The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-07


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The sheriff returned to his men,
called them together and told them
what Starr had said. Within five min
utes there was not man other than
the sheriff left within rifle distance
of Henry Starr. That evening, at b.,
as he had announced, Starr and his
men rode quietly and without being
molested. away from the barn and to-
ward the Usage hills
An Expert Shot.
starr is one of the best rifle and
revolver shots | have ever seen, SAID
this friend of the outlaw. THE hrst
time | met him was in a poker game
and we had played all evening with
out me knowing the identity OF the
man across the table. Some time al
terward | was talking with a friend to
whom | had told of this meeting with
| Starr, and he invited me to go with
| MN W ste Dldl "Ai'' az ''N''
hiding in the brush not far away.
I'VE found Starr as this friend had
said we would and after visiting with
him for some time. ! asked him II he
would demonstrate for me his skill as
a marksman. | explained that | had
heard frequently of his skill. We were
sitting near a pool of water, ana
around. over the surface of it could be
! seen the heads of turtles sticking up
Without word, Starr got up, drew
/ two revolvers from his belt and emp
tied them into the pool shooting with
both hands and often hitting a turtles
head He would draw down with hrs'
! one hand and then the other shoot
ing without even trying to take aim
MANY of the people who were in
l Stroud on the day of the bank ROB
berry. March 27, were surprised tc
learn that hole had been shot
through one mans coat and the but
ton had been shot off another's coat
shots being fired by Starr, without
the men being injured. In my opinion
Starr had no intention of shootint
them, but simply to frghten. And
know that he is expert shot enougl
to do these very things
at was only few days after | hat
1T was only a few days after ! hat
seen Starr in the woods" continued
this friend that the officers arrived
in town. having learned that Star
was in that locality. The man whit
had accompanied me on the former oc
casion watched for an opportunity t
notify Starr regarding the officers. He
found out, however, that Starr not on
ly knew of the officers presence, bu
had actually been trailing them fo
more than two hours, instead of thu
officers trailing Starr"
Was Original of Picture
That Henry STAIRS wife was thu
original of a photograph, "The Chero
kee Milkmaid," which was published
worldwide several years ago, is tn,
statement of Representative Waite
B. Eaton of Muskogee and Oilton. Ea
ton was engaged at that time in pro
noting the townsite of Porum and wa
going through the country in tha
vicinity with a photograph gettinl
pictures to advertise that section.
Late one evening Eaton and tn
photographer drove by the home o
Mrs. Starr, Henry STAIRS mother, a
time when a very pretty young won
an was milking a COW in the barn
/, yard. The entire scene was one tha
| would make a beautiful picture, an,
the two men finally persuaded tn
d young woman to pose for several pic
lures.
: 'We got one fine picture" sal
! Eaton yesterday, (which we labele
The Cherokee Milkmaid 1t attract
, ed instant attention, because of 1t
} artistic merits and was publishe
r widely throughout the United State
in both newspapers and magazines.
/; was about a year afterward that thi
| Young woman married Henry Sarr"