Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1889-11-09
A NOTORIOUS GANG.
CAREER OF THE YOUNGERS,
TIE MISSOURI OUTLAWS.
The Leader Active i'll Church Work
Before He Became Il Highwayman
-Humor of the Outlaws.

Speaking of the three Younger
Brothers, imprisoned tor life in Mime
sofa 10Y numbering the cashiec Of the
Mortified Bank, the Kansas CITY Times
saws of these notorious companions of
the James boys:
Bob Younger's deatl; in the Mime
sofa Penitentiary brings back II flood of .
"reminiscences to people no have lived I
in jackson County ten years or more.
During the earlier years of their oper- +
atoms Cole Younger was living as a .
peaceful farmer at Lees Summit. He .
was quite active in church work, es-
pee ally in what is known as revival I
services. When it was rumored at one T
lime that certain arrests would be made +
ON account of crimes committed during
the war. CO,e Younger moved TO Texas,
taking Young Bob with him. There he
also engaged i'll the good work of the
church, and among other offices held
that of Sunday school superintendent.
1t was not definitely known Just what
influenced were brought to bear ON Bob
during these years, but it is likely he
soon learned his brothers true charac
ter, rs Cole is known to have been an
inveterate gambler among other things,
notwithstanding his religious preten
sions, and it is generally believed t ut
he trained his brothers and others for
the life he was leading himself.
These brothers ut var,oustimes showed
a most reckless regard for their safety.
Some of their eXploi We're more hui
morous than criminal and many officers
have been lessened in their own and
Al not h. n al t1sta &c
PLAYED upon them by these accomplished
highwaymen, At one time the three
brothers came to Kansas City, accom-
panied by severa} members of their
gang, and while gEey were indoors on
one of the lower s'teets of the city their
horses broke loose and stlayed away.
They cooliy went 10 the police headquar
ters and Sc ured the assistance of the
officers there to find their property 1t
vas not known Imtil after they bad rid
len away from tho c ty that they We're
the long wanted Younger boys. 1t is
said that this is even now one of the
best profess onal Jokes on the officers
who thus entertained the robbers un-
awareS.
Most of the new recruit S among the
robbers from time to me We're
very young men. The princil al ones
were the Thompson and Mcdaniel boys
The Younger of the McDaniels vas
killed by his pursuers after the Hun
tington robbery. The other brother was
in Jail accused of conspiracy III the
Muncy robbery. While await NJ trial
he broke Jail and was shot in the leg by
the pursuing officers. He eluded them,
however, and hid III a corn field near
Lawrence. There he remained until
driven by thirst and hunger to take des-
perate chances. Early one morning he
| dragged himself towards farmhouse to
secure some food, and there an old
farmer shot him down like dog
Dick Bulnes, one of the gang, was found
! in q haystack near Independence with
his head chopped off. Payne jones was
killed at Independence by jim Grow
Childs Oh Sheppard was killed by n
! posse that undertook to arrest him after
| the Russellville robbery. The grave Of
John Younger may We be seen by
/ the rosdsde near place called Chalk
Leye', in st. Clair County, where he
was shot by u Chicago detec i've.
The grim humor Of the outlaws is best
ture of sheriff and his posse =, sent out
from Appleton City to a place ca led
MOnegaw Springs in search Of the
Younger brothers. The officers were
complety surpr sed by the robbers and
easily captured. The man who carried
the warrant for the arrest was made to
eat it, it is said, but another story is
that, alarmed on account of his possession
of the paper, fearing instant death at
the hands of the outlaws when it should
be discovered, he ate the document to
save himself. The captives were taken
to Monegaw and confined III the garnet
of the hotel while dinner was being pre-
pared. When their dinner was ready
they were marched down and ordered
to eat their last meal. The men stood
around them tn drawn revolvers and
commanded them to eat, as they did
not want to kill hungry capt.ves. They
were compelled to eat enough or four
ordinary meals, the captors meanwhile
discussing the ghast'y processes of their
execution. Dinner over they were
marched into the yard and Go G Younger
mounted a imp, which still stands on
the hote prem ses at Moncgaw Springs,
and began an address 10 the CaptlNcS.
He told them that they bad changed
their IN nds aud concluded to let them
live. Then he proceeded to give them
a general lecture on the danger Of, and
the proper use Of, firearms, saying that
they should not be handled exec IT by
those who thoroughly understood them
and were trained III using them. He
said they won return their horses to
them and allow them t. ride back to
Appleton City, but that their arms would
b. sent later In this last promise, as
we'll rs the first, he kept his word
It is traditioua that two proposition,
were made by the Younger brothers {.
give themselves up ON the condition thai
the Governor of the State would guar
antce them fair treatment, hut that tuo
Governor IN each ease refused This i.
one of the claims of the friends of tho
brothers. They claim that thev were
thus compo led when once fugitive Il
hy from place % pIo and 10 make
their living m uu unlawful way or give
up TO the mcrcirs of 20 Weludiced uud
much embit cred people. TIER homf