Foreword: In the late 80's, one of the West's great battles against banditry was deadlocked. A truce was reached between the town of Antioch and Belle Starr, the bandit queen of nearby Cherokee Flats. Antioch's marshal agreed not to invade the outlaw territory of Cherokee Flats, if Belle Starr kept her gunmen out of Antioch. It was, at best, an uneasy truce.