Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-28
BLACK BART.
The Pos at His Old Tricks on the Public
Highway.


Between July. 1875, and November A,
1888, Black Bart robbed twenty -eightsiages
in this State. For time he made his
headquarters in this city He was arrested,
convicted and sentenced to a term in the
State Prison. from which he was released
on the 23d of last January. He went by
the name of c. E. Boles, alias c. E. Bolton,
alias Black Bart, the Pos. J. B. Hume,
the special officer of Wells, Fargo & Co.,
who was interviewed by reporter. saws
During the time that c. E. Boles was en-
gaged in robbing Wells Fargo & Co., ex-
tending over period of eight years, be
lived in San Francisco at a respectable
lodging house, and reported or gave people
| to understand that he was engaged in min
ing--owned mine in fact His brief abb
sences from the city, ,twhen he would rob a
stage, were supposed to be necessary to
visit his mine, and his daily associates
never dreamed of his true character. His
habits, his appearance, his tastes and intel
ligence were all foreign to the generally
accepted idea of stage robber and thief.
1t is quite probable that he has adopted or
still continues the same modes of life, and
in any community where he may be resi-
law-abidiDg citizsn. During bis incarcer-
alton in San Quentin he was seen and
noted by nearly every Sheriff then ofici-
ating in the State, and could hardly fail to
be recognized by any one of them in the
event OF chance meeting. He would be
known by all convicts who were in the
Penitentiary during the time of his i'm
prisonment, and all these facts lead to the
conclusion that it is highly improbable thar
he has chosen this State as a place of resi-
dence. He is an accomplish ed stsge-robber,
and pursued his business so long and sue
cessfully that we have no reason to believe
that he would be willing to earn his living
by actual, honest work, and the recent
numerous one-man stage robberies occur
ring in this State bear so many character
istics of the Po-8's artisticShandiwork that
we are fully convinced thai he has resumed
his former mining operations and is again
prospecting for bullion in our treasure
boxes
He is too subtle and keen to risk sus-
picion by selecting any small town as a
place of residence, for the reason that his
frequent absences would be noted and dis
cussed, and he would naturally desire to
avoid particulars in regard to his trips, his
mine, etc, and as it is a well known fact
this is much more difficult to accomplish
III d sIlldll lOWD JndD IN city Wlere one
scarcely knows the name of bis uext-door
neighbor. much less bis business, habits or
pursuits. For these reasons. we believe
that he has selected some such city outside
of the State of California, as Denver. Kan
sas City, Omaha. Salt Lake. Tucson. or
even Chicago or st Louis, and, without
creating surprise or suspicion, makes these
periodical trips for the purpose of clean
ing up bis mine and replenishing his ex-
chequer, and then returns 10 lead The same
apparently innocent, blsmeiess life which
he pursued in San Francisco
About IL A. M, Thursday, November
8, 1888, the stage from DownieviIle, in
Sierra county, Cal to Nevada City, Nevada
county, was robbed by one man armed
with q Winchester rife, at point three
miles west of Niger Tent and about five
miles east of Camptonville He robbed
the United States mail. taking the contents
of three mail bags. From Wells. Fargo &
Co.'S box be secured $40 40 in coin and a
gold bar valued at 50 200, described as fol-
lows: Weight, 127.77 ounces; size 6f
inches by 2 GIG inches. and about l inch
thick, stamped on the bottom, H. Scam
mon across each corner and in the center
The gold assays $50 fine."
On the Goth instant he robbed the stage
from Eureka, Humboldt county, to Ukiah,
Mendocino county, getting 1854 IA from
the express box and probably 81 900 from
the mail.