![]() She tried one of the hats on then reached for a nearby hand mirror to check her look. She lingered around a long counter near the entrance, inspecting a decorative row of ladies hats laid across it. Jennie concentrated on the back of the store and Belle the front. When Jennie and Belle reached the store they tied their horses to a hitching post in front of the business and went inside.Ī handful of customers browsed through the assortment of merchandise on display blankets, canned goods, material, brooms, etc. Although few paid much attention to them, the women smiled politely to passersby going about their daily routines. The women, who would later be described by the people they robbed as “neither young, fair, nor dashing”, steered their rides toward a large, brick building that was a combination mercantile and post office. ![]() ![]() It was almost eight in the morning on June 3, 1895, when Jennie Freeman and Belle Black rode into the quiet, unassuming town of Fairview, Oklahoma. ![]()
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