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 N. Cole and former Mayor of Boston Malcolm Nichols. Cole was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery. John N. Cole John N. Cole (November 4, 1863 – October 19, 1922) was an American politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1906 to 1908. Cole was born in Andover, Massachusetts on November 4, 1863. He attended public school for a short time, but left at an early age to work at the Marland Woolen Mill. Cole worked at the mill for five years. By the time he left he had been promoted to the position of paymaster. Cole