The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-04
TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGHT.
STARR AND WILSON RUN TO EARTH AT
COLORADO SPRINGS.

| The Police sive the Outlaws No Chance to
DO Any Shootirg-Stsrr's wiz Also Cap
| tured srd Lot OF che Gold They Had
stoien-nrany Crimes orthe Ontiaw Leader
DENVER. July Authorization has been re-
cefved from Colorado Springs that Henry Starr
and Kid Wilson. two members OF the notorious
Starr gang Of train and bank robbers, who
have caused the death OF q dozen men and
terrorized the Indian Territory and Arkansas
for months. were arrested ihere this morning
The men arrived at the Spauldine House at q
late hour last night with Mrs. Starr. They
registered as Frank Johnson and John Wilson
OF joplin. Mo. The police. learning who the
two men were. were afraid to approach them
outright. and attempted to get the outlaws in
position to shoot on sight but they sep
arated Henry Starr going into q restaurant,
The police followed him. and Marshal Dana
caught one arm and Nath Wright another.
Detective Atkinson covered him with pair OF
six shooters. He gave In without q struggle.
but said to them: 1t is good thing you got
the drop on me or there would have been
some corpses around here"
The same policemen then sought for and
captured Kid Wilson. He was armed with a
45-calibre gun and would have made des-
perate resistance II the officers had not first
got the drop on him.
After the arrests the police went down to tho
spauldinR House and awoke the woman who
was registered as Mrs. Jackson. but who is
old and rather pretty. She said that she was
search Of the room was made e and p under n
the pillow was found s., 400 10 gold which had
n 5esn used snd 500 in gold vas found
siSsely auestionsa and $dmittea that the man ns
the name Of the other man was Kid Wilson. NOV
- Starr has made his headquartersi In the Wolf
bss wss last while tha gnssd Station n%
Mnrshal Floyd Wilson fell before the desper;
a MEM mossy has npa SdSn. 5
who is h yhss and half CherS
blood Delaware. and as bloodthi rsty as a Sioux.
:, starr began his career Of crime by, selling
psd fsn to ors smith, he he
jumped his bail and has been an outlaw ever
hs MssOs Pae sn AGENT
ct Nowe e !; =; and secured about S3oo 1t
lights alter the @ witch RSH oseftoot tSs
Patons at It, C9ffsyyille: The Pacific Express
trail Of Starr shortly after the taney train rob
berry. Dickey was accompanied BY Marshal
and Dciey had ' wi Win rne reeeatin tine
hn sn t Ss a Sa5 Grs thy ms
from from Lenapah. and were there Monday and
Tuesday, Dec. u, they saw Starr going in q
southeasterly direction. Wilson mounted the
only saddled horse and went after him. leaving
the manager Of the ranch to saddle a horse for
Dickey. who followed as fast as he could. Will
son ran Starr for a mile. and both iism ounted.
but Starr seeing Dickey coming up mounted
again. Wilson pressed him close. and he again
dsmounted for q fight.
The marshal fred one, shot and then, his
Winchester hung fire and he was powerless.
before Dickey could get, into range with his
sons body. Starr fired the last three shots in
his rife at Dickey who. fired back at him
twice. Then the desperate snatched the dead |
marshals gun and tried to make 1t work. but
could not.
Both Starts and Dickey's horses ran away
during the scrimmage; which was fought on
unarped save for his six-shooter., Dickey.
tried to open IRE on the man with the dis "a.
bled Winchester; but could do nothing. He |
took his comrades body to Coffeyyille. where |
Il was put in coffin and sent to Fort Smith. |
The most recent exploit of Starr and his con- |
federates was the robbery of the Bentonville, |
Ark. bank a few weeks ago. |