The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-09-28
BOB YOUNGER.
LIFE AND DEATH OF THE OUTLAW.


SALTWATER, MINI, September Is.
The career of Bob Younger, who
died in the penitentiary last night,
is story of crime.
He was born October, 80, 1854, in
Jackson County, Mo, his father
family consisting of eight girls and
six boys. All of these grew to ma
turity except three.
The crime for which Bob was i'm.
Irisoned in the Saltwater Peniten-
tiary was his connection with the
famous Mortified Bank robbery, in
this State, when Cashier J. L. Hay
wood was killed.
1t was about 2 p. NJ. September 7,
1876, that eight or ten horsemen
armed to the teeth, dashed through
the streets of Mortified, shooting in
all directions, and shouting to per.
sons on the street to get inside their
houses or stores. 1t was the first
bold move for the robbery of the
bank. They halted in front of the
First National building, and three
men sprang from their horses and
entered, while the others remained
outside to intimidate with contin-
uous shooting any one who might
approach.
In the bank were Cashier Hay
wood, his assistant, A. 4. Bunker,
and Mr.. Wilcox. a clerk. The rob-
bers jumped over the counter and,
covering the men inside with revol-
vers, ordered them to throw up their
Lands. One of the robbers started
to go into the vault Mr.. Haywood
followed him and partially closed
the door, when he was pushed back
and another of the robbers approach
ed and struck him ON the head with
revolver. The two men dragged
him toward the vault and with
curses commanded him to open the
inside door. Haywood refused and
the men drew their knives, and one
of them drew the blade across Hay
woods throat, making a small
scratch, and commanded him again
to open the door, threatening to cut
his throat from ear to ear if he did
not. AT this moment Bunker, the
assistant cashier, attracted the at
tention of the robbers by running
from the back door, and one of them
fired at him, the ball taking effect in
the leg. But Bunker dashed on, es-
capped from the building, and ran to
Il doctors Office. The robbers who
were working with Haywood, hear
ing that the firing of their comrades
standing guard outside was being
answered by the firing of citizens,
and failing to induce the cashier to
open the vault, sprang outside the
counter and started for. the door,
As the last one jumped out he turn
ed, and with his revolver not more
than foot from Haywood's head,
fired, the ball entering the temple
and killing the heroic cashier in
stantly.
By this time the citizens along
the street had been aroused, revol-
vers were secured, and firing at the
robbers began. From the second
story window of a building across
the street from the bank young
man named Wheeler shot one of the
robbers through the heart as he sat
in his saddle, and then wounded an
other. The bandits saw that it was
time to retreat, and they called to
the three men in the bank to come
as they started, alarmed by the
shooting, but before the retreat be-
gan another robber had been shot.
He was picked up, however, and
thrown across in front of the saddle
of one of the horseman, and the band
started in full run on the retreat,
firing their revolvers in every direc-
ton at citizens, one of whom, Mich
olas Gustavson, was shot through
the head and died in three days.
This is in brief the story of the
famous robbery that aroused the
citizens of the entire State of Mime
sofa, and in which Bob Younger was
a participant. The news of the
murder spread quickly, and soon
large bodies of men were in hot pur-
suit of the bandits, who, it was soon
discovered, had divided into two
parties, taking opposite directions.
One party was composed of Frank
and Jesse James, and perhaps one
or two others, and the other con
tanned the Younger brothers. At
times their pursuers were in sight
and then were lost sight Of Day
after day the pursuit continued.
Men left Minneapolis and st. Paul
and joined in the hunt In their
fight both Of the bandit parties
stopped at farm houses and got food
and at other times stole fresh horses,
leaving their jaded beasts in ex-
change.
1t was a long, weary chase; but
at last, on the morning of the 21st
of September, after every hope of a
capture had been given up, the news
was carried to Madelia, Mimi, as
fast as horse could carry courier,
that four men. believed to be some
of the robbers, had stopped at a
farm house seven miles north OF
there, bought some butter and bread
and started west on foot. In few
moments party of so men of Ma.
della was armed and horsed and in
hot pursuit. They came up with
the men and drove them through a
slough eight miles northeast of the
village Then the bandits gained
the open prairie, and their pursuers
opened fire on them. The robbers
returned this, and kept working to-
ward the Watonwan river, which at
last they reached, and hid in the
bushes. The citizens surrounded
them, opened a general fire, and adj
vanced gradually. The surrounded
men returned the fire, and at last
the robbers surrendered. One OF
them was found to be killed and the
other three wounded-one only in
the arm. The three wounded men
proved to be Cole Younger, James
Younger and Robert Younger. The
dead man was Charley Pitts.