The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-16
BEARDSLEY is
!, UNSHAKEN By
THREE-DAY SIEGE
New York State Man Who Shot
Oyerseer of Poor TO Keep
Children, Still Defiant
PROVISIONS LONG
AGO EXHAUSTED
Father and Family of Nine Face
Starvation Rather Than Sur
render TO Law

SuMMERDALE. N. Y. Jan. 10
Apparently undisturbed by the elab-
crate display OF fire arms in tho
hands OF deputy snerins who circled
ABOUT at respectful distance, the
Olue-barrel OF farmer Beardsley's rifle
projected from the attic window OF
\ ms barrlcaded home continued TO
gllnt In the sun this afternoon. Boards
ley has not fired a shot since yester-
day morning. Since then none OF the
oaslegers had the courage TO invite
the attention OF the desperate farm
ers rifle
CHIEF OF Police Quinland with eight
officers got in here at 10 o'clock this
morning, and Immediately took sleighs
FOR Beardsley hill SO many sight
seers have arrived that Sheriff Ander-
son today stopped all trafhc on the
roads near the Beardsley home with
the Idea OF keeping the people out or
harm $ way. tie promises decisive
action some time today.
For three days and three nights, Ed
ward Beardsley has stuDbornly held
out against q force OF 20 deputies
seeking TO arrest him for the shoot.
ing OF County Oyerseer OF the Poor
Putnam, and to save his nine children
from starvation. With breastworks
of snow thrown up about the Boards
ley cabin the siege was continued to-
hay with BeardsIey yowing that he
would never surrender. and Sheriff
anderson determined not TO leave the
place until no is able to take his man
with him.
Hundreds OF sight-seers from May.
Mile visited the scene OF the siege
-oday. AS they passed along the
road by the house the cries vi the
children begging for TODD could be
aintly heard only a thin, wayering
inc OF smoke came from the single
'himney-of the house indicating that
he smallest kind OF fire was serv.
ng TO warm them Sheriff Anderson
las ordered his men not TO fire on
he barrlcaded house for fear OF
Hounding some of the children
close watch was kept on the
louse today as the officials are begin
hing 10 fear that in his desperation
'eardsley may wipe out his entire
amily and Kill himself rather than
give up. Only in case shots are
leard in the house Will the deputies
torn the place, Anderson said To-
lay. In that event every effort viii
pc made TO save the family.
A ruse 10 draw Beardsley out OF
he house failed early today, and the
iege then dropped back 10 steady
Match Hot food and drink is now
icing furnished the deputies who are
ivided into squacs and are relieved
ourly in the guarding OF the house
Il do not believe il is worth while
risk the lives OF the children and
ne lives OF my deputies IN an ~.
empt TO storm Beardsleys fort, said
anderson There is no chance for
i'm 10 escape We Will starve him
ut"
When Putnam visited the house
fonday, he carried some provisions,
Ut Il is known they must surely have
II been exhausted with 50 many
louths 10 seed. Sheriff Anderson said
e realized that the suffering OF the
hildren and Beardsley's sister.in-laW
no Is in the house with him, must
e terrible, but declared he could not
ea how IL could be ayerted.
Beardsley has said that he will
ght 10 the end He occasionally
okes his long rifle from the window
nd viii permit no passerby 10 stop
efore the house
lie wounced one OF Putnam's depu-
les today