Starr Captured The Indian Territory Desperado Captured in Colorado Submitted by: Mollie Stehno

Henry Starr and Kid Wilson, two members of the notorious Starr gang of train and bank robbers, who have caused the death of a dozen men and terrorized the Indian Territory and Arkansas for months, were arrested here yesterday. They arrived at the Spaulding house late last night with Mrs. Starr and registered as Frank Johnson and John Wilson of Joplin, Mo.

The officers learning who the two men were, surrounded the hotel yesterday, but were afraid to approach them outright and attempted to get them in a position to shoot on sight. Henry Starr went alone into the restaurant and the police followed him.

Then Marshal Dana caught one arm of the noted outlaw and officer Wright another, while Detective Atkinson covered him with a pair of six shooters.

Starr gave up without a struggle, but said to the officers: “It is a good thing you got the drop on me or there would have been some shooting around here.”

The same officers then went to Colorado City and captured Kid Wilson. He was armed with a 45-caliber revolver and would have made a desperate resistance if the officers had not first covered him with pistols.

When the men were brought to jail an attempt was made to interview them, but without success.

After the arrest officers went to the Spaulding house and woke up the woman, who was registered as Mrs. Jackson, but who is really the wife of Starr. She is about 18 years old and rather prepossessing. She said that she was married to Starr about six months ago and that her home is about 200 miles east of here.

A search of the room was made and under the pillow was found $1,460 in greenbacks, which had never been used, while $500 in gold was found in a valise.

The woman carried a pearl handled revolver of 38-caliber. She was closely questioned and admitted that the man who was captured was Henry Starr and that the name of the other one was Kid Wilson.

There is a reward of $5,000 for the capture of the men.

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