Comments on: July 11, 1901: 25 years behind bars

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:31:33 +0000

My Grandfather was the Stillwater prison Doctor where the Youngers were. If you google M.E. Withrow there is a article from the Oct 24,1938 KC newspaper about them and his times with them.

By: Cindy Sexton

Cindy Sexton — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:36:55 +0000

According to family lore, I own the key to the jail cell in Madelia, MN which held the Younger Brothers for a time after their capture. My great grandfather John Edward Griffin (1862-1940), a “deaf mute” carpenter worked at the jail making repairs some years after the raid. He got the key and it has been passed down to me.

By: Yesterday’s News » Blog Archive » July 30, 1915: Visit Stillwater prison!

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:55:39 +0000

[…] July 30, 1915: Visit Stillwater prison! Posted on July 27th, 2009 – 11:48 PMBy Ben Welter Without major league sports or even a decent shopping mall, entertainment options were somewhat limited in these parts in 1915. Twin City Lines, which ran the streetcars, used this three-column ad in the Minneapolis Morning Tribune to drum up interest in trips to the “wonderful” new state prison outside Stillwater. The ad includes only fares and directions — no details on what the public might see during an “inspection” of the prison. Concertina wire? Gun-toting guards? Famous felons? […]

By: mark fennell

mark fennell — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:29:23 +0000

How wonderful,that Jim Younger sustained himself mentally by reading Charles Dickens.Really fascintating.

By: Nikki K

Nikki K — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:44:05 +0000

I thoroughly enjoyed this article. I love history of all ages. I too thought the Younger brothers’ spoken words were wonderful! Such a pleasure to read (and know) that many years ago people actually HAD to speak ‘good English.’

By: james5352

james5352 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:23:12 +0000

I wonder if one could find even one contemporary prison with one contemporary prisoner who talks as eloquently as the Younger Bros. I think this interview is as much an implicit commentary of today as it is an explicit one of the early 20th century.

By: suzi q

suzi q — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:56:37 +0000

lots of information here which I appreciated.Am fascinated by the history of the Youngers,Jim in particular.Has anybody heard the cd created on his violin?would love to hear from anyone whose as interested as I on the subject.Regards.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:52:27 +0000

The eloquence of the Younger’s spoken language is an eye opener. When Jim speaks of the introduction of new phrases into the language through orderly journalism, I wonder how he would react to modern day texting and chat. I also wonder how the capacity for expression of the 19th century bank robbers would compare to 21st century educated persons. In some ways, after reading this article, perhaps we’ve begun to de-evolve.

By: Jaded

Jaded — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:15:27 +0000

I love this kind of reading into history. Western history is by far my favorite. I’d be very interested in reading books on History with kind of reality. Shows us the side of people and how they progressed. Shocks me that they were this intelligent. We take for granted our own span of narrow thinking.

By: dirt

dirt — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:08:21 +0000

as a historian on the jesse james gang,,i liked what i read, if anybody ever needs any questions answered on this subject,i will gladly tell ALL i know about the topic [ which is quite abundunt ]
thank-you
douglas james,younger
kdoug12001@yahoo.com