The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-10
)AIrY rNDEpENDENT HELENA. SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 10 ls9l

Fisher, tho bartender. Hs called for 9
GLASS Of bser, and instead OF pniltnR sns
money ont OF his pocket, brought iorsn 3
gun and made Fisher hand over his aoia
watch and about 900 In cash which va ~
saloon, but says she was scared ~ Olafk's
boldnoss, and went outside until he finished
the lob. Fishers watch WAS pawnsd IN
Helena for $28. and WAS recovered yesss1o1y
by means Of the ticket found on Clark.
.bout ten days aeo. Their exploits here
Are too well known 70 need repetition. the
last only took place yesterday morning.
Occurring about Ave hours after the wound
ing OF Policeman GroRan, " moved w
extreme daring Of Clark. From inc sceIo
further. II. N. RAY was on his way TO his
home on breckenridge street. Az Broad
way and Shiland street he was suddenly
confronted by q man who showed = pistol
Of him and ordered him 70 throw up nis
hands and turn around; ire e. ioo.panI iva,
The watch was found In Clark's possession
| after the arrest.
While CLARK was watching for victims on
the east side, "Charlio" was doing the came
on the west side. But" she says, u only
worth holding up. was within twenty
yards Of Clark when he shot the cor. ! was
standing in tho alley and whom the ofncef
shot ono OF the bullets nearly hit me- Sne
says Clark told her afterwards that ne had
no intention Of hurting the polleemsn' pas
near by when CLARK held up Richardson
whose watch she Was wearing when ar-
rested. -.
"Chsrlie," or BERTHE, a. she will be known
hereafter, while in the cell at the city JAIL
s ana clustered around like = reckless tough
hoastinu OF her deeds. Her only concern
seemed to be her people. They may send
me to Deer Lodge, and very likely. Will, put
don't want my people to know OF my dis
grace. 1t would kill my mother. II my
father knew it he would come to my assist
ance. disgrace or no disgrace :.
''Would you like to put on your woman'i
clothing again?" was asked.
mo. 1t has been a year since ] dressed as
a boy, and / have no woman's clothes now;
Besides, IL I put on womnn's clothes
should break down and make a fool OF my
self. | want to 20 into court with theas
clothes on, and then / can face them oil.
But il I get out of this scfape III put Or
woman's dress again and keep wearlnR IT,,
every rogue makes a MISTAKE some
Time" she continued, after a 1resh cfylnt
spell. "When ! saw the cops coming
4hrew nv gun away Town the side OF tht
railroad embankment. But my mistake
was in not doing the same with the watch
That's what got me in here and Clark too
Ii they hadn't found the Watcn on me Tue.
neyor would have suspected. My revolve
was a 38.calibre, nickel-plated one. Blu
that watch" and here the thought Of he
oversight got the better OF her, and she vep
again.
But she was the boy again when some on
remarked that from the way she talked sht
must be pretty good with the gun. "An
|! Give me one now, and Ill show you.
she exclaimed. No one appeared anxiou
to haye the experiment tried. y.
The woman says she is afraid that
CLARK ever gets free he will kill her for he
saws be shot and badly wounded a man a
Cascade. in Cascade county, and ha'
threatened to kill her if she ever gave hin
away, and she believes he will keep hi
word. 80,
At a late hour last night Bertha Mile
was crying and sobbing in her cell. and dc
clared that she would soon lose her min
l over her disgrace. .." .