Fergus County argus., 1892-10-13
DEAD AND, DAMNED
The Notorious Dalton Boys Raid a
Town in Kansas and are
Killed.
Five of the Robbers Done For But
Four Good Men are Killed
Also.

CoFFEEvILLE, Kan, Oct. 5.-The
Dalton gang has been exterminated,
wiped of the face of the earth, caught
like rats in a 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 this place.
Their raid had become known to the
officers of the law and when the BAN
dts attempted to escape they were at
tackled by the marshal's posse. In
the battle which ensued, four despera-
does were killed outright and one so
badly wounded that he has since died.
OF the attacking party four were
killed, one fatally and two seriously
wounded
1t was rumored a month ago that
the Dalton gang were contemplating
raid upon the banks of this city and
arrangements were made to give them
a warm reception, but the excitement
finally died away and street patrol
was abandoned. About 10 O'Clock
this morning the gang rode into town.
They came in two squads of three each,
and passing through unfrequented
streets, rendezqoused near the First
National bank. Robert Dalton, the
notorious leader, and Emmett, his
brother, went to the First National,
the other four under the leadership of
"Texas Jack" going to the private
bank OF c. M. Congdon & Co. In the
meantime an alarm was given. The
Dalton brothers were born and reared
in this vicinity and they had been
recognized. City Marshal Connolly
was quickly notified and began organ
izing a posse. While the marshal was
collecting his forces the bandits, all
ignorant OF the trap, were proceeding
deliberately with their work of robbins
the banks.
"Texas Jacks" band entered Cong.
don's bank, and, with Winchesters
leveled at Cashier Bell, and Teller Car
penter, told them TO open the safe.
The cashier explained that the safe
door was controlled by time lock
and could not be opened for about
twenty minutes, at 10 o'clock. "We'll
wait" said the leader, and he sat down
at the cashiers desk, first gathering
up the money in the cash drawers.
Bob and Emmett Dalton in the mean
while were having better luck at the
First National bank. When they en-
tered the bank they found Cashier
Ayers and the teller. None of them
were armed and with loaded revolvers
the brothers easily intimidated them.
Albert Aver and Teller Sheppard were
kept under the muzzles of Emmett's
revolvers while Robert forced open the
safes vaults and the cash drawers,
took all the money they contained and
placed it in sack. When the robbers
appeared at the bank door livery
man, named Spears, with trusty
rifle, picked off Bob Dalton, the noto-
rious leader of the gang. A minute
or two elapsed and when Texas Jacks
gang attempted to assist Dalton,
Spears got in his work on Texas Jack
and Joseph Evans, another outlaw.
Ollie Ogee was the only one of the gang
who escaped, and he reached the alley
where the horses were tied and select
ing the swiftest rode for Indian Terri
tory. The Daltons, three of whom
were wiped out in the Coffeeville fight,
were second cousins of the James boys,
and related to the Youngers, a nice
pedigree.