The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-19
WOMAN BANDIT
. ~ is SET FREE
Remarkable Career Of Fe-
maleDick. Turpin Of the
Southwest.

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PHOENIX, Ariz, Jan. 18.-Goy. Bro
die, of Arizsna,eab few4e la VS. ago paroIed
Pearl Hart, the female. Dick Turpin, Of
the Southwest. whose sensational ca
reer as >a1banait &s4sttzy stage robber a
few years ago astonished the country.
The parole was issued on the recon-
mendation of the superintendent of the
territorial prison, the conditions is-
Guiding an agreement on the woman S
part to make her, residence outside the
boundaries of Arizona until the term
of her sentencezhas expired.
The prison Superintendent, in making
his recommendation, said that Pearl
Hart had been a model prisoner, COM
plying with the regulations of the pen
1tentiary, and was, therefore, entitled
to lenient. E Qnsideratiorls sThe board of
control not only Endorsed the superin,
tendents view, but took into consider
alton the fact that the accommodations
for women at the territorial prison are
very meager, arfdy theresis row. too lit
tie room for women who are serving
sentences for misdemeanors In an.
proving these Recommendations Gov
Brodie, who is an old Indian fighter,
and who had to deal With an classes Of
desperate criminals in the Southwest,
concluded that it would be better to
have Arizona fFeetA fronfaPea Harris
presencessso zs1hat.sin case of a tempo
rRry lapse into banditry the. residents
of the eFrit6fy ssould si4et be the ones
to suffer-. -. =
Too Dan9ero5tus FOR Arizona.
Consequently it was seen that the
paroled prisoner lost no time in max
ing her way outsof- the territory after
she hadsagreed~ to. Gov. Brodie's stip-
ulation. 1t is the first time on record
that any woman prisoner has been re-
garded as so dangerous that the terri
tory of Arizona, famous for it's bad
men" and other spectacular criminals,
would breathe easier if she were I'M
der some other jurisdiction.
1t is said that Pearl Hart has occu-
pied part of her leisure time in prison
in writing a play, in which she is to
appear as q star. Needless to say, it
is a play of Western life, in which
there will be opportunity for the in
troduction~of the star in the role of a
bandit. Such a play could be drawn
from Pearls own experience Without
any great tax on her imagination.
Pearl Hart, as mere girl lived IN
Phoenix a few years ago. She was Il
slender, dark haired maiden, unassum-
ing anu quiet OI ueu1eaDOf ana nlOQeSC
of speech. She did not distinguish her
self from any of her school companions,
and did not develop any Of those traits
which afterWard made her famous I'M
til she was about eighteen years Of age.
Then, it is said, she showed q surpds-
ing fondness for reading of the adven-
lures of Dick Turpin, Jack Shepard
and other luminaries who have figured
SO extensively in criminal history IS
stage robbers. The modern imitators
of these notorious criminals, especially
BILLY the Kid" and other desperadoes
with whose deeds Arizona has not yet
ceased ringing, seemed to fire the mag
ination of the young girl, and she often
expressed herself as adnniring q bandit
above all other men,
At this time Pearl Hart became &C
quainted with Joe Boot, a staggering
young fellow, who seemed her beau
ideal. Boot apparently fell in with the
strange Whims of the girl. Soon they
became engaged, and in the spring of
1899 they planned an adventure that
opened the eyes Of all Arizona, accus-
toned as that territory is to the deeds
of daring criminals.
Held Up Coach.
Between Globe and Riverside Il stage
was held up one night and large sum
Of money and much Jewelry and other