Another circumstance that confirms the belief in the mind of the general public that the governor had a guilty knowledge of the proposed invasion is the fact that Charles B. Penrose was employed as surgeon to the invaders and accompanied them for a time on their raid. When captured he had in his possession a case of surgical instruments belonging to Governor Barber, and no one will accuse him of stealing them--they must have been loaned to him for use, and loaned by their owner. Dr. Penrose was a close personal friend of the governor, and was in Cheyenne as his guest at the time of the start. Is it reasonable to suppose that this stranger would accept so responsible a position as surgeon general of an invading army without consulting his old college chum with whom he was in daily contact? Having smoothed the way of the transgressors to the satisfaction of themselves, the steering committee began to look around for fighting material. To meet on anything like equal footing the hardy pioneers who had braved all the dangers of frontier life required men of nerve, practical experience and good horsemanship. Texas and the Southwest was the most inviting field, so a number of special agents were sent there to open recruiting stations. The wages offered were flattering, and to a certain class of reckless men sufficient inducement to undertake the hazardous job. Fortunately, for the information of the public, George Dunning, one of the hired men, made a confession, under oath, and told the terms upon which all of the men were recruited. These were $5 a day and all expenses paid, including a mount of horses, pistols and rifle. In addition, each man of the command was to receive $50 for each and every man killed by the mob. George W. Baxter, R. M. Allen, Frank M. Canton, Tom Smith and a few others are reported as the recruiting agents sent to the Southwest, while it is known that H. B. Ijams went on the same mission to Idaho. The work of enlisting was a little slow, for brave, honorable men hesitated when given to understand exactly what was expected of them. Going to war in the regular way, when patriotism and duty calls, is one thing--going to fight for a set of corporation cormorants against settlers on the public domain, simply for the money there is in it, is quite another. However, with the long list of ex-deputy marshals and thoughtless cowboys between the piney woods of Texas and the Rio Grande, the agents of the cattlemen believed they had secured sufficient force to be effective in connection with the large number of volunteers promised from Wyoming and adjoining sections.