Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-10-20
PLUCKY MRS. STARKEY.

She Shoots Two Footpads, killing Ono
and Severely Wounding tho Other.
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Long Bottom, o., a small town about
twenty-five milos below this city, was
scene OF excitement such as never before oo-
Cured in that vicinity, occasioned by the
attempt OF two scoundrels to assault and
rob an old widow lady and the killing Of
one and the capture OF the Other. Recent
iy the Salvation army, of Ironton, o., held
o basket picnic at Long Bottom, which
was attended by large crowds Of people
from towns on the river, among whom
were number of toughs and thieves.
Near town resided a widow naa cd MrA.
Starkey, who Is about fifty years old, rich
and OF peculiar habits. Mrs. Stnrkcy In
popularity credited with possessing consid-
ersble ready cash, which she IL reported a.
keeping in her immediate possession
through fear OF the insecurity OF banka
The old lady had retired and was sound
asleep, when about eleven o'clock the
sounds as Of some ono trying to force an
entrance awoke her.
She got out OF bod and picking up q 70
volver, went to tho door and demanded
the name OF the would-be intruder He
paid no attention to her calls. A moment
later the door was burst in and two men
entered the room, each with a revolver In
his hand. One of them raised his pistol
but was not quick enough for tho old lady.
who opened fire, shooting one of them
down and driving the other one back. The
old lady fired three shots at the men before
they disappeared through the door one of
them dragging the body Of his companion
out OF the house. After their exit Mrs.
Starkey went to the door, pistol in hand,
and found both mon on the porch. ono Of
them lying at full length with his compan.
lon bending over him. She then slipped
out the back way, and followed by her only
companions, couple Of pet dogs and two
or three pet lambs, made her way to town
and hunted up DR.. Ryan
When the doctor heard the old lady's
story he, with couple of men, returned
70 the house, where they found the badly
wounded and dying robber on the porch
An examination was Immediately held by
the doctor, but probing failed TO find the
bullet, which had entered the thigh, and,
glancing upward, penetrated the bowels.
making fatal wound. While the doctor
was examining the wounded man the 9th.
ers, with the old lady and her dogs, hunted
the other one down. They found him q
badly wounded. Both men were taken to
the town. where they were searched Both
OF them were armed with bulldog pistols.
the mortally wounded man still holding
his pistol, which was cooked, in his nerve
less hand
This man gave the name Of John c. Cox.
and said he was employed by King a
Dyer, contractors on the Ohio River ,
railroad. The name OF tho other one
could not be had. Tho excltement ran
SO high after the attempt was learned
that 1t was with great difficulty the
people could be prevented from lynch
ing the culprits. Mrs. Starkey during the
entire time is said to have displayed more
nerve and stamina than nine men out Of
ten would have shown under the circum.
stances. Alone with her dogs and lambs
she declared that she needed no other pro-
lection than good pistol and a moments
warning and the way she disposed Of two
brutes fully establishes her reputation for
unprecedented nerve.
1t appears that she had at the time sev.
eral thousand dollars in the house, which
she has conciuIed to place in moro secure
quarters for nervy as she certainly Is. she
Is not anxious for another CONTEST at arms
wi h two or three desperate men. Mrs.
Starkey come, OF good oil Indian fighting
stock II is said that she is Q descendants
OF the soldier in Arbuckle's command who
killed the at Indian chief Cornstalk, Ia
isf4- AT last accounts the fate of the liv-
ing robber hung by very nssrov threat.
AT this ssason. when an arn Of she ssa
encireies nsck-of hand, you naayivuk oss