Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-10-13
GET THEIR
JUST DUES.
Famous Dalton Gang Wiped
From the Face of the
Earth.
But Lives of Peaceful Citizens
Are Sacrificed in Accom-
pishing 1t.
The Desperados Boldly Attempt
to Rob Two Banks in
Kansas.
Caught in the Act by TOwnspeople
and a Most Bloody Battle
EnSueS.

Coffeeville, Kan, Oct. 5.-The Dali
ton gang has been eXterminated-wiped
off the face of the earth. Caught like
| rats i'll a trap, they were today shot
down, but not until four citizens of
| this place lost their lives in the work
| of determination.
| Six of the gang rode into town this
| morning and robbed two banks of
this place Their raid had become
| known TO the officers of the law, and
when the bandits attempted to es-
| cape they were attacked by the mar
| sharS posse. In the battle which en-
sued four despcradOs were killed out
/ right and one so badly wounded that
he has since died. Others escaped,
| but are being hotly pursued. Of the
attacking party four were killed, one
fatally and two seriously wounded.
The dead are: Bob Dalton, deSpera-
| do; Grafton Dalton, desperado; Emmitt
Dalton, desperado; Joseph Evans, des-
perado; John Moore, Texas Jack"
desperado; L. c. Connolly, city mar
shall; L. NJ. Baldwin, bank clerk; -
! W. Cubine, merchant; G. J. Brown,
| shoemaker.
The wounded are: Thos. Gaycr,
cashier Of the First National bank,
shot through the groin and cannot
live; T. A. Reynolds, wounded in the
right breast; Lais Ditz, SHOT in the
! right side.
1t was rumOred a month ago that the
immediate raid upon the banks of the
city. Arrangements were made to
| give them a warm reception. but the
excitement finally died away and the
| street patrol was given up,
! About 10 o'clock this morning the
| gang rode into town. They came in
two squads Of. three each and passing
through unfrequented streets and rem
! dezvoused in an ally i'll the rear of the
| First National bank. Robert Dalton,
the notorious leader, and Emmtit, his
! brother, went to the First National,
| the other four under the leadership Of
| Texas Jack, or John Moore, going to
| the private bank of G. NJ. Congdon x
! Co.
| In the meantime an alarm was given.
! The Dalton brothers, born and bred IL
| this vicinity, had been recognized.
| City Marshal Connolly was quickly
notified and collected a posse. While
the marshal was calling his forces he
| bandits, all ignorant of the trap, We're
proceeding deliberately with the Work
of robbing the banks.
The Texas Jack band entered Cong
| dOn's bank and with Winchesters
leyeled at Cashier Ball aud Teller Car
| penter, demanded the safe to be open
ed. The cashier explained that the safe
door WAS controlled by a time lock
and could not be opened for about
| twenty minutes-at 10 o'clock. ''We'll
wait, said the leader, and he sat down
at the cas- HERS desk first gathering up
! the money in the cash drawers.
Bob and Enmitt Dalton mean
while were having better luck at the
| First National bank. When they en-
tered the bank they found Cashier
! Ayers, his son Albert, and Teller w.
! Il. Shepherd. None of them were
armed and with leyelled reyolyeTs the
! bandits easily inundated them. Al
| bert Ayers and Teller Shepherd We're
kept under the muZZleS of Emmitt
| Daltons reyolvers while Bob Dalton
forced Cashier Ayers to strip the safe
of its valuables, and also rid the
drawers of all their money and he then
Fearing to leave them behind lest
they should give the alarm too soon,
the desperate marched the officers of
| the bank out Of the door with the in
| tention of keeping them under guard
while they made their escape.
The party made their appearance IT
the door just as Liveryman Spears and
others of the marshaTs posse took posi-
tons in the square.
| When the Dalton brothers saw the
armed men in the square they appre-
ciated their peril instantly and leaving
| the bank officers on the steps of the
| bank building ran for their horses.
! AS soon as they reached the sidewalk
Spears rife quickly came into position.
An instant later it sped, and Bob Dali.
ton, the notorious leader of notorious
gang, fell dead Emmitt Dalton had
| the start of his brother and before
Spears could draw dead on him had
lodged behind the corner of the bank
and was making time in the direction
of the alley where the horses were tied.
TIE -hot that dropped Bob Dalton
aroused Texas Jacks band i'll Cong
| lions bank. Running to the windows
| they saw their leader PROSTATE on the
| ground. Raising their rifles thew fired
one yolley out OF the windows. Cashier
Ayers fell on the steps of the bank. shot
| through the groin. Shoemaker Crown
of the attacking party in the squire was
| shot through the body and died in few
| minutes.
The firing attracted the attention of
Marshall Connolly. who was collect
! ing more men for his posse, and with
few he had already gathered. he ran
| hurriedly to the scene Of conflict.
After firing volley from the win
dows the bandits, approaching that
| their only safety lay in flight. attempt
| ed to escape. They ran from the door
of the bank, fixing as they fed. The