The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-11-15

| Tell the Reporter Of the Boston Glob'
| Some Hair-Raising Stories of How
Jennie stood Up with the Gang and
Fought to the Bitter End-They AIst
Relate Her Many Other "Adventures"-
Went to Massachusetts, Peaceably.
Guthrie, o. T., Nov. IA copy Of
the Boston Globe received here gives
the impression Jennie Metcalf made
on the cultured Bostonians. Her beau
ty is described as wild AS a mat
ter of fact She is as ugly as mud
fence in winter. The boastfui tone
deputy marshals assume in eastern pa
pers also tends to amuse the people OF
Oklahoma and make life happier. The
article in the Boston Globe is as fol-
lows:
Jennie Metcalf. only Is years Of age
but an advanced woman of the most
advanced type and unusually precoc-
ious for even a wild western girl, who
despite her youth, is noted throughout
the entire west as a bold daring female
desperado, and a member of the famed
Dalton gang Of ruffianS, and outlaws,
was this morning committed to i'm
prisonment at the Massachusetts, re-
fornnatory prison for women at Sher-
born, as United States prisoner from
Oklahoma territory.
Horse stealing in the recognized half
dime style, is the crime for which she
is sentenced, and two years the term,
clemency, for various reasons, having
been shown in her case.
When arrested five months ago in a
general roundup and capture Of one
section of the Dalton gang, while on a
gigantic horse-stealing expedition, Jen-
ME was clothed in the costume OF the
male desperadoes of the west, sat as
tride her horse and resisted capture
with the rest of the gang. joining in the
exchange of shots that took place. US
ing a pair of massive six-shooters, with
which she was equipped, in experienced
style.
Pretty, of wild type of beauty, but
uncouth and ignorant, although dis
playing considerable shrewd intelli-
gence and brightness, the girl attracted
considerable attention in the corridors
of the United States hotel yesterday,
and, together with her custodfans, Uni
ted States Marshal for Oklahoma, e. D.
Nix, and deputy c. F. Colcord, typical
picturesque westerners, formed a group
that was cynosure of all eyes.
The story of Miss Metcalf's brief but
varied life is one that rivals any in
point of romance and almost imposSi-
BILE adventure.
This girl" said Deputy Colcord, 'is
really only Is years of age, although
she is prematurely old in appearance,
from her wild life and bringing up. She
was well known in the west, by reputa-
ton, as a desperate, and as much to be
feared as even the male members of the
desperate gang, of which she was a
member.
1--WE captured her about five months
ago in a roundup of part Of the gang,
while in pursuit of them after horse
stealing expedition in the vicinity Of
Pawnee, o. I.
There was another girl namedl Du-
val in the party. also, and she has also
been sentenced to be confined in your
woman's prison.
This girl. Metcalf, is Missouri girl
an American white girl, having beer
born in Carrollton, Mo, although She
was brought up in the Creek nation.
These surroundings, the Creek ma
ton being the stamping ground for the
worst people in the west, and all there
are a decidedly bad lot, proba bly, had
much to do with her future, Her par
ents are alive and live in the nation.
Although but a mere girl she has
seen lots of life. She has been married
and gave her husband the shake when
She Joined the Dalton gang, and lad a
reputation as one TO be feared even
among the characters in the Nation
When we caught her, we had wanted
her for a time as a witness in muir
der case. She made good one, too,
and her evidence did much to convict
the man, and he was executed
''She is absolutely uneducated, and in
a manner was not wholly responsible
for her career.
''She has made protestations sirce
she has been brought to rcali,4 the de-
pravity and enormfty of the crime COM
mitted by her companions. that she
would rather lead a new and more con-
ventional life in the future. As she
was evidently sincere in this desire,
the authorities decided 20 Civ. her a
chance. For this reason, as much as
for her assistance to the government
in the murder trial, she was sent 20
your reformatory prison here. where
have been ma ie 10 teach
her womanly duties
Her sentence is an unusually light
one for the crime she was caught red
handed in, but if she does right in the
future. as we really honestly think she
will. it is just about long enough rot %
discourage her. and to get her accus-
toned to the civilized, proper style OF
ivirE
She was an exceptionally good pris- |
oner. and gave US no trouble on the |
ong trip from Guthrie, Oklahoma, |
where she was sentenced"
DEFENDS MISS FIAGlFR