The Northfield Tragedy; or, the Robber's Raid: A Thrilling Narrative; A history of the remarkable attempt to rob the bank at Northfield, Minnesota; the Cold-Blooded Murder of the Brave Cashier and an Inoffensive Citizen. The Slaying of Two of the Brigands. The Wonderful Robber Hunt and Capture Graphically Described. Biographies of the Victims, the Captors & the Notorious Younger and James Gang of Desperadoes — John Shaqi
The Northfield Tragedy; or, the Robber's Raid: A Thrilling Narrative; A history of the remarkable attempt to rob the bank at Northfield, Minnesota; the Cold-Blooded Murder of the Brave Cashier and an Inoffensive Citizen. The Slaying of Two of the Brigands. The Wonderful Robber Hunt and Capture Graphically Described. Biographies of the Victims, the Captors & the Notorious Younger and James Gang of DesperadoesHanson, J. H. (Joseph Have)
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The Northfield Tragedy; or, the Robber's Raid: A Thrilling Narrative; A history of the remarkable attempt to rob the bank at Northfield, Minnesota; the Cold-Blooded Murder of the Brave Cashier and an Inoffensive Citizen. The Slaying of Two of the Brigands. The Wonderful Robber Hunt and Capture Graphically Described. Biographies of the Victims, the Captors & the Notorious Younger and James Gang of Desperadoes
Hanson, J. H. (Joseph Have)
Bank robberies -- Minnesota -- Northfield -- History -- 19th century
the writer hastened to the Flanders House, where he was informed the three
prisoners, all wounded, were in bed. Finding the courteous and obliging
landlord, he was soon allowed to pass the guard at the foot of the stairs,
and ascending, he entered a small chamber, where two men lay in one bed.
The first glance told the fact that one of the men was
COLE YOUNGER,
a large, powerful man, with bald head and sandy whiskers and moustache,
answering the description, given so many times of this man. He is pretty
badly wounded, and at the time was somewhat delirious, so that nothing
could be gleaned by questioning him.
His body was full of wounds, mostly caused by buckshot. His worst injuries
were about the head, several shot having penetrated the skull and embedded
themselves at the base of the brain. It was evident that some of these
leaden missiles had lodged among the nerves of the right eye, as that
organ was closed and inflamed, and appeared to be forced forward. On
entering his head, these shot had broken down the palate arch, and the
pain experienced by the prisoner must have been intense. Lying by his side
was
JIM YOUNGER,
who is a little shorter, and not nearly of such powerful build. He had
quite a number of wounds, the most serious of which was through his mouth,
the balls having displaced all of the teeth on one side, and broken the
roof of his mouth. His lips and cheeks were terribly swollen, and he could
articulate with the greatest difficulty, although he appeared to desire to
talk to his visitors.
In another room, about ten yards from the first, lay
BOB YOUNGER,
by far the finest looking man of the whole gang, and apparently the
youngest. He is six feet two inches in height, well proportioned, with
brawny arms and thick neck. His features are well-defined, well cut lips
and expressive mouth; the chin is prominent and rounded; he has a small
sandy moustache, and a beard of about two weeks’ growth. But the most
remarkable feature, after the chin and mouth, is the heavy
PROJECTING CAPACIOUS BROW,
such as phrenologists would give to men of wonderful mathematical ability.
This man has two wounds, one an old one, or rather of some days’ standing,
and supposed to be the result of Wheeler’s carbine practice at Northfield,
which caused the disarticulation of the right elbow joint. His other wound
is from a ball entering the right side, just below the point of the
scapula, tracing the sixth rib and coming out near the nipple. This is a
mere flesh wound, and not at all dangerous.
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