April 12 Crime in 1883 Charles Earl Bowles, English born gentleman bandit known as Black Bart, left poems at the scene of his crimes. He robbed Wells Fargo Stagecoaches 28 times. The 26th time was in Sonoma County, five miles from Cloverdale.     Military posts in 1898  The U.S. Army transferred a military post on Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco […]