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    The Northfield Raid
    The Northfield Raid
    The Northfield Raid
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    The Northfield Raid

    By Northfield News Inc.

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    The Northfield Raid, first published in 1933, is a brief account of the infamous attempted robbery by the James-Younger Gang of the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota. Following the Civil War, Cole Younger, along with his brothers Bob and Jim, robbed banks and trains with Frank and Jesse James and other members of the James-Younger Gang. The robbery attempt in Northfield on September 7, 1876 would prove to be the last of Cole’s exploits. When members of the gang rode into Northfield, they wore flowing dusters to conceal their guns. Once inside, they dropped their coats and demanded the money from the vault. Joseph Lee Heywood, the bank clerk on duty, was killed when he refused to open the safe. When the townspeople were alerted and resisted the robbers, the gang dropped everything and fled. In the melee that followed, Nicholas Gustavson, a town resident, was killed, as were gang members Clell Miller and William Stiles. The pursuit of the gang went on for weeks and covered a large area, during which time the gang split up and managed to get away. The Youngers were eventually captured at Madelia, Minnesota, in another gun battle; gang member Charlie Pitts was killed. The three Younger brothers were tried, found guilty of murder, and sentenced to life in the state prison at Stillwater. Bob Younger died in prison in 1889; Jim was pardoned in 1901 and committed suicide in 1902; Cole, also pardoned in 1901, died in 1916. Cole served his time as a model prisoner. Included are 13 pages of illustrations.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPhocion Publishing
    Release dateNov 1, 2019
    ISBN9781839740206
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      The Northfield Raid - Northfield News Inc.

      © Phocion Publishing 2019, all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means, electrical, mechanical or otherwise without the written permission of the copyright holder.

      Publisher’s Note

      Although in most cases we have retained the Author’s original spelling and grammar to authentically reproduce the work of the Author and the original intent of such material, some additional notes and clarifications have been added for the modern reader’s benefit.

      We have also made every effort to include all maps and illustrations of the original edition the limitations of formatting do not allow of including larger maps, we will upload as many of these maps as possible.

      THE NORTHFIELD RAID

      A Story of the Heroism of Pioneer Citizens of

      Northfield, Minnesota

      Who Frustrated an Attempt by the James-Younger Gang to Rob the First National Bank of Northfield on September 7, 1876

      The Northfield Raid was originally published in 1933 by the Northfield News, Inc., Northfield, Minnesota.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Contents

      TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

      PREFACE 5

      I. NORTHFIELD INVADED 6

      II. THE SCENE IN THE BANK 8

      III. THE BATTLE IN THE STREETS 10

      IV. FLEEING FROM NORTHFIELD 12

      V. CAPTURE AT MADELIA 14

      VI. WAS JESSE JAMES IN NORTHFIELD? 16

      VII. THE LESSON ENDURES 17

      VIII. HISTORICAL SKETCH OF NORTHFIELD 18

      ILLUSTRATIONS 22

      REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 36

      PREFACE

      The story of the Northfield Raid in which a notorious gang of bandits led by Jesse James met their Waterloo, not at the hands of armed officers of the law, but of quiet, ordinary, peace-loving citizens of a little college town, has been often told. The events of that September day of 1876 are a vivid memory to a few persons, still living, who can recall some features of it, although none of the chief characters are now living. Scarcely a day passes but visitors to Northfield ask about the historic event, want to know the location of the scene of the battle, or inspect the bronze memorial tablet on the stone building which housed the bank at the time.

      Books have been written about the event, and it has been the cause of

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