The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-10-13

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THE DALTON BROTHERS.
since died. The other escaped. but he
is being hot!y pursued.
OF the attacking party four We're killed,
one was fatally and two seriously
wounded. The dead are:
Rob DALTON, desperate, shot through the
head.
GRANT DALTON, desperate, shot through the
heart.
the left side
JOSEPH EVANS, desperate, shot through the
head.
shot through the head.
T. C. CoNSELI.Y, City Marshal, shot through
l.. NJ BALDWIN, bank clerk, shot through the
head.
e. W. CubISE. merchant, shot through the
head.
c. j. BROWN, shoemaker. shot through the
body.
Thomas &. Ayers. cashier of the First
National Bank, wa, SHOT through the
groin and cannot live.
T. 4. Rcnnolds of the attacking party
has a wound in the right hrca-t, but it
is not considered necessarily dangerous.
Lais Dciz, another of the attacking
party, was shot in the right side. His
wound is serious one, but is not fatal
1t was 9 O'Clock when the gang rode
into town, in two squads of three each,
passing through unircquent"d streets
and deserted alleys to the alley in the
rear of the First Nat onal Bank. They
quickly tied their horses, and without
losing moments time proceeded to
the attack upon the bank.
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of the gang, and Emmett. his brother
went to the First National bank. the
other four unicr the leadership OF Texas
Jack, or John Moore. going to the pri-
vate bank of G. NJ Congdon a Co.
In the meantime the alarm had already
been given. The Dalton boys We're
born and bred in the vicinity, and We're
we'll known to nearly every man, woman
and child. Almost before the bandits
had entered the bank Marshal Connolly
was collecting a posse. He ran first TO
the livery stable OF Jim Spears, a dead
shot with n Winchester and Il valuable
man in any fight. Then he summoned
George Cuhine. a merchant: Charles
Brown. a shoemaker: John Cox, express
agent. and other citizens who could be
conveniently reached. stationing them
about the square, which lo'h of the
banks faced.
Robbers Go Through, the Bank
While the marshal was collecting his
forces the bandits. all ignorant OF the
trap that was being laid for them. We're
proceeding deliberately with their work
of robbing the banks. Texas Jacks
band had entered Congion's bank, and
! with their Winchesters levelcd at
Cashier Ball ami Teller Carpenter had
ordered them to throw up their hands.
Then Texas Jack searched tn m for
weapons while the other three desper-
| ADDE'S kept them covered with their
rifles. Finding them to be unarmcd
Cashier Ball was ordered to open the
safe. The cashier explained that the
safes door was controlled by a time
lock and that it could not by any means
| short of dynamite be opened before it's
time was up, which would be 10 o'clock,
| Or in about twenty minutes. Well
| wait, said the leader, and he sat down
at the cashiers de *.
Bob and Emmett Dalton in the mean
while We're having better luck at the
First National bank. When they enter
ed the bank they found within Cashier
Ayers. his son, Albert Ayers, and
Teller W. II. Shepherd. None of
them were armed. and with
leveled revolvers the brother bandits
easily intimidated them Albert Ayers
| and Teller Shepherd were kept under
the muzzles of Emmett Dalton's 1evol-
vers while Bob Dalton forced Cashier
Ayers to strip the safe vault and cash
drawers of all the money contained in
| them and place if in a sack which had
been brought along for that purpose.
FOL, Dalton Dies In Hi. Roots
Fearing TO leave them behind, lest
| they should give the alarm before the
| bandits should be able to mount their
| horses and escape, the desperadoeS
| mar he'd the officers of the bank ont of
| the door with the in ention of keeping
| them under guard while they made their
escape The party made its appearance
| at the door of the bank just as Livery
| man Spears and his companions of the
Marshal's posse took their positions in
| the suuare. When the Dalton brothers
| saw the armed men in the square they
appre eiated their peril on the in
slant, and leaving the bank O.
| fcers on the steps of the bank
! building. ran for thei' horses. As
| soon as they reached the sidewalk
| Spears rifle quickly came to post on.
| An instant later il spoke and Bob Dali
| ton. the notorious leader of the notori-
| Gus gang, fell in his tracks, dead. There
| was not CULVER of muscle after he
| fell. The bullet had struck him in the
| right tempe and plourhed through his
brain and passed out Just above the
left eye. Emmett Dalton had the start
| of his brother. and before Spears could
draw a bead on him he had lodged be-
| hind the corner of the bank and was
+! making time in the direction OF the
| aliey where the bandits had tied theiI
| horses.
The shot which dropped Bob Dalton
aroused Texas Jack" and his men in
/ Congdon's bank, where they were pa
ticntIy waiting for the timelock of the
sac to be sprung with the hour of i"
Running to the windows of the bank
they saw their leader PROSTATE on the
ground Raising their rifles to theil
shoulders they fred one volley out o
the windows. Cashier Ayers fell OF
the steps OF his bank, shot through thu
groin. Shoemaker Brown OF the at
lacking party in the square was sho
through the body. He was quickly re
moved TO his shop, but died just as h
was carried within.
spears k.,le Again Speaks.
The firing attracted the attention o
Marshal Connolly, who, collecting NOR
men for his posse and with the few
that he had already gathered, raj
hurriedly 10 the scene of the conflict.
After firing their voIley from the win
| dows o! the hank the bandits, Apr,
chatting that their only safety lay il
flight. attempted 10 escape. They raj
fed. The Marshal's Io,se in tn
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