Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-10-15

one volley out Of the windows. Cashier
Ayers fell on the steps of the bank, shot
through the groin. Shoemaker Brown
OF the attacking party ia the square was
shot through the body and died in few
minutes
The nrnE attracted the attention of
Marshall Connolly who was collect
ing more men for his posse, and with
few he had already gathered, he ran
hurredly to the scene of conflict.
After hring vOlley from the win
dows the bandits, approaching that
their only safety lay in flight, attempt
ed 10 escape. lhcy ran from the door
vi tne bank, hiring as they fled. The
marshal's posse i'll the square, with
out organization of any kind, fired at
the fleeing bandits, each for himself.
Spears trusty Winchester shot twice
more in quick succession before the
others could take aim. and Joseph
Evans and Texas Jack fell dead, both
shot through the head, making three
dead bandits to his credit.
In the general fusillade, Grafton Dali
ton, one or two of the surviving mem
bers of Texas Jacks band, Marshal
Connolly. L. NJ Baldwin, one of Cong
don's clerks, and Geo. Cubine, were
MORALLY hit and died ON the field. Allie
Ogae, the only survivor of the band
successfully escaped to the alley where
the horses We're tied and mounting the
swiftest of the lot, fed south in the
direction Of Indian territory. Emit
Dalton, who escaped from the First Ma
tional bank, reached the alley in safety
but had some trouble in getting mount.
ed.
Several of the posse quickly mounted
and pursued the escaping bandits. EN-
mitt Dalton's horse was no match for
the frcsher animals of his pursucrs. As
they closed on him he turned suddenly
in his saddle and fired upon his would
be captOrs. The latter answered with
yolley and Emnitt toppled from his
horse hard hit He was brought back
to town and died late this afternoon.
He made an ante-mOrtem statement
confessing to the various crimes com
mitted by the gang. Allie Ogae is still
at large.
After the battle was over n search
was made for the money the bandits
secured from the banks. 1t was found
i'm sacks where it had been placed by
the robbers. one sack was found under
the body Of Bob Dalton, who had fallen
dead upon it while he was escaping
from the First national bank The
other was tightly clinched in Texas
Jacks hand.
The bodies of those OF the attack
ing party who were killed We're remOv-
ed to their respective homes, while the
bodies Of the dead bandits We're al
lowed 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 IN inquest, he jury returning
verdict in accorlt ice with the facts.
During the time the bodies remained
in the square they were viewed by hum
dreds of people Of This and surrounding
towns who, having heard of the tragedy
came in swarns to inspect the scene,
The excitement was Of the most in
tense character and the fate Of Allie
Ogee should he be captured, is deter
mined by universal consent He viii
be hanged by the people,
Other topics which attracted univer-
sal attention were the fulnllment of the
prophecy that the Dalton's would
die with their boots on" aUd peculiar
fate decreed that they should die 10y
the hands of their old friends in the
vicinity Of their birth place, aud the
excellent Workmanship Of Liverynto?
Spears, who, with three shots, sent
to death as many bandits