The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-10-12
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determination Of the Famous Dali
ton Gang Of Desperadoes
rhey are Shot to Death While Attempting
to Rob Two Banks In Cofieyville, Kan.
Three Citizens Meet Death ina
Conflict With the Bandits.

CoFFEYvILLE, Kan, Oct 6.-The Dali
ton gang Of outlaws, the most notori-
Gus in the west, was wiped off tho face
of the earth here yesterday, but in the
battle which resulted in their extermi-
nation three good citizens were killed
and two fatally wounded. The despe-
radoes who had grown bolder as they
thought they were above all law and
that the officers of country were power
less against them, had attempted tOraid
the banks of this, their old home, when
they met the fate which they so well
merited, but which they had heretofore
escaped. Had they confined their ef-
forts to train robbery they might now
be alive, but emulation of the James
boys proved their deaths. This was
their first attempt at bank robbery and
their last piece of outlawry.
The six outlaws came into town to-
gether on horseback about $3.50 o'clock,
and leaving their horses In an alley,
walked rapidly across the square and
four entered Condon's bank and two
the First National. At Condon's bank
the desperadoes were told by Cashier
Ball that the time lock would not be
open until 10 o'clock, so holding their
Winchesters on Ball and Teller Charles
Carpenter, they said they would wait,
taking meanwhile the money in the
drawer.
Bob and Emmett Dalton were the two
who took in the First National. Here
were Cashier Ayres, his son Bert, and
Teller W. II. Shepperd. They were
forced to give up all the money in the
safe which was hastily showed into bags.
The Daltons then forced the three out
of the front doors and followed right
after them. The alarm had in the
meantime been given. and as the out
laws appeared, George Cubine, mer-
chant, and Express Agent Cox shot at
one Of them, badly wounding him The
outlaws then returned the fire, killing
Cubine
The robbers In Condon's bank shot
out Of the window, hitting Ayres and
Brown. Both robbers ran back through
the bank when they were met by Bald
win and fatally wounded him
The citizens being thoroughly aroused
by this time were hot and heavy after
them, and after fight, in which City
Marshal Connolly was killed, succeeded
in killing the four desperadoes named
and mortally wounded Emmett, who
lies in q room here. He will die before
morning, II not one way then another.
The large rewards for the capture Of
the outlaws dead or alive will, II the
citizens wishes are respected, go to
the families of the murdered citizens.
All Of the money was recovered TO q
cent and turned over to the banks
Emmett Dalton has made partial
confession that his gang was the same
that robbed the Pacific express car on
the Missouri, Kansas q Texas railway
at Adair station, in Indian Territory,
last July and commitssd other daring
robberies.
Lucius Baldwin, one OF the fatally In.
jured, died yesterday afternoon. The
Daltons were second cousins OF the
James boys and nephews Of the famous
Youngers who are now serving life sem
tences in the Minnesota penitentiary.
II Is said they acquired the desire to be-
come train robbers by reading the ae-
counts Of the daring deeds Of their rela-
tives. They began their career of out,
lawry about two years ago, and nearly
every train robbery committed in the
southwest since that timo has been at
tributed to them. 1t is said the proceeds
Of their robberies amount TO $500, 1000.