Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-08-10


my father and brother We're in the
rebel army and good lighters. and that
| had remained at Tome to take care
of my mother and was a non-cornbat.
ant. This was just before l entered the
union army. when 1t was generally
known. as ! ann sure Cole knew. that
l was strongly for the union.
Cole Younger talked with Quantreii
i'm my behalf. and stayed by ME unit.
Quantrell broke camp. assuring me
that il ne could saw my life he would
do SO. After Quantrell's command had
ME what to do to make good my
escape. l felt at the time and have
felt since hat but for Younger's in.
tercession l would have been killed"
Younger during the war was a guer-
rilla and raider. He was implicated in
most of the bloody raids in Missouri
and Kansas. In 1865 he attempted to
return to the peace of civil life, but
was driven into outIawry. he holds, by
less as those which compelled kar'
Won Moo-. in Schiller's drama. THE
Robbers into rebellion against SO.
ciety.
Moor, naturally of rebellious spirit,
w;is impelled by the Vaccinations Of
his Jealous brother into war agains.
the established order. which he lnighs
nave served with briiliancy. He wa:
induced to believe that his father had
cursed n disinherited him. that hi.
betrot!aed had %repudiated him.. and that
his expectations of rank and wealth
were d~issipated into air. Tempters were
Ut hand and he became a Super-san-
culinary Robin Hood
YuulEer's father was murdered ny
Kansas freebooters at the outset of the
war. During the war the youth livet
y life of loot and slaughter. AT ita
close. when he returned home. Il moi
formed to lynch him and he escaped by
Il hair. Reports We're circulated. with
out u.ldation. he saws. that lie had
already turned OUTLAW. Beside him
wa.s jesse james. whose abilities and
superior age gave him an as%cendancy.
and who had already determined upon
Ii career OF crime.
Il couldn't live down the Widespread
'und declaeG To- Join Jesse James. ,;uI
| can sa. that ] had no hand in two.
thirds 81 the ronbtrsss in wDich wris.
els CT dime 'shockNIs MAKE me tlsu.e. .
His Last Exploit.
ycungcris last exploit, i'm which L..
n two Ut his br0Luers,. Jila ana Boa.
were wounded and captured. Was tna
attempted robbery OF The bank at
Northtieid, Minn. His motives for the
deed were picturesque.
During the war. he says, II heard,
rightly or wrongly. That General ben
Jalnin r. Butler, while wsl governor
OF New Orleans, had robbed southern
women OF their jewels and spoons. Ei,.
soniniaw. j. +. Ames, a RECONSTRUCT
ton governor Of Mississippi u bank
rupted tis state.
II knew tina Ames was president OF
the Mortified bank and that he rep.
resented Buffers stock interests In the
institution. I heard that there was
$15V. 600 in the bank. to buy wheat. I
went after the money"
The result was q fatal battle in the
Mortified streets. in which several cit.
Gems and members of You.gers banG
were slain. One bandit. VINO became
Known az 1.-The man on the yellow
horse" escaped.
Ac Bob Younger was dying in prison
OF consumption, both he and Cole wers
urged to reveal the identity of ..ti,.
ma on the yellow horse" A signed
pardon was shown them, with a prom.
ise OF putting the papers immediately
into effect If they would betray their
confederate. Both refused. Cole
YOungey's eteadfastness cost him am
additional 10 years In prison.
~ ~ utiueTSIOOu tudS the man Gu
the yellow horse" was one of the James
brothers.
Bob Younger persisted in the peniten-
tiary. Jim Younger shot himself soon
after his release. BY the influence Of
Senator Elkins, Major Foster and the
Missouri legislature. Cole Younger was
pardoncd in 1903. A fourth brother,
John, had been killed in a battle With
detectives.
Ynnn1er ha. hoer shot % tinro. Qua
says he carries II bullets in his body
to this day. J.
His pipe, the bowl Of which Is almost
- big az q coftse cup and it, stem .
companion. Like Younger. 1t has had
tts adventures.
When Jefferson Davis. fugitive pres.
ident Of the confederacy. was captured
% 1855 by General Wilson, the pipe was
found among his belongings. Genera
Wilson ~con6scated 1t and afterwards
gave 1t to DR.. Wicks. Of st. Louis, who