St. Louis Republic
11 October 1898

ARRESTED FOR MURDER AFTER NEARLY TEN YEARS
THE SLAYER OF A GOVERNMENT AGENT IS APPREHENDED

Louisville, Ky., Oct 10—Telegrams were received at the Federal building announcing the arrest in the mountains between Kentucky and Virginia of Samuel Sloan and Samuel Adams, the alleged murderers of Deputy United Sates Marshall Wireman. These men are alleged to be the real murderers, though Randall Adams and Ike Sloan are now serving life terms in the penitentiary for complicity in the murder The murder of Wireman was the result of a battle, Wireman, Hollifield and a posse were sent to Knott County in March, 1889 to arrest the Adamses, Sloan and two of the Pilgrim brothers for illicit distilling. There were five men in the posse; two remained behind to hold the horses.  When Randall Adams house was neared Adams and his friends rushed out and the battle was fought in an apple orchard. It was three against a dozen. Wireman was killed but before the battle was ended Arch Madden of the moonshine gang was killed and Ike Sloan was wounded. Since then search has been made for the murderers. Randall Adams and Ike Sloan were convicted last year.