and Bedding and Dash
Down Mountain.
DEATH OR CAPTURE
Is EXPECTED SOON
Wilbun Easter, One of the
Clan, Knocked Down by
Detective and Put Under
Guard; Details of Chase.

BY International News Service.
--uLsVILLE. Va. March 81. Via
courier 10 GaIax-without food
and bedding and cut OF from
Il n friends or relatives who could
keep them regularly supplied
with nourishment. Sidna Allen and Wes-
lev Edwards. last OF the desperate clans
men et liberty, are now but short dis
tance ahead OF their pursuers. The last
authentic report from the front Ia that
the detective scouts were close 10
them a few hours ago that they were
forced 10 throw away their quilts and
blankets their packs and rations and
their canteens OF water. They retained
In their flight only the three revolvers
and the Winchester pump gun upon
which they rely to make their final
stand. II has been predicted many times
ths, their capture or killing would hap
pen within a few hours. This time IT
seems absolutely certain that IL cannot
he deferred more than a day or so at
the outside.
Limit of Endurance.
Human endurance of hunger and ex-
hsustion can scarcely 20 beyond that
sending Of the last report TO this place
the posse men were so close TO the fufi-
tives that they were seen. Therefore. the
fuKitives threw away even their necessi-
ties OF life Their tracks-discovered
leading from the place where the food
and bedding WAS found-showed that
Sidna AZ least started down the side Of
mountain IN great chamois-like leaps
from a lofts point called Buzzard's
Boost
The report OF the chase and the closing
In upon the human quarry was brought
10 HilIsviile TODAY by Captain Tom
Felts field commander OF the detective
scouts who came In for few hours to
superintend the transfer Of the prisoners
from the little jail here TO the strong one
at Roanoke. That was accomplished
without disturbance.
Picked Up Trail.
The first positive trail we got" said
he. was In a rsvine quarter OF a mile
from the home Of wllburn Easter. who
married the sister OF Wesley Edwards.
We found in a thicket OF broom sage inn
prints which told us that two men had
slept there Nearby we found some
crumbs OF meal. Searching further
picked up little piece OF folded paper.
1 opened IL and read II. Here il is:''
Captain Eel, displayed leaf from
notebook. upon which was written: Re
ceived Of W. l.. Easter $40 10 be credited
on his note which / hold against him.
Sidna Allen"
The writing was fresh and from what
We learned from Easter il is likely that
hs gave Anen ali the money and that
Allen left the receipt for him when he
and Edwards went away" continued
Felt. We found three separate tracks
in which Casters shoes ftted. showing
that Easter had gone thrice from his
home 10 his relatives hiding place.
Relative Under Guard.
Easter got little 'mussy.' Ed Payne.
one OF my men. struck him and knocked
him fifteen feet. He II guarded and his
telephone line is cut so he cannot send
any word to Allen or Edwards, Casters s
place Is nearest TO Fancy Gap. the west
ern pass through the Blue Ridge. From
there we doubled back. following the
fugitives' trail beyond Piper's gap. the
center pass and over towards the east
ern pass. We had shoes belonging 10
Sidna and Wesley and occasionally We
found prints into which they fitted. A.
last we came 10 the foot Of tall peak
which s surnounted BY bare shelving
rock known as Buzzard's roost. There
thousands OF birds have their nests.
$50 steep and so densely covered with
iaurels and iviss Was this mountain that