The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-29
OTHER BANDITS
ARE STRANGERS

AhE NIKANUEhO
CONTINUED From age OneD
came upon reports that the wounded
man was not Starr, but bandit who
wanted notorlety and Identified the
man.
Refuses TO Give Names.
As an Illustration Of the Intense ncr.
yous tension of the people " the
town soon after the banks had been
robbed this was told by those who were
! present at the time Company Il of
tho state militia which mas hcudQuar.
| terS ut Stroud was called ont II few
hours after the robbery and sent In
! pursuit NJ the eSVprd gang II is
alleged that two hours later Il phone
Gull came ln from them twenty miles
away saying that they had gone that
fnr without q round Of ammunition.
All their shells were in neat piles ON
the armory floor
Pursuing Officers report that they
T sighted the gang short time uftrr
the robbery They were travelling
quickly and mcthodlcaly. Ouc -pun
was In the lead cutting fcurrg Ehr
other five followed with field glasses,
| keeping watch over the front and rear
for pursuers The escape had been
carefully planned according to Starr.
who said that the men were following
Il carefully laid ont route.
Although refusing 10 tell the idcut
Ity Of the men VINO were with him
starr appeared startled when Officers
suggested that "Nip' Nunu. Il cowboy
and alleged murderer. was one of the
crowd lie merely laughed when
other names were proposed
Starr Not a Coward.
Tales Of his daring ouluwry, cap
turrs and ESCAPES his early life and
3 huw he successfully cludrd officers
for months though continued his IN
lawful occupation Of robbIug banks.
are told of Henry Starr
b That Starr Is one Of the most re-.
mnrkahlc men " his time ana kind Is
J admitted Not Il coward by any
mcnus lie Inns tried several times to
come back and hc q law abiding
X citizen, hut something defeated the
o plan aud hr fell In with the old lfc
D again That his capture was effected
b enslly enough apparently. was per
] haps due the mans frurlrssncss fol
consequences when he threw his Gun
aside when fucing u boy He said h,
could hnye killed the lad and doubt
less he could, but that he did not car,
To- take life.
u starr Is the man who while pris
! onrr nt Fort SIN, some years ago. per
D formed whnt former President Roose
Welt declared "unquestlouubly III,
h greatest net of bravery ever commit
e ted In federal institution In the hls
tory NJ the country"
Captured Cherokee Bill
q Cherokee BIZ who was being hclC
, n prisoner there and another western
~ drsperndO killed n guard and thcr
ovrrpuwerrd three other keepers. nj
II of whom he shot 10 death with IN,
81 weapons he had removed from IN,
II bodies " the victims. Cherokee BlI
made his way into the wardpus NJ
fice and there hurricaded himself IN
, three days
He had plenty VI ammunition am,
had so fortified himself that dealt
seemed certain for anyone who dare,
j" to go near him The officials admit
~ ted they were unable to devise an
mems for capturing Cherokee Rll
Stnrr agreed to enter the room wher
" Bill WIS and srizr him He went T.
W. The task lmurmrd Single handed
" he forced his way into the room nm
u uverpowcrcd Cherokee HilI As r,
r suit hc was purdOned by prpNdeu
y Roosevelt who commended him FOR hi
h bravery.
Starr led varied NE nfter that
N His next lnfrnctlou uf the law, how
Y ever occurred In Colorado when h
IL robbed the Amity State bank and wa
I captured
4 Was Given Freedom.
# tie was given u lengthy prison tern
40 lir soon gained the confidence uf th
4 prison officials aud it was not Ion
... N''lI Nv was IlIN''N W. iINIEt or
y, gang NJ cuuvirDs working un m
~ ruuds While uu duty he was give
o uu To carry ,o that none NJ III
~ rouvicls should escape The wardr
ut the pcnitculiHn said NJ Starr tina
IT, he never betrayed the trust
I'll On hi- application FOR parole Star
'f wrote the Colorado prison board u
30 follows. 4 ASK for freedom beCaus
my estimate of lie IN general ha
changed The giyccycy mana chanC
method ~ Warden lyman ~ rrspons
T. bile ror the change lie believed I
me- and trusted me aud ! returned IN
SIS trust with LOYALTY refer you to M
rl record FOR the Inst thlrtyright month
'o Since June ! have acted us nigh
id Wntchmnu fur our camp a pusitiou
II considerable responsibility Whom "a
10 leased 10 means the parting uf IN
KS ways | have mo- desire tp pu..r,. ur
q dollar NOT honestly earned NV hon
ut ana sincere cndrHvur win hc tn wl
-s the respect, confidence aud good vi
by " all law abiding citizens"