The evening times., 1899-06-13
PETITE and PRETTY,
But fBLL OF NERVE
Pearl Harta Feminine Star in
a Bandit Galaxy.
Held Up Arizona Stage Coaches
and Robbed Passengers.
Wanted to Get Wealth Enough t.
Enable Her 10 Abandon Her
Outcast Existence.

Florence, Ariz.. June 13.--PearI Hart.
alias Pearson, the Arizona female bandit,
Is safe in q cell in the county Jail here.
Joe H. Boot. her male accomplice. is also
In JAIL
Wien told she will surely lead lonely
existence as the only woman convict at
Yuma. she said: II don't care q rap. II
1t we're all to do over again 1 would do
Just what l did. 1 don't care what he
comes of me and don't propose to make
any defence.
The man with me hadn't an ounce Of
sand" she said. "why. when was going
through the pockets Of passengers on the
stage l had to depend rpon him to hold
both Of our guns. There he stood ON the
edge OF the road with his hands shaking
like aspens.''
Pearl Hart is delicate little dark
haired woman. She has refined features. a
mouth of the true rosebud type. nose
lightly and piquantly retrousse. and clear
blue eyes that " olld be confiding and baby
like were there not few lines that can
only come through seeing life in its harsh
er aspects.
"One wouldn't think" said Sheriff Tru-
man, that she is very tiger cat for
nerve and endurance. She looks feminine
enough now in the woman's clothes got
for her, and one can see the touch OF 4
wOman's hand in the way she has bright
ened up her cell. Yet only a couple OF
days ago had a struggle with her for my
life. She would have killed me in my
tracks could she have got to her pistol.
Spr cttr rr
Boot, the woman's accOmplice. is weak.
morphine -depraved specimen without spirit
and lacking in intelligence and activity.
Pearl made her star appearance on the
highway last Monday. 1t was in Kane
Springs Canon, a few miles north of the
Gila River. The road at that point is one
of the worst in the Southwest, following
the bed Of creek. Down this long gully
the stage from Globe was slowly travelling.
Henry Bacon. the driver. was surprised at
the command. "Ealt." AS two revolvers
were pointed at him he obeyed.
Climb out of there" was the next COM
mand. There were three passengers Two
of them carried heavy revolvers. But all
were wise in Western ways and not man
reached for his gun. They ell climbed
out, ranged themselves in a row. the driv
er on the flank of the squad, and held
their hands in the air.
Then the smaller highwayman handed
his revolver TO the other and proceeded to
an inspection OF pockets. OF coin a drum
mer. o. J. O'Neil. had 1920 and the 9TH
ers had 800 in their pockets. One OF the
men nervously chewed a colored string.
The string, had the robber investigated.
would have been found to lead to a small
tobacco pouch containing 5000 in large
bills that the traveller had managed to pop
into his mouth when he saw he was trap
ped. The driver was not molested. The
searching robber seemed well content and
silently handed back four silver dollars
TO each Of the three that had been searched.
Then the passengers were ordered back
and the coach was sent on.
The passengers were convinced that the
smaller Of the two robbers was woman.
She wore a rough shirt and blue overalls.
the latter tucked into coarse boots that
were plainly too large. Under the dirty
cowboy hat and behind the black mask
there showed a curl or two of dark hair.
and the hands that had deftIy turned their
pockets inside out were small and white.
The sheriff was notified at Florence for
ty miles away. and at once took up the
pursuit. full day behind. The trail led
across the ella. up the San Pedro River.
southwark, TO the east Of the Santa Cata-
lima range.
Saturday morning the pair were located
where they were sleeping in the brush.
about twenty miles from Benson. Each
had only a saddle blanket as protection
from the keen noun .ain air. Their weap-
ons were seized by the sheriff. who then
awakened the sleepers.
The man saw the logic of a leveled re-
volver, but the woman had to be overpow-
cred. 1t was found that both had teen
walking for several days.
The woman did not hesitate 10 acknowl-
edge herself as Pearl Hart. name under
which she had been known in Arizona for
years. She admits herself twenty eight !
years old, though she looks much younger |
She came to Arizona in 1892 with Dan /
Bandmann. The woman AYERS she has been
seeking to return to her relatives in Can !
ada. She may have relatives in Canada, !
but her home twelve years ago was in To- |
ledo. Ohio. When she was in her sixteenth !
year she there met Bandmann. then a mu- |
sician in a strolling theatrical company, !
and ran away with him. To him she al |
ways charged her downfall.
From him also the woman learned to !
smoke opium, becoming SO addicted to the !
vice as to be brought several times before !
the police court of Phoenix. She was and |
is an inveterate smoker of cigarettes, in !
each OF which she usually places por-
tion of the drug. She soon gravitated in |
Arizona to the very lowest level Of So |
ciety. Though soft-voiced and small. her |
violent temper led her into many scrapes. |
in all Of which she displayed daring a man |
might envy At the outbreak Of the Span |
ish war Bandmann enlisted as drum major |
Of the First Territorial Infantry Regiment |
The war over the couple met only to quar- |
rel and separate. Then Pearl attached to |
herself the fellow Boot.
When captured. the woman vas carry |
ing all the money. Boot was to have |
helped me hit a train eastward" she said. |
"In a day more would have been safe |
and in couple Of days more would have |
been home, my life here left behind for |
ever. Truman wonders why fought him. |
How can anyone wonder fought who |
considers that the money I had was to |
have taken me back to liberty and decency |
and happiness;
4 Mad Dog Bites Three Persons.
New York, June 13.-Three persons were |
seriously bitten last night by dog on
Coney Island. The dog was a cross be- |