People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
ANNIHILATED.
The Dalton Gang Completely
Wiped Out.
They Raid the Banks at Cofreyville, Kan,
and Five are Shot-Four Citizens
Killed In the Fight With the
Desperadoes.
Battle With the Daltons.

train robbers and murderers-reckless
cruel, ubiquitous-the terrors of the In
dian territory, Oklahoma and western
kansas-are no more. They and their
immediate followers have been wiped
out OF existence as completely as though
swallowed by an earthquake
Yesterday morning six members of
the Dalton gang, divided into two
squads, made simultaneous attacks up
on the Condor and the First National
banks of this city. One of the most
desperate battles on record ensued.
Bob and Grattan Dalton, Tom Evans
and Texas jack Moore, desperadoes,
were killed outright So was c. I.
Connolly, marshal of Coffeyville; George
Cubine, boot and shoe dealer; Lucius
Baldwin, clerk, and Charles Brown,
shoemaker. Thomas &. Ayres, cashier
of the FIRST National bank, and Emmett
Dalton are probably MORALLY wounded,
and Others are slightly wounded.
The most remarkable incident of all
this bloody battle was the work of Jim
Spears, a livery stable keeper At the
sound of the first firing he grabbed his
Winchester and with steady nerve and
deadly aim he worked it, He killed
three of the desperadoes in rapid sue
cession, shooting as an expert marks
man would at inanimate targets.
1t was 9:45 o'clock when the town was
startled by the appearance on the
streets of six men, heavily armed with
Winchesters and Colts revolvers. They
were Bob, Graf and Emmett Dalton.
Tom Evans, Texas Jack" Moore and
Allie Ogee. They had tied their horses
in an alley and coming rapidly out upon
the street, Graf Dalton, Evans, Moore
and Ogee entered the bank of c. NJ.
Condor & Co. Bob and Emmett Dalton
passed across the street to the First Ma
tional bank.
Charles Smith, barber, recognized
them and waved his hand to them.
They responded to the salutation. The
four who entered the Condor bank Or
dered Cashier Ball and Teller Carpenter
to throw up their hands and give over
the money. Ball replied that he could
not, as the time lock was on. They
asked him when it would be open, and
accepted his statement of $50 o'clock.
although it was nearly 10 o'clock then.
Ball was ordered to hand over the
money on the counter, amounting to
some $4,000, which he did.
Bob and Emmett Dalton found in the
First National bank Cashier Ayers. his
son Bert and Teller w. H. Shepherd.
These men were ordered to throw ur
their hands and Bert Ayres was in
structed to put the money in a bag
which the robbers had provided.
Young Ayres complied but told the
Daltons that he did not know the COM
bination to the safe. Turning to the
elder Ayers Bob Dalton called him by
name and, with an oath, commanded
him to open the safe. The latter fol-
lowed instructions and himself put the
money in the bag, purposely overlook.
ing two bundles of s., 900 each, but Bob
to make things certain went into the
safe himself.
After securing from the vault some
$4,000 the brothers got the bankers in
front of them and marched them out OF
the front door, Barber Smith had in
the meanwhile given the alarm and
men had hastily secured weapons and
were rushing to the scene. As Bob and
Emmett Dalton emerged from the bank
Pacific Express Agent c. s. Cox and
George Cubine opened fire upon them
wounding Emmett. The brothers turned
back, and, running into the bank,
emerged from side door. There Lucius
Baldwin met them, and there, too, he
met his death. One of the brothers
brought his heavy six shooter into play
and Baldwin fell to the sidewalk mort.
ally wounded. He died at Q o'clock in
the afternoon.
Bob and Emmett Dalton did not stop
to note the effect of the shot They
ran around the corner of the building
and returned the fire of Cox and
Cubine.
The latter fell dead in his tracks.
Charles Brown was in range of shot,
too, and he fell, to die three hours
later.
Thomas Ayers had seen all this in the
moment he stood irresolutely in front
of his bank. Then he gathered his
scattered thoughts and started to run.
But the bandits who were robbinp
the First National bank, had heard the
firing, and they turned and opened up
on the fleeing man, shooting through
windows. The shots came as a volley
and Ayers fell seriously II not fatally
wounded Bob and Emmett quickly
joined the rest of their band and start.
ed for their horses, but they were then
the targets for perfect fusilade and
Jim Spears was working his Winchester
with clock-like regularity. Bob and
Grant Dalton and Texas Jack" were
killed at the mouth of the alley, not.
however, before Bob had killed City
Marshal Connolly.
Tom Evans and 0gee mounted their
horses and dashed out of town, but
Evans was hit hard and fell dead from
his horse half mile away.
Cashier Ayers is very low, but has a
chance to recover.
Three Killed on the Santa Fe,
PUEBLO, Col, Oct 10.-At a late hour
last night, six miles north of Pueblo.
on the branch of the Atchison, Topeka