Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-07
EMMETT DALTON TALKS.
He Tells How the Gang Came 20 Attempt
to Rob the. Coneyvllls Banks They
Were out Of Money.

He Tells How the Gang Came 10 ATTEMPTS
to Rob the. Coneyville Banks-Thsy
Were Out of Money.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, October GA
special to the Star from Coffeysyille,
Kan, says: The streets are packed to-
day with crowds OF excited people at
tracted by the Dalton tragedy Of yes
terday. At the city jail lie the four
dead bandits. Since morning a process
sion of sight-seers have viewed the
dead outlaws. The desperadoes, cold
in death, their faces uncovered, seem to
possess an attraction for the curious.
The stairway leading TO the room where
Emett Dalton lies is at all times sur
rounded by crowd endeavoring to pass
up the stairway TO the presence OF the
wounded man. A Star reporter was al
lowed to enter the room. Emett was
weak from loss of blood. He said: 81
met the boys last Saturday night near
Tusla. They told me OF their plan to
rob both banks of Coffeyville in one
day. Bob said he wanted to lower
Jesse James record. We knew the
lay of the land thoroughly. 1t was
agreed that Bob and should take the
First National AID the three boys Con-
don's bank"
Emmett further said:
"On October Ist l met the boys south
of Tulsa and they asked me how much
money had. | told them about $50.
| asked them how much they had, and
they said about $500. l asked them
what they were going to do with 1t.
They said that this town had been try
ing to capture them. / said that was
lie, for we used TO have lots OF friends
here. Bob said had better go along
and help, and get some OF the money
and leave the country; that II l stayed
around there was sure TO get caught
or killed by myself. The morning OF
October we saddled up north
of Tulsa, in the Usage Ma
ton, and rode 90 miles toward Cof-
feyville, and talked the matter over.
went out of love for my brothers, for l
knew that the authorities would get
after me anyhow, and | would have no
money to get out of the country. We
camped at the head of Hickory Creek,
at Timber Hill, about twelve miles
from Coffeyville, the night OF October 4.
That night we saddled up and rode TO
the bottoms Of Onion creek, on the
Davis farm, and this morning we fed
our horses some corn. l asked the
boys If they were coming up here.
They said that they were, and l said
that it would not be treating You right,
as you had always befriended US. l
asked them how they were going to do
the business,
bob said his would ride In about half
past nine in the morning. He said there
would not be many people in town so
early, and not many 10 hold up. He
said he wanted me along because | was
so quick on foot He said that would
go to the First National and let the boys
go to Congdons. He said he would ride
in and hitch at the old Congdon build
ing. People would not see US until af-
ter we got right into the banks. You
know the rest. All five horses belonged
to Bob. 1 am full cousin OF Bob and
Cole Younger. My mother wus sister
OF Cole Younger's father"
1t was with great difficulty that the
bandit told his story, as he was suffer-
ing terribly from the wound in his side.
The physician attending him says he
cannot possibly survive.