Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-06
The Notorious Dalton Gang
All Dead but One.
THEY KILL FOUR CITIZENS
or CORewiIle, Kan., Who at the City Mar
shaI's Order


CoFFEYvILLE, KAN, oct. 5.--The
Dalton gang has been exterminated---
wiped off the face Of the earth.
Caught like a rat in trap they were
to-day shot down, but not until four
citizens of this place yielded up their
lives in the work of determination.
SIX OF THE GANG
rode into town this morning and robbed
the Nanks Of the place. The raid
be 8, Coh,, to officers OF the law
and wfAslo b. Tits attempted to es-
cape thoyS& T%a, I'd by marshal's
posse. In the 'Aslo "ce hich ensued four
of the desperadoes 2 re killed outright
and one so badly wounded that he has
since died The other escaped, but is
being holly pursued
nOi the attacking party four were
killed, one fatally wounded and two
seriously wounded.
THE DEAD ARE:
Bob Dalton, desperate: shot through
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shot through the heart, Emmett Dali
ton, desperate, shot through the left
side. Joseph Evans, desperate,
shot through the head John Moore,
"Texas Jack, desperate, shot through
the head; 7. O. Connolly, city marshal,
shot through the body; L. NJ, Baldwin,
bank clerk, shot through the head; G.
w. Cabine, merchant, shot through the
head; c. J. Brown, shot through
the body Thomas G. Ayres, cashier
Of the First national bank, was shot
through the groin and cannot live. II,
A. Reynolds, of the attacking party,
has wound in the right breast, but it
is not considered necessarily danger
Gus. Louis Dietz, another OF the at
lacking party. was shot in the right
side. His wound is serious, but
not fatal. 1t had been rumored
month ago that the Dalton gang CON
templated an immediate raid ON the
banks of the city. Arrangements were
made TO give them warm reception
and for over a week n patrol was main
tanned night and day to give warning
of the gangs approach. The
raid did not take place and then came
report from Deming, N. NJ, that
United States officers had had II battle
with the bandits and three OF the ban
dts had been killed. This report is be
lieved here to have been circulated by
the Daltons themselves, the intention
being to divert attention from their
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the people in town into a sense
OF security The people however, were
not SO easily deceived and when the re-
port of the disaster to the gang in New
Mexico was denied the vigilance was
renewed. Still the expected raid was
not made and finally the patrol was
withdrawn last Saturday, although
every stranger was carefully scrutin-
lied as soon as he appeared on the
streets.
1t was $40 o'clock this morning when
the Dalton gang rode into the town.
They came
IN TWO SQUADS
of three each and passing through the
unfrequented part OF town in the valley
near the rear OF the First national bank,
they quickly tied their horses and
!
ceeded to attack the banks.
Robert Dalton, the notorious leader
of the gang, and Emmett, his brother,
went to the First National bank, and
the other four, under the leadership OF
tTexas Jack" or John Moore. going TO
the private bank OF q. NJ. Congdon q
Co.
In the meantime the alarm had al
ready been given
The Dalton boys were born and bred
in this vicinity and were well known
to nearly every man, woman and child
In town. In their progress through
town they had been recognized. City
Marshall Connolly was quickly notified
of their arrival, and almost before the
bandits had entered the bank, he was
collectinga posse TO capture them If pos
sible. kill them If necessary.
He ran first to the livery stable Of Jim
Spears. armed with a Winchester.
Then he summoned George Cabine, a
merchant; Charles Brown, a shoe
maker; John Cox, an express agent,
and other citizens who could be con-
veniently reached. stationing them
ahout the square, which both of the
banks faced, he fastened TO augment
his posse by summoning other citizens
for impromptu police duty.
While Marshal Connolly was collect
ide his forces the bandits ignorant OF
of their being laid for were proceeding
deliberately with their work Of robbing
banks.
TEXAS JACKS BAND.
entered Congdonis bank, and wlthWin-
chesters leveled at Cashier Ball and
Teller Carpenter, ordered them to
throw up their hands. Then Texas
Jack" searched them for weapons
while the other three desperadoes kept
them covered with rifles. Finding thai
they were unarmed Cashier Ball wa:
ordered to open the safe.
The cashier explained the safes dool
was controlled by time lock Rnt
Z could not by any means short OF dyna
mite be opened before It's time was up
which would be 10 o'clock or in about
twenty minutes.
WELL WATT
said the leader, and he nat down at the
, cashiers desk.
SHOW about the money drawerss" NJ
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