Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-06

denly in his saddle aud FREQ upon HE
| would.hn uaptors. Thu latter answnrc !
with u volloy, and Emmett toppod
| from bis horse, hit IN the huHd. lie
/ was brought back 90 town and died late
this afternoon. Hu made an auto.
mortcm stntement con'es'iDg 10 vari.
Jus crimes committed by the gang.
ALLIE oGEE
10 still nj large. After the battle was
over iearch was mndo fof the money
the blnJits received from the banks.
IL was found In nacln where 8, had
boon placed by tho robbnrt. one sack
was found under che body OF Bob Dal.
ton, who had fallen dead uIon u while
ho wus esosplng from the Flrst M.
tionnl bank. The other was tightly
clonchcd Ia "roxas jacks" hand.
The bodice Of tbooe ~ the attaching
party who were killed were removed
| 10 their respective homes while the
bodies Of tho dead bandits were al.
| lowed To remain whore they had
fallen until the arrival OF the cor.
ohor from independence, who OF irftd
/ them removed % tlip courlhuuse. where
an inquest was held, the jury return.
| INK verdict accounting With the facts.
| During the time the bodies remained
Oh tho square they were viewed by
hundreds oi people Of this aud sur.
rounding towns who, having heard Of
the tragedy, canIu In twatus 90 IN.
spcct the scene. The excitement was
Of the most intense character aud the
fate Of Allie Ogee, should lac DO cap.
turcd, would be hanging.
Other topics which attracted uni.
v0rsal comment were the
FULFILLING oF THE Prophecy
that the Daltohs would "dle with their
boots on" the peculiar fate which dc.
creed that they should die by the
| handa OF their old friends In the vlciu-
ity OF their place OF birth, anu tho ex-
cellcnt mnrksmanshi,. Of Liyeryman
! Spears, who with three shots sent
death TO as many baudits.
The Daltons wero numerous iaml.
ly. There were five boys aud three
girls. on the boys two engaged In
farming, one In Oklahoma, waerp the
mother livee. and one near C0iieyvllle,
where three OF the brothers met
death today. The Ddl,0uH were
second cousins OF the Jnmus boys,
and through them related 10
the loungers, now serving life.
lrIm8 Of imprisonment In tine peni.
Tertiary OF Mlnncaota for train and
bnuh rObburlea. Bob became cattle
thief when mere boy aud was soon
Joined by his brother, Grafton. They
were finally run out Of the territory,
and the next heard Of them they were
In California, where they took 10 train
nnd stage rObbing. rhOy returned 10
Indian Territory in the spring OF 1850,
when Oklahoma WINS opened for settle
ment. They occurred homtsleau for
their mother, where she still llves. At
the Time OF the Openinr Bob Dalton
was United States deputy mammal,
being selected on account of nis
peculiar fitness TO deal with desperate
characters. After the opening hc re.
turned 10 life Of ou.,1wry, and ho
and Grafton wore Joined by their
brother Emmett, the youngest OF the
brothers, Texas JRckn aud several
other desperate chnrncters. From this
tlne their record as robbers OF oxpress
trains and perpetrators Of other out.
fagea Is irosh In the public mind.
EMMETT DALTON Is NOT DEAD.
lie Is dying In his room ut the hotel
here, ana death IL expected nj any mo-
menl. The indignation ngainet the
robbers WAS 80 intense thls afternoon
that the citizens wanted TO lynch the
dying bandit. 10 prevent this the
coroner gave out the statement that lac
was already dead. Up to II O'Clock
tonight Allie Ogce has not been cap
tuteu. Late tonight IN Associated
Press representative had a talk with
Emmett Dalton. He declared the
stories Of hidden treasures all non.
sense.
al there had been hidden treas.
ure," he said, Eve would all havo been
alive today. 10 WAS because we were
all broke that we planned the Coiiey-
Vile raid. We were being hard pressed |
by officers down In the territory and
bob decided that we would have TO |
get out Of the country. Ho planned |
the robbery about two weeks ngo while |
We were camped In Oaage country. We |
tried TO persuade him not TO do II, aud |
he then called us towards. That set |
tied II, and We started"
1t was with great difficulty that the |
bandit told his story, "a he was suffer. |
ing terribly from tho wound Ia his /
side. Tho physician says he cannot |
possibly survive. Cashier Ayers IL |
resting easier tonight,