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Part of his jaw was shot off and he was captured and sentenced to life imprisonment. [1] . While in custody, Jim and Cole donated money for the creation of the Prison Mirror, one of the first prison newspapers in the US. [3] Along with Cole, he was paroled in 1901.
When the telegram announcing Younger’s suicide was placed in her hand she said: “Jim wrote me on Oct. 16 saying that he had given up all hope. He was out of work and utterly despondent.
-- The suicide of "Jim" Younger, the Missouri bandit, at St. Paul, Minn., last week, auded another chapter to the most thrilling story of outlawry that modern history records.
Lees Summit, MO - The remains of Jim Younger, the bandit who committed suicide in St Paul, Minn, were interred in the family lot in the little cemetery near town on Thursday. A brief simple service was held at the home of N.S. Fenton where crowds of people passed by the coffin.
After much legal dispute, Cole and Jim Younger were paroled in 1901 on the condition they remain in Minnesota. Jim committed suicide on October 19, 1902, while on parole in St. Paul, at the age of 54.
Jan 15, 2010 · Bob died in prison, and Jim committed suicide after his release. The hardy Cole Younger, who survived his wounds and twenty-five years in prison, lectured widely on the evils of crime; his circuit included Oklahoma.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 19 -- James Younger, formerly a member of the notorious James band of outlaws, which infested the Western country a quarter of a century ago, committed suicide to-day by...
