The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-10-06
DALTON, KING OF CRIME.
THE GANG SIRPASSES FORMER
RECORDS OF LA AssLESSNESS
Free Fight-SeNen fEcn Nitied Out
right aud Many others Seriously
Wounded.

BV telegraph To- the stat Chronicle
PARSONS, Kan, Oct 5-This morn
ing, shortly after the first national bank
opened it doors, five mounted men drew
up before the bank aud three of them
entered, and, with drawn revolvers, or
dered the cashier to hand over the money
in the safe and vault The cashier drew
a revolver and fired at The robbers
numDer Of citizens were attracted by the
unusual sight OF five mounted men IN
| front of the bank and when the sound
| Of the revolver shots was heard they
rushed into the bank and a gen
eral iusi!ade followed fIne robbers
retreated from the bank and at
tempted to gain their horses, at the
same time firing their revolvers at
the citizens who were attempting to kill
or capture them. In the fight sis Of the
citizens are reported to have been killed
and four Of the robbers were captureu.
Two Of the latter are mortaliy wounded.
They are members of the famous Dalton
gang Later reports state that four of
the gang were killed and fatally wound
ed. Three citizens were also killed, two
fatally and one seriously wounded. The
names of the killed and wounded rob
bers are: Bob and Grant Dalton, Tom
Heddy and an unknown man. Emmet
Dalton is fatally wounded in his
right lung. The names of the
citizens killed are: city mar
shal G. T. Conley, Charles Brown and
ChaS Cubine Cashier G. C. Aver Of
the first national bank. Lucas Baldwin.
Thos Reynolds and Alfred Diet Sc
riously wounded. 1t appears that the
, robbers entered the village at 9:30
O'Clock this morning and separated two
of them going to C0ndons Bank and
four going to the First National. At
Condons Bank the men We're told hy the
< cashier that the safe was locked bv d
S time lock and could not be opened until
4 10 O'clock They covered him with Win
: chesters and told him they would wait.
e In the meantime the other Quartette went
| into the First National Bank and ordere1
: cashier yer to hand over the money IL
the vault At first he .efusec
: and attempted to reacu bis lcYol
Il yer One Of the @pag fired Il sho
: at him He then handed over wha
IS money was in the safe and after placing
it in bag the gang LETT, ani yried t
L .cioin their coufeaerates lie ala,n
had been givto ans citizens quiclti
gathered and attempted 70 capture Ri
robbers, who were immediately recog
nized as members Of the Dalton gang Q
Z outlaws. The robbers fired at the crow
4 Of citizens and the shots We're returne
It with effect The fighting became ger
8 erai and bullets fled thick ard fas
9, When the smoke Of battle cleared AVA
r four of the Dalton gam We're iyin
3, dead on the ground, and tafee either
n were also killed. Two II the rob5e1
e, were wounded and three citizens had =
t. ccived serious butlet wounds, One If 4
1 gang succeeded IL escaping, bnt
7. mounted possee is il pursuit and i
Z; certain that ne viii bc captured and
e, all probability Nii dangle from the 81
g Of hastily imrroVised moose, II
N greatest excitement exists All 1t may
that the wouratd members pf the gar
viii also be lyuehei.