The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-06

| had some trouble in getting mounted.
| Several of the posse quickly mounted and
pursued the escaping bandits.
Emmett's horse was no match for the
fresher animals of his pursuers. As they
closed in on him he turned suddenly in
the saddle and fired upon his would-be
captors. The latter answered with vol
ley. and Emmett toppled from his horse,
hit hard. He was brought back to town.
and died late this afternoon. He made
an ante-mortem statement, confessing to
various crimes committed by the gang.
Allie Ogee is still at large.
After the battle was over search was
made for the money the bandits secured
from the banks. 1t was found in sacks
where it had been placed by the robbers.
One sack was found under the body of
Bob Dalton, who had fallen dead upon it
while he was escaping from the First Ma
tional bank. The other was tightly
clinched In Texas Jacks hand. The
bodies of those of the attacking party
who were killed were removed to their re-
spective homes, while the bodies of the
dead bandits were allowed to remain
where they had fallen until the arrival of
the coroner from Independence. who or
dered them removed to the courthouse.
There he held an inquest, the jury return
ing verdict according to the facts.
During the time the bodies remained in
the square they were viewed by hundreds
of people of this and surrounding towns.
who, having heard of the tragedy, came
in swarrns to inspect the scene. The ex-
element was of the most intense charac-
ter. and the fate of Allie Ogee, should he
be captured. will be the rope. Other top
lcs which attracted universal comment
were the fulfillment of the prophecy tina,
the Daltons would ''die with their boots
on" the peculiar fate which decreed that
they should die by the hands of their old
friends in the vicinity of their place of
birth, and the excellent Workmanship of
Liveryman Spears, who with three shots
sent death to as many bandits.
LATER-Emmett Dalton is not shot dead.
He is slowly dying in a room in a hotel
here, and death is expected any moment.
The indignation again the robbers was SO
intense this afternoon that the citizens
wanted to lynch the dying bandit. To
prevent this the coroner gave out the
statement that he was already dead. Up
to IL o'clock tonight Allie Ogee had not
been captured.
Late tonight an Associated Press repre-
H.
He declared that the stories of hidden
treasure we're all nonsense. IF there had
been hidden treasure" he said, I'VE would
all be alive today. 1t was because we were
all broke that we planned the Coffeyvilie
raid. We were being hard pressed by off,
GERS down in the territory and Bob decided
We would have to get out of the country.
He planned the robbery about two weeks
ago while We were camped in the Usage
! country. We tried to persuade him not to
do it and he called US towards. That
settled it."
1t was with great difficulty that the
bandit told the story as he was suffering
terribly from wound in the side. His
physician says he cannot possibly survive.
Cashier Ayres is resting easier tonight.
The Dalton boys came of an illustrious bandit
family. for their mother was sister OF Cole
Younger. the justly celebrated partner Of Jesse
James in numerous business ventures. They
are also second cousins OF tho James brothers.
The boys were born In Kansas. apd from their
earliest years they read eagerly stories OF the
prowess of their uncles. the Younger boys and
their cousins Frank and Jesse James. While
mere boys they looked forward to the time when
they would be big and strong enough to rob and
murder. Bob, the ablest OF the lot, was "a ysaJs
old. 6 feet inch high and well built He was
very cool at his work and inspired his followers.
One reason why the Dalton boys 20 long
evaded capture was the fact that they mado
their rendezvous In the Indian Territory. Tho
Cherokee strip has no people upon IL at all. and
the Creek nation country II inhabited only by
the Indians, who never gave the robbers away,
and who, in return for horse or two OCCASION
ally, furnished shelter and provisions. In the
Creek country, which is $50 miles long and sixty
miles wide, there Ia dense timber in which any
number Of men may hide themselves without
fear of detection. The Dalton gang travelled
with pack horses loaded with provisions, and
as the men knew the country like q book they
were In little danger after they left the prairie
1t was easy enough to track them through the
tall prairie grass, but when they reached the
timber country, with its deep ravines, IL was
impossible to follow them successfully. Up
to few years ago the Datons had con-
fined their rascality to stealing cattle and
driving them through the "public lands" into
New Mexico and selling them along the route.
Then when they got ready 70 return to the ter
ritory they would steal bunch OF cattle in
New Mexico and bring them home 70 SELL al
ways returning by different route. 1t did
no good to indict them. Their friends domi-
mated the local courts, and even IL they were
brought to trial they got of scot free. Honest
cattlemen OF the territory fiually grew so exas-
perated at their thlevery that they organised to
rid the country OF the Daltons, and wagcd bt-
| ter war upon them. 1t was then that the cattle
| thieves perforce quit their old practices and
turned their attention 20 train robbery. The
whole gang had made nine successful train rob-
berries in the last eight years. Many old Mis-
sourians say that for daring and skillful execu-
| ton the work OF the Dalton boys
was fully equally to that OF the James
brothers. One OF their greatest achievements
| was the Wharton rob berry, in Indian Territory.
Tho boys had received the Information from
| some of their confederatcs that large sum of
money was being shipped to Fort Reno for the
| purpose of paying oil the troops at that post.
| Others say that the Dnltons were informed of
| the intended shipmsnt of the money by persons
living at the fort and who knew about the timo
! the train and money were expected. BE that az
| 10 may, the band appeared at Wharton and
| night ii was expected the train would pass bear
| ing the money, and just hour before the
train was 10 arrive, the robbers appeared on ths
platforn aud demanded of the operator that no
open up the door. They wanted TO know IL tho
| train was on time and the operator informed
| them that II was two hours late. There was only
one other person besides the operator present
The station, consisting OF no other buildings
than the little depot and coal shed. afforded tho
| boys good opportunity for the daring deed they
| were about 10 commit The operator recognised
| Bob Dalton, and, fearing that he had notified
| the approaching train OF the attempt that was
to be made on the express car. they decided TO
kill the operator. At any rate he was killed.
| and the bandits left the place and abandoned
| the attempt 10 steal the Fort Reno money. Sev-
erai months after this the Daltons held up
| train at point only \ few miles from wharton
| They secured . large sum Of money, and,
| although posse OF more than 100 deputy mar
shals and cowboys participated in tho race TO
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