Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-12-01
NO. 45.
BLACK BART.
The Notorious Highway Robber Lodged in the City Prison-He COntradlets the Ststelnenr of Detective Morse The Encsrcersted Poet Re- gins to Feel a Sense of
 Degradation

c. E. Bolton, alias E. c. Bolles or | Black Bart the highwayman v ho was
 arrested a week ago in this elty, arrived
 last night in charge of Sheriff ILorn ot | Caiaveras, and was lodged at the city | prison en route to San Quentin. to | seyve his term of SIX years in The peui- tentiary. Detective J. D. Hume ot | Wells, Fargo S O., met the party at
 the ferry landing and accompanied them
 to the jail. At the city prison large | crowd of morbi6ly curious pers ms | gathered about to obtain 8 glimpse Of | the notorious "B. B. As be pas ed through the corridor, prisoners m their
 cells pressed forward against the bars.
 and group of friends and many police
 detectives gathered about the slight. Rray-haired man Some of thc dstee- tiyes, among others Chris. Cox, of tbs
 Chinatown squad, recognized the prs
 Oner as an old acquaintance. known iu consequence of his business as a inning
 man. The keeper Of the New York
 bakery also called On his old customer,
 and the crowd afterwaEd made way for
 three women, one of whom was said 10
 be his landlady. Bolton seemed in good numor, and iOked and laughed. He
 talked little when questioned about the CopperOpOlis robbery, but shOwed no disposition to say anything about any of bis previous exploits. AfterWard
 he became moody, and said be felt Seenly shc degradation of his posiii D, and 1t made him feel badly to have all lls friends, who knew blm only Hs a bus mess man and mining speculator, now know hlm m hIs present position Bart was placed for the night iu cell No, I Of the hOle-ln-the-wall TOW of apartments. \ good dinner was served hlm from @ ueighbOring restaurant.
 This morning so many persons visited the prison to see the notorious Tad igeut that hs was allowed to occupy @ -eat in the corridor. Nearly the entire police force, ID squads, or one by one, came and peered curiously at nm and 'hIef Crowley had long interview with .im. T. c. Ware. the laundryman who IucousciOusly betrayed The rJbDer into he hands of Harry Morse, talked with lim for long time. 4 ? lletin re- porter had brief conversation WIth him -te =aid he had really nothing Co say. he had said all he could.
 he cHrd slgDed by Morse and recent y published. was referred to, and B. E. pronounced tbe state A4N aus III " Nff AN htt Ohsr n tAii-I AAlAt A put some of them wholly uutIup. He aid he never told MOrss or admitted to lim anything about any other rObberes han he Copperopolis bfisir, and ever or Q moment told him that he was Black Bart.
 'l haven't anything tO spy against Morse, of course, not at this time. but l consider hls card just now Co te ID very poor taste, 10 say the least" be cou- inued. "All We said together Cn that .iie over the mountains was said ID 6 oking sort Of way. don't say who gave the thing awny. have read the iublIshed accounts and sll that have een thus far are just pack of lies.'
 "But, said the reporter, edo } you now leny that you are Black Bart?'
 "I don't thIuk 1 want to say any nore."
 Black Bart was still in the City Prison .ta la'e hour this diteTnOOn.-S. F. Bulletin.