Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-20
Wac Once Member Of Notorious
lanes Brothers Band Of Outlaws
uE WAS VERY DESPONDENT'
.,,.s,f Through the uead-Last
s,mmer va. P"rdoned from VIM
pe.oa Peni'en'iary'

...,ger formerly hlei'D'' VI '"0
'ou" ,.no lanes boys band of outlaws
NV a,ested the western country IA
"Nv" ~ a century ago, committed
qu'i ,Sa ,oiay by shooting. He left a
su'V'0' ths press In which he gives
=. a reason for his act desponoency
~ : continued lll-health and separa-
poa from his friends
' MIA suicide Is supposed to have oc-
a.d about S o'clock this morning.
v y.,rger occupied room in a down
,.~n block and when he did not make
wv" ,nnearapce as usual today search
DIS SproGe for him. About 8 o'clock
was aSternoon the door Of his room
,As sroEen in and his dead body
, gg stretched on the moor peside me
i n,d revolver ciutched IN ms rlght
pss He had shot himself through
na bead and evidently had been dead
,or several hours
lVt dncsr since his pardon from the
ivu nenltentlary in July OF last year,
saH VI an exemplary HE. His first
hav ,rsnt was as a travelling agent
eul~' ,ombs,one dealer, and on one Of
~ zinc he made about the state he
ue orite seriously hurt by a fall from
N% s,ron. Old wounds he had received
as In life also gave him much trou-
@' and although he soon obtained
vs.,sr employment, his health was
Mn' 'n,eIy urecari0us, and this caused
HIM much wOrriment lie was of
N% bureau in the room was found
!. long MANILA envelope, on one side oil
rheb was written:
" .To ali thar Is good and true ! love
"a ma farewell.--Ji Younger"
' n, tho other side Of the envelope
~ these words "Oh, Lassie. good
n. Al relatives just stay away from
~ Ma crocodile tears wanted. Re
,".srs BE my friends. Burn me up.
Jim Younger
T5s envelope contained package
=, lsitsrs that had passed between
yonrger and lady with 'Hhom he Is
,'g "a ha,, been much in love. The
sSy who is prominently connected Is
AN 10 have reclprocated his affectlon
ana h was reported at one time that
INV we're to be married. The lady
,sl,,iyes raised strenuous objections to
aa wedding. and o further obstacle
Va, the fact that II was pointed out
est A paroed prisoner could not legal
" contract a marriage.
Tho couple determined to disregard
As affections Of relatives, and an ef-
nj was made TO overcome the other
1sacle 10 their marriage by securing
hom the state board OF pardons full
,arim and restoration to citizenship.
Tss effort failed, and this, II Is
ho1ght had much to do with
Youngas determination to END MS
Ne The lady Is said now to be IN
Boise, Ida, for her health.
On another sheet Of paper. Younger
had written this message, evidently ms
sst words before committing suicides
oct R.-Last night on earth-so
FOOD .bye, I.asse for | still think OF
them. A. L. c., forgive me for this Is
nv only chance | have done nothing
wrong but politics, that Vansant,
wofer and others Of their stripe care
tr let the people judge. Treat me
rgAt and fair, reporters, for | am
Nasr man, a socialist and decidedly
II favor Of woman's rights. bryan
4 Ne brightest man these United
States has ever produced. His one
mistake was In not coming out for all
theptOple and absolute socialism. Come
Gt Bryan. There Is such thing as
tperonal God. God Is universal, and
know him well and am not afraid, |
Asu pity for the 'rdoning board.
hey DO not stop TO consider their wives
Gt0 think Of the man who knows how
70 love and appreciate a friend in
inh Goodbye, sweet Lassie.'
his also said that relations between
3n and Cole Younger were very much
slslned-n fact that the brothers had
~ been on speaking terms for the
lss SIX months, Cole Younger Is con-
ftei 10 his bed with sickness. and could
~ Be seen by reporters. The differ
tm between the Ners Is said TO
Mer money matters, The body
VS. viewed by the coroner, who de-
est that an Inquest was not neces-
ay II Is not yet known what dispo-
si0a will be made of the remains,
tns doubt arising under the terms OF
" parole as to whether the body can
removed from the state,
lanes Younger was the youngest OF
lh4 brothers, Robert. Coleman and
san@ Younger, who between the years
~ and 1873 gained great notoriety
Wv.gh their association with Jesse
az rank James. The band, headed
Jesse James. was charged with in
Vulnerable robberies OF banks and rail-
Nsa trains, In the execution Of which
many desperate encounters took place
'ss ehumber OF men were killed.
lls scenes OF most Of their alleged
I@uhllum Expectations was the state
" sssouti and those adjacent there
" pu IN September. 1876. the band en-
,. minnesota, tra3ersing the state
Iar as the little town OF Mortified.
g. wy county. There, on Sept. Z, after
awning the people on the streets.
Nn,aVmpt was made TO loot the First
~,suohal bank Cashier ]. l.. Haywood
INV NM was IN charge Of the bank. made a
n, 49, 1ght to preserve the funds OF
am. institution from the robbers, and
tm.s ne encounter was shot and
~. Not however. until he wounded
~ W more o. the raiders.
COW, ,s Gu!ehs Of Northneld, quickly re-
,sr.g nom the panic In which the
,r, eS q he raiders had thrown them
nj. themselves and started in pur-
M Sl. ,ne desperadoes who. baflied at
rsn. ,ss,anoe they had encountered
tn,.,.e helr horses and were at
no. s 70 escape A week was
t,rHls melr desperate retreat, the
tan -. posse OF citizens now and
dis ~ sSsnllhg in contact with the ban.
tt,,rSS. exchanging shots with them.
snia, e ,ue resulting In their capture
rry OF three members OF the
y MI oneIs were brought speedily
rulty ! ',a on Nov q. 1876. pleaded
M ssv,. lhe charge Of murder in the
iA's me- me-, ms plea, II ls said. having
lsr,Ys "a = iurr which would have ,'' in.
y b.l.a,.,.ictlon N the death penal
st1., Helhers we're sentenced 10 tbo
is'i,as' 'enitentiary to serve a lie
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