The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22
Henry Starr, the Boy DespersAs, Lands
IN The u. q. ALL


Fort Smith Times, Sunday:
Long before the Frisco cannon ball
pulled into Fort Smith yesterday, the
depot, platform, and track tor rods up
and down. was crowded with dense
mass Of humanity, anxious and eager
to. see the youth who had struck from
lite one Of Fort Smiths most daring
and brave officers, who was known to
hundreds of our citisens.
Besides the local interest created by
the fact of the Wilson killing, Starr
has aroused much curiosity because
of the fame he has achieved a. q des-
perate highwaylnan and outlaw, in
the short space Of one year and q
half.
When Henry and his partner reached
the Jail they were ushered into the
jail Office and registered by Jailer Bax-
ter, STAIRS entry was 10 l-2 years old
aud s feet 10 inches In height, while
Wilson was entered ~ Is years old
and s feet and 8 inches high. AZ soon
~ this requirement was gone through
with, the two boys were taken into
the cage proper and allotted . cell on
thel right ground tier-''murderers'
row." Here Starr was warmly greet
cd by his fellow prisoners, among
whom IL the man Creekmore, who 1t
10 claimed was connected with him in
many Of his daring raids. Later In
the day Starr and Creekmore had .
confersn,e lasting for fully two hours
in the formers cell.
When seen 6taT said he had moth.
Ing to say, and all'he wanted was to
be left alone. He more than once de-
clarad that he was not connected In
any way with the Bentonvlile bank
robbery, that he had never been In
Bentonville and was utterly ignorant
Of who 1t was that took part in the
raid. He said he could prove his pres
ence in the Nation ct that time by the
most prominent and influential citl.
sons there. Regarding the killing Of
Wilson he refused to make any state
msnt except to say that the different
interviews sent out to tho large dailies
for tho past week were pure fAbrica-
tions without . word Of authority
from him that he never consented to
any interview and did not talk ~ was
reported to any person whatever.
Kid Wilson, Starts alleged partner,
IL . small little fellow, young, looking
fAr moro the rascal than Starr. II his
fAce and expression 10 any index ia
bis character, he 10 capable Of almost
any crine In the calendar.
Wilson says he never knew Starr
until after his arrest, had never seen
or heard of him, and was never In his
company, being arrested at different
place altogether, and until the oflcerl
brought them together had never laid
eyes On him. 6tarr's wife 10 ct Nowata
With her parents, but with his moth.
Or and sisters will soon come to Fort
Smith to see him.
While on route to Fort Smith the
Bentonville cashier aud his assistant
boarded the train ct Monet and rode
TO Rogers with them, and both the
bank oiYlclsls positively identified the
prisoners ~ two Of the three men who
entePed the vault OF the bank and
carried out the funds. They were very
clear and emphatic In the recognition,
and say they haven't doubt but thai
these are two Of the bold robbers,
Who Wilson II no one seems to know,
but Starr comes from famous Indian
ancestry. His grand father was the
old original Starr, famous in the an
mails Of Cherokee history: he 10 the
nephew of Tom Starr, well known a.
having held out IN an individual wal
against the entire Cherokee nation,
forcing them at last TO make . treaty
with him. Ham Starr, we'll known
here, was his cousin - was also the
husband Of the immortal Pearl. 6ii
fhraily friends are legion and wheH
he vss arrested for larceny Chief HAI'
ris was on the bond that he jumped,
when he went ON the scout that led
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