Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-28
A FAIR GIRL BANDIT.
"The Texas Queen and Her Dash
ing Companions.

| DENVER. Col, Sept. 25-The noted
Texan female bandit, with her male COM
panions and complete outft, are en-
cam ped within four miles OF Monte Vista,
near Del Norte, in the Southern part oil
the State. The citizens were naturally
| curious about their presence, and when
all advances were repealed by the woman
and her companions, the citizens came to
the conclusion that they were there FOR
no good-probablv robbery. Not wanting
them in their midst, and not knowing eX-
actly now to get rid OF them, meeting
was held and Edgar Oliver Shock COM
missioned to come to Denver to consult
Gen. d. j. Cook The gentleman arrived
here yesterday.
Through the courtesy of Gen. Cook
reporter had an interview with Snock
from Monte Vista.
Nobody in our neighborhood,' he SAID,
| takes much stock in the woman, belieV-
ing her to be a man or a boy who has as
sumed the female garb for purpose, and
that purpose is robbery. She on call
her a she and her companions went INTO
camp. think, tonight two weeks ago.
| Monday morning two hunters struck the
camp, and were going forward to 1t, when
they were stopped hy grlish voice COM
handing them to halt. When they re-
slim, girlish figure calmly seated on a
thoroughbred horse, revolver in each
hand, seemingly awaiting their approach,
THE GIRL BANDIT ON HORSEBACK.
"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
nhospitable newcomer than sne put her
horse into a gallop and circled around
them, riding with such skill and grace as
to elicit the admiration of the hunters. l
| had the privilege of seeing her several
DAYS ago."
"W bat is she liker
IL should Judge her or him to be about
Is or 10 years old, with long black hair
| that is allowed to float down her back,
black eyes, thin, brown, attr active lace,
white teeth and rather thin lips. She is
not over five feet six inches in height, has
a slim hut well rounded figure, and her
| whole max cup reminded me OF a wild
cat. She had on when ] saw her tight
fitting gray dress, short enough 10 dis
close her buoksIn moccasiGs aud leggings.
Around her waist was q white leather
belt supporting two scabb0rds. in which
were two large ivory handled revolvers
On her head she wore white sOmbrero
or cowboy hat, one side OF which was
pinned up with a silver bride bit. She
was mounted on thorou Inbred gray
stallion and was one of the prettiest pic
lures | have seen for good while.
SHE WAS THE TEXAS QUEEN.
''I asked her who she was, and she re-
piled in a not unmusical voice, but with
a decided Southern accent, that she was
the Texas Queen ! asked her why she
would not allow any one To enter the
camp, and she replied that she would al
L.. hos. &
lowed 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 surround
iDgs.
"While talking to her had gradually
approached, but she took in my every
movement, and when | was within about
| ten feet OF her she wheeled her horse and
was of like au srrow. She circled around
me for several minutes, gradually narrow
ing the circle until she was within abou:
| twenty feet, probably, Of where l stood
| and suddenly refined her horse back on its
| launches. Placing the brIdle reins in
her teeth, she drew her revClvers, and,
motiOning with her left hand 10 tw small
trees which stood on either side, and
| about toe same distance irum the trail,
| probably about fifty yards ahead, she
urged her horse to full speed, and when
what seemed to me directly between the
| trees she fired both revOIyers. AVID with
out turning to look around rode IN the di-
rection of her camp. I was curious to
| see the result of her mark sOlarsbip, and
! on going 10 the trees found bullet in
each ore about the same distance from
the ground
"Has Any one else found out any more
about her than you havef'
- think not. She Las been seen sew
eral times mounted on asUpsrb bay horse
! which is as well trained Is uer gray and
probably rs fleet. To tell you tue truth,
we dOn't know what to make of her. She
won't allow any one TO get near enough
| 10 capture her. and as she hasn't done
| anything 10 warrant US in using force to
arrest her. We don't know what to do.
| There is one thing sure, how ever. we
don't want her in our neig 20 bornood."