St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-06

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tered the bank they found within
Cashier Ayers, his son Albert Ayers
and Teller w. III. Shepherd. None of
them was armed, and, with leveled re-
volvers. the brother bandits easily in
tinidated them. Albert Ayers and
Teller Shepherd were kept under the
muZZleS of Emmet Dalton's revOlvers,
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 the
bandits should be able to mount their
horses and escape, the desperadoes
marched the officers of the bank out of
the door. with the intention of keeping
them under guard while they made
their escape.
The party made its appearance at the
door of the bark just as Liveryman
ShaFS posse took their positions i'll the
square. When the Dsl on brothers saw
the armed men in the square they
Appreciated Th cir Peril
on the instant, and leaving the banks
officers on the steps of the bank build
ing ran for their horses. AS soon as
they reached the sidewalk Spears rifle
quickly came to position. An instant
later it spoke, and Bob Dalton, the no.
tOrious leader of the notorious gang,
fell in his tracks dead. There was not
culver of muscle after he fell. The
bullet mad struck him in the right tenn
pie and ploughed through his brain and
passed out just above the left eye. En-
met Dalton had the start OF his brother,
and before Spears could draw bead Oh
him he had lodged behind a 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
aroused "TeXaS Jacks" band IN Cong
dOn'S bank. who were patiently waiting
for the time 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.
they fired one volley out of the win
dows. Two men fell at the volley.
Cashier Ayers
Fell on the Steps
of his bank, shot through the groin.
Shoemaker Brown. of the attacking
party in the sqAare. was shot through
the body. He was quickly removed to
his shop. but died just as he was car
ried within.
The firing attracted the attention of
Marshal Connolly. who was collecting
more men for his posse, and with the
few which he had already gathered he
ran hurrieGly to the scene of the con-
tiict.
After firing their volIey from the
windows of the bank the bandits. appre-.
ciating that their only safety lay in
flight, attempted to escape. They ran
from the door of the bank, hiring as they
fled. The marshal's posse, i'll the
square, without organization Of any
kind, fired at the fleeing bandits, each
man for himself. Spears trusty Win
chester spoke twice more in quick sue
cession before the others of'the posse
could take aim, and Joseph Evans and
Texas Jack" fell dead, both shot
through the head, making three bandits
to his credit. In the general fusilade
which followed, Graf Dalton. one of the
surviving members of Texas Jacks
squad, Marshal Connolly and George
Cubine and l.. Nj. Baldwin, one of
Congdon's clerks. who was out dollect-
ing when the attack was made, were
mortally 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 mount
ing the swiftest horse of the lot, fed
south in the direction of the Indian ter
ritory. Emmet Dalton, who had escaped
from the First National bank, had al
ready reached the alley in safety, but
he had some trouble in getting
made his escape before Emmet got
fairly started. Several of the posse.
anticipating that horses would be re-
quired. were already mounted and
quickly pursued tine escaping bandits.
Emmett Dalton's horse was no match
for the freSher animals of his pursuerS.
AS his pursuers closed on him he turned
suddenly in his saddle and fired upon
his would-be captors. The latter
answered with yOlley and Emmett
toppled from his horse. hard hit. He
was brought back to town and died late
this afternoon. He made an ante-mortem
statement confeSSiDg to the various
crimes committed by the gang of which
he was member. Allie Ogee had
about ten minutes start of his pursuers
and was mounted Oh swift horse. AT
5 o'clock this evening he had not been
captured.
After the battle was over, search was
made for the money which the bandits
had secured from the two banks. 1t was
found i'll the 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 tn
First National bank. The other was
found tightly clenched in 'Texas
Jacks" hand. The money was re-
stored to its rightful owners.
The hodies of those of the attacking
party who were killed were removed to
their respective homes, while the bodies
of the dead bandits were allowed to re
main where they had fallen until the
arrival of the coroner from Indepe nd
ence, who ordered them removed to the
court house. There he held an in
quest. the jury returning a verdict in
accordance with the facts. The inquest
over the bodies of, the dead citizens will
be postponed until the result of the
pursuit of Allie Ogee is known. During
the time the bodies remained in the
square they were reviewed by hundreds
of the people of this and surround-
ing towns who, having heard of the
tragedy. came in swarms to inspect the
scene. This excitement was of the most
intense character and the fate of Allie
Ogee, should he be captured, was de-
termined by universal consent. He
will be hanged by the people.
The other topics which attracted uni
versal comment were the fulfllment of
the prophecy that the Daltons would
Idle with their boots on" the peculiar
fate which had decreed that they should
die by the hands of their old friends in
the vicinity of their place of birth, and
the excellent craftsmanship of Livery
man Spears, who with three shots sent
death to as many bandits.