The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10
BELLE BRUEs PISTOL.
Al Episode II the Career OF Bnd wonan
In che Early Days OF Reno.

the penitentiary at Carson City. Probably not
more than one nth OF the citizons OF Reno to-
day ever heard her name or know. as do the
pioneers. ono act of her wild career hthere
was not soul Of the thousands from Ogden
to Sacramento In the early seventies who did
those tho thousands are Scattered up and down
the earth they will remember some deed in
this w9man's career. nnd rem len y with H.,
for which she has suffered SO severe a punish
Rent IN VII lie H w ia Sc sS t hse
later and .duletcr times OF churches regular
hours, an 1 settled society.
Belle Brue was not u good woman. but shc
was as muclilbe,ter than the, average when she
was good as y her bad spells she was worse
years. when hsT bleed IS EEesana5Iy cooler ,o,ss
IN tie Hs9 nsht one ne Tine o Along Ia tie n Of $50
and went to. the only hotel In the place.
She was shown to room that night and be-
ndeiig6 costume and demanded better room.
soed as sS @ quests Wons
never transferred in the night
you no room that Is auietcrfu GuH,tti,e s,.
oithe gamblers keeps me awake ,,
partly because this was the first real hani.
snes ne a0 saS he nS H ST
partly because 1t was noticed .by tho more
careful that she carried , very eomforta Th
ittIs spa said lie would Try to hd hsr couch a,,I
ds sap appea 70 asan nsh s0
Belle Brus was a case: she was known to have ~,
Widest and the richest cattle man in the ,coun-
try. got drunk. broke faro bank. and then
slarei there would be trouble There was. In
less than an hour Billy came back with bullet
hole through his forearm and q profound re-
character was another limo Of conduct, that
Qualities H e lad earned her enemies. One night
IN the winter..and winter at Reno is none OF
the penitent things You Of the States know Sr.
tickets. They Claimed the tic tets had been
Sh 81 see5rsd Would nS not
in the depot hungry and aesttute and she
almost starved to death and three children
that had not eaten for. more than a day.
Belle. and she took them to her house and
gave gave them such q breakfast as they had
HSoa ss1 tRe IN bssnHns o 1871 Jimmy Hoo
quarters FOR his layout in the Crescent Hotel;
read good deal and who could recite poetry
well 81 H.d he h soud deal fare noGp a did
kS%s and y%%y, Ses% S1s sSoSsr: IL ,t had
when it came t9 fixing the end q tho division
one to secure this for Reno After that he was
this city to Virginia. BY way Of the capital. No
mn in, thap nfrvH haffn cd ar NOR
highly valued than was he.
But he had his weak points as well IS 7o other
in this region. He was shooting man as
gambler n those days had to be: but he had
man IL ' se Si He became acquainted
with Belle. and after, that she had no other
oi soers rom Ga 1ef Bdw
and Holloway had been drinking with the
sssk u s was drunk 81 ana u snd He f
were here f9ur days and about the end Of
to co@s into e the f Rouse Viii the eastS
License Of the TIM Belle got ocers
town to come down for an hour in the
evening, One q them en-. young lieutenant nmI;
Of the guests had departed, and he complied;
He st a Mhe ns
and nothing but the cnre Of the officers kept
him from shooting at tho hero who II; had Sup sup
than TO use him as a means to bring her lover
nk he ' sad anshe ike re- Tor her
Certainly he had never seen her before ne
sition in tho Department Of Arizona. :,
About 10 ocloek at 1Ea when the od
tenant came up town for supply Of wine. and
invited Captain OF his own regiment to go
Sysr to thu the street h e herse hs hs y
town and went into the lunch room OF the
hotel and, ordered cup Of coffee. She had
had been. And right here It shoul ID be said
the conduct OF the woman was always per
ns aay cohd gent #e 5e
y Tas s" Holloway came IN: He looked at her
told him she would not do SO till she had fin
ished her sppper he sMore at h Mh afd teGs s
r Hp mean Strike the ens viii
ever ever be aSle to tell. But Il cost him exactly
the same as ii, he had. For she drew her re-
He wheeled. pressed his hand over his heart
and fell to tho floor. In moment the woman
could to relieve him Of his misery. She had
him carried to her house and put in bed; She
nursed him with all the devotion oia loving
ten hours he died.
Then came the beginning OF her trouble
She was arrested. and tho political following
Of the man she had slain began to tell against
her. In tho prosecution she was undoubtedly
seemed willing to spend it in the procuring OF
good defence. But there was more money
on tho other side. and from the very begin;
ming cash has been king in Nevada law as, well
us in Nevada politics. She was convicted nnd
sentenced to be hanged. She succeeded in
getting new trial. Int II sentence for twenty
years was the best that could be- procured for
her even then. SO she put her moncy..or the
little there was iett.in tho bank and went
down to Carson with u burden that would
have crushed weaker woman 81 be has faith
fully served the last day Of it. barring the time
allowed for good behavior: for n pardon has
been refused hcr over and over again.
She came back hero and stopped for couple
OF days al Virginia. and this morning came to
Reno. II Is quite uni ke Tho Reno she knew in
the rougher days. and sh. Is changed no less;
She Is still a comGly woman. for the careful
life in tho prison has been n CONSERVATION Of
her forces She declares she will take her
money and GO East. whore she believes she
will DO able to max" good living at work not
frown"i upon by tho better classes. for whom
she has acquired u careful wonlnn's strong re.
gard She was called upon by half dozen Of
fho m on who knew her in the earlier days. and
with tlnm talked over the events that made
the history Of the old town. 'h" finds nothing
tn ram nd her of the more IuWinkS times. ana