Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-10-13
DALToNS WIPED OUT.
Desperate Battle With the Gang
at Cofeyville, Kan.
they Raid the Banks-Four of the Gang
Killed and One Mortally Wounded
-Four Citizens Killed and
Another VIII Die.

CoFFEYvILLE, Kan, Oct. 6.-The Dali
tons, only rivals of the James and
Younger brothers, and cousins of those
daring men last named notorious as
train robbers and murderers llless,
cruel, ubiquitous--the terrors of the In
dian ter ritory, Oklahoma and western
Kansas-are no more They and their
immediate followers have been wiped
out of existence as completely as though
swallowed by an earthquake.
Yesterday morning six members OF
the Dalton gang, divided into two
squads, made simultaneous attacks ND
on the Condor and the First National
banks of this city. One of the most
desperate battles on record ensued.
Bob and Grattan Dalton, Tom Evans
and Texas jack Moore, desperadoes,
were killed outright. So was C. T.
Connolly, marshal of Coffeyville; George
Cubine, boot and shoe dealer; Lucius
Baldwin, clerk, and Charles Brown, a
shoemaker. Thomas g. Ayres, cashier
of the Z rst National bank, and Emmet
Dalton are probably mortally wounded,
and others are slightly wounded.
The most remarkable incident of all
this bloody battle was the work of Jim
Spears, livery stable keeper. At the
sound OF the first firing he grabbed his
Winchester and with steady nerve nd
deadly aim he worked it. He killed
three of the desperadoes in rapid sue
cession, shooting as an expert marks.
man would at inanimate targets.
1t was Q:45 o'clock when the town was
startled by the appearance on the
streets of six men, heavily armed with
Winchesters and Colts revolvers. They
were Bob, Graf and Emmett Dalton,
Tom Evans, Texas Jack" Moore and
Allie Ogee They had tied their horses
in an alley and coming rapidly out upon
the street, Graf Dalton, Evans, Moore
and Ogee entered the bank of c. NJ.
Condor e. Co. Bob and Emmett Dalton
passed across the street to the First Ma
tional bank.
Charles Smith, barber, recognized
them and waved his hand to them.
They responded to the salutatio The
four who entered the Condor bank or.
dered Cashier Ball and Teller Carpenter
to throw up their hands and give over
the money. Ball replied that he could
not, as the time lock was on. They
asked him when it would be open, and
accepted his statement of $3.50 o'clock
although it was nearly 10 O'Clock then
Ball was ordered to hand over the
money on the counter, amounting te
some 81, 900. which he did.
Bob and Emmett Dalton found in the
First National bank Cashier Ayers, his
son Bert, and Teller w. H. Shepherd
These men were ordered to throw ur
their hands and Bert Ayres was in.
structed to put the money in a bag
which the robbers had provided.
Young Ayres complied but told the
Daltons that he did not know the com
bination to the safe. Turning to the
elder Ayers Bob Dalton called him by
name and, with an oath, commanded
him to open the safe. The latter fol
lowed instructions and himself put the
money in the bag, purposely overlook
ing two bundles of s., 900 each, but Bob
to make things certain went into the
safe himself.
After securing from the vault some
S20,000 the brothers got the bankers il
front of them and marched them out Of
the front door. Barber Smith had in
the meanwhile given the alarm and
men had hastily secured weapons anC
were rushing to the scene. As Bob anC
Emmet Dalton emerged from the bank
Pacific Express Agent C. 5. Cox anC
George Cubines opened fire upon then
wounding Emmett. The brothers turned
back, AMI. running into the bank
emerged from side door. There Luciu!
Baldwin met them, and there, too, hi
met mis- death. One of the brothers
brought his heavy six shooter into play
and Baldwin fell to the sidewalk mort
ally wounded. He died at o'clock il
the afternoon.
Bob and Emmett Dalton did not stop
to note the effect of the shot. The
ran around the corner of the building
and returned the fire Of Cox anG
Cubine.
The latter fell dead in his tracks
Charles Brown was in range of 4 shot
too, and he fell. to die three hour.
later.
Thomas Ayers had seen all this in tn,
moment he stool irresolutely in from
OF his bank. Then he gathered hi:
scattered thoughts and started to run
But the bindits who Were robbins
the First National bank, had heard the
firing, AMI they turned and opened u!
on the fleeing man, shooting through
windows. The shots came as volley
and Ayers fell seriously ii not fatal,
woun led. BOB and Emmett quickly
Joined the rest of their band and start
ed for their horses, but they were thel
the targets fer perfect fusilade an,
Jim Spears was working his Wincheste
with clock-like regularity. Bob anC
Grant Dalton and Texas Jack" wer,
killed at the mouth Of the alley, not
however. before Bob had killed City
Marshal Connolly.
Tom Evans and Ogee mounted thei
horses and dashed out of town, bu
Evans was hit hard and fell dead from
his horse half mile away.
Cashier Ayers is very low, but has
chance to recover.
R-cK'esS HigilEaYmeu.
ST. Louis, Oct q. "A street car on tn
Cass avenue line was held up at Seventh