Charles E. Boles

Charles E. Boles was born Charles Earl Bowles, but later changed the spelling of his name to "Boles." He was also known as Charles Bolton or C.E. Bolton, but was, of course, best known as Black Bart or Black Bart the Po8. He is known for robbing Wells Fargo stagecoaches in northern California and southern Oregon from 1875 to 1883.

Black Bart robbed only Wells Fargo stagecoaches. Masked, he would jump in front of the coach, point a 12 gauge shotgun at the driver, and demand the strong box in a deep, resonant voice. He never fired a shot, never hurt anyone, and never robbed the passengers in the coach. After his capture in November 1883, it was discovered he never even loaded the gun.

After being captured, Bart was sentenced to 6 years in San Quentin prison, but was released after 4 for good behavior. Upon his release, Bart was asked if he'd go back to robbing stagecoaches. Bart said he was through with crime.

Bart then returned to San Francisco, where he lived for a month, then disappeared without a trace in February 1888.

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