The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-04-08

not meeting the older DfOunefS, they
took John Younger to the barn. They
had reason to beheve that Cole and jim
were still Ia the vicinity. A rope
was thrown over beam, the moose put
around the boys neck, and he was told
that only by revealing the hiding-place Of
his brothers could he save his life
Three times he was strung up until al
most dead, then lowered and resucitat
ed but only to refuse to give the desired
information. The fourth time the furi-
Gus band left him dangling in the air
until the rope had cut throus 5h the skin
and
BURIED ITSELF IN THE BOYS NECK.
When the rope was lowered he lay limp
and lifeless on the Stable-fiOOr without
perceptible respiration. It was half
an hour before consciousness began
to return. and when, weak and painting,
their victim was able to stand, the
Vigilantes wounded him with their
sabres, forced him to accompany them,
accelerating his speed from time to time
by striking him upon the shoulders with
the butts OF their muskets. The next
morning he crawled back home half
dead, to find his mothers end FASTENED
by the agonizing suspense OF the night
Soon after that the mother Of the Young
ers died, and the boys became wanders
without local habitation beyond the
wild cattle rancho of Western Texas.
Much of their time was spent on the
cattle trail from the Mexican border to
Missouri. Upon one of these trips John
Younger spent several days III Marshal,
Texas. He CHANGED to meet there an
other visitor in Marshal, an old Mis-
sourian, who had been Colonel in the
Confederate army, and had settled in
Western Texas, and been elected Sheriff
OF the county. John was something of
a gallant, and he had heard that this
Sheriff had traduced his character in the
presence Of a sweetheart. The men
met on the streets III Sherman, and
Younger asked for an explanation.
eyes, . said the Sheriff, 81 did denounce
you as murderer and a thief !"
The two men of desperate grit looked
into each others eyes, and Younger
asked: Are you armed?''
'sNo.''
''fIhen arm yourslf.
DON'T SHOOT A DOG WITHOUT TEETH.
Fifteen minutes later the men came
face to face again. Younger fred at 40
yards, and the Sheriff's pistol arm drop
ped helpless That ended the encount-
er. Younger went to the hotel and to
bed. Sheriff Nichols found him next
morning and told him he had a warrant
for him. can right, said the despera-
do, ''give me time to get my breakfast,
and | will report at your office III an
hour. % The Youngers were well
known all along the border then, and
the Sheriff apparently acquiesced in the
arrangement and went off. Younger
quietly finished his meal and walked out
to the stable to look at his horse. A
guard stood at the door and refused him
entrance. Infatuated at the apparent
want of faith on the part of the Sheriff.
Younger turned on his heel and strobe
into the Sheriffs office. An armed man
stood at the door, and, as the desperate
pushed in, another man with gun be-
tween his knees grudgingly made room
for him. Waking straight up to the
Sheriff, Younger said: "You have not
treated me right, Colonel. The official
replied stiffly, and drew his revolver.
Younger followed the movement, and al
most simultaneously came the fire. The
Sheriff dropped, dying, shot through
the chest. Younger staggered back,
and, as he did so, the man at the door
raised his gun and poured a double
charge OF buckshot into the desperado's
left arm and shoulder, tearing the flesh
into shreds. So close was the range
that the flash Of the powder cauterized
the wound in a measure. Younger went
down under this fearful shock, but in a
moment struggled up to his feet, and,
putting his revolver to the man. breast,
shot HIM dead. Then, staggering to
the stable, he kept the crowd at bay,
UNLossENED HIS HORSE, AND GALnoPED
He rode Is miles, reached a friendly
hiding place, and then his strength gave
out. After months of slow convalescence
he went into Marshal, surrended him
self to the authorities, and, through the
peculiar Interpretation and application
of border statutes, was tried and acquit-
ted
There is one more exploit involving
one of the Youngers which will bear the
telling, because it illustrates still further
their perfect disregard of overwhelming
odds and complete seIf-possession, and
also because 1T possesses freshness, hay
ing been apparently overlooked in the
crimes attributed to these men by the
press. In 1869 Cole Younger, in the
course Of one of his rowing freaks, found
himself in one of the interior parishes Of
Louisiana, and attended a horse-race.
The great, gaunt, awkward Missourian
had money with him, the result of a
successful cattle speculation. The crowd
ntuitively recognized the presence of
the monye, and fixed upon Younger for
their prey. They badgered him. press
ed around him with sharp words, and
finally forced the borderer into a horse
race. Younger had sone OF the famous
long-limbed, bluegrass breed of racers,
an animal not fair to look upon but OF
great speed and bottom He put every
dollar he had on his horse-$700. The
money was placed in the hands Of
store-keeper close by the track. All the
time that Younger was preparing for the
run the crowd pressed round, fiinging