The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-11-19
.lHE BEAN TOWN IDEA
HOW THEY SIZE W WESTERN
BEAUTY AND CULTURE.
MISS aETCALR CREATED TALK
when She Arrived IN Boston and Gave
the EasterBers n GIimpse OF Her Ugly
Mug -Boston Globe Works Up
Hair Raising story and Credits
~ to Deputy Charley Colcord

A copy of the Boston Globe received
here gives the impression Jennie Met
calf made on the cultured Bosto mans
Her beauty is described as wild" As
a matter of fact she is as ugly as a mud
fence in winter Colcord's talk was 70
doubt deeply colored by the Globe
man. but IL will be of no less interest
to Oklahomans The Globe article
reads;
Jennie Metcalf, only rs years Of age
but an advanced woman OF the mos /
advanced type and unusually precoc-
ious for even wild western giri, who
despite her youth, is noted throughout
the entire west as a bold daring female
desperate, and a member Of the famed
Dalton gang of rutfians, and outlaws,
was this morning committed TO im-
prisonment at the Massachusetts re-
formatory 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
K gantic horse-stealing expedition,
Jennie was clothed in the costume of
the male desperadoes of the west sat
astr'de her horse and resisted capture
with the rest of the gang, joining in
the exchange of shots that took place,
using pair of massive pair of six.
shooters, with which che was equip
ped, ia experienced style.
Pretty, of wild type of beauty, but
nncouth and Ignorant, although dis
playing considerable shrewd intelli
gence and brightness. the girl attract.
ed considerable attention in the CORR.
dors of the United States hotel yester-
day, and, together with her custodians,
United States Marshal for Oklahoma,
T.. ID. Nix, and Deputy c. f. Colcord
typical picturesque westerners, formed
a group that wes a cynosure of all
eyes.
The story of Miss Metcalfs brief but
varied life is one that rivala any in
point of romance and almost impossi-
ble adventure
THE 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 wes', by
reputation, as q desperado, and as
much to be feared as even the male
members OF the gang, of which she
was a member.
1--WE captured her about five mon tbs
ago in a roundup of part OF the gang,
while in pursuit OF them after a horsC
stealing expedition in the vicinity OF
PAwnee, o. Il
There was another girl named Du
val in the party. also, and she has alsC
been sentenced TO be couhned in your
woman's prison.
This girl, Metcalf is a Missouri
girl, an American white girl, having
been born in Carrollton, Mo-, although
she was brought up in the Creek ma
tion.
"These surroundings, the Creek ma
tion being the stamping ground tol
the worst people in the west, and al
there are decidedly bad lot, prob
bly, had much 10 do with her future
Her parents are alive and live in th'
nation.
although but mere girl she hai
seen lots OF life. She has been married
and gave her husband the shake wher
she Joined the Dalton gang, and haC
reputation us one TO be feared
even among the charactars in the ma
zion.
when we caught her, we ha,
wanted her for a time as witness
In murder case. She made a gooC
one, too. and her evidence did mucl
TO convict the man, and he was exc
cuted.
'She is absolutely unedueated, anC
in a manner was not wholly responsi
BILE for her career.
"She has made protestations sine,
she has been brought TO realize tn,
depravity and enormity of the crime
committed by her companions, thaI
shs would rather lead new and NOR,
conventional life in the future. As sh,
was evidently sincere in this desire
the authorities decided TO give her 4
chance. For this reason, as much as
for her assistance to the government
In the murder trial, she was sent tC
your reformatory prison here, where
arrangements have been made u
teach her womanly duties.
Her sentence is an unusually light
one for her crime she was caught red
handed in, but il she does right in the
future, as we really honestly think sh,
will, il is just about long enough no
To discourage her, and to get hei
accustomed to the civilized, proper
style of living.
"She was an exceptionally gooC
prisoner, and gave us no trouble OF
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