Why were Ned Ludd and Captain Swing never caught?

in my opinion, i have no backed up evidence against this opinion, I think Ned Ludd and Captain Swing were never caught because either

A) they lived secretly or

B) Their citizens were so focused on smashing machines, they got away
without anybody noticing!

P.S. You don't have to follow up on y answer its just a rough answer from my mind but if you could not care less feel free to comment if you thought this was helpful :)