Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-29
A BAD, BOLD WOMAN.
She is as Daring as a Male Desperate
and Makes Light OF Murder
Frona the PhSLadeIphid Neacs.

and Makes Light OF Murder.
From the PhSGadeIphfa Ntaos.
SILVER CITY, N. NJ, Dec. 20.-When
Susan Warteld was young her parents
moved to Nevada from Wales. There the
slender girl became heroine OF the camp,
and was wooed and won. She was dar-
ing horsewoman and a deadly shot. She
married Thomas ID. Raper in 1870. There
were hostile Indians whereabouts in those
days. On one of their raids her brother
was shot and her husband wounded.
Susan strapped the sufferers to horse,
killed two Indians, and then carried her
charges to place of safety. According
to the traditions of that section, Susan
and Thomas separated not long afterwald
and she went to California with gallant
scout, and later returned. The pair were
accused OF stealing jewelry and other ar
tlcles, and she was tried several times for
stealing cattle, but was always acquitted.
Once when she and her compadre were
fleeing from deputy sheriff her escort
was wounded. She gave him her horse,
which was the best, and held the depu-
ty at bay with a revolver while the
wounded man escaped. For while
she was the associate OF one Col. Robert
Payne, who was engaged in horse steal
ing in the Hum boldt valley. From Elko
she went to Colorado, and there owned a
MO, after having lived in Pueblo under the
name of Susan Stone. In 1882 she mar
ried Jack Yonkers, of Independence,
Ark, and moved to Rio Arriba county,
n. M. Next she kept a saloon at Wallace.
From there the party started to Lincoln
county. En- route they epcampe0 in
cabin. Pretty soon yellow flag was
hung out and nobody ventured near.
After a couple of weeks she left there,
90 fWNn hnf Aa6 i'd IS, II
pox, and she had dug his grave and bur-
led MIN.
SHE KILLS HER LOVER.
But she did not go alone, for one Robert
Black seems to have concluded to leave
his farm and go with her to Lincoln coun-
~. After sojourning there awhile with
her sons, who had preceded her from Colo
RADIO, Mrs. YOnkers went to Socorro, ac-
companied by Black, and began keeping
boarding house. Black was bOarder
and kept saloon until the Sheriff took
possession oft. About that time-in Au-
gust, 18S4-Black went home one Satur-
day night, and was heard angrily de-
mandlng that Mrs. Yonkers should re-
turn his money. She called in the City
Marshal, had the angry, intoxicated man
taken away, and said II he re-
turned she would kill him. She
would not answer a protest made by
Black about being turned out of his house
Next day Black was heard making the
same angry demand about his money
being returned. Then Mrs. Yonkers went
down town, bought a pistol, hired a col
ored man to go to another place after
cartridges, and returned home. Soon
after two shots were fired in quick sue
cession. She at once emerged from the
house and went to the sheriff's office and
surrendered herself, saying she had shot
Black in self-defense. She was taken be-
fore a justice OF the peace, but was dis
charged on the plea of self-detense.
She then went to Dona Ana and mar
ried man named Dawson. Frank
Goode killed this husband, and again
Susan was alone.
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
While the trial was in progress Mrs.
Yonkers was at Las Cruces as witness
| against the defendant, when she was ar
| rested and taken to the SOcorro jail on &C.
| count OF an Indictment for killing Robert
Black, found against her by grand jury
| before whom her son, William Raper, had
voluntarily appeared. 1t was claimed
that this Indictment was brought and the
arrest made to prevent her testifying
against Goode, she being the principal
| witness in that case.
When the case was called here this
| week the spectators were surprised 10
| ind the defendant gray-haired woman
| OF 40 years, and not one who appeared to
De dissolute. From her appearance she
was evidently used to life of rough bat
Ting with the world; stern looking, tall,
rather slender, with the band of man,
selfpOssessed, respectable looking, but
| unattractive. During the proceedings
she frequently placed her handkerchief
to her eyes, and when testifying few
tears wet her cheek. Directly afterward,
| however, when another witness was on
the stand, she INDUCED in an maud BILE
smoker behind the kerchief when an
| amusing remark was made.
The theory of the prosecution has been
| fronnthe start that there was a conspiracy
to get the money and property of the de-
ceased, and that defendant saw her oppor-
tunity and murdered him when there were
no eye witnesses.
| The jury after little debate rendered a
verdict of "not guilty."
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