by Enss, Chris
nuns, 117–19
nursing volunteers, 103, 154, 157, 160
O’Bryne, John “Prairie Dog,” 165
O.K. Corral gunfight, 110
Old Harriet, 62–64
O’Leary, Bill, 91–93
O’Leary, Kate (aka Rowdy Kate), 90–96, 91
opium, 139
Orpheum Theatre, 18
Orr, James, 167
Paine, Bob, 189
Parker, Isaac, 126
Peasley, Thomas, 34
philanthropy, 34, 74, 95–96, 129, 145, 165, 188
Phillips, Harrison, 154
Pierson, Laura, 161, 167
pimps, 87
Poindexter, Mary, 26
Poker Alice (Alice Ivers), 40–46, 43
Porter, Mary, 129
prairie dogs, as pets, 1–2, 5, 6
prenuptial agreements, 78
prostitution. See also brothels; madams
advertising methods, 17, 18, 53, 73, 84
arrests and raids, 51, 74–75, 82–83, 86–87, 129, 131, 146, 165–66
burial customs, 61, 160
business expenses, 71–72, 143
career choice, 3, 16, 70, 83, 85, 106, 118, 140, 149, 155, 177, 186
census descriptions, 159
client descriptions, 19, 86, 88, 189
false accusations of crimes, 62–64, 166–67, 180
fines, 51, 74, 95, 129, 165, 166
as gambling parlor entertainment, 78, 80
illustrations depicting prostitute deaths, 130
law enforcement protection fees, 86–87
licensing requirements, 63, 84
married women as, 6, 93, 155, 157, 166
murdered prostitutes, 33–39, 36
philanthropy, 95–96, 129, 165, 188
public opposition to, 22, 74, 83, 88, 95, 117, 154
public shaming techniques, 49
rates, 143, 188
reformation, 88–89, 117–19, 128–29
suicides, 68, 83, 157
violence and abuse of prostitutes, 86, 87
wardrobe requirements, 17, 51, 71–72, 80, 188
protection fees, 86–87
Quantrill, William Clarke, 123
Quantrill Rebels, 123–24, 125
Quayle, William, 53
queen of spades, 104
Queen of the Colorado City Tenderloin, 161
Queen of the Colorado Underworld, 47–55, 50
Queen of the Denver Row, 47–55, 50
Queen of the Monte Dealers, 77–81, 78, 79
Quin, Dan, 31
Ralston, William Chapman, 170–75
ranchers vs. homesteaders war, 177
Raybourne, James, 2, 3
Raybourne, Mary, 2
Ready, Jack, 146
Reed, James Edwin, 125, 127
Reed, Jim, 124–25
Reeves, Jessie, 128–29
Richarson, Mr. and Mrs. William, 152
robberies, 114–16, 125
Rogers, Jennie, 47–55, 50, 146
Rowdy Joe (Joseph Lowe), 93–95
Rowdy Kate (Kate O’Leary), 90–96, 91
Rowe, Jenny, 112–16
Rowe’s Olympic Circus, 113
Russian royalty, 70–71
San Antonio, Texas, 27–29
San Francisco earthquake, 17–18, 74
Schmidt, Otto, 106
shipping rights scams, 169–70
Shirley, Edward, 123, 124
Shirley, Eliza, 121
Shirley, John, 122, 123, 124, 125
Shirley, Myra Maybelle (aka Belle Starr), 120–27, 122
shootings (attempted murders)
Rogers, Jennie, 52
Silks, Mattie, 140, 142
Wall, Tessie, 14–15, 22–24
Siddons, Belle (aka Madam Vestal, Lurline Monte Verde), 133–39, 135
Silks, Mattie, 49, 140–46, 141
smallpox epidemics, 103
Smith, Curly, 115–16
Smith, Minnie (aka Lou Eaton, Dirty Alice), 65–68, 165
Sonora Club, 151
Soule, Frank, 151–52
Spaniard, Jack, 125, 126
Spanish monte, 135
spies, Confederate, 123, 134
Squirrel Tooth Alice (Libby Thompson), 1–7, 5
stagecoach robberies, 112–16, 125
Starr, Belle (Myra Maybelle Shirley), 120–27, 122
Starr, Sam, 125, 126
Starr, Tom, 124
Stillwell, Frank, 110
Stoddard, Orlando, 116
Stone, Frank, 83–84
Stonebreak, Jonas, 105
suicides, 56, 61, 68, 83, 115, 132, 157
Sullivan, John L., 17
swearing, 100
teamsters, 101
Texas Tommy (Rose Ellis), 185–90, 187
Thompkins, Carlotta J. (aka Lottie Deno, Faro Nell), 25–32
Thompson, Billy, 3–6
Thompson, Caroline “Cad” (Sarah Hagen), 129, 131–32, 155
Thompson, Henry, 131, 132
Thompson, Libby (Mary Elizabeth Haley aka Squirrel Tooth Alice), 1–7, 5
Thompson, Rance, 4
Thomson, Cortez, 142, 143–45
Thurmond, Frank, 29, 30, 31–32
Tobin, David, 60
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 81
trials, 37, 75, 126, 132, 153, 167
Tribolet, Blance, 105, 106–7
Tubbs, Alice Ivers (aka Poker Alice), 40–46, 43
Tubbs, Warren G., 40–41, 42, 44, 45
Tutt, Charles, 165
Underworld Sewer, The (Washburn), 89
Vestal, Madame (Belle Siddons), 133–39, 135
vingt-et-un (blackjack), 57, 61
Wait, Editor, 59, 60, 61
Wall, Edward M., 16
Wall, Tessie (Teresa Susan Donahue Wall), 14–24, 15
Washburn, Josie, 82–89, 84
Watson, Edgar, 127
Watson, Ella (aka Cattle Kate), 176–84, 179
Weaver, James, 48
“Where’s Mabel?” (illustration), 130
whips, 65, 98, 100
Wild West legends, 97–104, 99
Williams, Edward L., 150
Wilson, Anna, 83, 85
Wood, John A., 52–53
World War II, 189
Wyant, Annie May (aka Jessie Hayman, Jessie Mellon, Diamond Jessie), 18, 69–76
Wyant, Thad and Constance, 70
Wyoming, and gender demographics, 178
Wyoming Range War, 176–84
Wyoming Stock Growers Association, 177, 180–84
yellow ribbons, 49
Young, Mr., 6
Younger, Bob, 123, 124
Younger, Cole, 123, 124, 126
About the Author
Chris Enss is a New York Times best-selling author who has been writing about women of the Old West for more than a dozen years. She has penned more than thirty published books on the subject. Her book Object Matrimony: The Risky Business of Mail-Order Matchmaking on the Western Frontier (Globe Pequot) won the Elmer Kelton Award for best nonfiction book of 2013. Another recent Enss title, Sam Sixkiller: Frontier Cherokee Lawman (also Globe Pequot), was named Outstanding Book on Oklahoma History by the Oklahoma Historical Society. Enss also has received the Spirit of the West Alive award, cosponsored by the Wild West Gazette, celebrating her efforts to keep the spirit of the Old West alive for future generations.
