The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-07-04

SALTWATER, MINI. June 22.-The
almost simultaneous arrival at the prison
If a distinguished and influential Missouri
delegation and the aunt and sister OF the
Younger brothers indicates another and
more pronounced stage of the movement
quite recently lnaugurated to secure the
pardon of Bob, the youngest OF the three
noted outlaws. While there has long
been and still exists certain steady and
intelligently directed pressure intended
20 throw the weight of public sentiment
N favor of releasing the trio, yet since
the serious illness of Bob his cause has
been advanced beyond that of his broth
ers, and the work in his behalf has been
less quietly done.
Within the last three weeks petition
asking gubernatorjal pardon for lin has
been circulated in this city, and received
the signatures of very many Of the most
conservative men of business and other
citizens. The plea for his pardon is
based primarily on the apparently hope
less condition of his health. The special
move in Bob's favor is SO recent that its
history is brief, the only steps being the
preliminary examination by physicians,
the presentation of the petition, AID the
advent Of the Missouri people who come
to intercede personally.
In common with his brothers, Bob's
conduct all through bis imprisonment is
pleaded; the fact that he has served now
about thirteen years, and was not per-
sonaly a party to the killing of Haywood
at Mortified. Coleman Younger said to
the correspondent of The INTER OCEAN
to day:
TT is especially desirable now to
secure Bab's release, yet III all except the
matter of health Jim and [ have the
same true and just grounds upon which
to base an appeal for release. Neither
of us were in the bank at Mortified
when Cashier Haywood was killed.
The robbery occurred in September, 1876.
We reached the town about o'clock in
the afternoon. Bob and two others of
our party entered the bank. Jim and /
stood on the street. Tue three [ named
had hardly gone
IHTO THE BANK
when a citizen on the opposite side OF
the street raised the alarm and two Of us
were shot. | called to the men on the
inside to come out and Bob and one
other came out together. Bob was shot
in the right arm. [ was hit in the shout
der. L shouted to the third man to come
ont of the bank. He obeyed and we oil
got on our horses and made off. We did
net know that anyone had been killed at
the bank until after we were arrested.
We were told that fact by Cunning at
Farebault. The last man out of the
bank had told us that as he was escaping
toward the door he fired back, but did
not know whether his shot took effect.
This man, who said he tired the only
shot discharged in the bank, was killed dur
ing the attack at Madelia, where We were
captured. Between the time of the flight
at Mortified aud the arrest at Madelia,
100 miles away, fourteen days elapsed,
the fugitives tbeing hunted to the death
night and day.
Il believe" says Cole, shat there
were 1000 lakes, and between every two
lakes there was a marsh. / lay every
night on 10Y back so that Bob could rest
his shattered right arm across my body,
and we suffered in those fourteen days
hundred deaths"
At Madelia Cole was shot eleven times,
jim five times, aud Bob twice. The
Ioungers were placed in the Minnesota
State Prison under a life sentence and
have been outside the walls but oroe
since that time, the exception being at
the time of the prison fire when the
three unmanacled were driven through
the city in an open sled to the county
jail The friends of the outlaws are ap-
parently confident of Bob's pardon.
The devoted sister Retta aud her aunt,
Mrs. l. Wyman. are now domiciled at
the prison, aud their waking hours are
passed by the bed of the SICK convict
Cole and Jim when they occasionally Sc
cnre a brief respite from their respective
duties rs librarian and postmaster, form
two of the group in the hospital.