The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-09
GOV. CLOUGH RECEIVES THE APP
PLICATION FOR THE YOUNGER
BROTHERS RELEASE.
HEARS BRONAUGH BRIEFLY.
AND SPENDS SOME TIME IN PERU
SAL OF THE PONDEROUS
PAPERS.
NORTHFIELD COUNCIL KICKS.
Will Send Delegation to the Board
of PardOns' Meeting Monday
Next.

w. c. Bronaugh and w. A. Jones, the
Missourians who are doing the aggres-
sive work in behalf of the pardoning Of
the Younger brothers, called at the
governors Office early yesterday fore
noon and left with Gov. Clough the big
package of letters and petitions, which
were told of in the G o b e yesterday
morning. These the governor spent the
day or a part of it, in going through,
and the other members of the board
will, no doubt, look them over between
now and the meeting of the board,
which is set for Monday next.
The people of Northfeld are up in
arms over the proposed pardon, and the
city council has appointed as a dele
cation to be present at the meeting
of the board in opposition to the par
den: Mayor T. A. Noble, Prof. Horace
Gcodhue, of Carleton college; D. F.
Kelly and c. P. Carpenter.
Locally, sentiment SENS to be gen eral-
ly divided. Some idea of the trend Of
popular thought may be gathered from
the. following interviews gathered at
random:
State Auditor Robert c. Dumb think
J
Representative Barta-I am opposed to the
pardonng of the Youngers.
Paul Quehl-You can say for me that am
heartily in favor of a pardon being granted
to the YOungers.
F. H. Dayton-Wil sign a petition at any
time for the pardon of the Youngers
P. H. McManus-Am not in favor Of
pardon. The Youngers should suffer the pen
atty of their acts.
John Kerwin--I have sympathy with the
steps taken to secure pardon for the Young
ers
Edward H. Judson-They SHOULD remain in
| the prison for the full term for which they
were sentenced by the court 1t is extreme
! ly fortunate for them that the law allowed
! them to take a life sentence instead Of
/ being hanged
| D. T. Weilington-The Youngers have served
! twenty-one years in the penitentiary, and
| there could be no harm in granting them
pardon.
Thomas F. Conroy-I am in favor of a par
| don being granted to the Youngers.
John r. Storr-Am inclined to favor par
| don for the Youngers
T. A. Barker-Bandits robbers and muir
! derers have no claim upon the sympathy of
| the community. If the Youngers set any
! value their lives they may consider them
! selves fortunate in escaping death when they
| were captured.
! H. D. Lang-An Imprisonment of twenty
! one years is sufficient expiration of their
! crime. if there is any truth in their state
ment that they were driven into a life Of
R. T. OConnor-If what the Youngers say
is true and believe they speak the truth
| in regard to their early life, they ought to
! be pardoned.
Michael Redding-I think they have paid the
! penalty of their crime and ought to be liber-
| ated.
Michael w. Fitzgerald-There is not Il
| single eXtenuating circumstance to entitle
! them to the privileges OF citizenship. Theirs
! was a cold booded murder by their own
/ confession, at the time it was committed
and there is nothing in the recent statement
| of Cole Younger to the public that changes
the status of the case.
Capt Ed s. Bean-I would like to see the
Youngers pardoned. The crime which they
committed was the outgrowth of a guerrilla
warfare in which they became engaged dur
| ing the war.
Gen. George L. Becker have no wish to
see the Younger brothers remain longer in
| prison. l believe they have eXpiated their
crime against society. When they committed
the offense l should not have objected to
! have now spent long time behind prison
bars. II they should be freed, l believe
| there is little danger that they will not be-
| come good citizens.
AT Friend favor their release.
| William Summers-I do not favor granting
| a pardon.
Henry Feig-I believe the sentiment
through the state is against granting a par
| don to the Younger brothers A petition
! would be readily filled with signatures of
| responsible citizens who do not believe the
men should be given their liberty.
George w. Dayton-I think II only proper
that the Younger brothers should be par
longer than the average term of imprison-
| ment of a man sentenced for life and they
| have been exemplary prisoners during the
| entire tweRty-one years.