Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-05
FEMALE OUTLAWS TWO IRISH SHR|NES|
Dick Turpins in Petticoats
Who Held Up Travellers.
INSTANCES IN ENGLAND
Story of Mol Jones, Highwaywom-
an, Who Was Hanged at Tyburn.
Other Criminal Careers.
F-om London Tit-Bits.

F-om London Tit-Bits.
Fired, apparently, by the romantic
stories of highway robbers of the D.ck
Turpin and Claude Duval type. a Mexican
Srl was recently caught in the province
u Chihuahua trying to relieve a wealthy
, anter of several thousand dollars on
;he .'stand-and-deli.er" principle. MASKED,
mounted and armed with a formidable
.olver. she waylaid the planter. who.
- q ruse, succeeded in disarming her,
and then discovered to his amazement
,i.as she was the eignteen-year- old
daughter OF neighbor. beautiful girl,
wha ultimately confessed that she had
been led into her remarkable escapade by
desire for adventure and excitement
after reading certain thrilling romances.
II Is strange how history repeats it
self. The case of this Mexican girl has
d parallel in that Of young lady of
title vino was captured on Putney Heath
about the middle OF the eighteenth cen
fury while trying to emulate the deeds
of tho highwaymen OF that period AS
matter OF fact 1t was q hghwayr1an
vino discovered her. OIe night wnen ne
vas aut Oh Tie road he suddenly found
pistol eveied at his head ald was order ed
to ''stand and deiiver'' tatoh!aa n az
SaiiaRt off his si;a =. IN -o-e', II :
highw,a5'saaa with Praetieed skili whipped
cut MS reviewer an1 irsd. and &C
Re:ee TIA. followed d:sa:...ca tic one
wins ilss th:ea tsnod Hin.
He thea discovered tRas !is opponent
was ass or the beauties or tho '.eshbor-
hae6, vine, having learned sword play
and shooting had decided 10 take to tho
road III order "a aotR,a tho marcy 20 pa;
for her iash:6RaDis eKtFavagancss. which
her someFhat peRuFiaua ,.asna.a denied
her: To the credit Of tne hishSayman
,s-r cot NJ -
petticeated iob.5ea fFa..i pursuing such q
periious ealing, and saw That sine reach ed
home safely;
"Moll Cutpurse."
In the history OF this country, however,
thoro have been several instances OF
women highwaymen who have met with
almost as much success as the redoubta-
bic Dick Turpin and Claude Duval. There
was Moii Cutpursc for instance. who
from being an ordinary pickpocket or
purse thief-in those days long purses
were worn at the girdle. and Mol became
an expert at cutting them and filching
their contents. hence her curious NICK
pame-developed into q daring nightifder.
She frequented Hampstead Heath and re-
lioVed many wealthy cuach tr1Vt. efS OF
their valuaples,
She worked sinslc-nanded dressed and
rode like q man, and. although she was
captured on several occasion, managed
By extensive bribes TO prevent the APP
pearSneu or Witnesses. She ultimately
aied L, nor bed at tho venerable age OF
seYeaty=foEi. Mcll was nothing II not
original, ana az O DcqGest shs colt . In sc
sum of money for the purchase of gloves
to De distributed among her iriends ana
s,cqua...,.n~c 20: tntii. saying tn,,i sno had
been rather singular uurins he. lie. she
directed that she should be buried face
DOWNWARD.
Ended at Tyburn.
Another hiEhwayman Moll was Moll
IoEoG, who also began her career Of
crime IA en- ordinary pickpocket, and
ultimately went on the road. Her
career. however, was snort. for after
committing Eevcral robberies she was
Captured ana hanged 81 Tyburn when
sRu was only tnisty years o. age.
i similar fate befeIi Anne holland
VINO joined ner husband on his MD
night raids against travellers on fut-
noy Heath. Anne Holland was born In
a siEi.i of London, ana was nrst heard
Of as a parsiaaid. Ultimately she mar
fied ,.a.i named James Wilson, who
leve1e.sd into q cover footpad. and
Whsn re was Hanged for his crimes
ane pfnr.. ply Took 10 the road herself.
die eutaIs.ed Each property or value,
ard nss regarded IL those days as a
lSsra.2 dC...CE3 LOT SHc LiOGEHL IOlHlH6
Of shooting down thoao who resisted
her In the dead OF night. She was,
however. ultimately captured. and
shared the fate Of Moll Jones at Ty-
burn.
Another extraordinary case of man
and wife becoming highwaymen in
partnership is afforded by the careers
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bracey who were both
hanged at Tyburr within a year Of one
another Joan Bracey's life is one Of
the most romantic stories in the annals
Of old-ti crime. She was the pretty
daughter OF a wealthy farmer. and
wncn she met BTacey, a daredevil of
the high roads. she threw in her lot
with his aid quickly became a high
way.nnn's ideal Companion. The air
proved very successful. and many a
stage coach did they waylay.
Joar's career, however. was short
one O.:e day she robbed a person Of
Quality justice Of the kings court,
who was relentless in having her
so-s.S ou. Sc wa caught. identified,
and: igi;sh justice being short in
th~so Gays-s-.e was tried convicted
al se.: to the gallows before she was
tw elty cle.
7, ma. a9s little What it is that YOU
~ .s--a-:.ethef situation or a servant