The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-19
LAST OF. THE DALTON GANG:
The Outlaw Band Extermin.
ated While Raiding a Town.
Four Desperadoes and Four Citi-
zens Were Killed.

A dispatch from Coffeyville. Kan, says:
The Dalton gang Of outlaws, the most no
torious in the West, was wiped off the face
of the earth here few days ago, but in the
battle which resulted in their determination
three good citizsns were killed and two
fatally wounded. The desperadoes who
had grown holder as they thought they
the county were powerless against them, at
tempted to raid the banks of CoReyville,
their old home, and met the fate which they
so well merited. This was their first at
tempt at bank robbery and their last piece
of outlawry.
The six outlaws came into town together
on horseback about 9:30 o'clock and. leav-
ing their horses in an alley, walked rapidly
across the square. Four entered Condon's
don's Bank the desperadoes were told by
Cashier Ball that the lock would not be open
until 10 o'clock. Holding their Winchesters
on Ball and Teller Carpenter. they said they
would wait, taking, meanwhile, the money
in the drawer.
Bob and Emmett Dalton were the two
who took in the First National. Here were
Cashier Ayres, his son Bert. and Ieller W.
q, Shepperd. They were forced to give up
all the money in the safe. which was hastily
showed into bags. The Daltons then forced
the three men out Of the front door and fol-
Lowell right after them.
The alarm had in the mean time been
given, and as the outlaws appeared George
Cubine, a merchant, and Express Agent
Cox shot one OF them, badly wounding him.
The outlaws then returned the fire, killing
Cubine. The robbers in Condon's Bank shot
out of tho window, hitting Ayres and
Brown. Both robbers then ran back through
the bank, when they met Baldwin and
fatally wounded him.
The citizens being thoroughly aroused by
this time, were hot and heavy after them.
and, after fight in which City Marshall
Connely was killed. succeeded In killing the
four desperadoes named and mortally
wounding Emmett. 90,
Jim Spears, livery stable keeper, with
his winchester rifle killed three Of the out
laws in as many seconds This created such
a diversion that other citizsns were enabled
to get close enough to kill another OF the
robbers.
The two remaining robbers dropped their
plunder and mounted their horses, Due
posse was quickly in pursuit, and one more
Of the bandit gang fell from his horse
mortally wounded about two miles from
town. The sixth and last was being pur..
sued at last accounts. The man VINO gos
away was Allie Ogee.
This is the old home of the Daitons ana
it is peculiarly appropriate that the Worla
should he rid of the gang here. Great eS-
c;tement prevails ana if the other man is
found he will be summarily dealt with.
The large rewards for the capture OF the
outlaws, dead or alive will, il the citizens
wishes are respected, go to the FAMILIES OF
the murdered citizens.
All of the money wss recovered TO cent
and turned over to the bank. That lost IL
Emmett Dalton has made a partial comics.
sion that his gang was the same that robbed
The Pacific Express car on the missouri,
kansas and Texas Railway, at Adair station,
IN the Indian Territory in July last and
.ommitted other daring robberles-
The, news was telegraphed to Parsons
| ihortly after 10 o'clock, and General Super
intendent Frey, of the Missouri Kansas
Ind Texas Railroad, with his special
.ar. in which were thirty or forty
trnstv citizens with Winchesters and
;boteuns came to Coffeyville to
Issist In running the despsredo.s to bay.
They found on their arrival that there was
but little work for them to do, as the plucky
Inhabitants at Coffeyville had wound up the
careers of the desperadoes. The dead were:
Rob Dalton Grant Dalton. Tom Heddy,
and an unidentified desperate, making four
dead outlaws: C. T. Connely, Marshal OF
Coffeyville; George Cubine, merchant
| Charles Brown, shoemaker.
Fatally wouuded-Emmett Dalton, des'
Dorado, Thomas G.. Ayres, Cashier OF the
First National Bank; Lucius Baldwin, clerk
| in Browns shoe store.
Slightly wounded-T. A. Reynolds, LOUIS
Deltz.
The bodies Of those Of the attacking party
| who were killed were removed to their re-
spective homes, while those OF the dead
bandits were allowed to remain where they
had fallen until the arrival Of the Coroner
| from Independence, who ordered them re-
| moved to the Court House. There he held an
, inquest, the jury returning verdict IN ac'
! cordance with the facts.
During the time the bodies remained IN
the square they were viewed by hundreds OF
the people Of this and surrounding towns,
| who, having heard of the battle, came In
swarms to inspect the scene. :,
The Daltons were numerous IamuS.
There were five boys and three girls: VI
the boys, two are engaged in farming -
one in Oklahoma, where the mother
of the family lives, and one near Cofey
willie, where three Of the brothers met
their death. The Daltons were second
cousins Of the noted James boys, who dehed
the law in Missouri for 80 many years, and
through them were related to the Youngers,
who are now serving life terms OF imprison
ment in the peuitentiarY of Minnesota.