The Helena independent., 1892-08-25
|6n Forslund Is now In Portland
and Is Known 81 tho
s'Montana Terror
|ongs to the Salvation Army
n md = Called Sister
BERTHE.
70 Bs Entlrsiy Reformed and has
Firmly Decided to Lsad >
Good Life.

NALL DO f0memOoI00 vuAt AAs0A 49, - |
ktal she was supposed 70 have
|s 10 her fathsI's homo N wash
hon. People who ware connsotsd WIN
cass, inoludina the police ofiioisls, otssn
|eulste % TO what has become q nef,
no one In Hslsna seemed 70 have any
bvledas OF her whereabouts. or Of the
shs was lssding The Portland pFs.
kian Of last Sunday. however, has 2 long
n about her which will be read With IN
est. Tho article il reprinted In fui:
b esus has.savsd mo. and will save n ssysry
] Of You fellows Il you will only come TO
b. hava been about % tough q tney
|ke 'sm. but glory 70 God, am 3all fi9ns
w." -stft s
this was part Of = speech made BY ~
lie member Of the Salvation army on ths
bt 'sids, few evenings ago. whom an Ore
hian reporter was passing. She vas
ndsome woman, about 20 years Of aRe,
b whom she had concluded her address 70
crowd song was started, and her
kce. sweet and clear. rang out above al
hers. Il vas plain TO bs seen that she
Il no ordinary Salvation army woman.
assumed an air that is seldom seen
but those Who yall and almost exhaust
bmselyes with tambourines, drurn, etc..
street parades ard bariack meetings.
u companions had good deal Of respect
her, She seemed to b the principal
~ ia the outdoor meeting, although she
a simply private in the ranks.
E.There's tho Montana Terror" said an
knraakad hvskAndef
|sWho ID shs7'' va the inquiry made.
P.Follow her up to the barracks ana ene
N toll you the story Of her life. Hsr
Feer i,ss boon 4 most rsmarksbls one.
|ve heard about y but voald rather les.
Shortly aftsY tho order "bfsAk TANKS
"a been given at headquarteTs. 4, !. y,sit l -
|ought out this fact that shs 80 knoyn5
tho army 10 'Stster Bsttie." 6he stripPSd
khtly into The consultatipn room Mhen heS
Eme was called. Seeing q stranRex AhAEe,s
|e hesitated, and here Was an opgof
study ! character that 10 without parallel
northwest criminal history. She did not
bar the regulation. uniform, and one to sec
kr on the street would not suspect hsf Of
ling member Of the Salvation army. a
btle straw hat was tipped over on the side
her head. and placing both hands upon
Y hips. she struck on attitude. She looked
brcely at her visitor. her bright eyes shin
p and her pretty complexion sglow.
|SDo you want 10 go me2' she asked, ex-
biting 4 psarly set Of teeth. "But then
"A are newspaper man. know. and want
! aet nv past history. Well, III give you
dead pointer: You don't Rst y from me.
vs got too much nswspapsr notoriety ~
lady. Now have bsen saved. and dOn't
Ire to refer to my past life. !"
Atw ~ IAkaRVn n kSnN
bout her. Il was evident that she would
hickly fight if occasion required. He'
|alk was that of man; in fact her every
bpearance was Of masculine nature.
|ot coarse or loud, but she, when In male
ktire, with her short-oropped hair. would
ksily be taken for young man:
Sister Bertie's true namo is Helen Fors-
Ind. She was born in Norway about
venty years ago. While quite young bel
buntry. They finally settled on rnncf
|ear Spokane, and Helen became quite {
evorite in the neighborhood. But abe
Iways manifested dislike for her girl
fienda' company. and persisted in asso
tatinQ with the boys. In fact she was re-.
|arded a. ''Tomboy," and there were bu
bw about who could climb tree. ride ar
|nruly horse or play marbles bsttsr thar
be.
One day Helen went into the room of on
X her brothers. and finding a suit OF oioths
4 tie mirror satisfied her that she would
haks better looking bov than she was ,
mi, Notwithstanding tho protests o
ler parents she insisted on wearing
|er brothers clothes, and finally got q
Iced to them that she refused 10 wear othe
man male attire. II did not take her lonI
|o lose her girlish ways and whom she rar
IWsy from home and applied for place .
kerder on big cattle ranch, she was takel
b be young boy and given job. Their
VAS not a cowboy in the employ of the cat
\ lsmen who could excel Helen. who now as
|umed the name of Charles Miller. in id
|nR bucking horses or throwing the lassc
6he becamesquite popular on the ranch. bu
ker sex was never suspected. She drank
|moked, chewed. swore. and was an expel
x cards, PLAYING all games and betting I
|he limit. She had the reputation Of beinl
bne of the best poker players in that sss
lion Of the country.
While on the ranch she became acquaint
ID with man named Leo Harold. An IN
linz acy followed resulting in Harrold's dia
lowering that the popular Charley Mile
Was woman. Tho wages Of cowboys wsr
Lmall and Harold and Helen decided 4
branch out In some more lucrative business
[Tbe matter OF robbery was brought up an
both took the road. After securing som
little money, Harold deserted his CON
panion and went to California. A fe
months ago, while attempting to rob th
pffics of steamboat company at Rio Visit
he waa dsteoted BY a night watchman. who'
he shot and killed. He is now serving
life sentence in San Quentin.
Helon's experience SO far WIS but stin
hlus. She became virtually infatuated viii
highway robbery, The excitemsnt an
hanger attending was pleasure to her, On
when she was deserted by Harold she bsRa
TO look about for another partner.
IL did not take her long to find ma
who would "stand in" with her. 81
licked upon Henry CLARK, young fello
who is we'll known to the police OF this oft
Although having the reputation OF being
hard character, no great crimes had "
boen attributed to him. He was not
miliar with the business OF holding poop
up, but Helen began instructing him, al
lin few weeks he Was quite probcien
They made trips over the state Of Montal
and carried on their operations principal
In and around Missoula, Helena and Butt
Helen would approach the victims, GOV
them with her pistol or shotgun, whi
Clark would 90 through them. They ope
known hiRhwaymen" gained much noto
isty. The young fellow, AZ the viotiu
spoke OF Helen, was regarded % the mo
despes ate. A look into her face convinc,
them that An attempt Al resistance won
rssult In tho trigger Of the gun being pulle
So they worked successfully for some tim
But their career was brought TO An end.
Late in the evening Of Got. 8, 1881, r.
liceman John j. GroQan. of Helena, Mon
saw suspicious looking fellow, armed vi
a revolver. snoaking along ON back stree
He attempted to arrest him, whom the IN,
ahoA nnftinQ huliat thfnupht fha uffioeI