Deputy marshal's account of E. H. Bruner, United States v. A. C. Wooten [?] et al., larceny, Western District of Arkansas, Sept 1892

A printed account form of the court at Fort Smith, filled in by hand, in which a deputy marshal claimed his fees and expenses for an arrest in the Indian Territory. Seen 11 Oct 2026 as a screenshot of the image in the Ancestry viewer; the foot of the form is below the screen. The defendant's name is unclear.

"United States versus A. C. [or G.?] Wooten et al. In the Western District of Arkansas before U.S. District Court Commissioner J. Brizzolara [?], Esq. Charge: Larceny. In the Indian Country."

• Warrant dated Sept 15, 1892, served by Deputy Marshal E. H. Bruner, by arresting the defendant A. G. [?] Wooten at 6 miles S [?] Chelsea, I. T., Sept 17, 1892: $2.00. Mileage on writ, 163 miles at 6 cents a mile from Ft. Smith, Ark., to the place of arrest: $9.78.
• Expenses while endeavouring to arrest: "Sept 15 '92, subsistence & feed [of?] horse, Sept 15 to Sept 17 '92," $4.00; maximum allowance, 2 days at $2 a day, $4.00.
• "2 day's feeding," 1 prisoner, Sept 17 to Sept 18, 1892: $1.50. Arriving at Fort Smith, Sept 18, 1892. Mileage returning 1 prisoner, 1 guard and the deputy, 163 miles each, 489 miles at 10 cents a mile: $48.90.
• Discharging 1 prisoner "on bond," Sept 19, 1892: $0.50. Guard: Thomas Pratt [?].
• Attendance of the deputy during the examination before the commissioner, Sept 19, 1892: $2.00. Total: $68.68.

"I do solemnly swear that the above account is true and correct ... E. H. Bruner, Deputy United States Marshal." Sworn and subscribed on the 19th day of September 1892.

It shows Eli Hickman "Heck" Bruner serving as a deputy U.S. marshal of Judge Parker's court in September 1892, two months before the Ned Christie fight.