Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-07-22
JUSTICE INDICATED.
Younger Brothers FAIL to Secure a
Pardon.

The application OF the Youngers for
pardon mas been refused by the MINNIE
sofa state board OF pardons. Perhaps
the fact that told most strongly against
the founsers was their refusal to re-
veal the name OF the murderer of
Cashier Haywood. Those who read the
recently published statement OF Cole
Younger VIII remember that in It he
was very careful not TO mention the
name OF either OF the James uuys. he
talked about the last man to leave the
bank, ana the man on the pucksklu
morse, out Q4d not once mention MIN
by name. ms man Is UeleYeu To
nave been Frank James, ana II is NOR
ally certain mat he Is the man VINO
Killed heyWooo. The 1OungerS could
tell II they chose, ana on their evidence
the eXLradluon OF FRANK James could
again De demanded Win more certain
! identification. this point was clearly
Drought out by A. u. Reyes, the pres
enL mayor OF FauDauIt, VINO was
| county attorney Oh tiIce county In 1888,
| when The unsuccessful attempt was
made 10 induce the governor OF MIS-
| souri, 10 give up frank James LOT IrIa..
MI. heyes perrlnentIy remarked that
II the lOungers were truly reformed
| they WouIQ give up the name Of Hey
WOODS murderer and assist IN BRING
! ,nG the uend TO justice. 1t Is one OF
the principal elements OF gOou cltlzen-
snip, ne ADDED, "InaU no man aid IN
| conceanng crime; II ne does, he IS
not a good citizen, and is not to be
| trusted
Another point which told against the
| 1OunSerS was the at1ldaYltS Oh three
eye witnesses at NOrCnteld, going to
snow that Cole Younger was the man
who killed the inOuensIye oWede, Gus
taIson, and reIuurg the claim made by
Cole that all the Younger brothers
strenuOusly eXerted themselves to save
human lie during the ngnt at North
held.
ID. j. Whitney states that While Cole
Younger was in charge OF the gang on
the outside OF the bank he ordered MIN
whitney TO get OIL The street, and en-
forced the oruer by shooting at him.
Whitney also saw bob and Jim
Younger attacking Manning, and they
Goth shot with deuberatlOn. He heard
cole tell them to shoot through the
stairs behind which Manning was
standing. He also heard Cole tell them
10 shoot man who was standing at a
! second story window
T. S. Doherty testifies that the man
Who shOt Gus tafson because he Ola not
get oil the street quickly enough Was
the one who went to the bank door and
ordered the gang to come out, as the
game was up. This, according to the
written statement OF Cole Younger
! was none other than himself. John
Morton testities that the man who shot
che SWede was the one VINO rode up tC
The dead BODY OF one OF the gang and
took off the pistols and ammunition
from the dead robber. TINS, according
to Cole YOunger's own statement, was
none other than himself. Ellen M
Ames tesuties that she was told by one
OF the robbers to get Off the street OF
she would be killed. The one who &C
cOsted her was the same one who shot
the Swede, and she afterwards recog-
nlzed him as Cole Younger.
The numerously signed petition from
Missouri evidently carried no weight
with the board. Nor should it, so Ions
as 1t is remembered that the governor
OF Missouri emphatically refused tt
surrender FRANK James for trial in
Minnesota. If we could effect an ex.
change and secure the actual muir.
derer of Haywood for the members Of
the band who have been punished by
u years Imprisonment, the proposition
might be worth considering. James
has never been punished for his crime
at Mortified, and so long as Missouri
and the Youngers persist in shielding
him they can have no claim upon the
good graces of the people of Minnesota
| TNCONSIS, nE, yu0nEJ1Nr