The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-01-23
FeMAAs BANDIT eAprUaeo.
Fouaht Like Demon--Handled Firs'
arms With Precision.


ed and captured by the Mexican ru.
-aies after desperate 1attle o few
DAYS since on the Rio Grande is none
other than noted adventures AM
ail-ar9und bed woman who IS wen
known in the indi2n ter-ltoiy as Zalia
"The nevirs acc she IS now con-
fined in q military hospital f. Monterey
ana her physicians say taat she has
performed her last dar,nE exploit anc
fought her last battle. and the local
papers are 6led with s'ories Of he's
dramatic life,
This strange character, VINO has ez-
perlenced yicissitudes of fortunes in
her shor. career without a parallel
outside Of ihe widest dreams of nc-
lion. was horn in an indian village on
The western plains. Her father was
inysteriors Freachman VINO lived with
the Comanchcs Tor more .han half e
century. lie married the daughter Of
Iron Jacket and raised a large family
Of en- ldrea. After the Comanches set
lie on their present reservation this
Freuchnnap wDcH the indians called
'GIeap Write" from the fact that ne
spent q great deal OF his time in writ
ing. built a home Of no small proper
lions and devoted al Of his really hno
Abilities 20 the education Of his ianii7
zana was Tie beauty Of the famil
and no ono ever suspected her when
she was young girl Of possessing the
terrible traits of character which sh
afterwards displayed. She spent onn
year at school, either at Jacksonville.
Illinois. or place Of the same name
IN some othc- state and when she re-
turned to the territory It was easy
20 see that she had mastered many
little arts that gave her considerable
advantage over her sisters.
Some times she came to Fort Sill.
when the Infians wete drawing sup
plies dressed as Comanche maiden
In this costume it was said she vas
irresistible. She wore : robe literally
covered with varionsly colored beads
ald Sparkling gems, tho makag a
which had occupied the attention OF
two generations Of the most gkilled
artists Of her tribe. Long chains Of
beads Of gold intermingled viii
str!n..s vi elks' teeth that had been
dipped in molten gold were wound
about her neck and allowed TO hans
in loops below her waist, OF thii
period Of her career she afterward'
said that she had more than a nun
dred offers OF marriage.
when was young girl coult
easily have married any one of dozeI
rich men" she said "and at lest thre'
men proposed TO me who have since
become famous"
Her career OF crime began abou
this time She Fell in love with a pii
vate soldier. a buglsr anG a musician
As dime passed # became evident tha
the beautiful semi-ciyili,ed child c
the forest fairly worsnipped the hand
some young soldier. She would hav'
passed through fire to have gratihc
his slightest wish The buglers CON
rades believed that he was sincere IL
his protestauons Of affection fox III
Indian girl.
A few days before he scldier love
was 10 receive an honorable d.scharg
from the army a pretty young womai
arrived at Fort Sill who made no a
tempt to conceal the fact that she wa
TO become lie br.de of the bugler a
an early cay. Eager rivals were nc
lacking TO carry the news quickly
, Zalla. She lost little time in consuo
mating a horrible ravenee. The M
d suspecting and unfaithful love- wa
3 lured to a former Jrysting place in
j grove of trees not far from the India
i girls house. There the half fren2ie
b girl met HIM with a stilleto in he
{ bosom, and. after rebuking him an
e abusing him with the stmging loaeH
e Of an educated savage she threw he
, arms about his neck and drove e
q Keen little blade into mis- heart. Ks
@ ing the blood and foam from his ID
f. ing lips as she gently ie- the Inn
form sink upon the g;ass she mu
tered: Now, the wlitc foce woma
q can have you"
T. She knew well enough that 81
would be accused Of the mu-der, N
II she lost no time IN making her e
Il cape from the territory. Dressed in
suit OF her brothers c;otaes az
mounted on her famous black hors
Il ahe at once set ont in tho direction
Old Mexico
/. A small body Of soldiers struck h
trail he next day ead they came
n sight of her Just al sunset. when s.