The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-15
COLE AND JIM YOUNGER ARE
AT LAST FREE
MEN
LEFT THE PRISON YESTERDAY
al Thank God, Man and the World"
Said Cole, After He md
His Brother Were
Ont
THEIR LOCATION NOT FIXED

| % LII" AIER, July As. ecial)-Tha
| foungers are free
| TOT nearly a quarter of a centir,, COLI
! Aouhger and James Younger have bean
| looking forward to the event thar oc-
CURED TINS morning, when thev stennsd
!Hto warden Wolfers office and were toICt
| Dy that official that they were no Ionear
! ~ SH9eu 70 OBEY the rules and regulations
oI the prison, but could go out into the
80, "1u DIS paroied men, only subject to
Such rules and regulations as are re-
| qulred by the parole law. Their faces
| DeaLned with delight and happiness and
PledsuIe was dep.cted in the countenances
% every one OF their friends gathered In
tne Wardens office to share with thero
the sreat joys Cole glanced hastily
| o. tOuiiu the room and observed the
| " o e correspondent who had the
| pleasure of being the first 20 rrasn Tho
0utstretched hands Of both Cole and Jim
Inc Ioungers next proceeded 10 shake
hanos with everybody present. and then
| TOOK out their handkerchiefs and beeaD
"lplng the perspiration which had stood
ouI IN Deads from their brows Cole
! Ventured the information that he didp,+
| Know now anybody else felt. but said he
| ielI dlstresslngly warm, bat added that
| IL was probably because of the excite
| ment incident to donning his brand ne,v
! suit Of store clothes
Cole was attired in a nobby suit OF
black, negligee shirt, black Fedora bat
ana white collar, and Jim was attired
IN a grayish-brown suit, with negligee
sfhrt and stylish straw hat II only
TOOK Cole minute or two to spoil his
collar, but Jim seemed better able to
Withstand the heat and perspired less
freely.
GREETED BY WOLFER.
Warden Wolfer greeted the Youngers
most cordially and said:
wen, boys, the event which YOU have
neen looking forward to for so long has
at last come, and l have decided that
you can go out this morning for an air
ing. In a few minutes you can go down
Town, Just for a little trip so as to accus-
tom yourselves to the outside bun I
want you TO be back In time for din
ner"
Tne Youngers were exceedingly pleased,
ana Cole Ventured the remark that some
one would have TO go ont with him for
ne could never find his way back to The
prison II he strayed away more than a
block or two. 1t was finally agreed that
the q o be correspondent with Hon. ].
w. Phillips, of Minneapolis member
or the legislature and a stanch friend OF
I the foungers ever since the memorable
Mortified affair, when Phillips was tha
second man shot at on the street, Deputy
warden J. S. Glennon, Frank WOlfer
and Frank p. Nuzum, of the Saltwater
Gazette, should be their escort. and as
they passed out of the prison doors to
the street Cole said
EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE.
II thank Gcd, man and the world for
this blessed opportunity Of again stand
ing face to face with human beings on
the outside Of the prison walls, free TO
| move about and ready TO begin anew
| the battle of life. This is the happest
moment OF my life, and at this very mo-
| ment cannot help but think most
| kindly Of every person, both man and
| woman, who has done or said anything
| In our behalf In the few remaining
years of my life my sole object Will be
| to merit all that has been done in behalf
| or myself and brother Jim, and | Inl
| try to live so that no act of mIne Will
| ever cause any of my friends 10 think
any the less of me than they do this
| very minute. The officers and EMPLOYEES
of the prison have been kind to us
| You cannot imagine how strange it seems
| for me to walk these streets and feel that
have perfect right to do So Every
| thing seems new, and there is bright
and cheerful aspect in everything that
seems to welcome us into a new and
| better life"
Jim also expressed profound pleasure
at being free. and heartily coincided with
every word that Cole uttered.
On the way down town the boys viewed
everything with watchful eyes, and final
| ly Coles eyes rested on the Wisconsin
Fdlls on the east side of the St Croix.
He looked at the landscape for a mo-
ment and said:
Isn't that beautiful sight. See those
rolling hills with the water in the fore
ground. Isn't that picture for an art
istr'
TO most people the view would not have
offered anything special in the way Of
grandeur and Coles remark only served
to show that man can appreciate any
thing in nature after having been shut
out from its beauties for twenty-five
years.
FIRST JAUNT DOWN TOWN.
The Youngers walked down the street
with firm steps and passed a number
Of their friends, who did not seem to
recognize them in their changed attire.
They met Nels Carlson, a former guard
at the prison, whom the boys had known
for more than twenty years, but Carlson
didn't recognize them until they dis
closed their identity. number of lit
tie tots were playing on the sidewalk.
and Cole gave evidence Of his strong de-
votion for children by stopping and pat
ting the little ragged and dirty urchlns
on the head.
At the corner of Main and Myrtle street
an interurban car hove in view, and
it was strange sight for the Youngers
without any apparent power Of locomo-
ton. They stopped and watched it a
minute as it stopped TO permit a few
passengers to alght and when the mo-
torman turned the crank and sent the
car on in it's journey, Cole threw up his
hands and said, Goodbye" 10 the dis
appearing car.
stop was made at B. J. Mosifr s.
Sons cigar store, where the Youngers
shook hands with a score or more Of
their friends and where crowd gathered
to catch glimpse of them. They made
brief call at the Journal office and
at II. c. Farmers livery stable ana
then returned TO the prison, more than
pleased with the first outing they have
had in a quarter of a century.
Warden Wolfer then informed them
that place of employment had not yet
been selected for them, and while they
remained at the prison they would oc-
cupy room in the officers quarters and
dine in the officers dining room. He
added that they We're free to come and
go whenever they chose, and added that
for a. couple of days they would be per-
mitted to enjoy themselves and get ao-
qualnted with conditions on the OUT
side. Warden Wolfer said:
1T is now dinner time and I want you
to get your dinners and come out again
for there is another pleasure in store