Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-07
BELLE sTogR.
Tragic Deaih of Notorious Female Oat
law of the Southwest.


FoRT SMITH ARK. }, February 6th.-At Eufaula.
Indian Territory, Sunday night, Belle Storr was
shot and killed. No particulars of the affair are
known.
Belle was notorious woman, and was once
the wife of Cole Younger of the Younger gang
Afterward she married Sam Storr, who was shot
down by her side two years ago. Then she mar
ried Jim Storr, his cousin.
Belle was the most desperate woman that
ever figured on the borders. She married Cole
Younger directly after the war, but left him and
Joined band of outlaws that operated in the
Indian Territory She had been arrested fo1
murcer and robbery score of times, but always
managed to escape.
The death OF this notorious woman closes a
remarkable and very interesting career, prob
ably not equaled in romance by that OF any
other woman. Her whole lie has been spent
with desperate and lawless class of men, and
her own prowess as crack shot and desperate
woman has been for some years the talk OF the
entire Southwest, where most of her life has
been spent.
Rumor connects her with the famous James
and Younger gangs in Missouri and with vari
Gus later day notorious outlaws For several
years she has lived in the Nation, and has been
in Fort Smith on BUSINESS and as a witness in
the United States Court. Afler the dea'b of her
husband, Cole Younger, she married Sam Storr
and lived with him in the Chot taw Nation.
With her husband she was in Fort Smith about
three yea ago, and the two left for home in
the evening, but on the way home StoTr was
killed. They stopped at dance across the river,
where he met an old enemy named West. Storr
but IN his death throes West managed TO pull
his pistol and shoot Storr, both dying about the
same time. Belle was in another room at the
time, and upon hearing the shooting took two
pistols, one in each hand and went out to do
her share of the Rilling, but when she arrived
both men were dead. Soon afterwards she
married the late husbands cousin, James StOrr,
a tall, well formed Iudian, 18th long hair fall
ing over his shOu ders. He was in town when
the telegram announcing her death was received
There was bad bio q in his eye when he heard
the news, and without delay he saddled his
horse, provided himself with quart of whisky
and struck out on run fer home, saying that
somebody was going to suffer.
Helle storr figured in the United States Court
of this city on several asio:,S and was once
sent to the Penitentiary for selling whisky In
the Nation. Dressed in mems clothes, mouated
on spirited horses and armed with a brace OF
formidable stols she has raided, caroused and
participated IN every form OF outlawry prevalent
in the Nation.
Sne rode at a rapid pace and with grace that
knew no equal shot with great skill and with
all was well-educated and accomplished
woman
Many citizens of Fort Smith have heard her
play on the piano in this city. she has one
daughter, named Pearl, by Younger-a beauti-
ful girl, possessing her mother fire and fathers
reckless crininaliiy.
Belle Storr was known during the war as Belle
Boye, the celebrated Confederate spy whose
career was so full of adventure. She was born
in Martinsburg, row in West Virginia. in 1876,
and lived there until 1861 Her iather was a
merchant ard her mother q handsome woman
of good family. The girls associations and edu-
cation were excellent