The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-29
MYSTERY ABOUT
WIFE Of STARR
First Wife Ofthe Oklahoma Ban
dit Was Divorced From Him
Some Time Age.
LIVING WITH HIS MOTHER

The report that divorce was
granted to wife NJ Henry starr at
Sapulpa Saturday has been resolved
with some doubt here. II is cOnsid
cred possible that some woman by
that name secured divorce but not
from the Henry Starr, captured at
Stroud following the robbing Of Il
bank there 10y himself and comrades.
Whether or not Henry Starr had
more than one wife is questioned by
some.
Judge Nance of StIllwell. OK, called
NJ the office Of Governor Williams
today, aud IN speaking Of the STAIRS
said that Mrs Starr the first wife
Of Henry, and who was hts wife
when he was taken to the rcniten.
1 tiary In Colorado is now living In
Shllwcll She holds the position Of
stcnographer In the county court
there and supports her son. about 9
years old, and Henry STAIRS mother
who lives with them II had been
reported that Henry Starts mother
and his wife had reached Chandler
! Sunday morning Judge Nance says
that 50 far a. hc knows Henry Stars
mother was In SullWcll Saturday
evening and that 1t would have been
impossible for her 10 make the trip
from Sullwell to Stroud by sunday
morning.
The Mrs Starr now at SullweL Sc
cured divorce from Starr when he
was IN the Colorado prison, II ls un.
! derstoOd Previous to that time she
wus a school teacher and very es.
tlmabc woman She was given the
custody Of the child when the father
went to Colorado. She has had him
since. People who say they know
Starr have no knowledge that he was
married after his first wife secured
her divorce
Saw Starr In Robbery.
Judge Nance says he remembers
well the time Starr robbed the Ben.
tonville, Ark, bank II number OF
years ago At that time Judge Nance
was county judge " that county. lie
lived on the road which the robbers
took In leaving town after they had
looted the bank Two small children
Of Judge and Mrs Nance were play
lngti out I'm the road when the shoot
Ing between citizens ana the robbers
began and Mrs Nunce went out 10 get
the little ones While on the side
walk one Of the robbers passed on his
horse and when almost opposite Mrs
Nance he dropped the sack In which
he had put the money Sll l,Om-ta
ken from the bank He stopped his
horse, ran back and picked mp th'
sack and escaped during which time
n rain NJ bullets was sent after him
Several years after man visited Il
family living next door to the Nanccs
Mrs. Nance saw him and told hel
husband II was the same man whom
she had seen pick up the sack oI
money.
II was Henry Starr II is said thai
once having seen the man no one cal
mistake him second time hi'
shoulders are broad, almost ont %
proportion 10 the rest Of his body.
This Merchant Knows Him.
Senator Edmondsuu Of Lincoln cuun
ty also has story about Starr tha
is Of more recent date That Is, II
J was Starr who robbed the Carne
state bank only few weeks ago star
I'm his letter 10 Governor william
, said that he did not participate In III
- Carney affair. A merchant by IN
D. name of Stump went In the bank jus
2 before the robbers entered to make
e deposit lie carried the money in
sack, some $40 He had just place
? the snck iu the window hut had nc
q received certificate Of deposit whe
2 the rohber, covered the bank official
together with stump. and took his sac
I Of money.
stump and the bank officials wcr
( marched down the road from tow
I about mile and turned loose aftc
o which the robbers escaped Whil
n walking along the road looking Int
( the barrel Of one ot the robbers gtlr