The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-29
FEMALE STAGE R0BBER.
story Of the Young Woman Who Has
just Escaped From JAN.

4 despatch from Tuscon, Arlz., states
that Pearl Hart. the young woman VINO
with her swoel heart Joe Boot. held up The
Globe stage coach at Cane Spdings canon,
Ar.z.. az the pistois point on May 3D.
broke Jail and escaped az o'clock on
Thursday morning. With theaid or an
accomplish. so il IS supposed. she cut
through ten foot wall ten feet from the
door. and had several hours start before
her escape was discovered. Public SEN
,lment Is IN her favor. and II IS said that
no very determined effort will be made
10 recapture her, She and Boot both
sw0re that they would never serve ont a
term In a penitentiary. but would rather
|. kin themselves The man O. now In jail
az Florence awaiting trial When thev
We're separated Pearl Hart made more
or less desperate attempt 10 Kill herself.
or 70 make the bystandcrs think she was
about TO kin herself Which lt was Is a
matter Of some doubt
Pearl Harris life has been that Of many
women who drift from mining camp o.
mining camp In The West. changing their
associations as they change their habitat
At the age Of sixteen she el09ed from
boarding school with a man named Hart
They had one child Two years after
her marriage she left her husband De-
years was separated from him. Bn beg
ged for enother chance and they went
t0 Tucson together. Hart beat and abused
her until she left him again, after he cn-
listed In u Western regiment and went 90
the war. Then the woman thrown upon
her own resources. wen. 20 tho bad. and
after living a disreDItable lie for several
months attempted suicide Her he was
saved. and she said she would reform n
she could Ind any work 10 DO Some min
ers at Mammoth sent 20 town for cook.
and Pearl Hart took the Job By COM
parison with her former existence. the
work seemed hard for her. anu HE ia
a tent was more than she could stand.
with Joe Boot. one of the miners. she
took a contract 10 freight some goods 10
Globe fOr g. I'm Globe she became
waitress On "a miner boarding hOuee. but
the mines shut down and she was again
out Of work Boot, Who seems 10 have
been good 20 her ana for whom she had
some affection, suggested that they strike
ont 10 q mining claim which be owned.
and try 90 dig ont enough 20 take them
back 20 his home IN Canada Woman
clothing is not convenient for trambirg
and mining Pearl Hart got "a boys outfit
and Tor three weeks handled pick and
shovel with her partner. Disappointment
showed no speck of color
Then Boot proposed that hold no the
Globe siege coach. In very high-c0l0red
and sensational autobiography OF the
dme-novel school Of literature. which Mr..
j. B.sbcn Walker, founder OF the type
written Cosmopolitan University hired the
woman t0 write FOR his magazine. she de-
clares that she consented 10 the stage
robbery only because she needed the mon
ey Goo get home 90 her dying mother The
nllr armed themselves with revOlvers.
and how they carried ont tbe scheme IS
told d. the "girl bandit rs gowwows.
Joe drew forty-hve and said. Throw
no your hands," / drew my little thirty
eight and lfgwfse covered theoccupants
n the stag. Joe said 10 me. Get on
your horse. 7 did So while he kept the
people covered lie ordered them out or
net stage Joe told me 10 search the
passengers. 7 found on the fellow whl
was shaking the worst $500 He was
trembling so / could hardly get my hands
IN his pockets The other fellow. a sort
Of a dude. trier 10 tell me how much ne
needed the money, but he yielded s26. a
dime and two nickels Then I searched
he remaining passengers. chinaman
ne wos nearer my size and I Just scared
Hm Co Death only go, 3 however"
root .Gainhas5oIffimpdt f7ri2ab I'd: ahvxg
After going through the passengers they
cave back a dollor % each Of them and
-oie aray. Two days later they were
captured andtaken to Florence where Boot
was left IN fail while the woman was
taken 20 Tusccn. She remained there uD
the tine Of her escape
Pearl Hart Is about % years old. She
IS small ana slight. weighing less than
20 hounds. Pictures OF her In her male
attire make her look like a sulen, homely