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Sheriff W. L. Foster, who reasoned on the occasion of the big ra'fi into Mercer countv a week ago thait would not be long until the Far lev bovs would be back at the other end of their ranging ground irRaleigh county, accordingly arranged with a man living near thehead of Winding Gulf creek to “ti* him off” when they should put iran appearance there. The “tip’ came Friday evening nad the sher-iit ami thirteen deputies set out al once for the rendezvous, an abandoned cabin in the woods, probably erected many years ago by asquatter.The fugitives we»*e not there.Near the cabin the officers found amoonshine still, which they destroyed. Vhev spent the nightwatching the house in the hope that the Farley bovs would put in anappearance. Thinking the fugitiveshad again eluded them, thestarted hack to Winding Gulf, and Deputies Kaylor, Lilly and Gautier became separated from the others.Thev accidentally came upon thetrail of the fugitives, and followingit, came upon them at a short distance just as they were rousing themselves from a night’s sleep in the open in a dense thicket of mountain laurel and undergrowth onwhat Sheriff Foster describes as theheaviest timbered land he ever saw.On the command to throw uptheir hands all four members of theparly responded promptly. They were looking into leveled pistols•? V ‘2 . ... SjB .pointing at them from three directions, and there was little el.se todo. One of the deputies secured theshot guns and searched the men forother weapons, buf none werefound.“Thev laid out just like hears.says Sheriff Foster, “carrying with them some blankets, a few loaves ofbread, some bacon and a few crude cooking utensils. They said they never slept more than two nights in the same place—keeping always on the move to avoid arrest.Maitland Farley shows no signsVf the desperate wounds Kenna Abshire, the father of his sweetheart, claimed he had inflicted noon him about two weeks ago. Thegirl seemed happy in the company of her alleged captor, and frankly told the officers that she was notveil treated at home, and thereforeeft when invited to do so by Maitind Farlev, who had always beenpod to her.Much has been made of the affairv the sensational newspapers ofhis part of the country, and against
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Raleigh Register
Beckley, West Virginia, US
Thu, Aug 14, 1919
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