Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06
IN BOYS APPAREL.
NELLIE PICKERELL, OF INDIANA,
MAKES MASQUERADE.


The assertion that one has to 20
away from home to obtain the news is
verified by a correspondent of the Chi
cago Inter- Ocean, who writes from Sc
attle as follows, under date of May
Sth:
Nellie Pickerell, a 19-year-old young
woman living near Seattle, dresses like
man, works like a man and fights
like man. She is the DIR. Mary
Walker OF the Pacific coast. Her am
bition is to be prize fighter When
she wears dresses she is Nellie Picker
ell. When she dons trousers she be-
comes Harry Livingstone, and insists
on being called by that name. So
strange is the Pickerell-Livingston
combination that it offers strong proof
of the double identity, which many
psychologists of the day insist upon.
AS Harry Livingstone. dressed in
judish clothes, silk hat, and carry.
ing cane, Miss Pickerell attends all
the prize fights and fistic encounters
in Seattle. So far as is known, she
has never taken the part of a princi-
pal, but she is good boxer, very agile
and wiry, and withal, has the science
that counts for as much as muscle.
She has acted as a second a number of
times at fights, and acquitted herself
creditably - from a prize-fighting
standpoint. Not long ago, while act
ing as Il second, she was recognized by
a man in the crowd, who yelled:
"Git on to de girl in pants!"
Miss Pickerell jumped into the ring
and invited the offender to "come on
and get the worst punishment you
ever had. 1 can whip you in three
minutes"
The man disappeared in double
quick time, amid the jeers of the spec
tators, who we're keen for an impromp-
tn mill.
Nellie's latest escapade took place
last Saturday evening, when she was
arrested for scorching and riding her
bike without touching the handle
bars. For this she was fined 50, but,
not having any change in her vest
pocket, she left the bicycle in the ten
der care of her captors at police head
quarters.
The girl first won notoriety about q
year ago, when she was arrested for
masquerading in male attire. There
being no law in this State providing
for the punishment of this deviation
from accepted notions of propriety,
she was released with a reprimand
and cautioned to mend her ways.
This did not disconcert her, however.
She has repeatedly been arrested, os-
tensibly for creating q disturbance Of
the peace, but really for wearing the
wrong clothes. On the elastic charge
of disorderly conduct she has invaria-
bly, been found guilty and fined, the
fine being in one case as high as $40.
About two weeks ago Policeman Cam
eron attempted to arrest her, but she
got away. He fred two shots in her
direction without attempting to hit
her, but intended to scare her. She
took no more notice of the bullets
than if they had been paper balls.
About six years ago the Pickerell
family came to Seattle from South
Bend, Indiana. For some time they
lived ON a ranch and Nell donned
male attire, herded cattle, broke bron-
chos, and participated in round-ups
with enthusiasm. She became such
an adept at riding that she was select
ed for difficult posts and could beat
any of the men at busting" q bron.
cho or breaking a stampede. No re-
straint was placed upon her actions by
her parents; she was allowed to do ex-
actly as she pleased. She learned to
shoot, and to-day, with twenty-five.
caliber rifle she can smash three out
OF five glass balls thrown in the air in
rapid succession at q distance of
twenty PAGES.
Since Miss Pickerell came to Seat
tie a revolver has displaced the rifle
and a mans bicycle the tricky mus
tang of the ranch. She has relegated
her COW puncher's clothes to the junk
shop and taken to wearing tailor.made
coats and trousers. She always
dresses fashionably, wears the latest
style Derby hat, alternates between q
sack and cutaway coat, and is care
full to have a pronounced crease in ner
trousers. She seldom associates with
girls. Among men she is good fel-
low. The girl has never been accused
of being tough" Apparently she
scorns all OF the weaknesses of her
sex, either good or bad.
Eyes, that's the dickens OF it," said
an old police officer yesterday. "If
Nellie was tough We could lock her
up. But she's not. She's merely q
sort of sporty gentleman"
Nellie does not look bit like a girl
when dressed in male attire. Her
walk and swing are the Same as n