, 1875-03-27
The History Of Another Family Of Mis-
souri Outlaws.
Gratluntcs from Village Schools
to Qun1itrcll's Camp.
" Trying Rifle" on d filo Of Prisoners
Laslod to q Trae.
bloody Roycngo for q nordcr shorlf1's
Drcnc11 OF Filth.
aCofen Ronts S1nglc.Randod d Louisiana
Mob...Flye Killed. and Five Wounded.

AASaAS t!Tf 1lt3 ukhLC4 AV'|AA~
ttou Of concurrent resolutions in tic Missouri
Legislature to cxtond protection and amnesty 10
tho Jnmos boys unl tho YounRors has attracted
attention again to tllcso famous pordayors. TIE
Tn1nusE recently contained s'totcf OF tho his
tory of tho James boys which WINS extensively
copicd IN Missouri, and universally accredited to
bo tho only complete and truthful account pub
l,scl OF tho eyontful liycs Of thoao Otl,ora
hud attempted to put on papor something shout
tho ouilawa, but they E0noratly stopped afar OF
and allowed themselves to DO cramnod with tho
yArns Of bar-room ctlronc1ers tho chat OF tho
tavern stoop. Your correspondent l,as spared
no pains In tho acquisition Of facts, and instead
Of relying upon the Misrepresentation Of onc-
mics or tho unchecked lulaginations Of tho
garrulous, has sought ont with Bon1e trouble
those who nro In Tho confidence OF these out
laws and vino would naturally 10 tno1tnod to
smooth ovor rather than to ina9ufiy tleir terri
bio curccrH.
Because less has boom written Of tho Young
ctH It should not bo inferred TINT lher livos
have been less romantic aud tragca1. Tho james
boss lavo ncq,1aintonccs and frfondH through
half dozon poru1ouH counties along tho Mis-
souri, Nivor, coming cast from Jnckson County,
and it is comparatively easy to get ron,snacenccs
OF those dashiug faIlows. The YoungerB are
TAc1TUnN, srrADY, ri.oppINn MEN,
Keeping their own secrets, not courting danger,
but mover avoiding It whom fairly mot A limit
cd circle Of people living In Tho taontod part Of
St. Clair County, around sroncgaw Springs, know
tho Youngors intimately. With fow Of their old
comrades xcattored about in tho adjoining coun-
tics they arc On visiting terms, bat beyond thoao
thoy nro only known by tho murderous spoil
which cliugs to their patronymlc. YeaSs ago
they wcre orphaned and driven out Of Missouri.
1'hoy hayo d cattlo-raucho down on tho Toxaa
sn,n, a.nra, ..artro" nn,,os ~ ,o,-oro+ ~
noIi'-"u., UNIV oo'1o' w ho"e'o'' ~
brings tho fonugnra back to their Old hanntH
and TO tho Aonlos Of rolatlvcs about Mouoghw
Springs, whoro thov fingers visiting and working
w. nv .,sa ,sa.ea .',,as a. W.. .u ..,;. ~, 49,
mea OF 10" OF tho lessor vices, ana "halo among
thelr frlondH IN IT. Clair County nre regular
ci,lrch-goers aud rnrisanio In morals.
Tho fatbor Of tho Yonuaors WA ucnrv n.
yonnaos. atsno,, 11,1an 49, ,.t,on 49, a. ~.
.o""to., oo4i D.Au Won NV "ts'
broke ont Ho bad largo fnrm aeout IL miles
south Of Independence, in Jackson County, Of
n4o,t ss, 80 ~ ,ac., w. hos,,i,r i % @
eornt,o, n s1iaasuri % ann Ksnss. ] It IT, v.s n. ~.
eenlorod originally by tho attompt to Introduce
t;onalism ir,to a regular foud. Wban thn var
snn,n t,,, ,'ns,,;,s S1,ia a h,,a,
e"u, , '1'S l'oss"ss, "n'ea lau p1evlousl' osoAon
out htfuly' bccatno open and unceasinE con"
nict, and tho people Of these countiea carried
aoons. earl, other wit},out = thourht ~ Tim
ssrinos @s ,e % shoa,d s'lr liam Nv ~ so
tho other. TO the gucrrillna anything across
tho Eauaas border WIS lawful prcy, wAio
iayl,awkora know no t,1stlnctfor among the mn.
ia -, IN Mssn,r; horer eountias w1.,, p ~,
Mn " .uu tassao".t noloer eonn.'ss' ".tu 'no
ccho OF Tho hfhs gun on Fort sumter the dogs
Of war were lot loose all along tho Missouri and
Kansas border, Quantroll smoked Lawrence
wb;lo 1,nniRnn want throuo,, 1ac1,,on ronntv
s7n ,.;.I' tpo ,ss, H.; ',,'s 49,, 49,. ay' ta"s.'
no., "'t. t''e smosu ~ ~ one Aaau Anu tae loren
In tho other. Tho older Younger, hndlug that
oven his unionlan was no safeguard from tho
fparaulinc bautls. removed lila family IN 1Isrri.
vonv,i,o n f,nua rnrrIv snI ost,11i.haa 49,,
,as,aa,s ~ s''' T' a'a oS'1ot.s'a 4on, 'a1eo
nSorS-stao!o' ia's was IN lsol. coleman
Younger. tho Oldest Of tho four boys* waB then
about 1G years old, and, having had b!.k meaprs,
a,1ucatione ndvantarea vh,to iirIno ~, ~. mr.,
~.s r,,a ood IN w. w. s..."a W. 'a' 1As'4''
Was nsAuea ~ eeuoo4 w h'o '@'nef' ....-..