Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-22
A Very, Very Bad Man.
A wild westerner Now Fighting In
Cuba.


Cuba.
On the back of certain document in the
United States court, Topeka Kan Cap
ital reporter found yesterday this laconic
SENTENCE
while ] was executing this warrant the
defendant departed this life. W. H. Carr"
That sentence is a sidelight on the career
of one of the most interesting characters
who ever wore star of deputy United
States marshal. "Bill" Carr's name is
familiar to every man who served the gov
eminent as an officer of United States
court at any time within the last half
years ending when "Dick" Walker passed
out of the office of United States marshal
for Kansas,
Carr was an unerring shot was never
off his guard, never lost his GOODNESS and
had a bravery that was almost foolhardy
He was the typical deputy marshal of
pioneer days of Kansas. He was first
appointed to office as deputy marshal by
United States Marshal "Bill' Jones. This
was in 1884, and he served for over six
years after that, being reappointed by Mar
shal Walker, who succeeded Jones. AT
that time the Indian territory and the
unsettled country that now composes OKLA
homa were attached TO the district OF the
| United States Marshal for Kansas, and
| Carr's work was largely among the des-
| peradoes who infested that part OF the
| country He was one of the most feared
men who ever tracked a criminal, for 1t
was well known that ne would not hesitate
| to shoot his man if he made an attempt to
resist arrest, and when he shot, he killed.
He would start out from the nearest
town in a spring wagon, If he could get
one, and very often when be returned the
man he had been after lay dead IN the
wagon bed. Carr was at South McAlster,
l. l., when Cline, who was the defendant
referred to in the memorandum that has
been quoted, killed deputy marshal. Carr
took up Chne's trail. He brought him to
bay in the Greek nation There was a
fusilade of bullets, and Carr appeared as
he had appeared many times before at
South McAlister, with the body Of his man
in the bed of his little wagon.
Carr was a terror among the Creek half
| breeds Wien a Creek Indian committed a
crime in those days, be knew that his life de-
pended upon his freedom, for Judge Parker
was in the habit of hanging outlaws when
ever they were convicted, and they gen
erallv were convicted One day Carr and
a deputy marshal named Williams started
out In a spring wagon to arrest three half
breed desperadoes who were living in a
cabin in the woods. They drove up to the
cabin and half breed woman came to the
door and, in response to a question stated
that the men folks were away from home.
Williams got out of the wagon and went
to the house, while Carr tied the team. As
Williams crossed the threshold, two half
breeds grabbed him, while the third shot
the top Of his head off The man who did
the shooting then rushed out with his Win
chester and opened fire on Carr. The fire
was promptly returned, and the half breed
sank to the ground on his knees with 9
bullet hole clear through him.
Carr also had a Winchester. and he
began pumping lead into that half breed
and it is related that the Indian did not
give up until five more bullets had entered
his breast From the time he dropped OF
his knees until life was extinct he was try
ing his best TO get a bead on Carr. Mean
while the other two half breeds were blaz
ing away at Carr with revolvers. Having
disposed OF the man with the Win chester
Carr turned his attention TO the others
and dispatched each with bullet through
the heart He then loaded the three des
peradoes and his dead companion Williams
into the spring wagon and drove to tn
nearest town In that first fight Car
escaped without a scratch.
1t was not very long after this that Car
engaged single handed in a desperate bat
tie with gang of Indian territory desper
ADDE'S He killed three of them but wa
badly wounded himself 1t was a goo
many months before Bill Carr was himsel
1 again, and hen he had recovered he decid
= ed to quit his hazardous occupation an
5 open "A saloon at Purcell. This was in 1890
{ Life was singularly uneventful for Car
for a while Finally he became involves
4 in fight in his saloon. During the fight
I man was killed There was circumstan
tial evidence that led TO the conclusion tina
Carr was his slayer and he was jailed
, One morning IA few weeks later he wa
missing from his cell and investigation
showed that he had effected his escape from
the jail. He had friends in the Jail, charge,
with various offences and il was not yer,
/ long, until Through Cars Vaccinations
1t was suspected a general Jail deliver,
was effected
Nothing more was heard of Carr unit
SIX months ago when a well known Topek
8 man learned on good authority that he wa
a captain IN the insurgent army in Cuba
Under him. it was said were number o
: his boon companions at Purcell. Carr il
E making record by his fearless Drawer,
. and unerring aim, so the news states