Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-06

who with three shots sont to death as
many bandits.
THE DALTON BOYS.
The Daltons were humorous family.
/ There were five boys and three girls.
Ot tho boys two arc engaged in farm
ing. one In oklahoma, where the
mother of the family lives and one near
Coheyvtlle where the three brothers
met their death to-day. Tho Daitons
were second cousins OF the noted James
boys, who detiod the law in Missouri so
many years, and through them re-
lated to the Youngers, who are now
serving lie terms Imprisonment In the
penitentiary OF Minnesota.
Bob Dalton was the first OF the boys
TO enter on career OF crime. While
scarcely more than boy he became
cattle thief and did thriving business,
driving OH cattle from the herds on the
Cherokee strip and taking them
across the Indian Territory into
Colorado, where he would sell
them. He was Joined soon by
his brother, Grant Dalton. Their dep
Rotations became so frequent and
troublesome cattlemen organized to
drive them from the strip, A posse OF
cowboys formed for the purpose gave
the Daltons hard chase finally losing
them in the wilds OF New Mexico.
The next heard OF the Daltons was In
California, whore they took to train
and stage robbing. While sobbing
stage there one OF the passengers was
killed in an attack. This spurred the
officers to extraordinary efforts TO affect
the capture OF the gang and Grant Dial.
ton was finally captured. While being
taken to u place for safe keeping he
was rescued by other members OF
the gang, the whole party
finally escaping, after being chased all
over California and through part Of
Arizona. In the spring Of 1889 the
gang turned up again In the Indian
Territory, and whom Oklahoma was
opened TO settlement the Dalton boys
secured choice claim for their mother
near Henneasy, where she still lives,
supported By one OF her sons.
AT the time of opening Bob Dalton
was United States deputy marshal be-
ing selected on account OF his peculiar
fitness to deal with desperate characters.
After the opening he returned to the
life of outlawTy and he and Grant were
, then joined by their youngest brother,
: Emmett. They were at that time
also joined by Texas Jack and
soon gathered about themselves several
desperate characters. II was then tho
most successful Of the Daltons, career,
,, flom their standpoint, began. Their
? attention was first directed to
robbing express trains and they per-
petrated many successful holdups
most noted Of which are tho robbcries
Of the Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific ut
Adair, Frisco at Vinita. The Wharton
robbery was perhaps the most dramatic
,, OF all. The robbers went to Wharton
on horseback. Entering the station
they asked the operator II the train
was ON time. He replied he would en-
quire and was about TO do so when one
of the band fearing the operator had
, recognized them
SHOT HIM DEAD
g upon the spot without a word OF warm
1 ing. When the train atsivod IL was
= held up after the regulation manner.
In the pursuit of the robbers which fol-
lowed outlaw Ed Bryant was captured
at Enid by Deputy United States Mar
shall Ed Short, known throughout the
: entire territory as most brave officer.
Short placed his captive In a baggage
! car on the Santa Fe train 10 take him Ia
Guthrie. He had disarmed him, plac.
ing his brace Of revOlvers on "a conven-
! lent trunk and placed the desperate in
irons. When the train reached Adair,
, Short disembarked to send telegram.
When he re-enterod the ear Bryan had
secured one of his weapons, and hold
ing it in
Q HIS MANACLED HANDS.
q fired and MORALLY wounded Short.
The officer, however. had strength To
: seize his Winchester and put four bull
u lets into Bryants body, expiring as he
pulled the trigger for the last shot.
There were no fatalities attending
1 the Red Rock robbery, but the Adair
l robbery resulted In the death of two
7 men. The express car was guarded on
\ that occasion and O hot fight took
1 place bet ween the guards and robbers,
The place where the train was held up
I L. In the midst Of town. A stray bullet
Y passed into the room of a physician,
: and striking him In the head killed
S him instantly. Another physician,
5 hearing the firing. went in its direction,
and was also shot and killed.
The last train robbery by the gang
was that Of the Frisco near Vinita.
The amounts secured by the robbers
: in their various raids will probably
a never be known. II was very great,
> however, and has been estimated at
100000
EMMETT DALTON is NOT DEAD.
4 He is slowly dying In room ut the
h. hotel here and his death is expected
! any moment Indignation against the
: robbers became so intense this evening
tho people wanted to lynch the dying
i bandit.
Up to 10 o'clock tonight Allie ogee
I had not been captured; at least 1t is not
known that he has been The
pursuing party is still out and
q 1t is believed they are still following
the bandits trail. Ogee has such a
4 short start that Il Is not believed he
|, will be able TO escape. He, however,
is well acquainted with the wild coun-
, try south OF here in the Indian Terri
tory where the bandits have head
/ quarters. 1t may be he can elude his
! pursuers. The capture OF Ogec is par
ticularly desirable because he being
, the only surviving member Of tho gang
= and Is believed 10 be the
I only person who knows the
! hiding place OF the great treasure
i which they have accumulated during
: years OF outlawry They could not
4 have spent all their illgotten money
, even II they had lived among the lux
| uries OF civilization As it was they