The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-19
THE YOUNGERS FREE.
Released By Warden WoIfer, They Are
Given the Freedom of Saltwater to Go
and Come as They Please.

lHduk HodVen ana my friends for
this opportunity, said Cole Younger,
yesterday morning, moment after he
and his brother Jim had left the state
prison in citizen clothing. So ,---
."All we can do is to express our
thanks, but that does not express our
feelings, was a remark made by Jim
Younger. Soon after your correspon-
dent had eaten his breakfast at the
Sawyer house, yesterday morning
and had sat down to cigar and morn
ing paper for a quiet hour before
church, message from Warden Wolfer
by telephone informed him that the
Youngers were to be given an outing,
and inviting your correspondent to go
at once to the prison.
A few minutes after going to the
prison l had the satisfaction of seeing
Cole and Jim Younger enter the pri-
vate Office of the warden, clad in citi-
zen clothing and looking pleased. They
accepted congratulations upon securing
their freedom in a dignifed and hearty
way. Warden Wolfer had not then
told the men that they were to he per-
mitted to go down town, and when |
told them that they were surprised. A
little while after Warden Wolfer said
to them:
You will be permitted to go about
and look around and will not be put
on duty again in the prison You will
have rooms up stairs in the executive
building and eat in the officers mess
room. You will make that your home
until places are selected for your future
home. The Youngers thanked the
warden Individually and in hearty
manner for this act of kindness
Warden Wolfer said that he had
come to the conclusion late Saturday
night that he would end the suspense
as to when the men would be allowed
to walk out of the prison as free men,
and decided upon yesterday morning
as the time. He notified the men to
dress in their new clothes and appear
in his Office. Not knowing that it was
the end Of their prison career they did
not bring their effects from their cells.
Cole did not even take his spectacles
and pipe along, and afterwards cent
for them. After chatting for an hour
with your correspondent and ". A.
Neslon, a local newspaper man, the
proposition was made to take a walk
down town. Warden Wolfer said that
was all right, and the party started.
Hon. j. w. Phillips, member Of the
legislature from Minneapolis, who
was in Mortified on the day of the
famous raid. was in the party, and
Deputy Warden Jack GlennOn accepted
an invitation to be one of the party to
go down black and get cigar, but
did not go along as an officer in
! charge. Mr.. Nelson and your CORES
| pondent madeaup the others of the
| party as the chaperones of the noted
prisoners After starting, it was de-
cided to extend the walk to the bust
| ness part of the city. At Mosier' S
cigar store stop was made and the
YOungers shock tn hands of number
of acquaintance. They went to the
| fashioned stage coach that had been
converted into. a tally-ho, and enjoyed
seeing it. Within half-hour they
that they could make an early start
| Fl. Bronson, the Saltwater member of
the First National bank, had invited
| them to board his yacht for trip on
| the St. Croix, and they accepted it.
ly nothing of Saltwater, even in the
vicinity of the prison. The only times
| they had been ON the street were when
i they were taken to :. the prison and
! when they were transferred to and
| from the county Jail at the time of the
| prison fire. Those times they were in
closed vehicles and saw nothing of the
city. They did not know the names
of streets in the vicinity of the pri-
son nor anything about the manufac-
tory within block of the prison. J.
w. Phillips, who was of the party ON
| the trip around town, was working
in the Wheeler drug store in North
! field at the time of the raid, and
lodged some Of the bullets. He was a
friend of the Youngers in the legisla-
ture and enjoyed seeing them gain
their liberty.
! Cole Younger wore black suit with
sack coat, black SLOUGH hat, size II,
pair of black cnOgress shoes, a blue
/ striped negligee shirt and white turn
down collar with drab tie. Jim
| Younger had on gray salt and pepper
suit, sack coat, blue and red striped
negligee shirt. white rundown collar,
| blue tie and black lace shoes. His hat
was of straw Of. the Fedora block.
Warden Wolfer has not yet received
from the governor the parole papers
and the places for the Youngers nave
not been decided upon. He told them
yesterday that they could walk about
and stay at the executive building OF
the prison until places for them were
| selected if that took two months.
The warden is. still receiving appli-
cations for them. One letter came yes
terday from fair association in Mich
igan stating that the management
would like to have them on exhibition
there and asked for terms. The offers
of positions are of all characters.
Travelling circuses and shows have
written, making offers. A mass of let
tiers and kilograms directed to the
Youugers have been received, but they
were not turned over to. them until
yesterday.
Soon after the men were called into
the Office of the warden that official
gave them cigars, end they smoked
them with the relish Of men who are
to- again become like other people.
Jim Younger cannot draw. a cigar
freely. His teeth are gone, and he
still has running wound in the roof
! Of his mouth, that was caused by be-
ing shot at Mortified The bullet
went through the middle Of his uppe,
lip, carried away upper teeth, STRUCK
the roof of his mouth and lodged there.
1t remained until after he had been il
the prison for some time. DR.. T. @.
Clark of this city, who was chief sur
geon of the Twelfth regiment, extract
ed the ball, Winchester bullet, from
the neck, it having worked its way
down his neck.