 They were accompanied by surgeon Charles Bingham Penrose as well as Ed Towse, a reporter for the "Cheyenne Sun", and a newspaper reporter for the "Chicago Herald", Sam T. Clover, whose lurid first-hand accounts later appeared in eastern newspapers.A total expedition of 50 men was organized which consisted of cattlemen and range detectives, as well as the 23 hired guns from Texas.To lead the expedition, the WSGA hired Frank M. Canton.