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West record many stories of famous and

notorious characters of that period

among them born in 1848 Belle Starr

horse thief and harbor of criminals

lived hard and fast enough to become

known in her day as Queen of the bandits

to go down in history as America's most

notorious woman outlaw

Fort Smith

small village on the border of the

Indian Nation where gunshots and violent

deaths were commonplace

one of the roughest and toughest towns

of the Old West

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yeah I heard you're coming Belle

it don't look much like the savings and

loan bank to me Sam

what's the best never mind what's the

best

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how much have you lost not too much Bill

I was just I gave you fifteen hundred

dollars to put in the bank

how much have you got left

what kind of a shitless bum did I marry

thrown away my hard-earned cash on the

gambling tables money I made myself get

out

get on your feet you lazy Indian you're

gonna lay there all day

rescue gentlemen

put your money on the table

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shove the money into the Hat you

all of it every penny

getting your horses

your arm Mr Starr it's time we were

leaving

look Bell I was just trying to don't you

know yet how to treat a lady open the

door

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thinks he's got change coming look me up

at younger's bands

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you're so good at spending my money now

let's see if you can help me make some

where are we going bill

up to Dodge City there are a couple

hundred hitter horses corralled up there

just waiting for shipment

I'll go get in your Halls Prada

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hey look what I find he's pretty good

calls huh for you good looking piece of

horse flesh turned in with the others

get some money on them

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I'm Matt Clark railroad Detective

over a hundred head of horses destined

for the United States Cavalry and

consigned to the railroad had been

stolen from Shipping points along the

right-of-way

I was assigned a task of following the

trail of the thieves and bringing them

in this usually began with the

questioning of possible Witnesses people

to be used later when the Outlaws are

caught and brought to court

yeah they spooked the herd out of here

tonight before last

cut out the best of the stock stampeded

the rest did you get a good look at the

rustlers ah too dark

one thing I'm sure of though the leader

was a woman a woman yep I could hear

this female yelling orders and see the

feather in her white hat I know those

words your horses sir you were just

holding them for shipment

what do you think you could identify any

of them if you ever saw him again yeah

I could some

it was one little blooded Colt in

particular

a bay with a blaze face and three white

stocking feet

I got kind of attached to him if we

caught the thieves would you be willing

to testify against them sure would just

give me the chance might have threat

hold on

the trail led to the Indian nations

the time I reached the Nations I began

to feel at the horse thieves I was after

were Belle Starr and her gang

my final stop turned out to be Fort

Smith Arkansas

up on a jump from Indian Territory it

had a reputation equal to Dodge Abilene

or any other Cowtown Crossroads with the

added distinction of paying offense for

stolen livestock and a refuge for

whiskey Peddlers bootlegging fire water

to the Redskins

hello Bill

the man I wanted to see first was a

local sheriff it was a meeting I didn't

care to make public

thank you

as usual Pete

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howdy Sheriff

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I don't suppose you remember me does it

no I don't believe I've

oh sure sure why of course how have you

been

I take it you're here on business Mr

Clark yeah that's right

a trailer gang of horse thieves all the

way from Dodge

I've got good reason to believe it's

Belle Starr you're not the only one with

a good reason

she came in here last week with them

horses sold them all one day why didn't

you pick her up

she had bills for sale there are four

trees no doubt it's proven into

something else now do you happen to have

a description of all them horses and

prior bills for sale not only that I've

got a half a dozen Witnesses who are

willing to pair against her

all we have to do is arrest Bell

you think that's going to be easy where

does Bell live oh about 15 miles from

here a place called younger's Bend I

wouldn't go down there alone though that

is unless I was tired of living how

often did she come to town

so we I'll stick around here so you can

get in touch with me

I was just fixing to have myself buy

lunch won't you join me oh thanks

Sheriff I got some unfinished business

I'll see you later

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what's the big idea who do you think

right then it wouldn't have taken much

to flatten me too sprawl there on the

sidewalk looking up at me was Frankie

Adams another railroad detective who had

worked with me in the past

what are you doing in Fort Smith working

as a dressmaker what are you doing that

horse eating case in Dodge looks like it

might be Bell star then you're in luck

I'm working on it too as a dressmaker

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why not metal Styles just like any other

woman crazy about clothes you should see

the Gown we made it they should come in

for fittings naturally when

wait a minute you can't move in yet the

case is still approved oh you're way

behind right now the case is really hot

when's your next Thing 2 30 Friday day

after tomorrow good

make her something in blue denim the

latest thing in prison wear

it's been a real pleasure meeting you

ma'am

I have the privilege of calling on you

in the near future in the near future

you best mind your manners in your own

business sir

good day

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you're on please

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oh Frankie

yes

I do trust you weren't leaving my dear

well I uh I was going down the street to

have my scissors sharpened Matt can wait

till you finished with me get the dress

let's have a look at it yes ma'am

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the presence of ladies

now get out of here

oh there it is

we still have a little work to do on the

bodice Mrs Starr

after all you are two days early Mrs

Starr you'll have to excuse me I seldom

keep appointments on time

to unhealthy

looks finished to me well uh the lining

needs sewing if you'll wait just half an

hour I'll finish it can't wait I'll take

it as this how my story

uh Mrs Smith isn't here you know I just

worked for her I'll go ask her

look it up in the books

yes ma'am

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I'm gonna have to ask you to stand right

where you are

no honey

what do you think you are trying to do

I'm taking you to the sheriff you're a

fool why I could draw and plug you

before you could pull a trigger go ahead

and try it

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now get moving out the back door

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it's all right man go get her

yeah don't tell the boss about this

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thank you

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I felt so confident that the sheriff

would capture bail I sent for the

Rancher who had witnessed the wrestling

hoping he could make a definite

identification

you stand for me Mr Clark yeah that's

right

is that one of the horse thieves

yep

are you sure

well it was dark but get out take a good

look

but I got real close to him

yeah I'm almost positive

of course we could have found the horses

that have been a different story

just as soon as we find where the horse

are hidden I'll get in touch with you

thanks again glad to be of help hi

Sheriff

well you don't have to tell me you had

to hook what she got away oh I said

Thoroughbred she rides Matt there's not

a horse in the territory can outrun him

what about Sam here you got any more out

of him no he hasn't been very sociable

maybe he'll change his mind when he

finds out he's currently in tarload for

Bell and the rest of the Gang

lock him up

how about it Matt care for a little

drink

oh thanks Sheriff

I think Sam would like to have some

though what

give a drink to that drunken that's a

general idea

all right guys you're right Matt poor

old Sands Road just as hard as the rest

of us how about it Sam

care for a little mouthwash

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hey

won't you tell him

nothing nobody makes sad Tokyo One

let's get you out of here

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Sam wouldn't remember because he was too

drunk last night but he had told us who

Bell had sold the horses to that they

knew the herd was stolen and had planned

to move them up country at once

we were pretty sure because of what had

happened Belle would be coming around to

warn them

recognize any of those horses down there

sure at least a dozen

there's that little Bay called I was

talking about the one with the blaze on

his face

favorite of my whole family

here she comes Matt look who's with her

female banded all right I'd recognize

that hat and feather anywhere day or

night if you're most likely to be

heading for that pass across the valley

they'll move around and give her a

little reception I'll get Sam you arrest

Belle you've got a horse that cannot run

her

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my reception did surprise me and the gun

smoke and dust of the running horse herd

Bell and Sam got separated the sheriff

took care of Sam

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trial created a sensation in the

territory she was a first woman in the

country ever to be convicted on a charge

of horse stealing she appeared in

hanging judge Parker's federal court of

the Western District of Arkansas at Fort

Smith

the trial lasted four days from the 15th

to the 19th of February 1883.

it was our ranchers identification of

the little cult that really won the case

for us Sam was convicted on one and

bailed on two charges of horse dealing

both were sentenced to the federal

penitentiary in Detroit

Bell and Sam spent a year behind the

great Prison Walls and then were

released with time off for good behavior

they both headed back to younger's Band

where they took up the old life where

they left off for Bell was arrested

several times though never convicted

and Sam met a violent end in a pistol

fuel with an Indian Deputy who had once

arrested him

then one day several years later while I

was sitting in my office at railroad

headquarters

oh Matt

it's good to see you nice to see you

what have you been doing oh same old

thing sit down thanks

I'm just closing out the files on the

Bell star case

no doubt you remember oh how could I

forget

I read some time ago that she was

murdered did they ever find out who did

it

no and they probably never will that's

quite a mystery

seems Bale and ridden halfway to Fort

Smith with a friend of hers Bell decided

to turn back at the Canadian river and

was coming back the younger's been alone

here read it

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so the Wild and daring Bell star died as

simply as that yep

shot from her horse by an unknown

assassin weren't there ever any suspects

farmer named Watson looked good for a

while he was supposed to have been

blackmail by film the case was thrown

out of court for lack of evidence

some people even think it might have

been her own son

a week previous to her day she whipped

the boy because he mistreated one of her

horses

you know Frankie

I don't think we'll ever know

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