Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-23

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct, 20.-Jim
Younger, Quantrell raider, member of
Jesse James gang, who with his
brothers, Cole and Bob Younger, was
sentenced to lie imprisonment in
1877 for the Mortified. Mimi, bank
raid and the murder of Cashier Hay
ward. committed suicide yesterday in
the Reardon hotel in this city. He
was insane.
The dead ex-bandt was found with
a revolver clinched in his right hand.
He had used his LETT hand to steady
the revolver when he held 1t to his
temple. His clothes were neatly
folded, and everything in the room
showed he had made careful prepare
lions to end his life. On the table in
the room the following note was
found:
1T is all due to politics. That w. J.
Bryan was the greatest man on earth,
and that there is no personal God.
On a bureau in the room was found
a long manila envelope, on one side
of which was written:
ITO all that is good and true l love
and bid farewell. Jim Younger"
On the other side of the envelope
were these words: 20, LESSEE, good-by.
All relatives, just stay away from me.
No crocodile tears wanted. Reporters,
be my friends. Burn me up.
Jim Younger"
The envelope contained a package
of letters that had passed between
Younger and a woman with whom he
is said to have been in love. The
woman, who is prominently connected,
is said to have reciproCated his affeC-
tior, and it was reported at one time
that they were to be married. Hel
relat yes raised objections, and a
further obstacle was the fact that it
was pointed out that paroled pris-
oner could not legally contract mar
riage.
The couple determined to disregard
the objections OF relatives and all
effort was made to overcome the
other obstacle to their marriage by
securing from the state board of par
dons a full pardon and restoration to
citizenship. This effort failed, and
this. it is thought, had much to do
with Younger's determination to end
his life.
On July 10, 1901, Jim and Cole
Younger were released from the state
prison on parole Bob died many
years ago. After Jim's release from
the penitentiary he was employed by
a firm of tombstone cutters of this
city, and with Cole, who was in the
employ of the same firm, went
through the state soliciting orders.
On one of these trips Jim was thrown
from his wagon and hurt his head
badly, aggravating an old wounu he
had received in the civil war. He left
the firm in few months and was
clerk of a cigar stand in one of the
largest grocery stores of the city.
James Younger was the youngest of
the three brothers, who between the
years of 1866 and 1873 gained great
notoriety through their ASSOCIATION
with Jesse and Frank James. The
band was charged with many rob
berries of banks and railroad trains, in
the execution of which many desperate
encounters took place, and a number
of men were killed. The members of
the band had served through the civil
war fighting on the side or the CON
federacy with Quantrell and his guer-
rillas.
The scene of most of their uepreda-
tions was Missouri, but in September,
1876 the band entered Minnesota,
traversing the state as far as North
field, in Rice county. There, on Sept,
7, after terrorizing the people on the
street an attempt was made to loot