The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-10-11
MET THEIR MATCH.
TIE DALTON GANG MAKES A RAID
ON COFFEEVILLE,
And All Of Them We're Killed-Warned that
the Robbers Were to Attack Them
tho Citizens Prepared for War.

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rats in trap, they were today shot down;
but not until four citizens Of this place
yielded UP their lives in the work of eX-
termination. Six Of the gang rode into
town this morning and robbed the two
banks of this place. Their raid had be-
come known to officers Of the law and
when the bandits attempted to escape
they were attacked by the marshaPs
posse. In the battle which ensued four
of the desperadoes were killed outright,
and one was so badly wounded that he
has since died. The other escaped, but
is being hotly pursued.
OF the attacking party, four were killed,
one was fatally and two were seriously
wounded. The dead are:
Bob Dalton, desperate, shot through the
head.
Grant Dalton, desperate, shot through
the heart.
Emmett Dalton, desperate, shot through
the left side.
Joseph Evans, desperate, shot through
the head.
John Moore, alias Texas Jack" des-
perado, shot through the head.
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through the body.
I. Nj. Baldwin. bank clerk, shot through
the head.
G. w. Cubine, merchant shot through
the head.
CT. Brown, shoemaker, shot through
the body.
Thomas G. Mayes, cashier of the First
National bank, was shot through the
groin and cannot live
T. A Reynolds, of the attacking party,
has a wound in the right breast but 1t Is
not considered necessarily dangerous.
I.ais Detz, another of the attacking par
ty. was shot in the right side. His wound
Is serious one, but is not fatal.
Prepared for Them.
1t had been rumored a month ago that
the Dalton gang was contemplating an
Immediate raid upon the banks Of the city
ARRANGEMENTS were made to give them
warm reception. There came report
from Deming, N. NJ, that the United
States officers had had a battle with the
band in that territory, and that three OF
the bandits had been killed. This report
was believed here to have been circulated
by the DaltonS themselves, their Intention
being to divert attention from their real
purpose, and TO lull the people OF the town
into a sense of security. The people, how
ever, were not SO easily deceived and
when the report Of the disaster to the
gang in New Mexico was denied, vigilance
was renewed. Still the expected raid
was not made. Finally the patrol was
withdrawn last Saturday, although every
stranger was carefully ScrutiniZed as soon
as he appeared on the streets.
1t was o'clock this morning when the
Dalton gang rode into town. They came in
two squads of three each, and passing
through unfrequented streets all rendez-
voused in an alley in the rear Of the
First National bank. They quickly tied
their horses and without losing mo-
ment's time, proceeded to attack the
banks. Robert Dalton, the notorious
leader Of the gang, and Emmett, his broth
er, went to the First National bank. the
other four, under the leadership of Texas
Jack" or John Moore, going to the pri-
vate bank of c. NJ Congdon & Co. In
the meantime an alarm had been given.
The Dalton boys were born and bred
In this vicinity and were well known to
nearly every man, woman and child In
town. In their progress through town
they had been recognized. City Marshal
Connolly was quickly notified of their
arrival and almost before the bandits had
entered the bank he was collecting posse
to capture them, if possible; to kill them,
Ii necessary. He ran first to the livery
stable of Jim Spears, a dead shot with
the Winchester and a valuable man In
any fight. Then he summoned George
Cubine, merchant; Charles Brown, a
shoemaker; John Cox, an express agent;
and other citizens who could be conven-
iently reached. Stationing them about
the square which both of the banks faced,
he hastened to augment his posse by sum
moning other citizens for police duty.
While the marshal was collecting his
forces, the bandits, all ignorant Of the
trap that was being laid for them, were
proceeding deliberately with their work
of robbing the bank The Texas Jack di-
vision of the band had entered CongdOn's
bank and with their Winchesters levelled
at Cashier Bell and Teller Carpenter had
ordered them to throw up their hands.
Chen Texas Jack searched them for weap-
Ons, while the other three desperadoes
kept them covered with their rifles Find
ing them to be unarned, Cashier Bell was
ordered to open the safe
Waiting on the Time Lock.
The cashier explained that the safes
door was controlled by time lock, and
that 1t could not by any means short of
dynamite be opened before its time was
up, which would be 10 o'clock, or in about
twenty minutes
We'll wait" said the leader, and he
sat down at the cashiers desk
How abOIt the money drawers?" he
added sullenly, and jumping up he walk
ed around to the cages of
the paying and receiving tel
iers and taking the money, amounting i'll
all to less than $500. dumped it into a
-four sack with which he was supplied,
and again sat down, while the time lock
slowly licked off the seconds and the
hands of the clock tardily moved towards
the hour of 10.
Bob and Emmett Dalton, in the mean
while, were having better luck at the
First National bank. When they entered,
they found within Cashier Ayres. his son,
Albert Ayres. and Teller w. II. Shepherd.
None of them We're armed and with
levelled revOlvers the bandits easily intim-
dated them. Albert Ayres and Teller
Shepherd were kept under the muZzies Of
Emmett Dalton's revolvers. while Bob Dal
ton forced Cashier Ayres to strip the safe
vault and cash drawers Of all the money
contained in them and place it in n sack
which had been brought along for that
purpose. Fearing to leave them behind
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