The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-05

hood three nights, where we got some
chickens. Up to this time we had been
living on corn. We were very impru-
dent this morning in going to the house
for food, but we were so hungry" This
morning reporter had long CONVEX
sation with each man. Cole Younger
frankly acknowledged their identity,
saving to a reporter that he, Cole, was
born the 18th of January, 1874. The
man lying by his side, he says, is his
brother James, and the other, slightly
wounded, Robert, their respective ages
being % and % years. They held a
levee this morning, hundreds of people
passing up to see them, old men and
youths, aged ladies and young maidens,
and
MORE AFFECTING SIGHT
is seldom witnessed. The women were
melted to sobs, and strong men gave
way TO sympathetic tears. Prayers ar
dent and fervent were uttered, and the
two brothers clasped each others hands
and gave way to apparent grief, their
features quivering in every muscle and
scalding tears rolled down their cheeks.
Many believe in their contritiOn. Both
brothers speak in feeling tones of their
dead mother and living sister, and this
touches the women wonderfully. Mel
Their will say whom the dead man is,
excusing themselves by stating it is a
point with them never to speak of each
others affairs-only their own. The
reporter mentioned to them that the
other two, the James brothers, were
captured-one dead and the other dy-
ing. This seemed to affect them, Cole
asking who was dead, the smaller or
larger of the two, adding the caution;
Mind, don't say they are the James
brothers, When the reporter said
they acknowledged who they were, Cole
then asked; "Did they say any thing
about us?" The reporter answered no,
when they replied: "Good boy to the
last" Photographs of the two men
and man told Cole that the shorter
was recognized by Kansas City people
rs Chadwell, and the taller as Miller;
also stating that Hazen said the taller
was Pitts. Cole said they were good
likenesses, and can not but be recog-
nized, but the detectives were wrong.
He then added: "Don't misunderstood
me. l did not say that neither of them
was Miller, but there is no Pitts there. :"
ALL THREE MEN RESTED WELL LAST
NIGHT,
and all are in fair way of recovery.
Last night Gov. Pillsbury's Secretary,
acting under instructions, telegraphed
the Madelia authorities to send the
prisoners and the dead body here for
Identification, but they, thinking they
would invalidate their claims for re-
ward, declined. The Secretary, accom-
panied by Sheriff Recht, went up this
afternoon, and, it is understood, they
will be brought down tomorrow morn
ing. Sheriff Barton, of Rice County,
has also gone to Madelia to get posses
sion of the robbers. Cells have been
prepared in the jail here for their re-
ception, and arrangements made for
embalming the dead body as soon as
received. 1t was generally understood
that the prisoners would arrive this
morning, and thousands of people were
at the depot, jail, and other points on
the arrival of the Sioux City train,
hoping to get a sight of the famous
bandits The Governor of Missouri
has been telegraphed to send some one
here from that State, acquainted with
the Youngers and Jameses, to assist in
identification.