Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-24
INDIAN OUTLAW
 RECIPES LIFE
Henry Starr Said to Be of Mix ed Blood Declares Himself
 Innocent
CARRIES NO GUN SINCE
 MARRIAGE TO TEACHER

PHOENlX, June 23.-Henry Starr, arrested at. Rouse by Deputy Sheriff Wayne Davis, was brought to Phoenix and later taken to Colo. rado to answer for the robbery of a bank at Amity. Colorado. declares that he is innocent and has made public his life story
 Under the alias of Charles LaFoI lette. Starr was arrested at Bouse At first he denied that he was Starr but when identified by the Colorado officer. admitted that he was. In jaii at Pueblo. Colo. Starr a few days ago said:
 T am not worried at the outcome When freed, if justice prevails, ny wife and child and I will go back to Arizona.
 Starr is two-fifths Cherokee h. dian and three-fifths Irish-Amerlcan The Indian blood shows. He stands straight as an arrow. His hair is jet black, parted on the right side and brushed across his forehead. His face is smooth and has the brown of outdoor life. His cheek bones arc ahigh and prominent.
 ! Officers in Colorado are confidea, they can convict Starr He has a long. bad record. has been associated with outlaws and thieves for many years, and has served three years for killing an officer. He admits that he has participated in robberies where the haul amounted to as mucn as $20.000 and once or twice $50,000
 In the statement he made in the Pueblo jail. Starr tells some of his history as follows:
 When was released from the federal prison, went back to the nation. I took up the study of real estate. This was six years ago.
 T married an Indian girl. We have one child-a boy. years old. His mother is now teaching at the State Normal school. No power or money could make me be crooked again ou their account.
 T settled down and began to make money selling land. Then the terri tory was admitted to statehood. I was told at Oklahoma City that the Arkansas people would try to get me on some old charges.
 They 'hOrsed' me around until got tired and ashamed of it all. They arrested me. They charged me vita all the robberies that had been com mittei in all the territory around.
 T was finally discharged, Eight months ago I left Cherokee. TowneG a house there A real estate man. my friend. asked to sell my house.
 T went to Arizona, I knew my bad name would follow me. I tool: the name of LaFollette. I went pros. pecting. I have many Galuable claims there. Some day l might be wealthy. That is a splendid cour- try for gold and silver.
 Then came the Amitv bank rob tery and the reward of S1700 on my head which was afterward raised to s3400. can prove that l was 800 niles away.
 In Arifona I needed money. wrote to my friend to sell my house and this he did for $500. I wrots him asking him to send me some money. His clerk got the letter. The reward had been offered and he turned me up. But it is not my friend who did it-it was his clerk.
 They arrested me in little place near my claim called Bouse. near Yuma county. Arizona I was dress. ed as l am now. Just a blue light weight flannel shiCt. light shoes and khaki trousers. l had no gun on me and havn't carried one since I met the beautiful Indian girl I mar ried |"