Arizona republican., 1909-05-13
ARREST OF HENRY STARR
Member of the Notorious Starr and Dalton Gangs and Whose Career Has Been Marked by a Series of Desperate Crimes.

f1enry starr, the most SklllIul ana dangerous desperado in the United States. slept in the county jail last night. He is a member of the famous Starr gang, which was asso- eiated with the Daltons in the terror izing of Oklahoma and the Indian ter ritory, from the latter eighties until the breaking up of the Dalton gang, following the Coffeyville raid of seven teen years ago.
 The capture of starr was effected at Bouse on Tuesday evening by Deputy Sheriff Wayne Davis, assisted by Deputy Billy Wilson of this county, and Deputy W. C. De Spain of Yuma county.
 There are two crimes for which Starr is immediately wanted-the holdup of the Bank of Amity, Prowers county, Col, on July of last year, and the hOldup of the Bank of Tyro. Kan, on March 13 of that year. Starr's part ner in both crimes was Kid" Wilson, another well-known Oklahoma des- perado, whose home is at Tulsa. Starr's people live at Skiatook, a few miles from Tulsa.
 On Monday, Sheriff J. A. Simpson. of Lamar, Col, and s. w. Fenton, of Cleveland, Okla, an officer of that state. and former well-known dep uty United States marshal of that dis trict, arrived in the city. They had positive information that Starr and Wilson were at Bouse This informa- tion had reached Mir. Fenton, though he declined to say by what means. He was positive that Starr was still there, though he was not quite sure of the present whereabouts of Wilson.
 A warrant of arrest for fugitive from justice was issued by Justice Johnstone. and on Tuesday morning Deputies Davis and Wilson, accompa- nied by Sheriff Simpson and MT. Fen ton, left Bouse. It was certain that Starr would recognize MT. Fenton, who knows him and his people, and 1t was probable that he would also recognize the Colorado sheriff Accordingly, those two officers left the train at Vicksburg, and the deputies went on to Bouse, arriving there at o'clock in the afternoon. They acquainted Dep uty De Spain with the nature of the errand, and it was soon learned that Starr who called himself La Toilette, had gone to the post office. The three officers found him there. and Deputy Davis threw his gun down on him. For all the visible effect that the hostile move had, he might as well have aimed the weapon at a statue. There was not flicker of the eyelid as he gazed steadfastly at the officer. He then glanced at Deputy Wilson, who held a cooked weapon at him. still annoyed. Ha eI, his shoulder and saw a revolver in the hands of De Spain.
 Its all right" he laughingly said. T haven't thing on me" And, turn ing to the assembled crowd he asked: Now, what do you think of this?" He asked for what particular crime he was wanted. and where. When the deputy, after he had been searched and had been found to be unarmed, showed him the warrant, he swore that it was defective, and that he would never be taken on that document.
 For the first time he exhibited bad temper. He asked the crowd if he should be railroaded out of the coun- try, and it took nearly an hour to con vince him that he must go. Then he sail: q will go, but I want it under stood that I'm not going willingly" Turning to the sheriff, he said, with an appearance of chagrin of having been trapped so easily: ''1f I had had my gun, you would not have taken me"
 T believe that" replied Deputy navis, from your reputation"
 Starr, who still persisted that he was La Toilette, had been staying at the house of w. B. Lithecum. Mrs. 1.-the cum said that she had known him for fifteen years, and that he was not Starr. He was asked if he wanted to go back to his room after anything He replied that he would take nothing, and the party left Bouse for Phoenix On the way Starr asked Deputy Davis if he would be allowed the privilege of retaining the best lawyer in Phoenix He was apparently gratiflied by an affirmative reply. Speaking of the charge of holding up the bank at Ami ty, Col, he said that he had never been in the state of Colorado.
 At Vicksburg, Sheriff Simpson and MT. Fenton entered the train. As soon as Starr saw the latter, he recognized tice deception. He asked MT. Fenton concerning his family relatives and friends, and he was especially curious to learn how MT. Fenton knew where to look for him. q Lad a telegram was the reply of MT Fenton. He told MT. Fenton that he had been at Amity, but he made no admission concerning