The Meeker herald., 1892-10-15

recognized City MARSHAL Sonneuy was
quickly notified Of their arrival, and almost
before the bandits had entered the bank he
was collecting posse to capture them II
possible, to kill them II necessary.
While the marshal was collecting his forces
the bandits, all ignorant OF the trap that was
being laid for them, were deliberately pro-
ceeding with their work of robbing the banks.
Texas Jacks band had entered Congdon's
bank and with their Winchesters leycled at
Cashier Ball and Teller Carpenter ordered
them TO throw up their hands. Then Texas
Jack searched them for weapons while The
other three desperadoes kept them covered
with their rifles. Finding them to be un-
armed Cashier Ball WAS ordered to open the
safe. The cashier explained that the safes
door was controlled by a time lock and that
1t could not be opened by any means short of
dynamite 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. While they were
waiting for the time lock they cleaned out
the money drawers, putting $500 into flour
sack
Bob and Emmett Dalton In the meanwhile
were having better luck at the First National
bank. When they entered the bank they
found within Cashier Ayers, his son, Albert
Ayers, and Teller W. H. Shepherd. None OF
them were armed, and with leyeled reyolycrs
the brother bandits easily intlmidated them.
Albert Ayers and Teller Shepherd were kept
under the muzzles of Emmett Dalton's revolt
yers while Bob Dalton forced Cashier Ayers
to strip the safe vault and cash drawers OF all
the money contained in them and place It In
sack which had been brought along for that
purpose.
Fearing to leave them behind lest they
should give the alarm before they should be
able to mount their horses and escape, the
despcradocs marched the officers of the bank
out OF the door with the intention Of keeping
them under guard while they made their es-
cape The party made Its appearance at the
door OF the bank Just as Liveryman Spears
and his companions of the marshars posse
took their positions In the square. When the
Dalton brothers saw the armed men In the
square they appreciated their position in an
instant, and leaving the banks officers on the
steps OF the bank building ran for their
horses.
As soon Il. they reached the sidewalk
Spears rife quickly came TO position. An
instant later Bob Dalton, the notorious leader
of the notorious gang, fell In his tracks, dead.
The bullet had struck him in the right temple
and ploughed through his brain and passed
out just above the left eye. Emmett Dalton
had the start Of his brother, and before Spears
could draw bead on him he had lodged be-
hind n corner OF the bank and was making
time in the direction Of the alley where the
bandits had tied their horses
The shot which dropped Bob Dalton arous-
cd Texas Jacks band in Congdon's bank, who
were patiently waiting for the tlme-lock of
the safe to be sprung with the hour of 10.
Running TO the windows OF the bank they
saw their leader PROSTATE on the ground.
Raising their rifles to their shoulders they
fired one volley out of the windows. Two
men fell at the vollcy. Cashier Ayers fell on
the steps of his bank, shot through the groin.
Shoemaker Brown OF the attacking party in
the square, was shot through the body. He
was quickly removed TO his shop, but died
just as he was carried within.
The firing attracted the attention OF Sher-
III Connolly, who, collecting more men for
his posse and with the few which he had al
ready gathered, he ran hurriedly to the scene
OF conflict.
After firing the volleys from the windows
Of the bank the bandits, approaching that their
only safety lay in fight, attempted to escape
They ran from the door OF the bank, firing US
they fed. The marshsrs posse in the square,
without organization Of any kind, fired at the
fleeing bandits, each man for himself Spears
trusty Winchester spoke twice more in quick
succession before the others of the posse could
take aim and Joseph Evans and "TerasJackn
fell dead both shot through the head making
three dead bandits to his credit.
In the general fusiladc which followed
Graf Dalton, one of the surviving members
Of "Tcxas jacks squad, Marshal Connolly,
George Cubine and d. NJ. Baldwin, one of
Congdon's CLERKS who was out collecting
when the attack was made, were MORALLY hit
and died on the field.
Allie Ogee, the only survivor of the band,
succeeded in escaping to the alley where the
horses were tied, and mounting the swiftest
horse of the lot fed south in the direction of
the Indian Territory.
Emmett Dalton, who had escaped from the
First National bank, had already reached the
alley In safety, but he had some trouble in
getting mounted and Allie Ogee had already
made his escape before Emmett got fairly
started. Several OF the posse, anticipating
that horses would be required, were already
mounted and quickly pursued the escaping
bandits. Emmett Dalton's horse was no
match for the fresher animals Of his pursuers
As his pursuers closed on him he turned sud-
denly in his saddle and fired upon his would
be captors. The latter answered with vol
ley and Emmett toppled from his horse hard
hit. He was taken back to town and died
late In the afternoon. He made an ante-mor-
TEN statement, confessing to the various
crimes committed by the gang Of which be
was ember
Allie OGee had about ten minutes start of
his pursuers and was mounted on = swift
horse At s O'Clock he had not been captured.
The dead are Bob Dalton. Graf Dalton, En-.
nett Dalton, Joseph Evans, John Moore
(Te1as Jack).
The citizens killed are 7. c. Connolly, e,tv
marshal, shot through the body; L. N. Bald.
win, bank clerk, shot through tho head: @.
W. Cubine, merchant, shot through the head:
c. J. Brown, shoemaker, shot through the
body. Thomas G. Ayers, cashier of the Firs,
National bank Naa ahot throurh ,h. ..-.t.