Once in custody, the three protested their innocence, saying that Chipco did not like them and that other men in Chipco's band were the actual killers, and Captain Casey believed them.
身柄を拘束した時に、3名の男性は無実を訴え、チプコが彼らを好きではなく、チプコの団の他の男性が実際の殺人者であると言い、ケーシー大尉はそれを信用した。