The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-20
jim YOUNGER
ENDS HIS LIFE
In Love With Lady, But Could
Not Marry Her.
HAD NO RIGHTS UNDER LAW
STORY OF THE ROBBERY OF THE
BANK AT NoRTEFIELD.
HAD NO RIGHTS UNDER LAW

e T. PAUL. Oct. 19.-James Younger,
y formerly a member OF the noto-
rious James boys band Of out
laws. which infested the western coun-
try quarter of a century ago, COM
mitted suicide today by shooting. He
left letter to the press, in which he
gives as a reason for his act despon-
dency over continued III health and
separation from his friends. The sui
eide is supposed to have occurred about
S o'clock this morning. Younger occu-
/ pied a room in down town block, and
when he did not make his appearance
as usual today, search was made for
/ him. About 5 O'clock this afternoon
the door of his room was broken in
and his dead body found stretched on
the floor beside his bed, a revolver
| clutched in his right hand. He had
shot himself through the head, and
| evidently had been dead for several
/ hours.
Younger. since his pardon from the
state penitentiary In July Of last year,
had led an exemplary life His first
| employment was as a travelling agent
| for a tombstone dealer. and on one
of the trips he made about the stale
/ he was quite seriously hurt by a fall
| from a wagon. Old wounds he had
| received in earlier life also gave him
much trouble, and. although he soon
| obtained lighter employment, his health
was extremely precarious. and this
caused him much worriment. He was
81 years Of age.
Left a Note.
On a bureau in the room was found
long Manila envelope, on one side OF
which was written:
ITO all that is good and true love
and bid farewell. JIM YOUNGER"
On the other side Of the envelope
were these words:
''Oh, lassie, good-by.
"All relatives, just stay away from
me. No crocodile tears wanted.
Reporters: Be my friends. Burn me
up. JIM YOUNGER"
His Last Words.
On another sheet of paper Younger
had written this message, evidently his
last words before committing suicide:
"Oct. 1S-IAst night on earth-so
good-by, lassie, for I still think of thee.
A. u. c., forgive me, for this is my
only chance. I have done nothing
wrong, but politics. that Van SAINT,
Wolfer and others Of their stripe care
for. Let the people Judge. Treat me
fright aid fair, reporters, for 1 am a
square man, socialist and decidedly
in favor of woman's rights. Bryan is
the brightest man these United States
has ever produced. His one mistake
was in not coming out for all the peO-
pie and absolute socialism. Come out,
Bryan. There is no such thing as a
personal God. God is universal, and I
know him well and am not afraid. I
have pity for the pardoning board.
They do not stop to consider their
wives or 10 think OF the man who
knows how TO love and appreciate a
friend in truth. Good-by sweet las
sic"
The envelope contained a package Of
letters that had passed between Young
er and a lady with whom he Is said
20 have been much In love. The lady,
who is prominently connected, is said
10 have reciproeated his affection. and
IL was reported at one time that they
were to be married. The lady's rela-
tives raised strenuous objections 10 tha
wedding, and a further obstacle was
the fact that it was pointed out that
a paroled prisoner could not legally
contract a marriage.
His Efforts Failed.
i The couple determined to disregard
! the objections of relatives. and an ef-
fort was made TO overcome the other
obstacle 10 their marriage by securing
from the state board OF pardOns full
pardon and restoration to citizenship.
! This effort failed, and this. il is
thought, had much to do with Young
er's determination to end his life
The lady. is said now to be in Boise.
Ida. for her health. 1t is also said
that relations between Jim and Cole
Younger were very much strained: in
fact, that the. brothers had not been
on speaking terms for the past six
months. Cole Younger is confined TO his
bed with sickness and could not be
seen by reporters The difference be-
tween the brothers is said 10 be over
money matters. The body was %iewed
BY the coroner who decided that an
inquest was not necessary. It is not
yet known what disposition viii be
, made of the remains. some doubt aris-
ing under the terms OF the parole as
TO whether the body can be removed
from the state.
Youngest of the Three.
James Younger was the youngest OF
three brothers, Robert, Coleman ana
D Jim Younger, who. between the years
? 1866 and 1873, gained great not0riety
: through their association with Jesse
: and Frank James. The band headed
. by Jesse James was charged with in
{ Vulnerable robberies OF banks and
E railroad trains. in the execution OF
S which many desperate encounters took
e place and q number OF men were killed.
[ The members OF the band had served
= through the civil war, fighting on the
n side of the econfederacy with Guam
y treu and his etIerrillas. The scenes OF
most of their alleged post bellum dep
dations was the state of Missouri and
Those adjacent thereto. but in Septem-
e Der. 1876, the band entered Minnesota
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