Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-08-08

But, loyal to their wounded
brother. they refused to listen to
snch a suggestion. They would
not even consider a plan to abau don
him to the tender mercies of the
pursuers. for they feared that the
fate which would meet the wound.
cd man might be worse than death.
That such fears were groundless ID
shewn4hy, the subsequent treatment
of the prisoners in Minnesota.
Loyal to his friends and Bob
Younger, Charles Pitts remained
with them to the end.
When the posse captured the
Younger brothers and killed Char.
les Pitts, they made q vigorous
search in the vicinity for the other
two bandits, but without success.
1t is related in the lore of Min
nesota that the missing men were
Jesse and Frank James, and thrill
ing stories have coupled their rames
with several daring adventures
which ultimately afforded them es-
cape from the State.
Doctor Forced TO Set
Frank James Leg.
1t is related that Frank James
leg was broken in the fight at Still
water, and that Jesse had a diff
cult time in making progress out
OF the country with his wounded
brother.
Without medical attention the
injury had become very severe, and
Frank was suffering considerable.
One day, while travelling along a
lonely Minnesota road, the James
brothers spied q traveller in buggy
who evidently was q doctor, and
had been to see patient, for his
medicine case and surgical instru-
ments we're by his side on the seat
OF the buggy. They halted him,
and the doctor was sternly request
ed to dress the injury, which he
did without asking any questions,
for he realized that silent compli-
ance was the only means of saving
his life.
Franks wound was dressed and
bandaged, according to the story,
and then the DOCTORS horse was un-
harnessed from the buggy and
turned loose in the road to wander
home alone; the buggy was rolled
into lake, and Frank and Jesse
James bid the accommod ating ply
sicisn au revoir, and rode bIithely
away.
1t required but short time for
their trial, conviction and sentence
to life imprisonment. Cole after.
wards related as an incident of the
pursuit what q narrow escape q
merchant Of Fairbault had in barn
where he and his comrades were
hidden.
One Of the pursuers had an ides
that the men were hidden in this
barn, and came in to search fol
them. They were carefully con
cealed under the hay. Charles
Pitts and Cole Younger were lying
side by side. Pitts was convinced
that they we're discovered, and he
whispered to Younger that he was
going to kill that fellow the next
time they passed the window.
Younger told him not to do it, bul
Pitts leveled his revolver through
the hay, but Cole Younger put his
finger under the hammer, and the
mans life was saved. The posse.
man suddenly became convinced
that they were not in the barn, and
soon afterwards departed.
Beginning Of Battle
to Free the Youngers.
After their sentence, began the
battle for their freedom, led by
Captain Wall G. Bronough and
other prominent men of Missouri
and the Southwest.
Hundreds Of letters we're obtain.
ed and placed on file before the
Pardon Board and the Governor
of Minnesota.
simultaneously Q petition was
circulated among the legislators,
and the wording Of the same hal
remained unchanged through thres
successive assem- blies.
Petition Pleading
for Mercy.
This 10 the appeal carried repeat
edly to Minnesota by Bronauqh