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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-10-15
CAREER OF THE DALT0NS.
/ Long List Of RobberieS and Murders
Charged Up Against Them.
Commencing with Cattle Stealing they
Perfect the Most Effective System Of
Train Robbing Ever Devised.

AultOil was WV 80 Nv W SA'N
bows to enter upon a career OF
crime. While he was scarcely
more than boy he became cat
tie thief, and did thriving bust
ness driving off cattle from the
herds on the Cherokee strip and
taking them across the Indian
territory into Colorado, where he
would sell them. He was joined
soon after he entered the business
by his brother, Grant Dalton.
Their depredations became so fire.
uuent and troublesome that the
cattlemen organized to drive them
from the strip. A posse of cow
boys was formed for that purpose
and gave the Daltons hard chase
finally losing them in the wilds Of
New Mexico.
TRAIN AND STAGE ROBBERS.
The next heard of the Daltons
was in California. where they took
to train and stage robbing. While
robbing a stage there one of the
passengers was killed in the attack.
This spurred the officers on to
extraordinary efforts to effect the
capture of the gang, and Grant
Dalton was finally captured.
While being taken to place for
safe keeping, he was rescued by
the other members of the gang,
the whole party tially escaping
after being chased in California
and through good part of Arizona.
In the spring of 1889 the gang
turned up again in the Indian ter
ritory. When Oklahoma was
opened to settlement the Dalton
boys secured a choice claim for
their mother near Hennessey where
she still lives supported by one of
her sons. At the time of the open
ing Bob" Dalton was United
States deputy marshal, being
selected on account of his peculiar
fitness to deal with desperate char
acters. After the opening he re-
turned to his life of outlawry and
he and Grant were then joined by
their brother Emmett, the young
est of the brothers. They were at
that time also joined by "Texas
Jack" and soon gathered about
them several desperate characters.
EXPRESS TRAINS HELD UP.
1t was then that the most sue
cessful period Qf,he Daltons' career,
from their standpoint, began.
Their attention was first directed
to the robbing of express trains,
and perpetrated many successful
"hold-ups." the most notod Of
which were the robberies of the
Santa Fe at Wharton and at Red
Rock, the Missouri Pacific at Adair
and the Frisco near Vinita.
The Wharton robbery was per-
haps the most dramatic of all. |
The robbers went to Wharton on
horseback and entering the station
there asked the operator if the
train was en- time. He replied !
that he would inquire, and was
about to do so when one of the
band, fearing that the operator had |
recognized them shot him dead on
the spot, withou. word of warn
ing. When the train arrived it
was held up after the regulation !
manner. After the pursuit Of the |
robbers which followed Outlaw Ed
Bryant was captured at Enid by |
Deputy United States Marshal Ed |
known throughout the entire |
territory as a most brave officer |
Short placed his captive in a bag
rage car Of q Santa Fee train to |
"a Ia hin, a GnAls;o La hal H.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-02
METHODS FOR REFORM
To be Discussed at Prohibition Park Ne,
rrIaa Gr,an kara

To be Discussed at Prohibition Park Next
Week-The Speakers.
The second session of the National
School of Methods for Reform will open
tomorrow at Prohibition Park. Port Rich
mond, Staten Island. The first week will
make vigorous start with lecture at
half past three P. M, by the Rev. A. G.
Dixon, 'Ingersollisul, or the Myths and
Moths of Infidehty.n wherein it is prom
ised that Robert viii be. fguratiyely
biotted off the earth. At eight 2. NJ. the
Georgia Jubilee Singers and Miss Lily
Runals will give concert. Fourth of
July will be celebrated in great shape.
John G. Wooley Of Minuesota, known as
1.-THE John B. Cough of today" will de-
liver stirring Grafton at eleven A. NJ. At
half past twelve P. M. there will be a
ratification banquet, and at half past
three mass meeting TO ratify the nom
nations OF the Prohibition party. At
half past seven p. m. there will be a con-
cert. followed by an elaborate display of
fireworks. Ratification meetings viii be
held morning, afternoon aud evening for
the hext three days. AT the evening meet
ings Chairman Dickie, Prohibitionist, and
John j. Platt. Republican, will dis
cusS, (which will best promoGe the cause
of temperance and hasten the suppression
of the liquor trafflc--to vote for the Re-
publican party or the Prohibition party?"
| Speakers may be questioned by the au-
dieuce, July Z. A. G. WoIfenbarger of
Nebraska will speak and Prof. Apckins
sing. July 10. Rev. Joseph Cock will dis
cuss 1.-THE Duty of the Clergy in the Sup-
preston of Crimes" at 1880 A. NJ. Mr..
Wolfenbarger will lecture in the after
| noon, and at P. NJ, Asa w. Tenney will
lecture on the Passion Play of Ober-
AumergRn, as l saw it,"
The American Institute of Christian
Philosophy will take the stand July II.
Among its speakers will be Rev. Joseph
Cook. 4. Fulton Cutting, G. r. Scott of
Andoyers and E. D. Warfield, Pres ident
of Lafayette.
The National Convention of United
States Salvation Army will be held here
July 81 and 80. Miss Willard will direct
the National W. G. T. U. School of
Methods, August Q and II. Other attrac-
tions later In the season will be the
famous Sam Jones Of Georgia, Erastus
Wiman, Marshall P. Wilder. Joe Hess.
the reformed pugtlist and /. K. Funk.
Prohibition Park is reached by Staten
Island ferry to Port Richmond, or from
New Jersey by ferry at Bergen Point.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-02
SNAKE HILL GANG,
Judge Werts Grants a Writ
of Habeas Corpus for 1
Seven Election
RaSCals.
FLIMSY TECHNICALLY.
A Clerical Error in the Commit
ment the Ground-Returnable
Next Saturday.
PESHALL PAWS EARTH WILDLY.

Judge William D. Daily and Senator
Robert Hudspeth, counsel for the ballot
box suffers, this morning applied to Su-
preme Court Justice Weits for writs of
habeas corpus in beh If of the seven men
now incarcerated for nine months term
in the Snake Hill Penitentiary. Judge
WeIts allowed the writs, making them
returnable next Saturday, July 9, at
b alf past nine A. M. at the Court House.
The counsel waived the production of the
defendants bodies.
The petition of John F. Walch was first
presented. The other petitions set forth
the same main complaint, to witt
Your petitioner alleges the said i'm
prisonment to be Illegal In this, that he
is not now confined In the place men
toned in said commitment, nor ever has
been, and that there is no such place as
mentioned in said commitment"
It appears that the commitments We're
hurriedly made out by the Clerk of Judge
Lippincott's court, and that the COM
mittments for those sent to Snake Hill
were made out on blanks for State Prison
commitments.
The designation OF tne place TO Wnicn
the seven men were committed written
in the blank place reads jail at county
farm" ard is followed by the printed
words in script. ''of the State. !"
This is followed by the term of
commitment, nine months and until
costs of prosecution is paid. The blank
for the figures as cost of prosecution is
left blank, and the petitioner alleges that
his term of prison is indefinite.
The prisoners will remain at Snake Hill
pending the argument.
Messrs. Daily and Hudspeth seem to
be working this en- of the case, while
Mr.. Peshall is working the Trenton end.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-02
WILL SUE M'PHILLIPS.
Peshall Wants $1,000 for His
Clients When lie Releases
Them.

Seven close cut hair crops, seven clean
but rough shaves, seven baths in water
cold enough to check Precipitation, seven
striped suits made the seven
ballot box suffers who were taken to
State Prison yesterday cleaner. if not
handsomer. and seven cells gave them a
place to ponder over the problem Of the
next el -ction, in which they will not take
an a.t.ve part
After this little 'swe are but seven"
crowd of convlct1 joined the i'll starr ed
thirteen others who had preceded them
TO State Prison, and were locked up with
thougand burglars, murderers
forgers, fire5ugs. thieves, bank presidents
and cashiers, Lawyer Charles J. Peshall
Yesterday continued his vain effort to
gain rotoriely for himself at the
expense of the lacerated feelings
of the friends of the foolish
ballot box suffers. He bad consulta-
The prison, during which Mr.. Peshall
bitterly denounced the action of the
weak-minded Mcphilli2s. Peshall de-
clared that the action of Judge Lip
pincott and the Sheriff has made
his work much easier than before, and
that they have Violated Section 756 of the
Federal procedure in habeas corpus
cases. which provides that no person
shall be deprived OF his liberty while his
case is pending in any of the Federal
Courts. Mr.. Peshall SAYS that il anything
is done while the case is pending is null
and void.
Mr.. Pesha1I today is looking for Judge
E. T. Green. He worked all night pre-
pairing new applications to the Judge for
writs of habeas corpus to remove the men
from the State Prison. The Judge has
gone to New York, and if he returns
towards night the application will be
made Peshall declares that as soon as
he secures the release of the men now in
carcerated. he will begin suit against
Sheriff McPhillips for $4,000 damages fer
each one of his client. Last night he had
conference with Judge Green
on the contempt shown for
the orders of tho United States
Court. Judge Green is not willing to be-
Heve that 1t was meditated disregard for
the Federal Courts. Peshall take a diff
ferent view and declares he will go into
United States Supreme Court and move
against Judge Lippincott and Sheriff Nc
phiiliDs
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-02
SUNDAY SCHOOL OUT.
Mammoth Excursions of the Re-
formed and the Methodist
Young People.

About four thousand Sunday School
people left the Morris street dock this.
morning and are spending the day on the
sunlit waves of the Bay and Sound and at
Laurelton and Cornwalton Groves. From
eight o'clock until half-past nine the
vicinity of Morris and Hudson streets was
thronged with old and young folks in
holiday attire. A steady stream
of buoyant. anticipating, happy
humanity swept along hudson
street and around Morris street to the
dock. There the mammoth barge, Charles
Spear, and the splendid steamer Sirius
and several tugs with aerial rows of flags
stretching from stem to stern, lay aS
flag bedecked f1otilla in the morning
sunlight.
For au hour and half every car from
the hilltop was filled with excursionists
matrons and earnest looking sfres iuggsd
great lunch baskets between them,
and groups of smiling children
in white pushed along in the
throng regardless OF whose
face was punched with the tips OF their
in tennis suit with waist scarf-some
with baseball bats-was very numer-
Of of maideDs, some with iaunty
looking polo and tennis and yachiug caps
coyly rerched and eyes flashing with ex
citing anticipation of he days pleasure
moved decorously along with the tbrong.
The steamer and barge were packed when
they moved out into the stream.
There were two separate excursion par
ties. The Bergen Reformed School was
Joined by the South Bergen Reformed on
the barge. and this party was bound for
Cornwalton Grove on the Sound.
The steamer was crowded with
the nnited Methodist schools
of Simpson. St. Paul's. Emery, Centenary
and the Westminster Presbyterian. Il
was bound for Laurelton Grove. The
committee In charge of the two Bergen
Reformed Sunday Schools were D. Y.
Bergen, N. S. Long, Charles Haring and
Charles Golden.
The excursion of the Methodist schools
was in charge of Il. S. Van Ortwick, J.
C. Chamberlain, G. A. Steven, c. L. Gill
more, G. H. johnson, Samuel Elder, Will
liam Lloyd and others.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-02
ESSEX DEMOCRATS FOR LIpPlSCOrT.

Judge Job Lippincott was endorsed by
the Essex County Democracy last night
as its choice for Governor. The Essex
County Democracy is the name of an
organization of Independent Democrats
whose head and front is Tyler Parmlee.
the Independent Democratic candidate
last fall against Mayor Haines.
The Essex County Democracy met at
irs headquarters last night. and with con-
siderable enthusiasm ratified the nomin-
ations of Grover Cleveland ard Adlai
Stevenson, and then the Secretary read
resolution reciting the career of Judge
Lippincott, and commencing him as a
Democrat and fearless Judge. The
resolutions concluded by the recommend
alton of Judge Lippincott for the nomina-
ton of Governor. This action was re-
ceived with wild enthusiasm, and cheer
after cheer was given the judge.
The meeting was presided over by E.
w. Whitehead. and speeches were made
by Joseph H. Werhle, Michael Clark and
ex-School Commissioner McNally.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-02

DIED.

McKINSTRY- June e. 1892 John McKinstry
beloved husband OF Martha Mckinstry. aged
sixty-ive years.
Friends OF the family are respectfully invited to
Grand street. on sunday. July 8. at two p N.
WALsH-on Friday morning. July l. 1892, John
Walsh.
Relatives and friends and members Of washing,
ton Council NO. Z, {. Z. F.. Court Harsimus, A. O.
f. or A: and st. Vincent De Paul Society of st.
Bridgess Church, are respectfully invited to at
tend the funeral from his late residence NO. SS4
nine o'clock; thence TO ST. Bridgets Church
where q solemn high mass of requiem VIII be
offered for the happy repose Of his soul
HOUSE-On Thursday, June 80 1892, Martha House.
aged seventy three years.
Relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited 10 attend the funeral from the rest
dence of her son In law. w. Il. Glass No. 81 Bel
mont avenue. Height is, sunday. July 5, at two
=. NJ. Interment at Grove Church Cemetery,
Union Hill.
MUIR-On juno so, 1892, william Muir. tn the sixty
third year of his age.
Relatives and friends. also members of Scotia
Lodge 6Si, F. and A. M; Hugh DE Payens Com
mandery No ]. X. t.; New Jersey Consstory, A. A
s. r.. N. NJ. j.. and members OF st. Andrews so
ciety OF j. c. are invited TO attend the funeral
vices at his late residence No. 2SI Pacific avenue.
Jersey city. on Saturday July Ut eight P. Nj. In
terment at convenience OF family. Kindly omit
Kiimarnock (scotlandl papers please CODY.
LINCkS-o ON Thursday, June so. Julia Lincks be-
loved daughter OF Louis and Julia Lincks
agsd fourteen years. Two months and two
days.
The relatives and friends of the family are in
yited to attend the funeral. Sunday, July 3, &C
one O'Clock from l,Yl5 Garden street, HobokeI.
1nterment Lutheran CemeterS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-02
HOBOKEN NOTES.

The Tenth District Democratic Associa-
tton held a meeting last night and elected
twenty new members.
D. J. Mahoney has resigned the Presi-
dency of the William H. Fenton Associa-
ton.
Castle Point Circle No. 173, Lady Com
pautons of the Forest was iusbituted last
night at Philibert's Assembly rooms.
EtThe William Fl. Ellis Association.
named in honor of the popular Free
holder will have picnic at Pohlman's to-
night. The Coyle's. Fenton's aud other
societies will attend in body.
Cronheinl's friends who went to Trenton
Thursday to secure the release of that
disorderly house proprietor, now in the
Penitentiary are back in Hoboken boast
ing that their efforts have not been in
vain.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-02
JUST SOME YRIFLB, OF COURSE.

Finance Commissioner Peterson spent
an hour at Mayor Wanser's office this
morning. Yhe Commissioner hobnobbed
with Secretary Weart, and it was
supposed that the hung-up pay
rolls of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners were the subject
CT discussion. Commissioner Peterson,
however, denied this and stated that the
conference was merely to straighten out
n little official business which had be-
come in some manner confused.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-02
THE CEREMONIES AT ST. PETERS.

While Bishop Wigger was celebrating
mass at st. Peters Church at balf-past
nine this morning the crowd that sought
admission was 80 great that many were
Obliged to stand outside,
The ravements in front and on the
Grand street side Of the church was
blocked with people. Meanwhile lot of
workmen were employed decorating the
tower on the roof with national colors
and bunting for tomorrow's celebration.
The workmen. st their dizzy height,
were in more or less danger of fall. But
thew bravely performed their task
Meanwhile It was thought advisable to
stretch ropes about the grand old build
ing and keep the crowd In the vicinity
out Of danger frcm fall OF scaffolding or
tools, or probably q workman himself on
the heads of the crowd below.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-02
WORKING FOR HOME RULE.
Subscriptions to Aid the National Leagu
in Tts Great Work

Subscriptions to Aid the National League
in Its Great Work,
The members of the Irish National
League are working earnestly 10 raise
money to help carry the elections in Ire
raised at the public meeting Wednesday
night has been handed to Banker Eugene
Kelly, of New York, and Judge KENNY
has received the following receipt
therefor:-
54 EXCHANGE PLACE, NEW YoRK, July 2, 1892
Received from Mr.. John Kenny, Treasurer,
National League, S317, being amount raised at
pubic meeting held at st. Michael's Institute,
June go. EUGENE KELLY, Treasurer
Mr.. Kelly has subscribed 20,oOc. and
Major John Byrne 5000. The following
additional su subscriptions have heen handed
in to the central brahch;-W William
Golden, S.; John Nixon, So; John Towson.
81; Patrick Hart, So; VIM. Desmond, s5,
and M. j. Fox. So
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-02
NEWSPAPER MEN INSULrED.
Com PEELED to Approach a Public
Official Like Beggars.


From the Eveming Journal of yesterday.
When Chief Murphy was the de facto
head OF the police department. the news
paper men, whose duties necessitated
their presence at police headquarters,
Were invariably treated with the consi-
deration and courtesy to which their po-
sition entities them. Things have been
different at police headquarters since
Christopher P. Smith was placed
at the head of the department
with a $1,000 salary. In the coed
old times headquarters reporters
were granted a daily audience with the
chief of police. Such is the custom in
New York where Superintendent Byrnes
receives the newspaper men, and In ali
osher large cities where they have po-
lice superintendent who knows his duty.
hampered by every conceivable obsta-
Gle which can legitimately be placed in
their way. but they have to fairly crawl
on their hands and knees in order to get
into the august presence of the police
superintendent. Clerk G. P. Rob
inson, who sits in chair at
the entrance to the Superintendent sane
tum, subjects reporters and other inquir-
ers to questions that call TO mind the
horrors of Spanish inquisition or Rus
sian cross-examiDation. The newspaper
men are not only compelled to wait half
bours, and sometimes longer, before they
can get to the Superintendent, but they
stand a ten to one chance of being humil-
lated before they get through with their
business.
This morning the reporters were fur
ther insulted by an order which closes
the door leading from the corridor of the
second floor of Police Headquarters into
the police court via the Chiefs reception
room. The reporters found this passage
barred this morning, aud were compelled
to walk from the court room down stairs
in the rain through Cooper place, around
Gregory street. through the First precinct
station into the reporters room.
When Journal reporter tried to see
the Superintendent and ask for the cause
of this proceeding, Colonel Robinson, as
usual, barred the wav with the stereo-
typed command:-"You can't see him
now; he's engaged" The reporters
waited nearly quarter of an hour with
out getting there.
The reporters daily expect general
order requiring all newspapers to take
out license to live.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-02
THE BOARD OF CHOPPERS.
More Appeals for Tax LeniencY-
A Mean Attack-Reductions,
of Course.

The Board of Appeals met last night
for the last time to receive appeals from
the taxes OF 1891. The Board will hold
one more meeting to render Judgment on
petitions that have not vet been acted
upon because they came before the Com
missioners too late for the property to be
inspected before being adjudicated upon
last night.
Some of those who came before the
Board and availed themselves of the last
opportunity to present appeals. were:-
DIR. |. ]. Quimby. who complained that
his two vacant lots on Clifton place,
assessed each for 5000. were rated TOO
high. .,.v.noor .,o,, ,,,,,,,.a = :, -.
fair valuation on two lots on Clifton
place. each assessed at 5000; also of the
assessment OF ST, 200 on a house and lot
on Wescott place. and also of $500 valua-
tion on a vacant lot on that street.
The estate of j. NJ. Coraelison COM
planned of an excessive valuation on lots
$9,000
john Morrell requested the Board to re-
duce the valuations of property on Dan
forth and Linden avenues.
There were quite number OF lesser
complaints, many of which were for un-
just valuations of personal pro perty.
During the evening the CLERK read the
following
No. 291 Tonnele avenue,
JERSEY City, June 80, 1892.
James Warner, Esq., Chairman of AppenlS.
DEAR SIR,-Permt me to thank you Tor the
promptness with which your Honorable Board
done justice in the very unjust taxation of the
Jacobus estate. Such acts are worthy of the
greatest commendatiOn, / am, dear sir yours
very respectfully, JOHN J. GAFFNEy-
This contemplate emanatioD from a
coward WAS sent to the Board and in the
course of business read and condemned
by the Commissioners because the author
feared to sign his name to it,
Private.
JERSEY CITY. June 30.
| see by the Journal last night Mr.. Dugan
only pays taxes on 500 turn to Mr.. --
- Newark ave he only pays personal taxes on
800 has Double trucks and as many single ones
and about Is to 20 men working for him and
only pays taxes on SO dollars he is one of the
favoured ones investigate him while you are at
it also look after some more of the politicians.
The NEWS suppresses the name and
number mentioned in the letter in order
that the mean purpose of the coward who
wrote it may not be aided.
The following adjudications were made
last evening"
David L. Moore, Monticello avenue, personal
assessed $500; cancelled.
G. Greau, No. t5 Durham avenue, personal
assessed 81, 200; reduced 500.
Margaret Robb No 314 Fourth street, real
property assessed S., 500; reduced $500.
". Roach, No. So Newark avenue, property
assessed S35, 600; reduced $4,000.
Anton Brown, No. 621 Newark avenue real
property, assessed 81, 400; value confirmed.
W. H. Hooker, No. 60 Grand street personal
property, assessed $500, cancelled under vet
efan t.----r--~--.- ---ss-r-
c. Gullburg and Son, No. 10 Newark avenue
personal property, assessed s., 900; reduced
81, coo. 49,
A t, Dumont. No. 230 Sixth street. personal
property, assessed $500; cancelled.