▁By ▁age ▁ 1 5 , ▁she ▁was ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁prost itute ▁in ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁Texas . ▁By ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 0 , ▁she ▁had ▁started ▁her ▁own ▁bro th el ▁and ▁became ▁extremely ▁popular ▁for ▁having ▁a ▁cord ial ▁and ▁s inc ere ▁attitude , ▁choosing ▁only ▁the ▁most ▁attract ive ▁young ▁women ▁as ▁her ▁" g irls ", ▁her ▁requiring ▁that ▁her ▁" g irls " ▁practice ▁good ▁h yg iene , ▁and ▁for ▁maintain ing ▁an ▁imm ac ulate ▁personal ▁appearance . ▁Her ▁bro th el ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Dur ango ▁and ▁San ▁S aba ▁streets , ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sport ing ▁District . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁her ▁bro th el ▁in ▁San ▁Antonio ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁popular ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁West . ▁It ▁had ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁frequent ▁stop ▁off ▁for ▁out la ws . ▁But ch ▁Cass id y , ▁the ▁Sund ance ▁Kid , ▁Kid ▁Cur ry , ▁and ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Wild ▁B unch ▁gang ▁frequ ented ▁her ▁business . ▁D ella ▁Moore , ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁" g irls ", ▁became ▁the ▁girl friend ▁to ▁Kid ▁Cur ry , ▁remaining ▁with ▁him ▁until ▁her ▁arrest ▁for ▁passing ▁money ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁rob ber ies ▁( she ▁was ▁arrested , ▁but ▁acqu itted , ▁eventually ▁returning ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁Por ter ▁once ▁again ). ▁ ▁L ill ie ▁Davis , ▁another ▁of ▁her ▁" g irls ", ▁became