Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-12
BELLE STAR.
The Noted Female Desperate Talks Re
garding the Killing OF Kelp Queen.
ALetter from One of the Queen Gang Twitting
the Officers for Only Killing One of the
Party at Claremore.
Special to the Gazette.


Special to the Gazette.
DENNIS, TEN Dec II The Nation IS
Belle Star, wife of Bill Star, one of the
most noted desperadoes that ever dis
graced the bloody Indian Territory,
passed through Denison to-day Ell route
South on a mission, which she refused to
divulge, but from her conversation it was
inferred that she was on business in Tela-
ton to the late killing of the celebrated
Kcip Queen, who was shot near
Claremore, Creek Nation, about three
weeks ago. 1t will be remembered
that United States Marshal Ed Saunders
and posse surrounded the house and sent
two of the posse to rscOnnoitre. After
the report Of the officers who went TO the
house some men were seen to come cut
OH whom the officers opened fire, killing
Queen and in fetllrn ROhy Mcintosh, one
of the posse, was killed. Mrs. Star
spronouuce' 5 the officers story false and
gave TIE GAZETTE correspondent
letter from Stevens one of the Queen
gan" who escaped that night, which COR
r0bcrates Mrs stars statement as to
the whereabouts OF the men who escaped
from Cars house that night. While
SHE knows she is too vigilant and sharp to
tell Stevens letter was intended
for territory paper and Mrs. Star
was to send it from South Texas, but
upon meeting a Gazette man she turned
il over to him for publication. Below
will be found the letter ad lteratum:
Where the autumn leaves are falling:
Mr.. Editor-Plcase be so kind as 10 pub
lish this in answer to an article published
in the Indian Journal regarding the death
of my coirradc, Kelp Queen. The house
we were in was surrounded after night
by party numbering near sixty men.
Never were men more surprised as we
when the shooting began, and as for our
horses being led around by our women
folks, that is false as can be, as they
were saddled before shutdown ana tied to
the fence near the house. Ny horse was
shot from under me the first three shots
that We're fired which was our first init
nation of danger. As he fell my right
leg was piniOued under him, and there l
lay imprisoned in eXpectant dread of the
crowd advancing on me. | was pleas
antly surprised when l found they had no
such intentions. When [ succeeded i'll
extricating myself fired two shots at
them, being protected by my horse which
they returned with compound interest,
which my horse showed sfterward, being
almost riddled with bullets. ! managed
to back to a tree and opened
fire again. Ny Winchester being on
my saddle, had nothing to fight with
but nv siX-shUoter | remained near the
house until 10 CLOCK the next day, and
witnessed the removal of my unfortunate
friend. Drawer man than Queen never
fell, and, although we mourn his I'M
timely fate, yet we had rather that he
was in his cold and silent tomb than 10
have fallen alive into the hands OF par
ties who under no circumstances
would have met us man to man.
TIE man who has possession
Of my gun will confer a
favor by sending il to } . P. Olive, sheriff
o. Williamson county, Tex, so that an
other d d coward can say he handled
my gun. The parties who surrounded lis
that night cannot be blamed for claiming
that there was only eighteen of them us
il looks rather Ozark on their side 20 only
succeed in getting one when they had
the three almost with their grasp.
! heard them plan to send three of their
brave men to the house TO find out how
matters were there. After watching
them awhile I thought had better seek a
more congenial cline, which l found
easily done. Our horses was good
property which time viii prove, in fact
W. ride no other sort. Hoping You viii
give this hastily SUrawled article 4 place
in youT paper / will close.
[Sigued. HSTEvENs.
Belle stars horne is about fifteen miles
east of Eutauia, and has for 4 long timea
been the rendeZous for n set Of men who
have openly defied the authorities for
years. The celebrated Bill Star, Bellies
husband, met his deGth two years ago on
the Canadian at dance one night, but
before lie fell lie shot and killed
two men. Crimes inlumerabie have
been attributed to him, and he claimed
TO have killed sixteen men. Belle 5
skirts are not clear from such charges rs
il is limited that the death of n marshal
and one or two men who were hunting
thieves in that country have fallen from
bullets directed by the practiced hand
and eye of this woman. Belle Star looks
70 be about thirty years of age, of good
presence and medium good looking. She
had on long heavy cloak and under that
was = perfect arsenal which she always
carries She is without doubt the most
celebrated female desperate on the face
of the earth, but withal is a most pleas
ant eOGversationalist and is as sharp as
4Bfsssesgse and only answered such questions
S rs wolFx }ot criminate any of hsg pals or
confedelEteS: Belle is bricks8and the
reporte[ Ascked away, fearTff lest she
shouldjSaw one of her deadly guns and
pm es Is his ear.
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