The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-25

levee this morning, hundreds of people
passing up to see them, old men and
youths, aged ladies and young maidens,
and a.. e
A MORE AFFECTING SIGHT rs SELDOM W.T.
MESSED.
The women were melted to sobs, and strong
men gave way to sympathetic tears.
Prayers ardent and fervent were uttered,
and the two brothers clasped each others
hands and gave way to apparent grief,
their features quiyering in every muscle
and scalding tears rolling 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.
Neither will say who the dead man is, ex.
cusing themselves by stating it is point
with them never to speak of each other s
affalrs-only their own. The reporter
mentioned to them that the other two, the
James brothers, were captured-one dead
and the other dying. This seemed to at
feet 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 anything
about us?" The reporter answered no,
when they replied, Good boy to the last, u
Photographs OF the two men killed al
Mortified were shown them, and a mar
told Cole that the shorter was recognized
by Kansas City people as Caldwell, and
the taller as Miller, also stating that HazeI
said the taller was Pitts Cole said they
we're good likenesses, and cannot but be
recognized, but the detectives were wrong
He then added: Don't misunderstood
me. L did not say that 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. l,
was generally understood that the prison.
ers would arrive this morning, and thous.
ands OF people were at the depot. Jail. and
other points on the arrival of the Sioux
City train, hoping to get sight of the "a
nous bandits. The governor of Missouri
has been telegraphed to send some ont
here from that state acquainted with the
Youngers and Jameses to assist in indenti
fication.
THE GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA DEMANDS
THEM-THE REWARDS AGGREGATE
$4,000.
ST, PAUL, Sept pa demand has
been by Governor Pilsbury, the secretary
of state, and attorney general, that they
be brought here for Identification, the gov
eInor promising to protect the rights Of
the various claimants for the bounty
which, from various sources, is said to ag
gregate nearly $4,000, provided they are
the genuine Younger and James gang
which the three captured ones claim t
be, refusing, however, to give the names
Of their three companions who were killed
THEY STEAL A MAN.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa., Sept. 22.-The twc
members of the Mortified band, supposed
to be the James brothers, have to- day
been reported as being seen in various
places within short distance of this city
Parties are securing the country in every
direction from here, and if the robbers
have not already got beyond the borders
of the state they will no doubt be captured
soon. The latest report from a reliable
source is that the two robbers, about Il
o'clock last night, stopped at the farm
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