Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-07
N0DALT0N GOT AWAY.
Now Asserted There We're Only Five
in the Cofeyville Gang,
ALL OF WHOM WERE SHOT DOWN.
Emmett Is Still Alive but Will Die, but
Cashier Ayers Survives.
THE WOUNDED BANDITS OWN STORY

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tracted by the Dalton tragedy Of yesterday
At the city Jail an awning has been i'm
provised under which lie the four dead ban
dts In coffins provided by the county, witt
aguard to see that they are not disturbed
Among the thousands which have viewed
the bodies are many who have known the
Daltons for years, and while their crime
deserve to place them beyond the pale o
sympathy here and there are to be fount
gret for the fate of the dead men.
The stairway leading to the room wher'
Emmet Dalton lies is at all times sur
rounded by q crowd of men and women wht
do their utmost to persuade the guard to le
them pass up the stairway to the presence
of the wounded man. All sorts of reason
are advanced for these requests, but will
few exceptions, they are not complied with
Emmett Dalton Is Still Living.
The report given out last evening by the
Coroner that Emmet Dalton had died from
the effects of his wounds was untrue, the
| object being to allsy the excitement among
the citizens, who were threatening to lynch
| the dying outlaw. Last night Dalton was
| closely guarded BY company of citizens
under command of a deputy marshal, and
| only newspaper correspondents were ad-
mitted to him.
Through the courtesy of Sheriff Callahan
reporter was allowed to enter the room.
Emmet was weak from loss of blood. He
said: 81 met the boys last Saturday night
near Tulsa In the course. of their talk they
asked me how much money I had. 1 re-
piled $50 They said they had 5000, and
then told me of their plan to rob both banks
of Cofeyville in one day, Bob said he
wanted to lower Jesse James record. I
tried to persuade him not to try, but didn't
succeed, as he had a grudge against the
town and wanted revenge for what he had
heard the people were saying and trying to
do about us. 1 had no money to leave the
country, and also did not think we could
get away if we came. 1 finally consented.
eve knew the lay of the land thoroughly,
and it was agreed that Bob and 1 should
take the First National and the three boys
Condon's bank. Bob thought he and were
better than any six of the others, and know
ing the First National to be the hardest to
rob, we selected that and assigned Condon's
to the others
Claims to Be a Cousin of the Youngers.
He stated that he was cousin of the
Younger brothers, and until he knew that
the other boys were dead he refused to say
anything; but when their dead bodies were
carried up to him for inspection he identi-
fed them as Bob and Grattan Dalton, Tom
Evans and Jack Moore. He shed tears as
he gazed upon his dead brothers. The
names he gave to the two latter men are not
the names they were known by in this Sec
tion, but they are not their real names.
These are withheld from the public to-day
for good reasons, but their names will soon
be given.
The dead bandits were buried this after
noon in the City Cemetery, in a lot owned
by the Dalton family. The bodies were
carried to the grave in transfer wagons
without single mourner or sympathizing
friend to assist in the last rites.
The mother Of the Daltons was tele-
graphed yesterday, and this morning q mes
sage was received from Ben. the oldest boy
of the family, that he would come on here
Ben has never been with the boys in their
raids. He Is farmer, living with his
mother at present near Kingfsher. Okla
Emmet is wounded in the right hip and
right arm by Winchester bullets. In his
back are II buckshot, the latter being the
shot which knocked him off his horse
The Money Taken From the Banks.
He reached his horse and mounted with
the bag of money from the First National
Bank when, seeing Bob fall, he turned back
to assist him, and it was then he received the
fire which brought him down. The money
secured from the First National Bank |
to $40, 24O and that from Con.
don's S3 600. The amounts turned over to
the banks exceed this amount, and serves to |
verify the statement by Emmett that they |
had 5000 when they came to town.
1t Is now thought that only five men took |
part in the robbery, and, if this be true, the |
entire gang was exterminated. Sheriff Cal |
lahan wants to take Emmet Dalton to |
but there is vigorous nro.
test against 1t, and it will hardly be |
allowed.
The funeral services over Marshal Con-
nelly and George Cubine were held this |
afternoon and the remains of Connolly will |
be buried at Independence. Ayers wound |
is not SO serious as at first thought, and un- |
less blood poisoning sets in he will soon re- |
cover Charles Gump was another citizen
who was wounded by the gang, receiving a
shot In his left wrist, which also drove his |
gun against his breast, hurting him badly.
All the wounded men are getting on nicely.
there is quiet talk Of FINISHING
Emmet Dalton, it has taken no decided |
.orm and the result cannot be foretold.
&AAo Aso"ohu IAoy UO W DercdVeO FAMILIES,
Petitions to the Pacific Express Company
ind Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Company are circulated, asking that thew
bay the large reward for the death of the
Daltons to the families of the murdered
citizens Emmet Dalton made a sworn
tatement that Bob and Grattan were con.
'erned in the California robbery, and also
n the Adair robbery several weeks since.
A dispatch from Topeka SAYS: Allie
)gee, the only member of the Dalton gang
Who escaped at Coffeyville Yesterday. was q
native OF this, Shawnee, county and we'll
Known here. He was son of John L.
)gee, citizen of Potowatomie county. bv
lis second wife, and consequently a half
,rother of the large and wealthy Ogee
amily now living near Silver Lake. He is
'ne-fourth Indian. Considerable inharmony
characterized the life of his parents, and his
mother left Ogee q short time before the
10Y was born. They lived in Topeka and
rom there moved to Coffeyville
b. M. Curtis, now Police Judge of Topeka.
nd candidate for County Attorney, was an
'ointed guardian for the boy. The case was
card before A. B. Quinton, then Probate
udge, who decided in the boys favor. He
eft here two years ago, being then OF age,
aking $780, all that remained after the ex-
enses had been paid, and went to Indian
'erritory. He seemed to be an orderly.
uiet boy, except that he had the Indian
of rowing disposition.