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.