The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26

laughed az death in his early life gave way
TO melancholy.
he brpoded until he finally decided 10
die Psychologists viii declare that be was
l afflicted with m~elancholia and killed him
/ SELF while insane.
But men who spoke with him on the
= night before he committed suicide. recall
that he was lucid and rational.
His parting message Indicated that In the
his mind traversed the whole range OF his
affairs.
or less Interested In his views. he struggled
for expression on dominant topics.
James Younger was not an adept in liter
| ary construction His farewell note was
! awkward and d~isjointed-
HIS FAREWELL MESSAGES.
Many are inclined to believe them incoher-
/ ent-redecting the disconnected thoughts Of
a mind unbalanced But they told every
they told nothing he did not want TO say
( He left a Singular series OF farewell mes
secs. two OF which we're written on the
QUEER sides OF a large brown envelope. In
bold handwriting was inscribed;
"An relations, just stay away from me. No
crocodile tears wanted Reporters be my
on the diverse side Of the envelope was
this inscription: T all that's good and
true. I love and bid farewell Jim Younger"
"Oh. LaEsie, good-by-"
b,9cfpSsF Is. s last I n ssIn i RI saT u ,b sS cool g 4
@. Forgive me. for this is my only
| chance; II rave done nothing wrong. But
politics Is all that Van SAINT. Wolfer and
others Of their stripe care for. Let the
people Judge. Treat me right ana fair. re-
porters, for 1 am a square man. A Social
list and decidedly in favor Of woman's
Bryan is the brightest man these United
States has ever produced. His one mistake
IS in not coming out for all the people and
absolute Socialism. Come out. Bryan
There IS no such thing as a personal God.
God is universal and 1 know him well and
| I'M not HLIAlQ-
Il have pit for the Pardouing Board.
They don't stop TO consider their wives or
TO think OF the man that knows how TO
love and appreciate a friend In truth.
"Goodtby, sweet Lassie.
i'm YOUNGER"
II is known that "a. L. G." was meant
to designate Miss AlX ]. Mueller. whom
he aposlrophized as sweet lsssie." but the
conflict in initials is unexplained.
When Cole YOUNGER on an inyaiid.s bed:
question concerning the suicides farewell
note.
The sick man sank back in relief after
the message had been read 20 him. The
secrets that the brothers had guarded with
a fidelity passing, the comprehension Of
James Younger's death leaves only two
survivors Of that daring band which. under
inscribed on the record OF outIawry some
Of the most desperate exploits of modern
! times.
! Coleman Younger. a paroled outlaw. now
lives in St. Paul. He Is foreman OF a labor
ing gang The other survivor. Frank James.
is in Missouri.
spent their boyhood- The father Of the
Younger brothers. Henry W. WAS once a
County Judge and at another time a mem
Der of the Missouri Legislature.
Coleman was the Oldest boy. He Is now
in his nfty-eighth year. James. the second
OF the boys, was born January Is. 1s4S. Next
came John. who was killed in a battle with
detectives near osceolR. In St Clair COun-
The youngest of the four. Bob. died in the
Stiilwstkr P~enitentiary September 16. 1883.
FATHERS PROPERTY DESTROYED.
Cole was in his seventeenth year when a
body OF Kansas ~-JayhaRkers' swooped
down on western Missouri. In the course OF
a raid they destroyed much Of his fathers
property.
Cole. seeking revenge. became a member
Of Quantrelis guerrillas. After the death
OF Quantreli. Cole Younger assumed COM
mand Of a body OF i~rregulars. which served
under General Kirby Smith in Louisiana
James Younger saw service in this COM
mand in later campaigns.
In the early part of 1850 Cole Younger
was commissioned by the Confederacy TO
muster in a regiment OF sympathizers in
BefOFe he completed the task Lee had
SURRENDERED at Appomattox- The Younger
brothers returned TO Missouri. only TO md
their Patrinony Ia ruins and their father
with John and Bob. the latter then only
Il years old. the older brothers set about
finding 4 means to wiring from the deSpoil-
ers OF their own patrimony some sort ot
compense IN Vengeance and gold
The Jhmes brothers were at hand. bent
on the amt future The sextet made com-
It waE on September 6 ISIS. that the
JameS-YounEer band met IT'S Waterloo. One
member Of the party had previously lived
ne dsScribed to his c6nsadss the relative