The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-06
HIGHWAYLADYFR FREE.
Helen Forslund Turned Over to
Relatives at Helena.
NAMES or ANACONDA VICTIMS.
Elopenent From New Westminster-
No stste Building at the
worlds Fair.

HELENA. ycy. a-fspeeiai. Henry Clsrk, the
fno4rad. who has been operating n THIS stats
fav several months, was today sente2ced %
forty years IA the pen! Tertiary. IL NiL = y
ruenbered that be workei in company "lsA
Young woman who was dressed II men eiotA-
ing. and that bis capture wss dns 70 &c sceA-
dental revelation Of her sex The taFee
crimes charged against them IN Hslena "eiS
haidia1 M two Deiated gentlemen sud the.
sbootinv Of Policeman Grogsn. nissoGls,
gutta and Anaconda report hold-nps COMMITTED
nv them. and gone property was recovered D.
Ionrtn0 10 residents Of those towns. On the
stand the young woman, Bertha Helen Eofs-
1und. told the story Of her ruin By Clark, after
he had piled her 18th beer II
variety theater In Spokane. Her parents
i've at lockwood. Wash, not far from
Spokane, and two sisters live In Minnesota
Abe was tried a. accessory to the highway rob
5efy of Conductor Richardson, but acquitted,
and the other case against her was dismissed
She was set free today. aud says she viii return
20 her home and lead reputable life hereafter
Her father is expected on an early train. Inc
events of the last few days have, OF course, been
. terrible strain on the nerves OF the young
woman, who swaggered Ike a pirate when IN
trousers, but whose vomaniy nature asserted
itself when sbs donned the attire OF her sex.
while in the rooms ct the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union this afternoon Helen sud
6enlv gave shrek and fell In a dead faint. At
the door stood strange lady, who proved 20 be
Nrx Andrew Golden, OF South Minneapolis, her
sister Mrs Golden had core on unannounced
TO do what she could 70 reclaim the wayward
Helen. The scene was an affecting one. Helen
was in Mysteries for quite while, and eli the
women were much excited. The erstwhile
sshighway lady," TO whom Helena took OF its
hat and held up Its hands, is in the charge OF
friends and viii probably be heard OF no more.
fEariy In October so many stress roboeries
took place II Helena that people we're afraid to
70 out at night. On the evening of October
Policeman Grogan found suspicious character
lettering around near the state-hOuse. He took
rurderous "buildeg revolver from him,
when the fellow drew another and b'azed away.
shooting the officer throut b the right lung, in
Melting severe wounds. Three hours later, not
far from ths scene OF the shooting, the same
sootpgd held up man named Ray, getting a
few dollars and silver watch. On October a
suspicious, dapper young stranger was ar
rested. The person proved TO be woman
In mans clothing. The conductors
watch was found on her. shortly
after her arrest sic broke down
end asked 10 send a note 20 a friend. II was de-
hvered. and the officers soon had in irons the
real footpad After the girl found that this
man had been captured, she broke down and
told story that reads like a romance. She said
that little over year ago she met Clark on
her fathers ranch, and he induced her 10 elope
with hin. They went TO Spokane and then TO
Hissoula, where they branched out into the
calling which they followed so successfully for
about year. At first she did not like the bust
ness, she said, but after she saw how easy II
was 20 make big, strong man give up all he
had whenever he was tod to do so, she became
rather fascinated with the life, and commenced
70 work alone, taking ono section of the town
and Clark another.1