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

w. G. Bronaugh and w. A. Jones, the
M1ssourlans 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 Globe 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 Mortified 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 F. A. Noble, Prof. Horace
Goodhue, 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
they have been punished enough.
Representative Barta-I am opposed to- the
pardoning of the Youngers.
Paul Quehl-You can say for me that 1 am
heartily in favor Of a pardon being granted
to the Youngers.
F. H. Dayton-Will 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 Kerwn-I have no sympathy with the
steps taken to secure pardon for the Young
erS.
M 1l,a,
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 a par
don for the Youngers
T. A Barker-Bandits. robbers and muir
derers have no claim upon the sympathy of
value on 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 eXpiation of their
crime, if there is any truth in their state
ment that they were driven into a life of
outlawry.
R. T. O'Connor-If what the Youngers say
is true. and 1 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 a
single eXtenuating circumstance to enttle
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. 1 believe they have expiated their
crime against society When they committed
the offense l should not have objected to
their being hung, but they were not, and
have now spent long time behind prison
bars. If they should be freed, I believe
there is little danger that they will not be-
come good citizens,
Al 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 it only proper
that the Younger brothers should be par
doned. They have already served much
longer than the average term of imprison-
ment of a man sentenced for life and they
have been exemplary prisoners during the
entire twenty-one years.