Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-03

train robbery and the Nowata depo
a0bbeIy. lie was sentenced TO hang
The United States supreme court re.
/ yerstd the case. On his second tria
1 ne again was convicted and agair
appealed. On the second remandinq
OF ms case back TO the Fort Smith
FEDERAL court he was given a com.
Dlned sentence Of 13 years for the
three crimes.
While in the Fort Smith jail await
ing transfer to a federal prison Starr
queIled an outbreak led by "Chero-
kee Bill" notorious outlaw. bv
wrestling a revolver from the bandit
outlaw. RMS act later won a pardon
from President Roosevelt.
promised President Roosevelt
! pe sood, said Starr recently. 81
meant 1t, why, | named my boy after
oseyelt-ROosevelt Starr"
After his pardon in 1902 Starr mar
rled, went to Tulsa and engaqed In
ihe real estate business. In 1907 he
moved to Skiatook, Okla. with his
VIE and son, he attended the inau-
duration Of c. N. Haskell as first
governor of Oklahoma Starr believed
al thdt tlme he had successfully
pedten back oklahoma thought
the same. z ~
Arkansas After Him.
but the state OF Arkansas had not
forgotten the BcntOnville hank roh-
bery. 1t had an indictment HANGING
over starr, and when oklahoma came
INTO the union, the Arkansas autborl-
tlt5 got fequlsltion for Starr and
asked Governor Haskell to honor it.
dldn know what the governor
i couldn't afford to 20 over tbera
They would have handed it 10 me- for
I!te. | went up into the Usage conn
try ana arranged with a friend to call
me by telephone and give me the de
'lSlon OF the governor. One day he
'alled me and | understood him to
say lie mas granted it,, and what he |
and was, He hasn't granted it, And /
:" fIed. That mistake of one word |
put me in the brush again. | had to |
lig in"
Banks were being robbed in okla
'oma about this time and Starr was
'Iamed. All afterward proved the
work Of others, but starr found II
.ecessary TO leave the state. In .UIne
9OS, he robbed the bank at Amitv
.oI lie was arrested year later and
entenced To from seven to 25 wears
n the Colorado state prison. Good
ehavior won a parole
Started a Restaurant.
After my release | went 70 Holly
ol, said Starr. Il saved up and
arted a little restaurant. But
luIdn stay there. The people were
trald OF me. | was living straight
NJ ! couldn't reconcile them. Tbcv
ipected me all the time to 20 ont
'me night and rob the bank. FINALLY
.e warden Of the prison let me go to
'yoming.
Il went 20 Wyoming with $40.
ld TO go under my right name
lnted work. | worked on the section
= 81 day l cut grass. dug
tches, ] worked at a furniture store
II every time ! got job someone
'uld point me out as the bad man
ON oklahoma and ,hcy kicked me /
H. couldn't light anywhere. a
uldn't beat back a
Last June ] was out Of a lob and
uldu ihd one. ] started for home n
e night on a freight train I broke p
, colorado parole. got home Iune q
last ! stayed around until Sen 3,
uber and meanwhile banks were "
hbcd In oklahoma. They blamed st
am all on me. But / didn't have "A a.
nd In them" p
II was for his son that the bandit
ID up the stroud banks. NJ
i wanted 90 make a stake for him "
d Starr. II wanted to make n HE
ul. fix the boy out and 20 off some. .,
ere and he forgotten.
The robbery Of the bank at Stroud y.
$ the most daring in the history Of o.,
lahoma. on March p, 1915. starr a.
! his men rode into the town tiad y.
'ir horses at the stockyards fence
one OF their number in cb4rye o..
! proceeded TO the two banks Tbs =.
icials Of the two banks wero ror. u.
d with revolvers and $1,000 in cur. ,,,
cy was taken. ~
Ss the bandits were escaping Paul "
rry' I5-year-old boy, ran into a oy