Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-11
WILD WESTERN WOMAN.
The Dashing Queen OF the Texas Brig
ands-She and Her Band Camped
In Southern Colorado.
Her Wonderful Feais OF HorsemRnship and
Skill IN the use of tho Revolver while
Riding ut Fun Speed.


are camped within four miles OF Monte |
Vista, near Del Norte, in the southern
part OF the state. She and her gang made !
their appearance there about two weeks
ago, and so far have resisted all
attempts at interview, and many |
efforts have been made to as
certain their business In that locality. |
The citizens were naturally curious about |
their presence, and when ell advances |
we're repealed by the woman and her com |
panions, the citizens came TO the con-
clusion that they were there for no good,
probably robbery. Not wanting them in |
their midst, and not knowing exactly how |
to get rid of them, meeting was held |
and a man commissioned to come TO
Denver to consult Gen. ID. J. Cook. The |
gentleman arrived In Denver yesterday !
and held long consultation with the |
general, but what plan, II any, was
agreed upon to rid the neighborhood OF
the suspicious characters, Is not known.
Through the courtesy of Gen. Cook
News reporter had an interview with the
gentleman from Monte Vista.
Everybody in our nelghborhood," he
said, ndon,t take much stock in the
woman, believing her to be man or q
boy who has assumed the female garb for
purpose, and that purpose Is robbery.
She ON call her a she) and her com.
panions went into camp, think, tonight
two weeks ago. Monday morning two
hunters struck the camp and were going
forward to it, when they we're stopped by
girlish voice commanding them to halt.
When thev recovered from their surprise
they noticed a slim, girlish figure calmly
seated on thoroughbred horse, re-
volver in each hand, seemingly awaiting
their approach.
"They hallooed that they were friends
and meant no incivility in attempting to
approach the camp.
| "She made no reply but waved them
of with her pistol. No sooner had they
turned their backs on the inhospitable
newcomer than she put her horse into q
gallop and circled around them, riding
with such skill and grace as to elicit the
admiration of the hunters. When they
came to Monte Vista and told their story
it was discredited, but since then every
one in the place has had glimpse Of her
and several OF her male companions, and
| two or three have had few moments
conversation with her. am one OF the
favored few in the latter respect"
"What is she like?"
"I should Judge him or her to be about
eighteen or nineteen years old, long black
hair that is allowed to float down her
| back, black eyes, a thin, brown, attractive
face, white teeth, and rather thin lips.
She is not over five feet six inches In
height, has slim but well-rounded figure,
and her whole makeup reminded me Of
| wildcat She had on when saw her tight
fitting gray dress, short enough to disclose
! her buckskin mocasins and leggins.
Around her waist was white leather belt
supporting two scabbards, in which were
two large ivory-handled revolvers. On
her head she wore a white sombrero or
cowboy hat, one side of which was pinned
up with a silver bride bit. She was
mounted on thoroughbred gray stallion,
and was one OF the prettiest pictures
have seen for good while.
81 asked her who she was, and she re-
piled in not unmusical voice, but with
decided Southern accent, that she was the
Texas Queen further asked her what
her business was, and she replied that it
consisted in attending to her own bust
ness. then asked her why she would
allow no one to enter her camp, and she
replied that she would allow no one to in
terview her, and IL she allowed one person
to come into her camp everybody else
would want to do the same thing, and she
wasn't going to allow any one to NEEDLE
with her surroundings.
"While talking TO her l had gradually
approached, but sne took in my every
movement, and when within about ten
feet of her she wheeled her horse and was
off like an arrow. She circled around me
for several minutes, gradually narrowing
the circle until she was In about twenty
feet, probably, of where l stood and sud
denly refined her horse back on its
launches. Placing the bride reins In her
teeth she drew her revolvers, and, mo-
tioning with her left hand to two small
trees which stood on either side, and
about the same distance from the trail,
probably about fifty yards ahead, she
urged her horse to full speed, and when
what seemed to me directly between the
trees fired both revolvers, and, without
turning to look around, rode on in the d.
rection of her camp.
al was curious to see the result OF her
craftsmanship, and on going 10 the trees
found bullet in each one about the same
distance from the ground. She has also
displayed her wonderful craftsmanship
to several others In our place, and all of
them assert that they have never seen
any one even in this land OF good shots so
remarkably skillful with the pistol"
"Has any one else found out any more
about her than you have?"
81 think not. She has been seen sew
eral times mounted on superb bay horse
which is as wen trained as her gray and
probably as feet To tell you the truth,
we don't know what to make of her. She
won't allow any one to get near enough
to capture her, and as she hasn't done any
thing to warrant US in using force to ar
rest her, we don't know what to do.
There is one thing sure, however, we
don't want her In our neighborhood, and
for that reason came to Denver to con-
suit with Gen. Cook. We are not scared,
but we are naturally curious and want the
mystery explained. No one among us
who has seen the Queen but believes It
is man masquerading in female attire"
"Dld you ever hear of the female outlaw
OF Texas, who was chased into Arkansas
and then into the Indian Territory, where
she was, at last accountsT"
"No, never heard OF her"
The gentleman was shown slip from
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