The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-07
THRILLING
ROMANCE OF
BRIT CASEY
Was a Star Outlaw Before He
Was II Years Old.
HAD KILLING RELATIVES
Family and Name Well Known
in Oklahoma.
HAD KILLING RELATIVES

OF Bert Casey. The story reads ike a
Romance and is intensely interesting.
There is some fascination to many in
an outlaw. however many men he may
have killed for it is human nature to
admire courage, wherever you find il. ia
talking and writing about the deeds and
thrilling adventures 81 such characters
in this instance, the circumstances are
remarkable, Tor here is d man. although
he would have celebrated his z1st birth
day this month, who was feared by every
sheriff and deputy in the two territories,
and none Of them cared to meet MIN
alone. for his nerve was undoubted, and
be had the name Of being a dead shot.
The Clarion says that with an idea of
securing a correct account OF Bert Casey
life. the editor with Mr.. Mcdonald as
companion visited his old home one day
last week. 1t is only twelve miles east Of
Arapahoe nine east and three north.
where George Casey. uncle OF Bert, lives.
After driving eight miles east one turns
north and travels through an elegant
farming country. Farther on through q
rugged canon is little house, where
lives George Casey.
The substance of the story is told by the
uncle through the Clarion. who practi-
cany raised Bert Casey. is as follows:
The Casey family consisted of the old
folks. seven boys and one girl. They
were 8Iissourians. law-abiding people.
who came 10 oklahoma 20 make their
fortune. The boys were Frank, Dave,
George. Sherman, Bin. Jim and Victor,
the latter two being the youngest
Tn ls92 old man Casey staSed claim
near Fl Reno. south Of the Canadian
river, and then proceeded to Kingdsher
10 make his films on his return. much
TO his surprise. two Germans had squat
ted on the same quarter and refused TO
Hacate. Casey tried to persuade them
that his right was prior. but they would
rot leave. so both lived on the same land
FOR some time peaccably.
one sunday morning in November. both
Dutchmen were found .dead. with bullet
holes FL their heads. old man Casey was
arrested and at the trial. when the evil
dence was an ia. the territory dismissed
the case. although witnesses swore Sher-
man Casey was seen leave there the
night Of the murder with one of the muir
dered mems horses, but he proved he
was la Texas at the time. This embit-
tered the Casey family to an extent
although acquitted.
In 1892 also. George and Dave Casey.
(the latter the father Of BerO. came out
&c Custer county and filed, Dave Just
north Of where George now is. with them
were Jim and Victor IS and is years old
respectively. the voun-es- brothers At
49,
old IT, the early part of June. 1896. jim
and Victor. saddled their horses to make
for oklahoma county to work with
thresh'nr outfit
Neither Of them had ever been in
trouble before. but as danger urked on
the plains then. one carried six-shooter
and the other a Winchester. for protec-
ton. When they got to TT Reno She sun
was traded for another six-shootcr at a
pawnbvokers. I'm some way the latter be-
came suspicious and remarked to the
boys that they had better look out.
there stood the sheriff" They answered
by saying, we don care. We know him.
which WAS Il fact, but Jackson, who was
then sheriff of Canadian county. probably
Cid not recognize them as they passed
After the dealer notified Mr. Sheriff.
who having noted The boys going east.
telephoned TO Yukon. adding that they
may be part of the Dalton gang. which
was then operating in the southwest ana
were notorious outlaws. This little Incl
Gent, apparently. YVES the direct cause of
the shortening of two lives and ID might
te said tie tndirect cause Of Bert Casey
desire for revenge. coupled with his own