Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-07-18
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BROTHERS WALK OUT
uur GATES OF STILL
WATER PRISON.
being u
| agangl
MUCH TO INTEREST THEM
..,.ed They Walk About the
... NJ Observation-Disclosures Car
,... Their wonder-EnteTtnfn
,... NJ Dinner-NilI Remain
.,aen.s Guests Until Employ
Emf Is Obtained.

Ing yu Paul. July H. "a ~ '
IA n :, morning the Younger brothers
Inc a. "a o,t of the doors of the Still
an. y prison free men for the FIRST time
krsnty-fve years.
ing the morning they walked
judd 1. the streets OF Saltwater UNI
H. Eea. for In their civilian garments
Sew we're not recognized. AT noon
roturned to the prison, where they
lii ksained some friends, including
Ter y al newspaper men, at dinner In
ri Loa royernor's private quarters. The
M many was waited upon by a Chinese,
Eaerer under life sentence. In the
in MIN, ,,oon they took q steamboat ride
Fas axe st. Croix, and last night they
!. N. behind the prison walls-not as
I the Oners. but more as guests of the
ien
tv or, b~mediately after chapel service yes
hershs, Nv morning, while Cole Younger,
sea nurse, was at his accustomed post
comms. he prison hospital, and jim. IL
ian and postman, vas In the IL
1, each was informed that he was
td down in FROM" They sup
~ n that they were to see visitors ia
- reception room. But the brothers
a deputy warden, who handed each
rina 1T of civilian clothes and a tele-
valise. The brothers put tho
YES on without delay, and in COM
u WAN with several newspa per men they
"V0N Started for the Gate.
I Ne way the party passed a guard
' a ! the prison physician. but neither
'AhVa rnizad tho Ynununr.s IN thnir rfv;l-
49, suits. Both looked like rosperou
uiahas Eess men, and their step was as
y VILE DC and they walked as erect as n
maj a1 r less aged men in the party.
q they emerged from the immense
= n gate, behind which they We're
p@ med for a quarter Of a century,
BOXED about in a daZed manner,
cd on gave a long breath as though try
ana Aexpel the prison cir and fill their
MalH with the breath of freedom.
lity dS did not utter a word. but the ex-
IN tns F0n on their faces showed a feeling
ity q i would be necessary to see to
kEiate.
rniTal En- with one look back at the grim
eoAaa OF the prison they started off at
ana Ea TX walk toward the city of Still
rSe 81 AT the edge of town they
ID We Z p their first sight of an electric
oN7 car The party stopped while
oesha aad cole took 81 second look at
70 them was a marvellous sight.
le line M fan asked a number OF questions
Spriagl Inc working Of the cars and dis
ing push 1ne question of electricity as
" all id Proceeded down town.
struns 4 showed considerable knowledge
,e will y and other modern appliances.
as s0al men they had seen.
hoamed About Town.
banilss an neur or more the men roamed
q. the "A inc business section of the city
al Aa E9oyed the sights with as much
Beaf.sd 1iasm as boys who We're on their
|. on d ID 'At from the farm and were
Tvs work ene While waiting for the hour
: extra ue circus would BEGIN. They
s"anshts upon the appearance
"uiuihgs, the architecture, the
\ " prosperity, >and discussed
!" displayed In store windows.
~ 8 1hen returned TO the prison.
spuis, me entire distance without
on WY W. ! ,ae least fatigue. and were
Inc Wv =, in'o Warden VOTERS private
i .aaS' Where an elegant dinner
WIN h b, 'eu and to which Cole and Jim.
ope'a ~ ! .helr friends, did ample Jus
ETC. ""s VI ooohS'
new CAV hha arger or the two, wore a
,mpletea : serge suit, a blue and white
L Bseai1 "mte rundown collar. a gray
md Irs y =. n-hand tie and calf shoes.
building was dark gray, his shirt
not tear kniLa hte, his four-in-hand a
Of gas I'm uot. No one would have
~ the VI ec by the
me. sinner of the Men
,..resaH had once been notorious ont
~ the ~ IN .ank robbers. They
mo- Enied on 'helr conversation
with the lon ~ huentiy and without
! II vas h !, Ill every way they gave
ming Of y refined feelings.
Ct when .aner a launch was placed at
ters wss asai by Banker Bronson a
q II The z koss tue prison board. and with
yithoaL bapssr. ahu a number of friends
.ssryN / q o. spent the afternoon on
INC ,arS a ona 49, jim was at the helm
enl = Nh ) w poiht steered the little era n
ianu, N ,s.onsin shore. There was
s,g ha,s 1sn all around when some
y tIm srols MAJ they were Violating
~ y knlss,aoy leaving the state with
= ~ scs whsr. they returned to the
"a a. ne peas.s several hours. were
10 the - par,ers ',y In the warden's pri-
:" ~ sVfs' where they later war,
OIL nod
there natter Of emr,ou~ 7.
~ Of The main ~ upon, and the men
and tbf baioosa me Guests of the warden
sw nOpihh al DAYS are selected. which may
i. M"er Commissioning.
Oh rsivea an July 16.-word has