Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-13

With Their Boots on.
q CoFFEYvILLE, KAN, Oct. 5.-The
Dalton gang has been eXterminated.
n Caught 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
two banks of the place. Their raid had
become known to the officers OF the law
and when the bandits attempted TO
escape they were attacked by the mar
shal's posse. In the battle which
ensued four of the desperadoes were
killed outright and one was so badly
wounded that he has since died. The
other escaped, but is being hotly pur-
sued Of the attacking party four were
killed, one was fatally and two were
seriously wounded The dead are:
Bob Dalton, desperate, shot through
the head.
Grat Dalton, desperate, shot through
the head.
Emmett Dalton, desperate, shot through
the left side.
Joseph Evans, desperate, shot through
VI the head.
z John Moor C"Texas Jack'), desperate,
shot through the head.
X T. G. Connolly, city marshal, shot
M through the body.
u l.. NJ. Baldwin, bank clerk, shot through
the head.
G. w. Cubinc, merchant, shot through
n the head.
II 9. j. Brown, shoemaker, shot through
the body.
CITIZENS DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED.
IA Thomas G. Ayers, cashier of the First
National Bank, was shot through the
groin and cannot live. Y. A. Reynolds
Of the attacking party, has wound in
the right breast, but 1t is not considered
necessarily dangerous. Lais DELI,
another of the attacking party, was
shot in the right side. His wound is a
serious one, but is not fatal.
il4 II had been rumored n month ago that
the Dalton gang were contemplating an
Immediate raid upon the banks of this
city. Arrangements were made to give
them warm reception and for over a
week patrol was maintained day and
night to give warning of the gangs ap-
proach. The raid did not take place and
then came the report from Deming, N.
NJ, that United States officers had had a
battle with the band in that territory
and that three of the bandits had been
r killed.
"a This report was believed here to have
been circulated by the Daltons them
selves, the intention being to divert at
tention from their real intentions and
to lull the people of tine town into a
sense Of security. The people, however,
were not so easily deceived, and when
the report of the disaster to the gang in
New Mexico was denied vigilance was
renewed. Still the expected raid was
not made.
THE PATROL WITHDRAWN.
Finally the patrol was withdrawn last
Saturday, although every stranger was
carefully scrutiniled as soon as he APP
pearcd on the streets. 1t was o'clock
this morning when the Dalton gang
rode into town. They came in two
squads of three each, and, passing
through unfrequented streets, rendcz-
voused in the alley in the rear of the
First National Bank They quickly
tied their horses and without losing Il
moments time proceeded to the attack
upon the banks.
Robert Dalton, the notorious leader
of the gang, and Emmett, his brother,
went to the First National Bank, the
other four under the leadership of
"fexas jack" or John Moor, going to
the private bank of G. NJ. Congdon S Co.
In the meantime the alarm had been
, given. The Dalton boys were born and
bred in this vicinity and were well
y known to nearly every man, woman
and child in town. In their progress
+ Through the town they had been recog-
nized. City Marshal Connolly was
quickly notified of their arrival, and
almost before the bandits had entered
N the bank he was collecting u posse to
capture them if possible, to kill them if
Necessary. He ran first to the livery
stable of Jim Spears, a dead shot with a
Winchester and valuable man in any
IN fight. Then he summoned George Gu
bine, merchant; Charles Brown, a
Shoemaker; John Cox, express agent,
and other citizens who could be con.
yeniently reached Stationing them
y about the square which both of the
banks faced, he fastened to augment
his posse by summoning other citizens
y for impromptu police duty.
~ WAITED on A TIuE.LocE
N wb;,o tho ,,orsbot ,yns oalIan,;,n
foroos n'ig thn ,, hnmGiis ali III ignornnt N M nIs
tolscs ny u"tiGi.s' ,i IL tsiotaht ~ oL tile
4 nrnceedinm deliber5teIv win thrir u,n,l,
of robbing the banks. "TeXas Jacks"
gang had entered Congdon's bank and.
with their Winchesters leyelcd at Cashier
Bell and Teller CARPENTER, had ordered
them to throw up their hands. Then
"Tcxas Jack" searched them for