The Red Cloud chief., 1892-10-14
T WIPED OUT.
Desperate Battle With the Gang
at Cofeyville, Kan.
They Raid the Banks -Four of the Gang
Killed and One Mortslly Wounded
Foul Citizens Killed aud
Another VIII Die.

Younger brothers, and cousins OF those
daring men last named notorious as
train robbers and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
cruel, charlottesville terrors of the In
dian ter ritory, Oklahoma and western
Kansas--arc no more. They and their
immediate followers have been wiped
out of existence as completely as though
swallowed by M earthquake.
Yesterday morning six members OF
the Dalton gang, divided into two
squads, made simultaneous attacks up
on the Condor and the First National
banks Of this city. One of the most
desperate battles on record ensued.
Bob and Grattan Dalton, Tom Evans
and ''Texas Jack" Moore. desperadoes,
were killed outright So was C. T.
Connolly, marshal of Coffeyville; George
Cubine, boot and shoe dealer; Lucius
Baldwin, clerk, and Charles Brown, q
shoemaker. Thomas q. Ayres, cashier
Of the First National bank, and Emmet
Dalton are probably MORALLY wounded,
and others are slightly wounded.
The most remarkable incident of all
this bloody battle was the work of Jim
Spears, a livery stable keeper. At the
sound Of the first firing he grabbed his
Winchester and with steady nerve nd
deadly aim he worked it. lie killed
three of the desperadoes in rapid uc-
c~ession, shooting as an expert marks
man would at inanimate targets.
1t was 0:45 o'clock when the town IA
startled by the appearance on the
streets of six men, heavily armed with
Winchcstcrs and Colts rcvolvers. They
were Bob, Graf and Emmett Dalton,
Tom Evans, Texas Jack" Moore and
Allie Ogee. They had tied their horses
in nm alley and coming rapidly out upon
the street, Graf Dalton, Evans, Moore
and Ogce entered the bank of C.. NJ.
Condor & Co. Bob and Emmett Dalton
passed across the street to the First Ma
tional bank.
Charles Smith, "a barber, recognized
them and waved his hand to them.
They responded to the s%alutation. The
four who entered the Condor bank or
dered Cashier Ball and Teller Carpenter
to throw up their hands and give over
the money. Ball replied that he could
not, as the time lock was on. They
asked him when IL would be open, and
accepted his statement Of $3.50 o'clock,
although it was nearly 10 O'clock then.
Ball was oydered to hand over the
money on the counter, amounting to
some g., 1000, which he did.
Bob and Emmett Dalton found in the
First National bank Cashier Ayers, his
son Bert, and Teller W.. II. Shepherd.
These men were ordered to throw up
their hands and Bert Ayres was in
, structed to put the money in a bag
which the robbers had provided.
Young Ayres complied but told the
Daltons that he did not know the COM
bination to the safe. Turning to the
elder Ayers Bob Dalton called him by
name and, with an oath, commanded
him to open the safe. The latter fol-
lowed instructions and himself put the
money in the bag, purposely overlook
ing two bundles of s., 900 each, but Bob
To make things certain went into the
safe himself.
After securing from the vault some
$40, 900 the brothers got the bankers ir
front of them and marched them out OF
the front door. Barber Smith had In
the meanwhile given the alarm and
men had hastily secured wcapons'an
were rushing to the scene. As Bob and
Emmett Dalton emerged from the bank
Pacific Express Agent c. $. Cox and
George Cubine opened fire upon them
w%ounding Emmett. The brothers turned
back, and, running into the bank,
emerged from "a side door. There Lucius
Baldwin met them. and there, too he
met his death. One Of the brothers
brought his heavy six shooter into play
and Baldwin fell to the sidewalk mort
ally wounded. He died ut . o'clock In
the afternoon.
Bob and Emmett Dalton did not stop
to note the effect Of the shot They
around the corner Of the building
and returned the FIRE of Cox anG
Cubine.
The latter fell dead in his tracks
Charles Brown was In range of u shot
too, and he fell, to die three hours
later.
Thomas Ayers had seen all this In tn.
moment he stood irresolutely in from
of his bank. Then he gathered hi.
scattered thoughts and started 20 run
But the bandits who were robbinl
the First National bank, had heard the
firing, and they turned and opened NJ
on the fleeing man, shooting through
windows. The shots came as a volley
and Ayers fell seriously II not fatally
wounded. Bob and Emmett quickly
Joined the rest of their band and start
ed for their horses, but they were ther
the targets for a perfect fusilade ant
Jim Spears was working his Wincheste
with clock-like regularity, Bob ant
Grant Dalton and "Texas Jack" were
killed Mt the mouth of the alley, not
however, before Bob had killed City
Marshal Connolly.
Tom Evans and Ogee mounted theil
horses and dashed out of town, blu
Evans was hit hard and fell dead from
his horse half Il mile away.
Cashier Ayers Is very low, but has
chance to recover.
Reckless Htghwaymea.
ST LOUIS, Oct IA street car on tn
Cass avenue line was held up ut Seventh
street and Washington avenue in tn
very heat of the city last night Mt !
L.. -. $4,000 n.. .l....