Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-19
LEAVES FROM LIFE,

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terestins ronsuee connected with the mar
rage Of Bandit Henry Starr, now in
jail in Colorado
One night in August, 1897. a train was
held up at Pryor Creek, Ark. Starr re
NAMED on the platform of the first coach
while his men were securing the cash.
While he was standing there a young
girl. wild with terror. rushed out, and be
fore Starr could stop her jumped of the
car and ran away into the darkness The
bandit did not give the matter n mo-
ments thought. The train was delayed
about half an hour. and then Starr and
his men rode leisurely away through the
woods.
About a auarter Of a mile away one OF
the robbers who was riding in advance,
came UPON what seemed 10 be- a dead
girl. He put spurs 70 his horse and made
him jump over the body. Several others
followed, but When Starr came 10 me
spot he dismounted and picked the glri
up in his arms to see whether Sue was
really ieati or bot.
Slowly she opened her eyes and glzed
In n dazel way at the face Of the rough
men around her. Instantly Starr recOg-
nized in her the girl whom he bad seen
run away from the train. He at once
ordered one Of the men TO carry the gifl
along on his saddle. Sh was too
frightened 10 make any circumstances.
The outlaws halted the next day about 10
? O'Clock In a secluded canyon, where they
pitched camp. Here Starr put his fair
captive under the care Of an Indian
woman and gave orders to the men To
leave her alone. .
The girl was pretty, apparently ahoht
10 years old. Every time Starr appeared
she pleaded with him to take her back TO
her people. She said that her name was
Mary Jones and that her father lived IN
Joplin, Mo. Her plea was unayailing.
On the third day reports came to me
camp that the marshals Were on the
track OF the robbers and they were com
PEELED To lenye. Starr had by this time
taken a fancy TO Mary and had her ride
by his side. The country through which
the bandits Travelled was Il rough one.
Starr noticed, however. that Mary com
planned less aud less, and had even
grown to like him; but he knew also
that She couldn't stand the rough treat
ment she was receiving. and when he
was notified that the marshals were clos
lug Ia OH his band he resolved to send her
back to her home.
Before parting he told her that he
would soon 90 90 Joplin and marry her'
She said that she would wait for him. In
three weeks Starr went TO Joplin TO claim
his bride. He had but little difficulty IN
finding her. and after gaining the consent
of her parents he WAS married 10 her
under the name Of Frank Jackson. No
one IN Joplin knew him, and he passed
himself OF as q New Mexican ranrhtr,
From Joplin the young couple went TO
las Vegas, y. VI, and from there to
Colorado Springs, whore he was captured
HOW Yo TANlBIEN WAS BEAT
EN-The Chicago Mail Of Thursday
says: Again yesterday did scandal creep
into the stake race ut Washington park
to benefit the gamblers in the ring. What
is more, the job went through, and
Frank Shaw's school took in the money
and kept 1t. Ho Tambien was installed
a hot fayoriie for the Great Western
handicap, and the money of the talent
poured into the ring in such quantities
that the grand mares price fell steadily
under the heavy play. Had 70 Tnmbien
won the event the bookmnkers would
have had great cause to howl, as many
Of them would have had their BANK
rolls swept away. But IL was never IN
tended that 70 Tnmbien should win,
and she didn't, on to n good start the
mare was racing well up In the first div
ision and running easily. Then Ray dis
obeyed instructions II gradually TOOK
the mare back, although he had been
instructed to 20 of in front and 60 the
mile in I:4i. When the mare took her
own head and started after the leaders,
every Jockey in the first division tried
70 foul her, HornunE on Falero deliber,
ntely cut No Tambien off, and compelled
her to pull almost to n walk. When she
came ON again and reached fnlero's
head, Hornnng Jumped his horse on the
mares heels. cutting her badly and de-
s%trOying what chances she had to reach
the leaders. So fragrant wGs the job that
the judges decided upon action and after
u short Investigation did az they always
dn-snspcnded the jockey for the meet
ine, and let the big iobbcrs escape ns
usual. But the gamblers didn't care
who was suspended so long as the Gut
tenbcrg Judge didn't declare all bets of,
and as the Yo Tambien money swclled
the cash boxes and but few bets We're
paid on Rudolph's win. the gamblers Sc
with the conniyance of the Washington
park officials"
GETHSBMAND POLLUTED-The
Christian Leader Is the authority for
the statement that part Of the way to
the Mount of Olives is disfigured by ad-
yertisemeuts of Dublin stout. aud that
bands play dance music on Sundays in
the Garden of Gethsemane.
LOVES FIRST FLTGHT-Therc was
n wedding at Washington park, Kansas
City, last Sunday afternoon. The par
ties TO the contract We're not pnrticl.
larry good looking, nor out of the ordi.
nary In any way, yet something like TO-
600 people assembled 10 witness the
ceremony and TO see the young people
fairly launched on their aerial voyage TO
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