Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1878 — Frank Rande to the Younger Brothers. [ARTICLE]

Frank Rande to the Younger Brothers.

A St. Louis paper publishes a letter from the notorious Frank Rande to the Younger brothers, in the State prison at Stillwater, Minn. Rande commences by asking the acceptance of his photograph, feeling, Lb says, an interest in favor of men who acquired such general fame over the world, and then says ; As for who and what I am, I will let others inform you ; but I suppose you have probably heard about me ere this. Keep up courage, and nil desperandum. I was almost mortally wounded in a little fracas, and suppose came as near hand ng in my checks as the Northfield bank robbers. We are worth more than a dozen dead men each, and I will never die until I can help it, by God. If you write, please tell me where I can get a copy of the history of your lives, if you have had one published. Also, where I can find your photos for sale. I would put a small photo in this, but wish to send you a large one, which represents my looks better There is a short history printed on the back of my cabinet photo. I write this to cheer you, and you know, also, A fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind. With high respect, your friend,

FRANK RANDE.

Galesburg, 111. P. 8 —My trial commences in this city Feb. 18, 1878, and there are seventy-nine or more witnesses in the prosecution. If you are allowed to receive newspapers I will send you some, and if I ever write my history, as I expect, will send you a copy. 1 once cut open the Ottumwa jail and let out seven or eight prisoners, among whom was Clell Miller, a chap vho was worth $5,000 in gold to the Corydon, (Iowa), authorities, and think he was one of your “b’hoys.” Frank Rande, alias Charles C. Scott. The Clell Miller alluded to, it will be remembered, was killed at Northfield, Minn.