The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-13

the rattlesnakes. Burly July had muir
dered Monday to prevent him from dis
closing the story The black desperate
was captured by Bill Carr after a hard
Z night, and expiated his crimes on the gal
I lows at Little Rock Ark.
Then Belle Starr fitted across the
prairie stage. During the war she was a
rebel spy; afterward she married union
officer He died and Belle drifted west
became the mistress of Cole Younger
and by him had one child, beautiful
girl named Pearl Younger As is well
known. Cole Younger was Jesse James
right hand man, ana is now a prisoner in
the Minnesota penitentiary at Saltwater.
Belle became a faro bank dealer on the
border. She fitted from lover TO lover
ana from place 10 place. finally winding up
as mistress to an Indian named Jim
starr a noted desperate. Desperate and
lawless, she became a terror and killed
many men in barroom fights. IL was
also declared that she was the leader Of
notorious band Of express robbers then
In operation. She was ambuscaded and
killed several years ago while riding to
her home in the mountains, after escort
ing her husband to a border gambling
town. Her husband continued his law
less career until he, too, was shot to
death
Tom King is a woman who has
caused the officers lot of trouble.
Tom is a woman and is now at liberty.
She steals horses, shoots deputy mar
Cmered for he- appr6hc sion and arrest.
II is only ashort ime since she escaped
from the FL Reno COk) Jail in broad day
light the jailer clipping with her.
The first night out she robbed him of his
money, watch, horse and outfit and left
him bound hand and foot on the prairie,
where he was found next day.
Her mania is to steal horses, although
she Is also declared n he a member Of the
present Cook gang Of express robbers.
She dresses like a dashing cowboy one
day, squaw the next. and has even been
known to peddle tracts among the In
dians, acting as a missionary. Her dis
guises are endless, and she is a terror to
the officers.
The Daltons had long run. Emmett,
Bob and Grafton belonged to the original
band, the latter two of which were killed
at Coffeyville, Kan, and the former is now
In the penitentiary. They had made a raid
on the banks of the town, and in the fight
that ensued the entire crowd were wiped
out and captured. Then followed a four
months of peace.
Bill Dalton was a respectable farmer,
but soon fell from grace, and in company
with Bill Doolan and other desperadoes he
took his lately deceased brothers place
in the outlaw ranks. His killing of dep
uty marshal few months ago is familiar
no more of the Daltons on the warpath
there are members of their bands still in
existence.
The Cooks, the present outfit making
trouble in the country. are the remnants
of all the bands that have gone before
Those who escaped death from the first
Dalton gang Joined Bill Dalton's second
outfit, and after his death these men en-
listed with the Cooks. In the latter band
are over thirty desperadoes, the toughest
of all the bands that have gone before
The Daltons would spare life in trouble
The Cooks shoot on sight. and care moth
ing for the life of a man, woman or even a
little child. They are the terror of the en-
tire territory, guards in the express cars
do not care to try their nerve while these
men live. They have been hunted like
wild animals, and now they are more saw
age than the tiger
Women of all nations as tough as they
are themselves, are known consorts Of
these men and are 10 be found around
small towns frequently by these despera-
does. The worst among them all is Jim
Cook, Bill Doolan. Slaughter" Kid, the
STAIRS and DR.. McLowry. 1t will take a
small army to Kill or capturedhem.