Cole Younger the three Youngers (Cole, Bob, and Jim) did not. They and another gang member, Charlie Pitts, waged a gun battle with a local posse in a wooded ravine along the Watonwan River west of Madelia, Minnesota. Pitts was killed, and Cole, Jim, and Bob Younger were badly wounded and captured. Cole, asked about the robbery, responded, "We tried a desperate game and lost. But we are rough men used to rough ways, and we will abide by the consequences." Cole, Jim and Bob pleaded guilty to their crimes to avoid being hanged. They were sentenced to life in prison at
John Cole (bobsleigh) and Gals Single's Club. In 1957 John won a Bronze Medal with the U.S. Bob Sled team in the World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland. John passed on March 4, 1993. John is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and Robert Bushey, Deerfield NY; three sons and one daughter-in-law, David and Janet Cole; Utica, NY, Bradley Cole, Ellensburg, WA; James Cole, Utica NY; five grandchildren Andrew and Cassandra Bushey; Michael, Karen and John Cole. John Cole (bobsleigh) John Cole was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at