The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-12

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. hc "Ae ~
boys" not to despair.
Once he spent seven weeks In Min
nesota and secured 500 letters from
prominent men. favoring the pardon
OF the eonvicts. Among these men
were ex-Gev. William R Marshall. oil
Minnesota, a native Of Boone couh.
ty, Mo-; old Gen. Sibley, for IL years
a United States senator; Mayor
Smith, OF St. Paul, United States
Senators Vest, Sabin, Cruikshank
and Davis, Horace W. Pratt, OF
Minnesota, and many Others OF like
prominence.
Among the me whom Capt.
Bronaugh succeeded in enlisting in
his cause was W. W. Murphy, the
sheriff, who captured the three
Youngers in the wilderness after their
terrible fight and fight succeeding
the Mortified bank robbery.
Sheriff Murphy became one oil the
most enthusiastic workers for the
Youngers. Sheriff Barton, who had
charge OF the Missourians after their
capture, also interceded in their be-
half. All the wardens OF the Stillwa'
ter prison since the beginning Other
Incarceration co-operated with Capt.
Bronaugh. Henry Wolfer, the pres
emit warden, gave. his aid.
Time after time Capt. Bronaugh
went ito Minnesota to appear before
the pardon board. Time after time
he returned, baftied but not beaten,
He correspondent regularly with "the
boys" as he called them, and both
he and the prisoners remained hope
full.
In the summer OF 1901 Capt.
Bronaugh had the pleasure OF going
to the Saltwater prison and walking
out between Cole and Jim Younger,
who we're paroled and had the free
dom OF Minnesota, but could not
quit that state.
He sat at table with them at their
first dinner outside the prison walls,
when they were entertained by Mr..
and Mrs. E, S. Schnrmeier, OF st.
Paul, who offered them home. Mrs.
Schurmeier was Miss Bradford, OF
Neosho. Mo.
Capt Bronaugh did not relax his
efforts after the parole. He continu-
ed working for a complete pardon
that would enable the Youngers to
return to their old home.
Last summer he went to Minneso-
to and was present at the meeting OF
the state pardon board a few days
before Jim Younger killed himself. he
made two trips toSt. Paul since that
time, working in behalf Of Coles par
lon..
Capt. Bronaugh always promised
the Youngers that be would be ii
Minnesota to accompany them te
Missouri as soon as they were par
Idonnd, and that he would entertain
them at his fine old farmhouse il
Henry county before they visited any
other part OF the state.
4 THE STORY OF THE YoUNGERs.
1S44-Jan. Is, Cole Younger wa
born.
1S4S-Jan. Is, Jim Younger wa
: born.
1S55-Oct. 20, Bob Younger wa
J born.
Il 1S62-Their father was killed b.
"redlegs' irregular federal cavalry
Cole Younger Joined QuantrelPs guel
9 rillas.
1S65-Cole Younger was commits
stoned to raise a confederate reg
tnent in California. He returned an
. formed guerrilla band with hi
+, brothers and the James boys. Raide
Q Liberty, Mo-, bank, took $4,000
' hoy shot dead.
l866-Raid OF Lexington, Mo
bank, got $4,000.
1S77-Raid of Savannah, Mo
. bank; n mon y secured; one kills,
g 1S67-Raid on Richmond, Mo
d bank; took 81, 900; three killed.
!. 1S67-Raided RusseDville. KY
= bank and secured $1,000; Co
y Younger shot Pastrop. La, plant
D. dead for foul in horserace
Is 1Se8-Robl ed Gallatin, Mo bar
10 and killed cashier.
;. 1S71-Plnndered bank OF Corydo
La; secured $40 900. Soon aft
robbed Columbia, KY, bank Of $2(
t. and killed cashier. Also robbed Ka
re- sas City Fair Association OF $1,000
C. in the presence Of 1000 people.
= 1S73-Looted Ste. Genevieve. Nj
bank OF $41OO. Wrecked Rock Isla1
D. train in Iowa, killed engineer al
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