The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-07

NANoAo Sllf, Wv. lopeClal IA
special to the Star from Coffeyvillo,
Kan, says the streets are packed to day
with crowds OF excited people from oil
parts of this section, attracted by the
terrible Dalton tragedy of yesterday.
On every street corner, In every alley,
stand groups OF citizens eagerly discus
sing the attempted bank robberies Of
yesterday with the attendant tragic ro
suits. At the city jail an awning has
been improvised under which lie the
four dead bandits in collins provided by
the county, with a guard to see that
they are not disturbed.
Since morning procession of sight.
seers, which seems to be never ending,
have viewed the dead outlaws. The
desperadoes, cold in death, their faces
uncovered, seem to possess an attraction
for the curious which is almost without
parallel.
Among the thousands who have
viewed tho bodies are many who have
known tho Dal5ons for years and while
their crimes deserve to place them be
You'd the pale of sympathy, here and
scarce repress sigh of regret for the
fate Of the dead men. The stairway
loading to the room where Emmett Dali
ton, who is not dead as eported, lies Is
at all times surrounded by q crowd of
men and women, who do their utmost
to persuade the guard to let them pass
up to the presence of the wounded man.
All sorts OF reasons are advanced by
these people for their requests, but
without exception they are not COM
piled with.
Through the courtesy OF Sheriff Gala
han Star reporter was allowed to en-
ter the room. Emmett was weak from
the loss OF blood and talked but little.
He said: ~ mot the boys Saturday near
Tulsa, and in the course of their talk
they asked me how much money l had.
l replied $50. They said they had 5000,
and then told me OF their plan to rob
both banks OF Coffeyville in one day.
Bob said he wanted to lower Jesse
James record. l tried to persuade him
not to try it. but did not succeed, as he
had grudge against tho town and
wanted revonge for What he had heard
that people were saying and trying to
do about US. l had no money to leave
the country on and did not think we
could got away If we came. / finally
consented. We knew the Law of the
land thoroughly, and it was agreed that
Bob and l should take the First National
and the other throe boys the Condon's
Bank. Bob thought he and I we're bat
ter than any six of the others, and
knowing the First National to be hard
est to rob we selected that and assigned
Condon's to the others"
Emmett stated that he was an own
% I.
until he knew that the other bows were
dead, he refused to say anything, but
when their dead bodies were carried up
to him for inspection no identified them
as Bob and Grafton Da. ton. Tom Evans
and Jack Moore. He shed tears as he
gaZed on his dead brothers. The names
he gave to the two latter men are not
the names they were known by in this
section. but they are not their real
names. These are withheld from tho
public to-day for good reasons, but thor
names are known.
The dead bandits were buried here
this afternoon in the city cen etery in a
lot owned by the Dalton family. The
bodies were carried to the graves in
transfer wagons without single
mourner or sympathizing friend to as
sist in the last rites. The mother Of tho
Daltons was telegraphed to yesterday
and this morning message was re-
ceived from Ben, the Oldest boy
Of the family, that he would
the boys in their raids, and is a farmer
living with his mother, at present, near
Kingfisher, Oklahoma.
Emmett is wounded in the right hip
and right arm by Winchester bullets
and in his back are twelve buckshot, the
latter being the shot which knocked him
of his horse. He had reached his horse
and mounted with q bag of money from
the First National Bank OIL his arm,
when, s"eing Bob fall, he turned back
to assist him, and it was then that he
received the fire that brought him
down. Tho money secured from the
First National amounted to SEQ. $40 and
that from tho Condon's to So, 900. The
turned over to the banks OK.
coed this amount and serves to verify
the statement by Emmett that they had
5000 " hen they came to town.
1t is now said that only five men took
part in the robbery, and IL this be true
the entire gang was exterminated.
Sheriff Callahan wants to take Emmett
Dalton to Independence. but there is
vigorous protest against 1t and it will
hardly be- allowed, as our people are de.
termined that he shall not be- taken
away from this town. The body OF Lucius
Baldwin was taken to Burlington,
Kan, this morning by his mother, and
that OF Charles Brown will oe seLt to
Harley, S. D., where his wife is. Flu
neral services over the bodies OF Mar.
shall Connolly and George Cubino were
held this afternoon. The remains OF
Connolly will be buried at Indepen-
dence, Mo.
Cashier Ayers wound is not so serious