Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-11-09
THE YOUNGERS AGAIN.

THE YOUNGERS AGAIN.
Bruce Younger Said to Have Been Cap
BIuhs-What the Accused Says.
Council Bluffs Nonparel
The following in regard to Bruce
Younger, one of the well-known
Younger brothers, is from the Denver
Republican. The account Of his ar
rest will be read with interest, espec
tally when it is known that Bruce
Younger, the original, is now in
Council Bluffs, aud is not under ar
rest The Republican article says:
Last evening a Chicago detective,
having in custody Bruce Younger, a
cousin of the famous bandits, took
the six o'clock Julesburg train, en-
route for San Antonio, Texas. So
with the affair that it has been impos-
sible to obtain the facts in the case,
but sufficient is known to establish
the fact that a cousin of the Younger
boys has been arrested and is now on
his way to Texas to answer the charge
of murder, supposed to have been COM
mitted by the old James and the
Younger crowd.
Younger arrived from Cheyenne
the other evening, and was immedia-
tely incarcerated in the county Jail of
Arapahoe county. He was brought
to the Jail heavily manacled, and was
taken away last evening loaded down
with irons. One report is to the eff
feet that Younger was arrested in
RawIins, Wyoming Territory, and the
other report is that he,was captured
at Cheyenne. OF one question there
is no doubt, that he was arrested in
Wyoming by 9, Chicago detective on
the requisition of the Governor of
Texas, but Cheyenne is probably the
place where he was captured.
The presence of Younger in Denver
was not known until last evening,
when he was taken to the depot in
charge Of detective. There he was
recognized by some of the police who
formerly knew him in Denver Ere
auently during the past four years a
cousin of the Youngers ha been in
the city, but has not been seen here
since a year ago last fall. The police
who saw the prisoner say that he is
the same Younger who formerly min
gled with the sporting fraternity of
Denver. At that time he usually
stopped at the Planters House, and
was an intimate companion of the
dead gambler, Frank Ross. When
Intercepted by a reporter last eve
ming he refused to talk, but seemed
to be afraid of going to Texas. So
quietly and Systematically was his de
parture effected that the reporter did
not succeed in obtaining the name of
the detective who has Younger in
charge Those who know Younger
state that his name is Bruce, and as
tie Younger brothers have cousin
by that name, this is probably the
same person, The prisoner is pos
sessed of fine personal appearance.
He was heavily manacled and close
ly guarded at the depot prior to his
departure.
When the detectives left Cheyenne
last Sunday with his prisoner, sup
posed to be Bruce Younger, it was
thought by the friends of the captured
man that the detectives had hurried
on to Texas with the prisoner, but at
this point the cause of the maneuver-
ings of the detective became apparent.
The prisoners brother was at the time
hiding in secret in Cheyenne, it is sup
posed, and the detective, knowing that
this brother would come forth from
his hiding on the supposition that the
detective had gone to Texas, Younger
was brodght to Denver, and on the
day following his capture returned to
Cheyenne.
Cole, Jim and Bob Younger are now
serving lifesentences in the State Peni-
tertiary of Minnesota. John was kill
ed in jackson County Missouri, by
Detective Tull, of the Chicago Police
Force who was killed by John as he
fell dying. Old man Younger was a
noted stockman, who was killed by
Union troops during the war Bruce
Younger, a cousin of the noted bandits,
is brave and courageous, possessing
all the family traits in that respect.
Bruce is supposed to have been con-
nected with the Northampton bank
robbery.
Younger was arrested for the kill
ing Oh II man Ill GAN AhJOulO, 16AdS,
about five years ago. The murder is
supposed to have beon committed by
at least part of the old Jesse James
and Cole Younger band, and heavy
reward was offered for the arrest of
the murderers Jailer Lambert adj
mitted last evening that the detective
held the prisoner by virtue of a re
QUESTION from the Governor of Texas
on the Governor of Wyoming. Bruce
Younger has brother named Al, and
this is probably the brother which
is also reported to have been captur-
ed.
In conversation yesterday with a
Nonpareil reporter, Mr.. Younger said
that he had written to the Governor
of Texas, stating that if he wanted him
he would go at any time without a
requisition. He says, however, that
he is no relative of the Al Younger
spoken of in the above article. He
also stated that he was an uncle, jeff
Younger, who is at present residing
in ST. Clair County, Missouri, where
he has served as a member of the
Legislature for several terms. He
says he does not know who was ar
rested for him, but he says he will go
To TnSaS whenever sent for