The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-03
Female Bandit In Texas Land.

1t is conceded on the Southern bor-
der of Texas that the female bandit
and smuggler, who was wounded and
captured by the Mexican rurales after
a desperate battle few days since,
on the Rio Grande, is none other than
noted adventures aud all-round bad
woman, who is we'll known in the In
dian Territory as Ialia, 'The Devils
Ace" She is now confined in mill
tary hospital in Monterey, and her
physicians say that she has perform
ed her last daring exploit and fought
her last battle, and the local papers
are filled with stories Of her dramatic
career.
This strange character, who has ex-
perienced vicissitudes of fortune in
her short career without parallel
outside of the widest dreams of fiction,
was born in an Indian village on the
Western plains. Her father was a
mysterious Frenohman who lived with
the Comanohes for more than half
century. He married the daughter of
Iron jacket and raised large family
ce children. After the Comanches
settled ON their present reservation
this Frenchman whom the Indians
called "Heap Write," from the fact
that he spent greet deal Of his time
in writing, built home Of no small
proportions and devoted all of his
really 6ue abilities to the education.
Of his family.
Zslis was the beauty Of the family
and no one ever suspected her when
she was o young girl Of having the
terrible traits Of character that she
afterwards displsye!. She spent one
year at school, either at Jacksonville,
ILL.,, or place Of the same name in
some other State, and when she re-
turned to the Territory it was easy to
see that she had mastered many little
arts that gave her considerable advau.
tage over her sisters.
Some times she came to Fort Still.
when the Indians were drawing sup
plies, dressed as Comanche maiden.
In this costume it is said she was ir-
resistible. She wore a robe literally
covered with variously oolored beads
and sparkling gems, the making of
which had occupied the attention Of
two generations of the most skilled
artists Of her tribe. Long chains of
beads of gold irsermingled. with
strings of elks' teeth that had been
dipped in molten gold wire were
wound about her neck and allowed to
hang in loops below her waist.
Of this period Of her career she
afterwards said that che had more
than hundred offers of marriage.
''When was young girl I could
have married any ono Of o dozen rich
men," she said, "and at least three
J men proposed to me who have since
become famous"
Her career Of crime beg,a about
this time. She fell in love with 9
private soldier, who was bugler and
musician. As time passed it bscame
evident that the beautiful ssmi-oiyil.
ized child Of the forest fairly worahip-
ped the handsome young soldier. She
would have passed through Gre co.
have 'gratifed his slightest wish. Tia
bugler's comradess believed that he
vas sincere in hia pro.esta.ions os
affection for the Indian girl.
A few days before the soldier lover
was to receive honorable discharge;
from the army . pretty young woman
arrived at Fort Sill, who made no at
tempt to conceal the fact that she was
to become the bride Of the -bugler at
an early day. Eager rivals. ywero not
slask king Ito carry the news quickly TO
. 3 saia.' She lost little time in consum.
fiatiag . horrible revenge. The un.
ssuspeeting and ,unfaithful lover was
lured to 8 former trysting place il al
grove Of trees not far from the Indian
girls homo. There.thes half frenzied
girl met fim withsa s.illetto in her
bosom, and, aftor rebuking him aud
abusing him with the stinging :.ongue
of an educated savage. threw her arms
-abeps his neck ard drove the keen lit. 8
.lssao into his heart Kissing the !