Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-01-05

Every Hassayampar m and out of Arizona knows CT has known Of Mol lie Monroe. For over fifteen years she has been an inmate of the Ari- zona insane asylum, and nOtwith- standing her long illness and ad- vanced age, she sIIll lives in physi- cal vigor, although hopelessly a wreck mentally. Her condition of today. however, has not friend back of 1t cheer or comfort, and aside from some old acquaintance or some old friend whom she be friended ID the past never does a pitiful appeal reach her ears. But with all ths sad events which her life is curse and wrecked with, and now about to close in despair and death. like the man whose name she still bears. there is closeted natur- ally with the end of life of one. the beginning of the life of another, insofar as it applies to these two.
 The story as 1t was told years ago bv NIT. Monroe, to an intimate friead. and wbich he not only guarded during life with profound secrecy, but exacted the same re gard of honor from his friend as he had obeyed. was that imparted to him from the lips of Mollie Monroe herself while they were living as man and wife illicitly. Her story was that in the early sixties in her New England nome she became en- gagged to young and prosperous man, but for many reasons the union could not be cemented in marriage. With thIs decree facing each other the young man left for the west and located in Santa Fe. Later Moliie, as prearrauged, also departed, concealIng herself in va ri0us centers until finally at the end of nearly a year she likewise reach the scene where her lover had gone. To successfully elude her pursuers she donned the apparel of the mas culiue sex, and in this manner tray e!ed on horseback from Fort Leav- enworth 10 her destination over the famous old Santa Fe trail. ArTiv- ing at Santa Fe, she soon learned the fate that awaited her III the gloom of the future. Her lover of but few months before had been killed tv outlaws while defending his property. Swearing allegiance to his memory in a fife for . life, her mission received its initial fall, and she recklessly pursued the flu gltives ID various.disguises from a scout to a stage driver. 1t Is said she travelled from Southern New Mexico to as far north as Salt Lake. Before coming to Prescott she cast aside her mems clothes and married we'll known miner, but the union was only temporary.
 or MOllie Monroe there are still ID any people residing in Prescott who eau recall Der form as she was seen coming into Prescott in men's clothes, astTiie a horse and at a breakneck speed, supporting fire arms and other equipments just like any man. But with all these harsh manners none will deny but what she had heart as big as an OK. and whether in the camp Of the miner or prospecting the gulches on noun tains around us, always assisted the needy without response. In short she may be said to have been cy- clone in human form. and never fal-
 tered in her regard of what was right or wrong. Today she may b. seen in the asylum a white-haired little woman of nearly seventy years. quiet in manner, but wrecked mentally. She still guards her life on the border, but with it she will soon meet her idol down the road"