Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-10-13
THE DALTON MATTER.
A Few Stray Notes Following
Last Weeks Account.

the first paper to publish the story of
the Dalton raid on Coneyville last
week, on Wednesday. The "forms"
had just gone to press when the word
came by wire OF the awful tragedy;
twenty minutes later the press was
again started and fairly perfect ac-
count ofthe ah.ir was given. Itis IN.
necessary to state that The DAiLY
CHfEFTAIE was popular sheet that
day.
Coneyville has been in an uproar
ever since the raid, people travelling
from all sections to view the scene Of
the bloody encounter. Emmett Dalton
is still alive aud J. q. Anderson, Of
this ciiy, who saw him, believes he
will recover. Cashier Ayers is also
improving and there is fair prospect
Of his getting well. Mrs. Dalton and
oldest son, Ben, went up from King
fisher, Oklahoma, and attended the
funeral and 1t is safe to say, were the
only mourners.
Apparently, the fatal mistake OF the
in the alley, in direct range Of Isham
Bros, & Mansur's hardware store, as
that place answered the double pur-
pose Of supplying guns AM ammunition,
as well as answering for a fortress.
From this point Of vantage, BY the
time the robbers entered the alley,
lead was being poured down IL like
q shower Of hail stones. Five men
and four horses fell within tue dis
tance OF a hundred feet, and Bob,
Graf and Texas Jack were killed with
in FIVE feet Of each other. II SCENT to
be matter Of question ! there we're
more than i've OF the robbers, ss Bob
and Emmett Dalton took care OF the
Condor bank aud Texas Jack, Graf
Dalton and one Tim Evans, visited The
First National. The report that Tom
Heady was with the outlaws Ard was
killed was an error, as he was seen the
next day and showed eonclusively that
sss had not been in their company.
A day or two before the raid the Dali
tons took dinner at Jim Mehlin's near
Alluwe, and went down to his neigh
Dor, Bob Patton, and bought a horse
paying 500 for it. They were also in
the vicinity of Halsell's ranch trying
to buy horses.
The Wells Fargo Express Company
are arranging to pay reward for the
Daltons to the families OF the men
killed in the raid-a sum sufficient Ia
at least show it's appreciation of theiI
bravery, though there was no reward
outstanding at the time of the battle
The banks of the country will be asked
to contribute to like fund.
Since being captured Emmet Dalton
has done considerable talking. Prob.
ably the following statement made by
him Is the most interesting;
"On the first of Oct, 1892, met The
boys south of Tulsa, and they asked
me how much money had. tolC
them about $40. asked them hov
much money they had and they sai'
. about $500. asked them what the.
we're going to do and they said thi
town, CoHeyyille. had been ialkIn
about them, aud some OF the peopl
J had been trying TO get them captured
| told them knew IL was lie; tina
: they used 10 have lots of friend !"
Bob sajd. haso,,-~-es.-saisi up airo. 20
bapss at lQneyville IN o2e-dsl
"U'u tsfm did not want sny oiit
~. "a alI had better go along an
ah' ne 'A'u "a 80 .,,- -
I help aud get some money and ieav
3 the country; that II I stayed aroun
s here was sure TO get caught OF kille'
1 On the morning Of Oct. 3rd we sa;
e died up north Of Tulsa in the Osal
e nation and rode about twenty mile
toward Coheyvilis, and we talked
over that day. 1 tried TO prevail o
the boys not 20 come up for the PEI
pie here had done us no harm. The
, said all right, il didn't want TO con
= they four would come and give Il
town a round mp. told them IL th'
was the case might as well come wit
(. them. / came for the love of II
:, brothers, aud knew that would
chased just as hard Il / didn't come
A | would be if did, and had no moi
!. ey to get out Of the country,
!. We camped in the timbered hills {
A the head Of Hickory creek about
4 miles from CotIeyville on the night
the 9Th and in the night we saddled |
and rode to the DAVIS farm, in II
Onion creek bottoms, and this NOR
ing (the 5thl as we fed our horses son
. corn, | asked them If they we're st
. coming up here. They said they wei
. told them It would not be treatil
. the people right as they had alwa
y befriended us.
. asked them how they were goi
. to do It, Bob said that we would ri
. in about half past nine in the NOR
. ing, saying that there would not
half so many people in town to he
= up and we wouldn't have to hurt a
= one.
J. lie told me he would like to have
S 90 with him because | was quick
:. foot and that he and would go to
J. First National Bank aud let the 9TH
10 go to q. NJ. Oondon's. lie said II
,r we would ride in and hitch at the
ID Q. NJ. Condor building. He said
T. would hitch there so that people woI
not see us until We got right into
banks.
:. When we got to the Number yard
- saw that the street was all torn
and he said, Let us ride down in
/. alley and hitch All five Of the h
90 90 ses belonged to Bob. He bought {
y ~ on the end, and the others next mo
- ing. | am first cousin OF Bob Z
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