The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-27

LUCK IN WILLIAMSBURG. htI6E the OtterVllle
robbery they were closely followed by st.
Louis police until the end of July, about
three weeks later, when the trail was lost
About August Is McDonoueh heard that
the Youngers had gone to Texas. and at
once sent Sergt. Boland and three men
down there, They got to Texas about
August %. and after hunting about the
nelghborhood of Sherman for a while,
learned that the Youngers had been
stopping at the rancho of Col. Car
ter, but had gone north about the
Goth. The police were at once re-
called and sent up to North Missouri.
reaching Kansas City the very day the at
tack was made on Mortified. Chief Nc
Donough arrived here early this morning,
having with him photographs of Cole
Younger and Charles Pitts, as we'll as de-
tailed descriptions of the whole gang. He
was also accompanied by Officer Russell
Palmer of the st. Louis force, who former
ly lived in the same neighborhood as the
Youngers and james boys, and knew them
aud Col. Carter personally. They were
first shown the dead body of the man killed
at Madelln last week, and identified it as
Charles Pitts beyond doubt At l o'clock
they and your correspondent, with num-
Der of police officials and prominent citizens
OF Paul and Minneapolis went by special
Grain to Faribault, where the three men cap
tured at Madelia are now confined. Ar
rived there, the st. Louis party, including
your correspondent and four officials of st.
Paul, were taken privately into the Jail, and
the prisoners were at once identified. The
photograph of Cole Younger would have
been sufficient to have determined his iden-
tity, but there was additional confirmation
in written description of him and of both
Youngers to fix them, besides which they
candidly admitted who they were, and were
moreover recognized by Officer Palmer,
who had a long tax with Cole Younger.
who particularly requested that word of
their situation should be sent to John
Crisp and DR.. Twyman of Jackson county,
Mo-, who is a brother-in-law of Younger
Cole wishes particularly to have DR.. T.
and wife to come up here and help him out
of this scrape. He has eight wounds and was
lying stretched upon pAllet,as though hav-
ing been dangerously hurt. Bob Younger
has two wounds, one in the right elbow and
another in the right lung, but was sitting up
and looked strong. The third man is in
the worst condition of all, having shot
lodged just below his right temple, but
even he is not dangerously wounded. He
is represented as Jim Younger. but recog-
nized by Officer Palmer, to whom he is
personally known, as Col. Carter. He for.
merly lived in Jackson county, No., but
moved TO Texas some three years ago,
bought rancho and married there. His
place has been headquarters ever since for
the Younger gang Jim Younger was
wounded in the hip in a fight two years
ago, when Lull, Chicago detective, was
killed, and was taken to Carriers place
soon after. He has never got we'll, and on
that account was not at Otterville or North
field.
A word or two about three of the gang
killed up here may not be uninteresting, as
they were not so we'll known as the Younger
and James boys. Pitts's real name was
George Wells, and he and Bill Caldwell
we're notorious horse thieves. who had
headquarters 10 the neighborhood of
Fort Scott. They were first heard of with
the Younger gang in the bank robbery
early last spring at Baxter Springs. Pitts
is said to be the man who killed the sheriff
of Ray county about three years ago.
Cle|. Miller formerly lived and his father
and family still live about three miles from
Liberty, in Clay Co. He was one of the gang
engaged in the robbery of the Huntington
bank, West Virginia, one of his con-
federates being killed and one wounded in
that affair. Miller's and CALDWELL
identity has been fixed by comparison Of
their photographs taken since death with
others in Chief McDonough's possession,
and also by being shown Hobbs Kerry at
Boonville, who at once recognized the
photographs. Chief McDonough will re-
main here day or two longer, and goes
to Fairibault to morrow to have another
interview with the prisoners. They are
very carelessly guarded in Jail where they
are confined, and it need be no surprise ii
they escape or are taken out and lynched
by the people. There is strong though
quiet sentiment in favor of lynchiDg easily
! discernible everywhere. As one of the in
} dcations Of it, man went through our
train as we were coming back to night
: taking a vote whether it should be hang
or mo hang is, lynched or not
and the vote stood 20 to hang, not to
hang, and 3 doubtful. One thing that
, encourages this feeling is the peculiar
! feature of Minnesota law by which man
can only be hanged if convicted by jury.
I If the prisoner chooses toiplead guilty, the
sentence can only be Imprisonment for life.
There is general impression that the
bandits will select the latter alternative
and trust to luck to eventually break out Of
prison. A knowledge of these facts gives
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