Women as Horse Thieves and the New Woman Era
A historical column argues horse theft rises among women labeled new or wicked. It cites Montana and Missouri cases, highlighting Mrs. Helen Scott of southern New Mexico as a leading horse thief, disguising herself in plain clothes and guiding an ox-cowboy gang across the Southwest before capture.
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Herr Strindberg
Darmond
Montana
Buch
Missouri
Hieten Scott
New Mexico
Arizona
MD Moxico
Phey Saeeueth
Pri- Waetcy
Curly Hank
Texas
Noted Woman in Cowboy Band Faces Trial in Las Cruces
Mrs. Scott, refined and educated in appearance, led a horse-thief gang with her lover in New Mexico. After a controversial trial she was acquitted, then admitted links to the band while her partner was jailed. her children were placed with families or in an orphan asylum.
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Jove
Territorial Penitentiary
Gow
Ohio
Hinrriaga
Texas
Alge
Fragmentary recollections raise questions of justice and conduct
An assorted, garbled passage recalls a prison sentence and a controversial court ruling. It mentions Mrs Mary Lease, a Kansas case, and a Supreme Court decision overturning an earlier board appointment. The text blends personal reminiscence with legal action and social critique.
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Lopens
Kan
Supreme Court
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State Board of Charities
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George Clerk
Chis
Lease
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