The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-27

For several months prior TO the
r,hhpry of the two banks at stroud,
Okla, March q, 1915, Henry Starr,
Iyed In Tulsa, within stones
throw Of tho homes OF officers who
we're seeking him on a former
charge, and was using the name OF
r. l. Williams. which was the
name Of OklahOmas governor who
bad offered $1,000 for STAIRS cap
,nrc. An account OF Starr's resi-
dencs here Is contained in "A story
which appeared in the World short
ly after the stroud robbery. Ii was
attained and written 10y j. Burr
gibbons. then reporter on Tho
world staff, and Rufus Steel, "A
magazine writer, who was here from
he east TO obtain the story OF
yarr's life. 1t follows:
while the officers OF the west
were searching for him in Il lonely
And mountainous country OF five
sat,s, Henry Starr, noted bandit
and outlaw, recently shot and cap
wrei at stroud Okla, while exc
cutting the robbery Of two banks,
,ly,d in luxury in the heart Of this
city. enjoying all the comforts Of
modern life, driving his own auto
mobile, and attending the picture
shows regularly.
This startling fact was revealed
by Henry starr himself yesterday to
a newspaper man who gained his
confidence and wanted a picture OF
his home for his paper.
I'LL tell you where the place IS"
the bandit told his new acquaint-
ance, but / don't want lot OF
detectives, policemen and curiosity
seekers ransaCking my home"
And then the bandit told him
me story Of the most daring ma
teuvers ever carried on by fugitive
rom Justice, and this in the very
midst of hundreds of friends and
acquaintances who knew him init
mately.
The Starr home was located at
1894 East Second street, in this
city, a pretty new five-rOom bunga-
low with electric lights, hot and
cold water. bath and telephone. in
small garage at the rear OF the
property the noted bandit kept his
1--WE passenger Ford automobile, IN
which he took nightly 10Y rides
over the paved streets Of this city
lie was a regular attendant at the
leading moving picture theaters
where he saw enacted upon the
screen the reproduction Of the
thrilling eFents that he had exc.
cuted In real life.
"The Starr home was within two
blocks of the home Of Sheriff Jane!
Wooiley, county sheriff of Tuls'
county, four blocks of the home o'
Mayor Frank NJ. Wooden Of Tulst
the close neighbor OF members %
the school board, newspape
men and city and county EN-
ployes one block from his hom'
the new Grace NJ. T.. church is be
Ing erected and directly across tn,
street to the north, between th'
Starr home and the residence o.
Sheriff Wooley, is the Washington
schooihouse. the largest ware
school in the city. No fence sepa
rates the properly from the chill
dyen's Fairgrounds, and l,2O0 chil
dren daily play around his bach
door, unconscious Of the very pres
ence Of the man who had beer
pointed out to them as one OF tn
worst characters in the country.
ITO be exact. the Washington
school and one residence is all tina
separate the home Of the OUTLAW
from the home Of the sheriff.
while policemen, detectives an'
deputy sheriffs Of the west were OF
sharp lookout for him while hi
Bertiuon picture and measurement
we're in the hands Of every polio
department in the country and
reward aggreeating several thou
sand dollars was hanging over hi
head. Henry Starr was driving pas