The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-04-10
PLACED KNIFE AT CASHIERS THROAT.


the James and Younger gangs were en-
gagged in battle for six days that re-
suited in practically wiping out both
bands and the capture of all the Youn-
ger boys. Frank and Jesse James es-
capped, but it was their last escapade
OF the Younger brothers only Cole and
Bob are left.
There were six Younger brothers, one
of whom died in his boyhood. During
the war they. like the two Jameses,
Frank and Jesse, were irregular or
guerrilla troops, who stole as often
from one side as the other
The result was 20 years of the most
daring robberies ever perpetrated The
Youngers, by themselves or with the
James boys astonished the world by
their exploits which while criminal
were SO brave as to challenge admira-
ton.
The Younger boys are first known to
have been with the Jameses in the rob
berry of a bank in Columbia. Ky. Citi-
Zens We're driven into their houses at
the point of the revolver. The cashier,
refusing to give up the money, was
killed. Five men We're concerned in
the robbery. They were Frank and
Jesse James. Cole, Bob and Jim Youn-
ger
The scene of the next raid of the
gang was Iowa. Three men were then
added to their number-Jim Cummins.
Clell Miller and Charley Pitts, who
were afterward killed at the Mortified
robbery. At Corydon. Ia, they sue
ceeded in robbing a bank of $4,000
On May 81 1878. the st. Genevieve
bank was robbed of $4,000.
During this year they began to rob
railway trains. being the first train rob-
bers in criminal history. The Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific railway was
selected for the victim, and the rob-
berry was made Is miles east of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, and the eight men who had
been at Corydon met there on the night
of July 30. 1873.
They loosened the rails. and when
the eastern bound train came along ii
was derailed and thrown down the en-
bankment The engineer Of the train
was killed. and several of the passen-
gers, including two women and three
children, were severely injured. No
money was got in the express car, and
so the bandits entered the passenger
coaches and relieved the passengers of
their valuables.
Many attempts were made to capture
the bandits. and several battles were
fought between the detectives and the
outlaws. At times the detectives were
hunters, and then again they would be
hunted. In these, however. the James
boys were the chief objects of the de-
Cectives' work, and the Youngers were
able to avoid contact with them.
In December. 1875, two parties were
organized for robbery. One, consisting
of Jesse James. Bob Younger and
James Younger, killed the switchman
at Muncie, Mo-. signaled the train and
robbed the express safe of $4,000. An
other party. consisting of Cole Youn-
ger. Frank James and the Millers, rob-
bed bank at Corinth, Miss.
The country then became too hot for
the bandits, and the Jameses hid in
Tennessee. But afterward they re-
turned to Missouri and. with the three
Youngers, Charles Pitts and Clell Mil
Ter, robbed the Missouri Pacific rail-
way at Otteville, Mo, securing ST.
500.
OF the Younger brothers Cole has al
ways come into more prominence thar
the others. Their father settled il
jackson county, Mo-, in 1925, be
came county judge and was twic,