Goldsboro weekly argus., 1902-10-23
FAMOUS BANDIT DEAD.
IANTFS YOUNGER COMMITS
SUICIDE BY SHOOTING
HIMSELF.
He Was One of the Associates of
Jesse Janes-Gives a Reason For
His Act in Letter to the
Press-Was in Bad
Health.

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 19-James
Younger, one of the famous Young
er brothers, companionso of the James
bows, committed suicide today by
shooting.
Younger was recently paroled
from saltwater penitentiary, where
he and his brother, Coleman, were
serving life sentences for participa-
ton in the Northfeld bank raid in
1876.
James Younger, prior to shooting
himself, left a letter to the press in
which he gives as a reason for his
act dependency over continued ILL
health and separation from his friends
Younger, since his parole from the
penitentiary, in July OF last year,
has led an exemplary life. His first
employment was as travelling agent
for tombstone dealer and on one of
the trips he made about the State he
was seriously hurt by fall from a
wagon. Old wounds also gave him
much trouble and although he OBJ
tanned lighter employment his health
was precarious and this caused him
mrch worry. The coroner decided
that an inquest was not necessary. lt
is not known what disposition will
be made Of the remains, some DOUBT
arising under the terms OF the parole
as to whether the body can be re-
moved from the State. 1t also ap-
peared that he was in love with
Iadv whose folks objected to their
marriage.
James Younger was the youngest
of three brothers, who between the
wears 1866 and 1873, gained great TO-
toriety through their association
with Jesse and Frank James. The
band, headed by Jesse James,
charged was charged with almost in
Vulnerable r0bberies OF banks and
railroad trains, in the execution of
which many desperate encounters
took place and many men We're kill
ed. The members Of the band had
served through the civil war, fight
inc on the side Of the Confederacy
with Quantrell and his guerillas.
The scene Of most Of their alleged
post beilum depredations was the
States Of Missouri, and those adjac
ent thereto, but in September, 1876,
the band entered Minnesota, ira
versing the State as far as North
geld. in Isice county. There, on Sep
tenber1, after terrorizing the peo-
pie on the street, an attempt was
made t. loot The Flrat National
Bank. Cashier ). u. Haywood, who
was IN charge Of the bank, made g
Dluckv f1h6 10 preserve the funds Of
the institution and during the en-
counter he was shot and killed, not,
however, until he had wounded one
or more Of the raiders and aroused
the citizens. After a weeks desper-
ate retreat Of the robbers, three OF
them were killed and the three
Younger brothers were captured.
Jesse James escaped. Robt. Younger
died in prison.
Frequent attempts were made to
secure pardons for the remaining
brothers, the petitions being signed
by leading men in all walks OF life,
both citizens of this State and Mis-
souri,.
Among those who made special
efforts to secure the granting Of q
pardon was Senator Stephen B. Ell
kins, of West Virginia, who, it is
said, had known the Younger broth
ers well in the days before the war
The Legislature passed a parole bill
uuder which the remaining two
brothers were released on July, "A
1901. They went into business.Jame'
Younger has suffered much from ole
wounds.