Several locals were here and offered to lead the company easterly through a ravine or westerly where some fences would be able to give cover, which Beck however refused, as his company was not to be led by a farmer, and as the straight road was the shortest.
Flere lokale var tilstede og tilbød at lede kompagniet østom gennem en slugt eller vestom, hvor nogle hegn ville kunne give skjul, hvilket Beck dog afviste, idet hans kompagni ikke skulle føres af en bonde, og at den lige vej var den korteste.