Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-25

March 90 Is6S, RusseIlvile (Ky.) bank. 1900
June 3. ISL. Corydon DAD bank-----.--.. 1000
Columbus (Ky-) bank. date not known---. 200
1872, Kansas City exposition. .---.---... 10000
Nay /. Is.3. ST. Geneyieye CNio) bank. 400
July. 1873. train robbery, C. r /. and p.
IN Iowa -----.---.-.-.-.-.-...-..-- O,OOO
Total known SIS. 900
The last raid OF this gang was their
Waterloo. says the New York Evening
Worlds St. Paul correspondent. They
got not a dollar. but death and capture
broke up their depredatiOns. They
dashed into Mortified at noon Sept. Z,
1916. The gang consisted OF Coleman.
James and Robert Younger. Frank and
Jesse James. Clell Miller. Charlie Pitts
and Bill Caldwell. All had been Guam
trell raiders.
Three OF the men rode into town,
hitched their horses near the bank and
stood and talked. A few moments later
the other five dashed into town, yelling
and shouting. The three on the corner
called out 10 pedestrians, Get of the
streetr' and people fed. The three on
the corner-Jesse James, Charlie Pitts
and Bob Younger-ran into the First
National bank. Haywood was the
cashier. He slammed the inner door of
the safe. They drew n knife across his
throat. but he refused to open up. Two
clerks escaped, but in doing so they
were wounded Haywood heroically
stood his ground. Citizens by this time
realized what was up and began shoot
ing on the gang outside One of the
gang rushed to the bank door and
called: It's getting hot out here. Hur-
~ up" The three in the bank rushed
out One OF them looked back and saw
Haywood taking something out of
drawer. Haywood was instantly killed.
1t has always been claimed that Jesse
James did the shooting. Bill Caldwell
and ClelI Miller were killed on the ride
out of town. Jim Younger's horse was
killed. and Jim was wounded.
In IL hours posses were in pursuit
Other counties had been notified and
turned out The bandits were run to
cover Sept IL, four days later. They
fought like Gagged animals Frank and
Jesse James escaped. Bob Younger. his
brothers wounded. stood by their side.
Charlie Pitts was also there. Jim and
Cole Younger loaded and handed Bob
pistols. and he fired at the posse. They
finally got away. but were trapped two
days later, the 18th. Pitts was killed
The three Youngers gave up. at their
trial they pleaded guilty and were SEN
fenced for life. there being no capital
punishment in Minnesota.
They were sent to Saltwater, Mimi,
the site of the state prison. There Jim
and Cole have remained ever since
Bob died in prison of consumption in
1850. Only once did either ever open
ha L Of n
wood except always 20 protest that nei-
Their did it The one time was when
Jim said to a Cincinnati reporter:
Jesse James did not kill Haywood, be-
cause he was not with Us. He was in
California" However, this was never
believed by detectives who worked up
the case. The writer of this sketch also
knows better. At least he had the word
of one Of the friends OF the James boys.
The record OF the Youngers in prison
has been such as to win the confidence,
esteem and sympathy Of every official
connected with the prison. Not single
mark is against them Bob's death was
actually day of mourning in the pris-
on. Cole has been a student OF theolo-
gy for the past IL years Jim Is and
has been the prison librarian Cole
CThomas Coleman) Younger is 81 years
old and has a captivating manner. He
is said to look much like Senator Han
ma. He never married He has been
wounded 20 times, IL the result OF the
North6eld affair.
James Is 81 years old he is a man
OF fine physique and prepossessing
manner. He never married He has
been wounded six times. Four were
received in the Mortified affair.
Here is a tabloid form of their early
history: Born In Jackson county, Mo.
Father, Judge. legislator, wealthy farm
er. In the beginning Of the civil war
the family was loyal. Kansas jay
hawkers raided their farm and killed
the stock Cole. IL years old, imbit-
tered, Joined Quantrell, who made him
a lieutenant After QuantrelPs death
General e. Kirby Smith sent Cole to
Louisiana to command forces there;
1865. commissioned by Confederate
government to raise regiment In Cal
ifornIa- While SO engaged Lee sur
rendered.
Jim Joined Quantrelrs flag after
Cole. and he and Bob, who was also a
Quantren raider, remained with Cole
to the end-that Is, until all were cap
tured near Mortified. On the return
of Cole from California he found a
price had been set upon his head
Then he, with his brothers and others,
began a guerrilla warfare on the Dor
der and a system Of looting banks,
railroad trains and stagecoach rob-
berry which has no parallel In the his
tory Of any country. ,ss-sz s.s<.s a. aEs7lE.