The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17

Perry's revolver. which was living on the
ground. and. as Perry grappled with him
again. fired. shooting Judge Bnlonsar
through the head. A score Of revolvers
were out to shoot Starkey in an instant
but every man held his fire for fear OF
hitting Perry The two men rolled over
and over, across and up and down the
street. Starkey got a grip on Perry's left
ear with his teeth and hung on until the
ear came OF. In their interest in the
fight the bystanders forgot their pistols
and crowded around, urging the two men
on. Starkey's grit made friends for him.
and he was encouraged equally with Per-
~. Finally Starkey lay still. Bleeding
and exhausted, Perry sat on him and
asked the bystanders how they should
settle with him.
Shoot him." said some.
Not much" said others. 'He made
too game a fight"
PLANT him."
Planting means 10 bury a man up to
his neck in the ground and leave TO die.
PLANT hell" voted the crowd.
"Scorch him"
Again the crowd disapproved.
Hang him."
Up to this time Starkey had lain quiet
and motionless. He looked up.
That's the stuff" he said. Hang me.
Give me a show. String ME up and
stand by to see hang fair. II I get out.
let me 10. II L QDll L let NE nalk.
This proposition seemed fair TO the
crowd, and Perry favored it strongly. It
was agreed that Starkey should be tied
hand and foot and hoisted on the should
ers of four men while a lariat was put
around his neck and made fast to the
big rafter in Peters feed shed. When
Starkey gave the word his four supports
were to spring aside and let him dangle
by the rope If he managed to get out,
all right; If not, he should hang This
programme was carried out. Starkey
was bound and hanged TO the rafter.
"Good-by, Starxey," said Perry.
StGricy Srinred.
Skin out" he said suddenly.
The four men jumped aside, taken by
surprise. AS they did so Starkey threw
forward his bound feet, striking one of
them full on the head and knocking him
PROSTATE. The head, however. gave him
the necessary footing. and with ire
mendous effort he swung upward. threw
his legs over the rafter. and hung head
down. The crowd yelled with delight
Slowly Starkey worked along the rafter
to where the rope was tied Reaching
it he began to gnaw at the knot tied a
foot below the rafter. The crowd watched
him eagerly. They realized that II he
slipped II meant quick death Starkey
chewed frantically. The knot was tough
but gradually it began to yield. At length
he ohewed it out. the rope fell from the
rafter and Starkey dropped to the ground
Il guess 1 kin go" he said. "Cut me
loose.
Perry cut him loose. That night Starkey
stole one of Peters ponies and disap-
peared. He turned up near Henrietta
Tex, and after wandering about for a
month he met Goodwin, them as in the
time Of Starkey's earlier hanging, mar
shall of the district.
Hello, Goodwin" said starkey. you
did me a good turn on that swingin
business"
Goodwin was suspicious.
Il meant it, joe" said Starkey. eff
| you ever want a deputy, I'm your man.
You hung me loose, and l won't forget
| it."
The result of the meeting was that Good
win made Starkey his deputy For a year
Starkey behaved. Then he broke out and
soon the marshal was after his late deputy
Starkey crossed the border into the Kiowa
| country, where he was arrested shortly
after and sent TO Fort Smith for trial for
smuggling and selling whisky in the In
dian country. In his short experience as
| a liquor dealer Starkey killed four Indians
! and two COW p,inchersl The COW punchers
were rival smugglers and the Indians had
refused to buy Starkey's whisky at Star
keys price. He was sentenced to one
years Imprisonment for smuggling
whisky-a graver crime, by the way, than
killing several Indians or a couple of COW
punchers.
Starkey served his time, and at its ex-
piration went to his dugout in the Medi-
cine mountains, where he lived in seclu-
sion for many months At all land OPEN
ings and town boomings he sallies forth,
and is a prominent figure generally
When Caldwell was in the full flush Of
the glory of its toughness, Starkey ap-
| peared and decided that Mike Meagher
was not the man for mayor. He started
out to find Meagher, but bumped into
Marshal Brown, who shot him in the arm
! Starkey left town immediately.
There is no use in bird trying to fly
| If his wing is broken" he explained.
Starkey and Bill Cook are good friends
Cook will get it some time" said
! 'Starkey. Every one does who runs
things his own way. Out here when you
| get through running you get run-and run
| far, too clear to jug in the east.
| Despite his character, Starkey is not mo-
! Tested in his travels There are no per-
sons willing to appear against him. When
| Starkey was asked the reason for this he
| said:
'If you want to do anything that some
| one will prosecute you for, just kin the
plaintiff the first thing This rule holds
east as well as out here, If you can only do
| it clean and safe"
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