The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-08-16
THE YOUNGER BOYS.

An Interview With Their Uncle
Who is Laboring for Their
Release
81. Joseph Herald.
The 2 O'Clock train of tho X. c.,
St. J. 4 &. B. railroad Tuesday after
noon brought to this city from Coun
ell Bluff; L. p. Younger and his sou
Amos. uncle and cousin Of the DOtori
Gus Younger brothers, now under life
sentence at the Saltwater penitentiary,
Minnesota. for tho attempted bank
robbery at Mortified, in the same
state, nearly Eve years ago.
Ascertaining that the two gentle
man bad been to Minnesota on . mis-
sion e6scting the release of the noted
dsspsrsdoes from their confinement.
. representative Of the Herald at an
early hour Tuesday evening called at
the Central hotel, and being introduc.
ed to the uncle and cousin Of the boys,
ut once acquainted them with his desire
to learn the result of their visit to the
north.
Major l.. P. Younger has just pass
ed the 9Th year Of his life. He is
resident of the state of Oregon and the
owner Of come eight or ten large stock
ranches situated in different sections
throughout the West. He is tall. with
roa gray hair, an open courtenance
and coal black mustsche is logical
couversationalist and gifted with a
happy disposition to answer al reason
able questions submitted to him.
His con Amos is Q fair specimen of
q Western ranchmsn. He stands six
feet 10 his stockinee, has . sun browped
complexion, black hair, moustache
Of tho same, and q clear blue eye. He
dresses plainly but neatly 10 q suit Of
black, wears . scrupulously white shirt
with loose collar, and . black hat with
a wide brim. Both men are exceeding
" quiet and CENTENARY In their de-
meanor. and rather eocial companions,
it being said o. Amos that he bears
striking resemblance to james Youn-
ger. in this particular respect, as we'll
as in general appearance.
After reciting the circumstances
which they claim to be the true causes
which operated in driving the Youn-
ger boys to their cooperate course, and
which are detailed futher on. Major
Younger broached the result of their
efforts to obtain the pardon of the three
boys by stating that they reached
Minnesota about the 25th of July,
direct from their home in Oregon, aud
at once repaired to Saltwater to see
the boys. They encountered no OBJ
stacles in effecting their admittance to
the peuitentiary, and were permitted
the use Of q private apartm q for their
interview, The boys we're delighted
to meet them. The Major left Mis-,
souri, before Robert, the younger of
the brothers, was born; James the
second, was ct that time an infant 81
his moth.:'s breast, while Coleman.
the eldest, Was too young to remem-
Der aught that occurred At that time.
and in consequence they were utter
strangers to each other. They we're
closeted together the greater part of
three days. ct the lapse of which Major
Younger and his son left for St. Paul
to submit to Gov. Pillsbury. Of Min
nesota, certain documents effecting the
future disposition of the boys.
"What did these documents consist
of" asked the reporter.
"They are letters written by some
Of the leading men of Missouri, recon-
mending full pardon Of the boys
to the favorable consideration of the
governor. Besides these. transcript
Of our family records in three counties,
dating from the year 1908. when my
father moved to Missouri, down to the
beginning of the war, showing that
the Younger brothers were not from
choice, but BY the force Of circumstan-
ces impelled to outlawry and riot"
WAS this all ?"
mo. There was pamphlet which |
| had printed, containing the gist and
substances of statements made BY
prominent people. favoring the re-
lease of the boys, in so far that in view
of the circumstances that forced them
to live the life they did, they believe
them sufficiently punished.
"How did the governor receive your
with fully as much favor as had
reason to expect. 10 fact, the result |
Of our visit on the whole was very Ell
"You think, then: that the boys will I
BE- psrdoned sooner or later?''
Decidedly, and before many years,