The Florida star., 1902-10-31
TOLD OF jim YOUNGER
Anecdotes of the Notorious
Outlaw.
AN INCIDENT OF HIS LAST STAND

. field, Mimi, After the Bank Raid.
Jim's Aversion to Notoriety and His
Recent Experience In Duluth.
The passing of James Younger at the
famous brothers of that name alive to
recall stories of that picturesque Amer
lean type. the western outlaw. The
Younger brothers, James and Coleman
there was another, John, who WAS
shot in 1874 in fight with Missouri
deputies-were for generation hardly
less notorious than the James boys
Frank and Jesse, says the New York
Times. Indeed, the names of the two
families have been linked together by
more than ore crime. This connection
was always denied by the IOungers,
and certain il is that in the exploit in
which these latter attained their most
lasting notOriety and incidentally SEN
tence to state prison for life, the un-
divided glory was theirs. This WAS the
daylight raid upon the Northfield
(AIinnJ bank on Sept. Z, 1876.
In n story told by Cole Younger, the
elder of the two, the incentive 10 the
robbery came in the report that eX-
Governor Ames and Benjamin +. But
Ter of Massachusetts had deposited
$4,000 in gold in the NOrthfield bank.
The Younger boys, with several others
of their ilk, started from Mankato Sept.
for NOrthfield. having voted" To
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rate into three parties, approach the
building from different sides and then
at given signal rush" it.
The plan miscarried. and a street
fight in which Cashier Haywood was
killed ended in the flight of the gang.
Then chase enSued from Mortified
nearly to MankatO, and in the end Cole
and James Younger, both wounded,
were rounded up by a posse. They
were brought TO trial, pleaded guilty to
murder in the first degree and received
life sentences.
The devotion OF the brothers was
shown in the flight from Northfield.
Had the robbers not been incumbered
by Jim Younger. badly wounded. they
might have escaped. His mouth was
20 badly shattered that the hemOr-
rhage was so profuse that II left a
trail of blood that was easily followed.
At last he became SO weak that 1t was
necessary for Cole and Bob to ride be-
side him to support him. By this they
were delayed several days, and In the
meantime the country was swarming
with their pursuers. Jesse James OBJ
jectcd and remarked to Cole that their
trail could be followed by blind man,
and. as they of course did not want
Jim 10 fall into the hands Of their pur-
suers. they had better dispose OF him
and end his sufferings, as his death
was certain anyhow. Bob and Cole
looked at James. and Frank replied.
calling him cold hearted villain,
monster with whom he could never as
sOciate again, and adding that he
would stay by his brother until he
died ana would then carry his body as
far as he had strength Ia make il pos
siblc. This was the reason for the sep
aration of the party. Pitts remained
10y the IOungcrS and was killed. The
Jam"scs left and escaped.
y goud story is told of Jim Younger
when he was in Duluth recently 1t is
Wei knawn that b. WAS very much
aVcrsc 10 notoricty and always regis
tered under 4 fictitious name i'm order
To avoid il. He stepped up 10 the Of
tiCp Of one of IT, e. '-Irl hotels and
after puttin%,cohILL. thing like Pc
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clerk ~'ro Item credire d l''7 ble room
left wfla;pr' lap cluster OF 4 !or
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W. night in AZ Motel clerk. uncon-
l. has ~ ' lty of hi> gur~t and
servictHi@ss;. Il tiavcr~..n fey court
IRONS Sunday afternoor@ut the incident
Jf the community bt-
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