The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-20

mistake Is in not coming out for all the
people and absolute socialism. Come out,
Bryan.
God. God Is universal, and know him
we'll and am not afraid. l&
II have pity for the pardoning board.
They don't stop to consider their wives
or to think of the man that knows how
to love and appreciate friends In truth.
Good-by, Sweet Lassie.
: Jim Younger
The body was taken to the Ramsey
county morgue and afterwards. on In
structions from Chief OF. Police O'Connor,
to the undertaking rooms Of O'Falloran
g. Murphy. 1t will probably be sent to
Dallas, Texas. where members Of the
Younger family now live.
His Mind Affected. .
The general opinion, that Jim was
mentally deranged as indicated by his
incoherent letter, was at once advanced
by his brother. Cole Younger.
Cole has been recently i'll at st. Paul.
although his condition is not considered
serious. When word OF the suicide was va;
brought to his bedside yesterday the
elder brother exclaimed, He wasn't him.
self, know it. Did he leave any letters?
Cole was relieved when the letter al
ready mentioned was repeated to him. AS
to the comments therein upon Governor
They show that Jim was not in his
right mind l know that Warden Wolfer
did as much for US as any man could do
for his own brothers, and Governor Van
SAINT has always been friendly to us both.
If it had not been for Warden Wolfer we
would have been in prison yet
When asked whether he knew the
meaning Of the letters "a. U. G." Cole
started, but replied composedly, II haven't
the least idea" The three letters. friends
Of the brothers say, are either the initials
of a woman or reference to some old
time secret of /" the gang.
Burn me up" said Cole, was Jim's re-
quest to be cremated. He often told
me-" added Cole. that he wanted his
body to be disposed Of that way.'
After Jim's release he was employed in
st. Paul by manufacturer OF headstones.
The unique suggestions of this employ
ment attracted too much public curiosity,
and Jim obtained a clerkship at Schoch's
grocery store, Seventh and st. Peter
street He lived for while at Miss Muel-
ler's home. But when gossip OF their In
tended marriage became general. Younger
lef, the house. Miss Mueller also went
away six months ago. She is now In
Boise City, Idaho. A.
Subsequently Jim was engaged at El-
wins cigar store in Washington avenue
8, this city. Several weeks ago Younger
resigned his place and returned to st.
Paul.
No Work at Present.
He has had no situation since, but he
would have found no difficulty in securing
work once more. Indeed, his Industry, his
steady habits and his genuine dislike Of
notorety were recognized by every one
that knew him.
His health however, has never been
good since he was shot to pieces during
the Northfield raid that resulted In the
capture of the Youngers tWenty-slx years
ago jim received then a severe wound
In the mouth, from which he suffered
more or less thereafter. Within rev
months lie has consulted surgeons for re-
lief, and he had bullet taken from his
back several weeks ago. The wound IN
his mouth, it is said, may have affected
his brain.
The prospects for a full pardon have not
been discouraging, although the state
board Of pardonS has held that the Young
ers should be satisfied to remain longer
than one year on parole. AS soon as he
was pardoned Jim would have been ena-
bled to contract the marriage he looked
forward to.
Jim Younger was born in Missouri fifty
six years ago. He joined Quantrelps no
torious band of guerrillas in revenge, it is
said for outrages committed by more
loyal guerrias on the other side. Pass
ing his youth amid such associations, Jim,
Hike his brothers Cole and Bob learned to
confuse disastrously the sedate, honest
principles Of his really respectable ances-
tors with the aw-defying tenets Of the
half soldiers, half robbers that looked up
to the Youngers as models Of bold courage
and perfect craftsmanship. Hence Jim,
who had ATTENDED" many murders, would
never enter a theater.
After the war the Youngers, outlawed in
fact if not in theory by their excesses
with Quantrell, Joined the Jesse James
gang and became joint inventors. of the
shameful art Of "holling up a railway
train. For ten years the gang robbed
trains through Missouri and Kansas and
held up banks or state fairs when trains
were not convenient. In time the gang
committed numerous murders, although
robbery and not murder was always the
prime object.
What murders could be charged to the
Youngers personally is a matter of dis
pute.
The Northfield Raid.
Sept. 7, 1876 the gang attempting to
make It's first raid into Minnesota, at
tackled the First National bank at North
field, Rice county. The attack failed al
though Cashier Haywood killed,
probably by one Of the James boys. But
the citizens of the town killed several Of
the bandits and forced the others to re-
treat Four days later the gang was
brought to bay near Shieldsville. Frank
and Jesse James broke through the line
OF assailants and escaped. Cole and Jim
Younger could also have gained their lib
erty but they refused to forsake their
wounded brother, Bob.
The Youngers pleaded guilty Of murder
and thus obtained sentence Of life i'm
prtsonment. Bob Younger died at Still
water in September, 1889. From that
time many attempts were made to secure
the pardon Of the surviving brothers, their
ol OH o,,fo hot, TT,a3%
Senator Elkins, whose life they saved
when he was captured by Quantren.
"HIS PARDON AT LAST"