The Saint Paul globe., 1902-10-20
COLE RECEIVES THE NEWS.
His Agitation Does Not Permit Hin
From Making Pointed Inquiries.

q From Making Pointed Inquiries.
Cole Younger lay writhfng on a bed
of pain at 6 o'clock last night when the
news that his brother had committed
suicide. was told him. E@Cole has been
confined to his bed at 1885. West Fourth
street since Friday nfght,s and has been
under. the careEof a, physicians. his ALL
ment5 being an. acute attack of renal
collie t.I ,4
The newssM a severe shock to Cole,
and for time the physical pain he
was suffering was forgotten.
T thought my cupsof. bitterness was
full were the first words Cole said
when, he had been told that Jim had
killed himself - sF -.ts A
There. was enea thing. about Jim" !"
continued Cole, 81 and that was he was
either up in the garret or way down
in the cellar. He was either as clipper
as a bird or else he was very melan-
choly." ss
Asked as to When he had last seen
his brother alive hessep1ied: -
ST saw Jim Friday night about s
o'clock, and he did not appear any
different than he had for several
weeks. I invited him to come up to
my room, but he refused, and said he
was going to bis. bis. lso gsoon1.s He always
fore O'Clock, and Il know that since
we left the prison he has not been out
after that hour any night. He has not
even been to thef theatef at night since
we were parolede" zI aes
'I saw Jim yesterday afternoon in
terrupted a friend y.ef Cole who had
visited the sick man to see if he. could
do anything for him, 4ard when he left
me on Seventh street told a police
man who was standing near that Jim
- Z n
There is no question but that he
was not in his right mind, said Cole
Did he leave any, letters ?"
Being informed Jim had left a letter
speaking rather Rarshly of Gov. Van
SAINT, Warden Wolfer and the pardon
board, Cole promptly said:
THAT shows conclusively that he
was not in his right mind, for know
that Warden Wolfer did as much for
bothers. If it had not been for
Warden Wolfer we would have been
in prison yet. And so far as Gov. Van
SAINT is NcoEcerned, he has always been
friendly to us. Did he say anything
else? Did he mention any names?" 8
SIN his letter. your brother speaks
of "a. woman whom he designates un-
der the initials "A. U.aG.,.,: Dou you
know to whom he had reference" in
quired the reporter.
II have not the least idea," replied
Cole.
Did he say what he wished done
with his body ?", inquired Cole, as he
drew himself UP in the bed in a spasm
of pain.
ION the envelope oflllis last letter
were the words, Burn me up, report
ers,' but this may have been a request
to the newspaper men not to say un-
kind things about him. suggested the
reporter.
mo, he didn't mean that replied
Cole. ''He meant to have his body
cremated, because he has often ex-
pressed the wish to me that in case of
his death he wanted his remains Gre
mated"
81 think he was in a very sdespondent
mood" continued Cole, 'tand imagined
that everybody III the world was
against him He was temporarily out
Of employment;a but Maj. Elwin, for
whom he had. worked in Minneapolis,
gave him very nice letter to- State
Agent Whittier and it was but a ques-
ton of a few days until he would have
secured a position. 'e
DR.. Platt, the physician attending
Cole, stated that his patient was in no
condition to talk, and the physical pain
he was suffering, together with the
shock of the news Of his brothers
death, made it necessary that the in
teryiew be not prolonged.