San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-10-14
DALTONS WIPED OUT.
Their Daring Effort at nOub { Bank Rob.
berry Results in Much 6lcodshsd,
AkuxBER OF cITz Ms SLOT TO DEATH
Texas Jack, SACK tA nAhd, Awaits
the sew Movements OF d
Time Lock.

tneI- lives in the work OF eXtermina-
uuD. Six of the gang rode into Town
Yesterday morning and robbed TWO
banks OF this place. the raid became
known to the officers OF the law AID
wnen the bandits attempted to escape
they we're attacked oy the marshal's
posse In the battle whi n ensued
four OF the desDeradoes were killed
outright and one 50 badly wounded
that ne has since died. The other
escaped, but is being hOtly pur-
sueo. OF the attacking party
four were killed one fatal
Is and two seriously wounded.
The dead srei Boo Dalton. desper-
ado. snot through the head; Grant
Dalton. desperate. shot through the
heart; Emmett Dalton. desperate. shot
tnroagh the lett side; Joseph Evans
desperadn. snot turnugh toe head;
john Moore Texas JACK. Gesperado
shot through the head; I. c. Coneliy,
city inarshal. shot through the BODY;
L. 81 Baldwin back CLERK snot
through tbs head; 6. W. Cuorine
merchant shot through TIE head; C. J.
Brown. shoemaker shot through the
bo0y. Thomas &. Ayers cashier OF
the first nsIional bank was shot
through the groin and cannot live.
I. \. Reynotas OF tue attacking posse
has a wound in tae right breast
Louis Dieiz. another of the attacking
party. was snct in tue right side 1t
nad been rumured month ago that
the Dalton gang contemplated IN i'm
mediate RAID upon the BANKS OF the
city and arrangements were MADE 10
give them warm reception ana for
over week patrol was maintained
night and Gay 70 give warning of the
gangs approach Il Was clock
Yesterday morning wnen Inc Dali
Ton gang RODE inuo towa. lney came
ia Two squads Of three ,.acn ana pass
ing through an unir-9uented part of
the town N the valley near the rear OF
tns FIRST National bank quickly iied
tneir horses and wunOlt losing a
moments time. proceeded 70 attack
the Dsnk. ROBERT Dalton. the notOrl-
Gus leader OF The gang. ami Emmett
MS orolher went To the First National
bank ana the Otner four under the
leadership of Texas JACK. or Jonu
Moore. going to tho private bau-l
OF G. NJ. COugdon & Co.
While Marshal ConneiIy was collecting
MS forces the baudits were ignorant
OF tne.r being laid Tor and were pro-
ceed4ng deliberately with their work
OF rooo NJ the bank The Teas
jack oanG entered COngGon's oanK
and with WIncnesters Ieveied at
Cashier Bal ana Teller Carpenter.
ordered lnem to iar0w UP their nands.
Insu Texas JACK scar ned them for
weapons. Inc cashier WAS ordered 10
open the safe. but ne informed ths
RODGERS that the safe was con-
tro!ied oy a ume-iocK and could
not be opened before IL
O'Clock. wnererpon texas ia. K. leader
of this squad. said they would wait
He walked behind the counter and
empLsed the contents OF the cash drawer
into a sack-aoout $3.50. Boo and
Emmet DaitOn Ia the meantime. were
having better luck at the First Ma
tional osnk nasing forced the cashier
10 open the safe they mad started to
leave WIN SACK fuli OF nouey. AMI At
the same time keeping the bank Of
ncials covered Win their pistols At
this lunct ~ OF the proceedings the
marshal posse arrived Inc Dali
tons spied them and started on d dead
run Tor their horses. wnen Winches-
ter pail p ercea bob Dalton. the pan
cit King. through the head and ne
fell 10 the ground dead Tnis aroused
Texas JACKS gang. who were waiting
on ine time lock and Shipping 10 the
door OF the hlnR one oi the most des-
perate and bloody oaitles was iuaugu-
rated thai was ever fought between
mats ana citizens resulting in the
compete determination of the Dalton
gang.
CorFEvILLE, Kan. Oct AT II
O'Clock last night Emmett Dalton was
sum alive. He suffers great agony
from his wounds. vi liam Daiton
arrived yesterday evening from MS
nome in Oklahoma ana is in constant
attendance at the ped ide OF MS
Uretner. Cashier Ayers IS resting
easy. He viii PROBABLY recover. Inc
party VINO started in pursuit of Agee
Ogee returned yesterday morning.
having lost tracE OF the fugitive
bandit in the wild country below here.
Z gee Is SHOWN 20 De oaGiy wounded.
aud it is believed ne will turn up in
sUme Okianoma town. where ne Will
20 70 get medical treatment Ogee,
the only memoer OF the Da,Ions 1ho
escaped al COdeviile, @as a naive OF
this, Shawnee county. ana ne was
we'll known mere. be WAS sou OF
John L Ogee : citizen OF fottawato-
mlc county, py his sseOnd wife and
consequently ball brother OF the large
and wealthy Ogee family now living
near Silver LAKE.. He Is one-iourth In
dian. ConsideraOle inbsrmony char
acTerizeo me ne OF MS parents and
ais mother left Ogee snot tune pc
fore tne boy was born. 1ney lived in
Topeka awniie. then went TO Law
renee ara from there TO Cofeyvine.
wnere the COY Was ralsod IN tue fam
ily OF DR.. " God. He came Dack 10
shawnee county four years ago and
MS DIGEST protner Robert Ogee raised
question OF the ieglr'macy Of his
birth ana contested MS interest in mis-
father estate. b NJ Curtis. now
police Judge of Topeka ana candidate
Tor county attorney. WAS appointed
guardian OF the boy. Inc case was
heard oefore II i Quinton. then pro-
bate judge VINO decided IN the boys
favor. He LET'S zero two years ago
being then o. age taKIrg 500. All
tnat renamed after the expenses OF
the SUIT naa been paid ana went 10
the Indian territory. He seemed to
DC an orderly. qdiet COY. except that
he mad the indian cnaracterisucs OF a
rowing disposition.
Why He Suiciaed.
GUTHRIE, Ok. Oct. 5.-Tne IN
known man VINO suicIoed oy throw
ing himself nnoer the tran sat
nrday nignt proves 10 oe Adoipn