Show TWO GIRL OUTLAWS DUO OF DARING PF FEMALES MALES NOW IN TROUBLE jetle Flu eners lack byes captured a bold bobber their lawless deed in the southwestern eaten country coon try both lu the tolls toll ARY SMITH A young woman wu WM arrested in noble nobl county california at the home of a family named hughes on the charge of counterfeiting a few days ago prior to her arrest she arrived in arkansas city from southeastern kansas procured a livery rig and went to mr hughes home she had been there but a few days however when an officer followed her placed her under arrest and took her back to kansas kangas from the meager falt facts learned it seems she had formerly been engaged in teaching school in southwest missouri and while so engaged formed the acquaintance of an outlaw w from the indian territory named huffman As desdemona became en matured with othello for the deeds of daring he related this little missouri chool teacher became fascinated by the bold outlaw of the indian country and ube forsook school friends and all tor for him there was another gay ga and dashing robber in the gang who loo looked ked upon karys charms in a lov elike way regardless gard less of huffmans huffmann Huff mans prior claims claim 5 thereto mary became smitten with the new robber abber lover and forgetting huffman ran off with the new love such act actions I 1 ons upon the part of mary and her new outlaw lover aroused the ire of huffman and arming himself with a whole arsenal be swore dire ve vengeance ge 3 nee upon lover no 2 and started upon his trail week before last the two rivals met DA at caney kan and when the smoke cleared away both men were alyin iving g bleeding upon the floor with empty six shooters beside them they were placed under arrest and physicians physic laris summoned to attend them an examination revealed healed that they were both pretty thoroughly shot up but their wounds not necessarily fatal hy by telling each that the other confessed a confession was drawn out of each in which the fact was disclosed that they wera members of 0 f a counterfeiting band and that mary smith the school teacher was w as the person relied upon to get the money into circulation in the meantime mary had brad decamped camped de but officers were upon her trail and located lor abed her in noble county the arrest of this miss smith revives interest in another notorious woman lawbreaker known as jessie B E findley who was indicted Indict Pd by the federal grand jury of oklahoma county on nov 26 last ladt and Is ia now flow confined in the united states jail awaiting her trial which will take place at the next term of the united states murt court the indictment against her is based on an the fact that she took weapons into the county jail of oklahoma county in june last to assist the Christ christian christaan lan outlaws in making their escape which they accomplished on june SO 30 1895 and killed chief of police jones there Is a great contrast between miss smith and miss findley the former is as yet an embryo in crime while the findley girl although but 17 years yeara of age possesses a finished criminal education and is hardened to the wild uncertain life of the frontier outlaw jessie jesale came to oklahoma when the country was thrown open to settlement seven years ago from ozark mo where she was born and reared her father who was a carpenter c ir penter died when jessie was 3 years of age leaving a wife and four children being a member 0 of several secret orders mrs findley received several substantial death benefits and was enabled to properly support and educate her family before jessie jesme was 9 years old a brother and ak z JESSIE FINDLEY sister bister died the remaining brother vent to montana to embark in the stock Du business siness and jessie and her mother were left alone to struggle with the world the little girl was placed in school at 6 years of age and made rapid advances when jessie reached the age of 10 her mother married a cattle cattleman n named woods and in april 1889 the family moved to oklahoma and toot took up a homestead in pottawatomie coun county ty up to this time and four months after coming to this county jewes jessies life was like th that at of most all girls of tender age uneventful about the house she was bright apt and decorous and thought ot of little else save cave going to meeting doing home v work ark and reading novels but one day bob christian called at beggi jessalea Jes home met et the little brunette and it wua a ca case of love at first amt sight ight at far as she ae was concerned I 1 bob wid and two others cers of his bis gang ga had stopped there tor kv something to eat and bob while dwle waiting forthe for the mesa meal made I 1 he was a ver very verv v pre P M the meal a 13 84 ball sw aswaq but 1 r we are he b e had h rad made m a d e an appointment it L bis f fair at hostess 0 st e s at a not far dis aday A 3 day days the me courtship extended over a ft of only two weeks and on one r aw Is jessie was missing she had eloped with her robin hood she remained with him for several months riding with the gang on several forages but usually staying at the cabin and acting as housekeeper houseK ceper per and aad wk conk bob taught her to escot and to ride and she soon became proficient in the use of the revolver and rifle and not afraid to mount the wildest broncho brun cho she ventured where even the bravest of the gang were afraid to go and it la is related that at one time she plunged into the north canadian with her pony when it was running bank full and not I 1 one of the boys dared follow until they were goaded to it by her revill lings and epithets about this time bob ani an 1 bill ch christian ris tia were arrested for killing deputy sheriff turner of pottawatomie county who was attempting to arrest them for cattle stealing this was waa the first murder murd er that could be brought home to them and the prosecution was thorough and prompt they were convicted of the murder and sentenced to long terms in the penitentiary and were brought to oklahoma to await the action to prison jessie was a constant attendant dant at the trial and at the pottawatomie tawa tomie jail bringing her lover nice chinga ahinga to drink and when they wore were taken to san francisco for safe eafe keep lag ing pending their transportation to the penitentiary she followed them and was a daily visitor at the jail jessie succeeded in smuggling three revolvers to them with thirty rounds of ammunition the attempt to escape was as to be made on sunday june 30 and on friday after she had performed her mission jessie went to their old home near violet springs okla to await her ber lovers coming sunday came and the attempt was made the two christians and james casey cagey another murderer confined in the jail overpowered the jailer and made bleir way into the street s t L A sabbath stillness was over the city it being about 5 in he evening aria and very few citizens abroad the desperate men each with a cocked revolver in his bis hand ran down tile street MARY SMITH passing chief of police milton W jon jones on the way he noticed they were in their shirt sleeves and suspecting something wrong called upon them to halt they answered with a shot which killed the chief ins instantly matly their volley was wad answered by shots from officers jackson and stovall Stova II which killed casey and badly wounded bill christian the two christians made their escape with the aid of confederates who met them on the edge of the town with fresh horses and were soon beyond pur suit jessie was instantly suspected of having introduced the weapons into the jail and while strenuous efforts were made to recapture the christians a posse of men were sent out to bob christians cabin to effect the capture of jessie believing she would give the whole snap away it if she could be once got from under the influence of her lover the friends of the desperadoes received a tip of the intentions of the authorities in some manner and at once spirited the girl away passing her from member to member of the gang in different parta of the territory to facilitate her escape jessie was dressed in a cowboy costume slouch louch hat highbee high heeled led boots storm coat and all the paraphernalia of the typical rustler putting her on horseback they compelled her to ride from point to point some of them accompanying her all the abe time and permitting her to have no converse anverse on verse with strangers they gave her but little rest for five ave daya and it may be said she was in the saddle continually night and day for that length of time doubling and redoubling upon her pursuers she estimates that she rode miles in those five days daya and when she was finally taken to a negro settlement in the choctaw country she was almost dead with ith fatigue she had made up her mind by this time that her life was in great danger by what the different members of the gang gam g who had ridden with her had let drop from time to time she knew utmost to a certainty that they were fixing axing to sacrifice her for the good of the gang fearing that she would give them away if she was waa captured she made up her mind that they had brought braught her to this negro settlement to kill hei bei for or all the negroes were sympathizers sympathize re of the christians or members of the band besides this she had found that bob was playing her false fahe had other women wamen in different sections bisections of the country and with all the bitter feelings of a woman scorned resolved to give herself up to the officers if an ou oo port unity presented itself and teu tell thit th 1 whole story she was waa taken to a lone cabin in the depths of the forest and there remained tor for two days daya and nights alone she asa w subsequently ab rescued by sheriff de ford and brought to oklahoma city |