Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26
PSYCHOLOGY OF JIM YOUNGER

~ wicked bravo. II you plcase-ard when
not suffering involuntary se7vitudc for
the State he was 4 most unplcasa nj
neighhor. And yet there was woman
WHO loved h:n,-but that is another story.
Just now the most interesting things
about the sclf-slain desperate are the
| two antc-inortca2 letters he wrote. They
are strongly crate. we;rdly cynical and
| srewsoa1e!y n:ppant. Read the first. re-
! nley.hcri!!c; at the game time that it is
! the production OF q man about to die.
Hero it is:
/ Treat me right and fair. reporters.
! for ] an . square man. q Socialist. ard
decidedly in favor OF wo:2arl's rights.
! Bryan is the brightest man these United
| States have ever produced. His one mis-
| pie and absolute Socialism. Come out,
Bryan.
There is 10 such thing as a. personal
Cod GOO is universal, and I know hin
well and am not afraid
On the outside os the envelope contain
ing his last message was found the fol-
loving FROM, the mcrb;c.y iocuad dcs-
perado:
"All relations just stay away from
nc. No crocodile tears wanted. Re
porters. BE my ir!ends.-Burr me up
jim Younger
AS q guide to the psychological students
who undertake to ..cnnst1uc" these mes
saGes from q man on the brink of TIE
grave, it should be said that the closing
words. burn me up Go not cpplS. to
what is col,ceu!al.y kcown as newspaper
roasts," but 10 t,,e process CT cremation.
i'm wanted TO be incircratcd. but for
some reason they went ahead and buried
hin, in pain. every-Gay fashion. with ap-
nroDriatc funeral serviccs ;sEd a solo. en-
;itied Rest. Iica..y Heart"
While We are net prepared to explain
why the POO: wretch wrote about ro!is-
cn. politics. socialism, end v.o:1lans
rights. We 90 tat:er ourselves that his
first lire shows t,?at re regarded The re-
porters IS no insignificant mortals--a:s
people capable Of dc:r:s 9, kindly act. IL
one communication, he says: Urea. ne
right and fair. reporters" L: another he
adds: reporters, be ny frionGs''
And We fancy the Journalists men did
what Was asked, so f.. IS the facts iust-
fled. There's many a kind heart q -tEurap-
i,:s in the newspaper Offices Of our land
every night frc..l ?. NJ to A. T-not
to mention the boys on the afternoon
sl1ects-and the Satanic feat Of burning
people up is by no means confined TO
the brethren Of the fourth estate. We
think occasionally, fo-soot,!. that if some
Sot al the ''roas;inEs they deserved. II
would not be SAFE fcr them TO venture
far from home without asbestos cloth
ing
But Tat asi1e--poor Jim Younger is
s;anGn5 n the sheen CT tbs li,1,c-iisht.
lis vas j strange case. ard The strars- /
est part o1 al iaet.1a; . certain woman
loved hin, and defended! ll::.! and wanted
10 become his wife Size vas Of (, ;Hcst
respectable faI7ily-a family SO respect
able, i'll tact. ti7at they didn't want in,
70: a so:s-H-law, o.: relation. and did
al they could TO Illustrate his romance.
Among other things TIC point was raised !;
that Il f7orc.ed cc7yict could rot c:!tc2-
into a marriage contract though this d.>7 /
rot shake the -curi5 NroElans affections. 4
AID row shat the curtais, has fallen or /
the little drama and the turbulent spirit j
Of fierce jim Ioul12,or is queletl. the poor |
misguided creature insists that death and /
Ia TO the contrary notwithstanding. she 7
is lou,gers N:fc-ais spiritual consort
And ma .be sic is--who knows?
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Democratic State Chairman E!lyscn hes
inst returned from WSthcvil!c and ss3Es
lie Only Con-- cs=.o!:al co:7tea: il the State
5 in ::lut cine -(intl,) District. h''t that
10y candidate WI! be reelected.
Wen warrant be will.
Where could tllo2e people get q. moro
,:i:ahlc scrytceab!e. and iniefatigable
representative than JudGc j.hca: Ec"--
yer. we hope our Eastern speakers Will
cspond to NJ Eliyso:.,s Invitation with
lac-ity AID Goto the Southwest and give
uGge I:liea ample l:s;1.
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This glorious October SIN. which
LEASED Danc. WEBSTER 50 much when
e spoke from our capitol cters October