The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-15

Hi' "4l'. Nhul't july II I'uldu anu
James Younger, who were granted CON
dldonal parole by the board Of pardons
on "Wednesday last were released from the
saltwater penltendary this morning.
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There were six Younger brothers, one Of
whom died tn hbyhond They were the
sons OF Colonel Henry w. Younger, who
moved to Cass county, No, I'm 1870, The
h'e boys who lived to attain their minority
were Richard Thomas, Coleman Robert,
Ewing aud john Younger. During the war
they, like the Two james brothers, were IT.
regular or gurrilla troops, who stole and
other. After the war they became bandits.
The first robbery of the kinP 0ith whlch
the Ndpngcrs were later identified was that
Of Tho Commercial bank OF Liberty, NO.
on fepruary IA. 1855, when $4,000 was
secured. The Youngers took no part In this
exploit The robbers followed the same
| tactics which were employed atterward
time and time again and which always sue
cceded Until the Nortbheld rohhcry. The
party, well mounted aud heavily armed,
rode into tho town. firing and yelling In
the streets aud terroigiug the citizens.
while two of the gang dlsnountcd and
with cooked reviewers forced the cashier
to hand over the banks funds.
The Younger boys were frst known io
he with the James brothers IN The DgnE
robbery Ht Columbia, Ky. The cashier ro-
fusing 10 give MP the money was muir
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Iowa At Corydon, Ia they succeeded I'm
rohhlng bank ~ $4,000 ON Nlly ~
1873 the 81, Gencvievc hank was robbed Of
In 1873 they began 10 rob railway trains
The chicago Rock Island and Pacific ~uf
fCrcd hrst east of Council BluWs Next
soClafIon WgN pohh'd ~ iiS AMY rorrln,,
1'his was followed by the holding mp Of the
Malvern ,and, Hot spring. siagcs IN Jan
d d ON
Iron Mountain railway.
The Noungcts aud the JancsCS thcn sep
offered for their arrests. Many attempts
were made % capture them. In one ~ them
John Younger was killed. Al times the
detectives were hunters. aud then again
In December 1878. two parties were or.
ganiged for robbery. one. consisting Of
Jesse James. Bob Younger and james
Younger stopped train at Munrie. No,
and robbed the express safe Of S55,0D.
Another party consisting of cole Younger,
Frank James aud the Mlllers robbed a
brothers. the three Noungcrs Charles
Pitts and Cleli Miller robbed Missouri
Pacific train at otteryille Mo, securing
IN 1876 they decided 10 rob tho hank
AZ Mortified MINI, on September 7, The
baud consisted at Bob, Cole and James
Younger, Bin Chadwel Glenn Miller, Frank
aud Jesse James ana Charley PITTS. They
rode directly 10 the hank, where Frank and
Jesse James aud Cole Younger dismountcd
and entered. Once inside they ordered J
L. Howard the cashier, 20 open the safe
or die. He refused and was murdered
While this was going on there was "A Wild
scene IN front Of the hank. A, w Wheeler
who occupied a seroud story room opposite,
got a ride and shot charles Pitts aud BIZ
Caldwell. Then other citizens began hrlnE
The robbers He'd and were pursued for six
days by hundreds Of men. Finally the hHs
dts separated Cole Bob and Jim Younger
and Nlcll Miller Kept together. The James
boys escaped after being repeatedly wound
ed and suffering untold hardshins,
On September - the fmr others were
van river. nrarly fsmishc1 Md exhausted.
Millpr was KILLED and the ihrne Nuuneers
were an wounded before They piirrendrret
The YnungcrH were arrplgned In Vcurt early
IA October az Faribault, where. being aa