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Belle Starr Trial, Witness Form, 1886 [182926]

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Belle Starr Trial, Witness Form, 1886 [182926]
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A rare and historical list of witnesses' payments for the Belle Starr trial of 1886 in Arkansas, signed by witnesses such as her son and daughter, Ed Reed and Pearl Younger, and the first black U.S. Deputy Marshal, Bass Reeves. This is a one page large (about 16" x 21") folio signed by many witnesses, titled, "Abstract of Compensation to Witnesses, for their attendance at the District Court of the United States, begun and held at the City of Fort Smith, in the Western District of Arkansas on the 2 day of August, in the year 1886." The trial in Judge Isaac Parker's court was for notorious outlaw Belle Starr who had been charged with horse stealing in the Choctaw Nation. Pearl Younger has been thought to be the daughter of Cole Younger, whom Belle had met during the Civil War. She was born in 1867 after James and Younger brothers robbed their first bank. Ed Reed was the son of her first husband, Jim Reed, the notorious outlaw and bank and train robber, who was killed by a member of his own gang in 1873. Eddie was convicted of horse theft and receiving stolen property in 1889, for which he was sent to prison. Pearl became a prostitute to raise funds for his bail. Eddie later became a deputy in Fort Smith and killed two outlaw brothers before being killed himself in 1896. Pearl operated several bordellos in Arkansas from the 1890s to World War I. Bass Reeves was the only black deputy on the frontier, He killed 14 men during his career. He was fluent in the Creek Indian language and was previously a sergeant in one of the first black regiments formed during the Civil War. Also signed by U.S. Marshal John Carroll and the court clerk, among others. Very fine and exhibitable. [] [Arkansas] [] [] []