The Russellville Democrat., 1891-05-07

church member ana never 0ance0 but 8 few sets.
 Who killed your mother?" asked the reporter.
 s'I never knew for certain, bat Edgar Watson who was tried for it in the United States court here and acquitted, and who was recently sent to the penitentiary from Van Buren for horse stealing, think was the
 MURDERER OF MY MOTHER.
 Watson and his wife came to my mothers house at Younger's Bend from Florida, where he had killed 8 man and fled from justice. l heard my mother and Mrs. Watson talk about it. Mrs Watson told my mother about it, and Watson heard of ie, and for fear my mother would tell on him, he killed her. But my mother would never have given him away, I know. My mother was buried in tlfe front yard surrounding
 he little cedar log cabin where she used to live. The witnesses in the United States court were afraid to testify against Watson and he was cleared.n
 ''It is reported that you were charged with horse stealing in 1886 and tried for it; how is that?" asked the reporter.
 "That is untrue," continued Pearl.
 ''I used to own beautiful wild pony which loved dearly, when, in 1885, man representing himself as school teacher came 10 our house at Younger's Bend with beautiful dark bay race horse, which he traded me for my pony. In the fall of 1886 my mamma rode this horse to Fort Smith and put him up at livery stable. A boy from Honey Grove, Tex, who was attending the races, identified the horse as the property of Dr. Morris, of Honey Grove, and a warrant was sworn out for my mother. She became indignant when she heard of it, went to the sable, ieveled her pistol at the liv- eryman, mounted her steed, and, joining her husband near the town, fled to the nation. Papers had been issued replevying the horse, and he was then in the custody of the law. A warrant was issued for mamma's arrest for larceny, and Sam Starr brought the horse back to town, and, being identified as the property of Dr. Morris, was sent to him in Texas. had owned the horse eleven months, when he was proven away from me-"
 Judge Parker was seen by the re- porter, and stated that he had written to the warden of the Colum- bus penitentiary as to her brothers condition and would take action in the premises as the case demanded. Said the judge: "Pearl is the daughter of Cole Younger. Her mother was a daring woman. l sent her to the pen once for horse stealing and she was brought here second time on the same charge. She promised me she would give up her wild life, and I believe she did. Her spirit was broken after being sent to prison. She drove her old companions from her home at the muzzle of her pistol after her return. She used to write beautiful letters to her daugh- ter Pearl, and was very truthful woman. She and Reed once desert ed the James and Younger boys, and moved to California, when Reed bought ranch, where they tried to live 6 quiet, peaceable life, till one day they were surprised by knock at the door, when Jesse James sud. denly entered the house. Jesse per suaded them to sell out, join the old band and return to the old life. The house at Younger's Bend was 8 har- bor for the worst band of thieves and murderers who ever infested this country. I always believed Watson killed Belle Starr, but we could not convict him. The story of Belle Starr is romance of absorbing in- terest, and her history and that of her companions who were always afraid of her and under her control would fll volumes.