Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-21

 knock a mand own no matter where hit. are numerous. Too, the 30-30's are found in large numbers, both car pines and the long barreled rifles that carry farther but which are much heavier to pack when one is forced to traverse a rocky, broken, mountainous country.
 Tales of former, man hunts are to be heard from the old timers as they come into Rodeo for provisions or wait at some camp in the hills for new in structions and orders-stories that thrill. stories of dangers and bravery told by the old frontiersmen in a few words but leaving much to be pictured by the imagination.
 Shows Mans Spirit
 The old saying that a mans true self is revealed :n the hills and on the trail is brought home to one at such a time. A few grumble and complain at the hardships but most of the posse men accept things with a smile and try to pick for their companions those who are willing and eager. and who by their quiet demeanor and lack of braggadocio impress that they will no. fail in a pinch
 Desperate. willers who have tasted blood. rebelliOus in spirit against the government. slackers. enraged because every mans hand is against them, the outlaws no doubt will fight to the last breath if cOrnered and if they are as hard pressed as reported at times may be driven by hunger and the terrible hardsbips and privations they have endured. loss of sleep and being on edge and expecting to be shot at any hour. any minute, any second into trying conclusions with their hunters.
 The murderers may revert to type and the primeTal instinct to slay and kill overcome and possess them, so that they may make a break at any point and at any time. willing to face overwhelming odds and possibly pre- ferring death as the easiest method of escaping from the hell which they have gone through, satisfied to die just so they can give a shot for shot. take a life in return as each goes down and the last spark flickers out.
 Some Things Wor . Than Death
 There are some things worse than death and being married and hunted. bounded and pursued relentlessly as the three outlaws have been is worse than dying. for mind and nerves ws- stand just so much and then comes the breaking point And when this IS reached and something within the hunted snaps, they become little bet ter than wild animals possessed with the desire to kill and even to die in preference to further mental and phy- sical hell.
 The man hunt has been on for near ly two weeks and despite the cordOn of guards placed. the net drawn as tight as possible with the number of men at hand and considering the i'm mensity of the territory to be guarded. the murderers have been seen not O. CT two times as far as is known and possibly but once when they are said to have stopped at a ranch in the mountains and secured food from a rancher who did not know they were being hunted down by the law. One cannot deny that the three are crafty wOodsmen and mounta;neers to have escaped observation for such long period despite the apparent close ness of their pursuers. This fact IS recognized and admitted by the old timers in the posses and they fully re- aliZe the seriousness of the man hunt and the danger they are running. for it is more likely that the outlaws will see their pursuers first aud shoot to kill than that the possemen will get first sight of the murderers.
 The pursuers must be sure of their quarry before they fire. must know ab- sOlutely that It is the murderers be- fore they shoot. while the outlaws know every armed man in the hills is an enemy desiring their death. The possemen must hold their fire until certain they have not run across other man hunters. This adds to the danger they face and this is one of the req sons that Sheriffs Wheeler and Miles. old hands at the man hunting game. want the possemen to stay away from the hot trail as much as possible. to guard the passes and outlets from the mountains. and to prevent the danger of accidents
 Man Hunting Hard Work
 The Powers boys and Sisson are crack shots, the skill of the brothers almost bordering on the phenomenal or miraculous both with rifle and re- vOlver. Wheeler ard Miles. also are born shots and those with them are all picked men.
 Man hunting is hard work. danger ous work. but there is a fascination about it which keeps men going when worn out almost 10 the point Of ex- haustiOn. That some one and pOssi- blV several of fhC uItrsuers may be hif