The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-10
DESPERATE CAUGHT.
Ellsworth Wyatt, One or tho Dal.
ton Gang, Captured.
He wns Up aud Had His Ever Ready Re-
volver, But n shotgun Covered Him
and lie Weakened-The Desperate
Landed In Terre Haute Jail.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. "A few
days ago the Terre Haute police located
Ellsworth Wyatt, the greatly wanted
member of the Dalton gang of bandits
of Kansas, and one of the most desper-
ate members of it, although only "a
years old, Mt the house of Squire Nc
Griffin, his uncle, at Corey, small
town about fifteen miles south of here.
Wednesday night Sheriff Hixson, of
Guthrie, Ok, arrived, and it was deter
mined to make q descent ut day-break
Thursday morning. Accordingly at 3
o'clock Thursday morning d posse of
six officers, among them Sheriff Stout,
of this county, and the Oklahoma sher-
iff, surrounded the house, and while
three of them entered by the front door
the other three went in a back way.
Early as was the hour, the bandit
was up and dressed, seated talking
to his unSlS. At the entrance of the
posse heS2ew to his feet, and pulling
his ever ready weapon, an enormous
Colts revolver of the largest caliber,
out OF strap around his waist, tried
to shoot the officers, but a shotgun in
in the hands of one of the posse COM
PEELED him to throw up his hands and
his revolver fell to his feet. He was
secured and brought here and lodged in
Jail, awaiting a requisition to be hon
ored by Gov. Chase before his removal
to the west. Intense excitement pre-
vailed at Corey, the villagers being
greatly surprised that they had such
an unwelcome visitor in their midst,
and it was no less abated when he
was brought to Terre Haute. Wyatt's
crimes are numerous, Sheriff HiXson
has arrested him once before, and he
says he is the most fiendish daredevil
of the whole gang not excepting Bob
Dalton himself, who made Wyatt his
trusted lieutenant in their many raids.
The state of Kansas stands to pay 81, 200
reward for Wyatt's capture for the
murder of Constable Balfour near
Greensburg, Kan, July last, when the
officer was trying to execute war
rant on Wyatt, who shot and
killed him instantly. Wyatt escaped.
He is wanted on nine different charges
in Logan county, Oklahoma, of
which Guthrie is the country seat. All
are of a serious character, principally
shooting and horse-stealing. Texas
also wants him, and there is reward
if he is taken there Wyatt was lucky
enough not to be in the Coffeyville bank
robberies with his chief, as he was off
on another criminal expedition at the
time but few days later he headed
the remnant of the gang that
robbed the express car in Kansas,
and it is supposed he wrote the
threatening communication to the
Coffeyville citizen whose aim was so
good on the day the Daltons met their
fate. Sheriff Hixon said Thursday
night. Ever since that boy has been
able to carry pistol he has been a
desperate, and he values human life
as lightly as any bandit of early his
tory. There will be great rejoicing all
over the west at his capture"
Wyatt came to indiana from Indian
territory six or seven weeks ago. He
had been in hiding out there. There was
a great rush for the county Jail Thurs
day night to see the noted prisoner.