Calamity Jane case recalls frontier legend and court
A Montana Territory case from 1888 names Charles Townley and Calamity Jane alias Ida Filmore in a fornication indictment. The report recounts W. Bill Hickok era ties, a not guilty verdict, jury members, and later revival of Calamity Jane's fortunes through East Coast donations and frontier fame.
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Territory of Montana
Charles Townley
Jane Doe
Calamity Jane
Allan R. Joy
John H. Elder
Third Judicial District
County of Park
Thos. A. Garrett
James A. Bailey
Ume
Co. A. Crippen
C. M. Loveley
Clyde Park
J. C. Caldwell
Livingston
John Halloran
N. P
B. O. Forsythe
Big Coulee
Melville
John Anderson
Big Timber
Lemuel Denny
Mission Creek
Park County
Henry Francis
Shields River
F. F. Baker
West Bouler
W. A. Harrison
Lower Sweet Grass
Grey Cliff
W. M. Green
George A. Gordon
Gordon Bros. Lumber Co
C. A. Crippen
Carver Mercantile Co
Harry F. Bingham
John QC
Sax Confectionery
Yellowstone Park
George W. Metcalf
Metcalf & Oliver
Main Street
Blair
Wild Bill Hickok
Wild Bill
Enterprise
Willie
Calamity Jane To Be Taken To New York For Rest
The famed Calamity Jane, veteran scout and frontier figure, is to be taken to New York by journalist Mrs. Josephine Brake to provide a home and retirement. Mrs. Brake pledged to place Calamity Jane with her family in Buffalo during the Pan American era, with General Egan and others aiding.
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Enterprise
Jane
Yellowstone
Custer
Milwaukee
Park Palace
Main
Worth
Josephine Winifred Brake
Montana
New York
Gotham
Egan
National Capital
New York City
Washington
Calamity Jane
Buffalo
Livingston
Alderson
Calamity
Martha Burk
Plains
Princeton
J. Canary
Nez Perces
General Crook
Black Hills
Jack McCall
Wild Bill
William Hickok
Calamity Jane Arrives in Minnesota Capital
The St Paul Dispatch reports Calamity Jane and her chaperone Mrs Josephine Brake arrived in Minneapolis on Saturday's train. Mrs Brake was extremely nervous when she registered at the hotel and prepared for events in the city.
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Enterprise
St. Paul
Calamity Calf Notch: Rough Ride From Livingston to St Paul
The account describes Calamity's journey with Mrs. Brake from Livingston to St. Paul as a rough initiation for a tenderfoot. Calamity reportedly drank only when Mrs. Brake allowed it, often to prevent trouble, and wore a bottle worn smooth as a nursing bottle. She arrived with a dozen new shirt waists and a box of face powder, but she managed to powder the front of her waist more than her face.
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Livingston
St. Paul
Calamity Jane Arrest Ends With Caution, Not Jailing
Josephine Winfred Brake of Buffalo sought to reform Calamity Jane in the Enterprise report. Calamity Jane was found sleeping off effects near an exposition entrance and taken to the police court, where the judge ruled she had enough notoriety to avoid jail.
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Enterprise
Anaconda Standard
Standard
Jane
Gallatin County
Eastern
Butte
Galla
Calamity’s Influence on Mrs. Brake Discussed
People close to the case believe Calamity could prompt a change in Mrs. Brake rather than in the accused, with the suggestion that given a fair chance the recipient may alter her conduct.
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Mrs. Brake
Calamity Jane Returns to Buffalo with Travel Request
A Buffalo dispatch reports Calamity Jane, once a dime novel fixture, leaving Livingston Montana for the Pan American Exposition. A Buffalo woman sought to sell a novel through Jane at the exposition and moved her west to Buffalo, amid local newspaper chatter.
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Jane
Buffalo Bill
Livingston
Buffalo Dispatch
New York Sunday Sun
Border
Montana
Buffalo
Exposition Grounds
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