black bart.es images of a surly stagecoach robber... >> throw down that box. >> ...and notorious bandit, a violent outlaw ready to kill. but behind every bandit stands a man, and behind every legend lies the truth. >> charles boles, also known as black bart, is the most eccentric stagecoach bandit in the history of the west. and yet his story is unfamiliar to most of us. unlike the brazen outlaw killers of his day, this gentleman bandit never fires a single shot. boles is a man driven by revenge, who masks his identity. instead of leaving trails of blood, he leaves behind verses of poetry. >> keep a weather eye on those rocks, charles. >> stay warm and take care of robert, and i'll tell you this. >> in 1848, gold is discovered in the foothills of the sierra madres. by 1849, tens of thousands of men, known as the '49ers, are swarming into northern california. one of those '49ers is an ambitious young man named charles boles who convinces his brothers to join him on the gold rush. >> i think there'