The Methvin farm was located southwest of Mount Lebanon. The posse team was expecting Bonnie and Clyde to show up there, in search of Henry. They selected a spot in the brush just off of the road leading up to it. They were able to see any approaching cars from their vantage point, yet remain hidden from view.
Ivy Methvin, Henry's father, was traveling on that road in his old Model A Ford truck, when he was stopped by the lawmen, standing in the middle of the road. They took him into the woods and handcuffed him to a tree and proceeded to remove one of the truck's wheels, so that it would appear to have broken down at that spot.
The trap now set, they took their positions in the thick underbrush. By dawn, after having spent the night in the woods, dirty, tired and tormented by the ferocious insects and no sight of the desperados, they were ready to head back to their motel rooms for a hot meal and a bath. However, they agreed to wait it out another thirty minutes before "calling in the dogs".
At about that time, the sound of a car could be heard in the distance traveling at a high rate of speed. The lawmen then checked their weapons and readied their positions. As the grey Ford V8 came into view, it's occupants were now clearly visible. Frank Hamer said, "It's him"! then Bob Alcorn turned and whispered to the others - "This is it, it's Clyde"!
The car slowed down, upon seeing the familiar truck lying on the side of the road disabled. It was now about twenty feet away from the lawmen. At Alcorn's command to "HALT", Bonnie let out a scream! Barrow and Parker reached for their weapons, but never got to fire them. The bullets found their targets!
The above text and following pic of the actual ambush site in 1934 were taken from texashideout.tripod.com/Gibsland.html
Although the ambush landscape has changed somewhat, you can still almost feel and hear in your mind the events of what transpired that day in 1934 when visiting here.
Make sure to also visit the Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum cache (GC11G32) located in nearby Gibsland, to view more history of this site and the people involved.
