I want it understood that all these men fought for principle, not for plunder, and that they were true-hearted, honorable soldiers, fighting for what they esteemed was a righteous cause. — Cole Younger Copy Share Image
The people of western Missouri are, in some respects, very peculiar. We will take Jackson county where I was born for instance. In that… — Cole Younger Copy Share Image
They had scarcely established themselves, however, before another company of Jackson county citizens, chiefly from around Independence, organized to drive them off. — Cole Younger Copy Share Image
Jim and I are still receiving surgical attention, and will be the remainder of our lives. — Cole Younger Copy Share Image
I want it understood that all these men fought for principle, not for plunder, and that they were true-hearted, honorable soldiers, fighting for what… — Cole Younger Copy Share Image
I never, in all my life, had anything whatever to do with robbing any bank in the state of Missouri. — Cole Younger Copy Share Image
I have been wounded altogether twenty times; eleven of these wounds were received at Northfield. — Cole Younger Copy Share Image
Joe Smith and Brigham Young laid out Independence, but very soon thereafter enough citizens of the county collected to drive them off, after several… — Cole Younger Copy Share Image
I am aware that my name has been connected with all the bank robberies in the country; but positively I had nothing to do… — Cole Younger Copy Share Image
I occupy much of my time in theological studies for which I have a natural inclination. — Cole Younger Copy Share Image
I will say that since our capture we have met with uniform kindness, and while in the penitentiary our relations with the officers have… — Cole Younger Copy Share Image
