Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-16
DALTON BOYS.
A Life of Crime and Desperate
Robberies.
VEPHEWS OF COLE YOUNGER.
Terrorizing the Public with Their Thefts
and Robberies in the Territory-A
Swarm of Detectives and Officers
Holly Chasing Them.
THE EXPRESS ROBBERY.

FoRT SMITH, May 13.-The recent robbery
OF the Wells, Fargo express on the Sants
Fe at Wharton, l. T., by Robert and EN-
nett Dalton and their pals, is creating con
siderable speculation here where the boys
are well known. Only few months age
the Daltons were all trusted officers of the
United States court for the Western dis
trict OF Arkansas, and have assist ed il
bringing to justice many criminals from
the Indian Territory. The first of the Dial.
ton family who served this court was
Frank, and he was regarded as most Ell,
cieat officer.
On the 9th of November, 1857. he was
killed in a fight with some desperate Grim.
iual5 in the Cherokee Nation a few miles
from this city. In this fight ne killed Da-
vid Smith and
FATALLY WOUNDED
John Dickson, who afterw ards died in the
United States jail. During the fight Dick.
sons wife was also killed. At that time
Frank was deputy marshal and Robert,
who was mere boy, was with him, but
was not st the scene of the battle. Prior
to this Frank was in posse under Deputy
Marshal Jack Richardson and was with
that officer when he was killed by the no.
toriOus Bill Pigeon, for whom the govern
ment now offers $500 reward.
After the killing of Frank, Graf Dalton
came ont from California and for long
1AsA'1 So VIZ AA4io NOul lyCSSC S-llu
uty, being with Deputy Marshal VIII
Moody when he was killed near Tulsa,
Creek Nation, ri which time he himself was
shot in the arm. Robert Dalton rode as Il
deputy marshal for the Wichita. Kan.
court, and was for 4 long time chief OF
police in the Usage Nation, being employed
by the agent. He lost this position by TAX
ing whisky into the Nation, and was in
dlcteG IN the Wichita court. He and En-
NETT Dalton then came down into the
neighborhOod Of Tulsa, where they had a
sister living, and for some time operated
with the deputy marshal from this court.
and as posse of Floyd Wilson assisted in
the capture of several hard characters,
among them Gibson Partridge, now serving
a ten years sentence at Detroit, and Car
roll Collier and Bud AIaXheld, the former
now serving thirty years sentence and
the latter sixteen in
TIE ARKANSAS PENTTENTIARY.
They made their last trip with Deputy
Wilson. and We're paid OFF on or about the
4OtA Of Juno, 1890. They left here and
went to Claramore, Cherokee Nation,
where they remained until after the 4th of
July. when they visited the Usage reserva-
ton, where they stole sixteen or seventeen
herd Of horses and pair of fine mules
They drove the stock 10 Wagner and kept
ii there several days, Robert coming to this
city, where he tried 10 dispose of ii TO local
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discovered that the Claramore men were
there. aud hastily changing the horses they
had been riding for fresh ones. they dashed
away in the direction of the river. As soon
u, possible a large posse was in pursuit.
but the Daltons being rapid riders and well