Reportedly, the last stagecoach robbery in the United States was in 1898 in Arizona. Robber Pearl Hart was sentenced to five years but her accomplice, Joe Boot, received this long sentence.
- 20 years
- 35 years
- 50 years
- Life
Reportedly, the last stagecoach robbery in the United States was in 1898 in Arizona. Robber Pearl Hart was sentenced to five years but her accomplice, Joe Boot, received this long sentence.
35 years. The robbery netted $431 and Hart became the first woman sent to the Yuma Territorial Prison. She was released early in 1901 to prevent a scandal. It had been discovered that Hart was pregnant and the only men who had been alone with her were a minister and the Governor of Arizona.