Hi all,

Off topic.

Is this the person we need to write about the 3000?  This
author redefines the meaning of "artistic license".

Enjoy,
Jeff Vance


> An amateur genealogical researcher discovered that his
> great-great uncle, Remus Starr, a fellow lacking in character,
> was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Montana in
> 1889.  The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on
> the gallows.  On the back of the picture is this inscription:
> "Remus Starr; horse thief, sent to Montana Territorial Prison
> 1885, escaped 1887, robbed the Montana Flyer six times.  Caught
> by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged 1889."
>
> In a Family History subsequently written by the researcher,
> Remus's picture is cropped, scanned in as an enlarged image,
> and edited with image processing software so that all that's seen
> is a head shot.  The accompanying biographical sketch is as follows:
> "Remus Starr was a famous cowboy in the Montana Territory.  His
> business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
> assets and intimate dealings with the Montana railroad.  Beginning
> in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to service at a
> government facility, finally taking leave to resume his dealings
> with the railroad.  In 1887, he was a key player in a vital
> investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency.
> In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic function
> held in his honor when the platform upon which he was standing
> collapsed."