Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-06
THE DALTON BOYS DEAD
Three of the Brothers Died
in Their Boots.
They Came to Grief in Making
Their Last Raid.
Two Other Members of the Gang of
DesperadOes Killed.
Only One Escaped = Daring Double
Bank Robbery at Coffeyville, Kan
sas, That Cost No Less Than
Ten Lives.

! By the Associated Press.
CoFFEYvILLE, Kan, Oct. 5.-The Dal
ton gang has been observation-disclosures
off the face of the earth; canght like
rats in trap. They were today sho1
down, but not until four citizens of thit
place had yielded up their lives in the
work of determination.
Six OF the gang rode into town this
morning and robbed two banks Of the
place. Their raid had become known te
the officers of the law, and when the
bandits attempted to escape they were
attacked by the marshal's posse.
In the battle which ensued four OF the
desperadoes were killed outright, and
one so badly wounded that he has since
died. The sixth escaped, but is being
hotly pursued.
OF the attacking party, four were
killed, and one fatally and two seriously
wounded.
The dead are: Bob Dalton. desper
ado; Grattan Dalton, desperado; EN-
NETT Dalton, desperate; Joseph Evans,
desperate; John Moore, alias Texas
Jack, desperate; T. G. Connolly, city
marshal: L. M. Baldwin, bank clerk
G. W. Cubine. a merchant; CD Brown,
shoemaker.
The wounded are: Thomas G.. Ayres,
cashier of the First National bank, shot
through the groin and cannot live; T..
A. Reynolds, wounded in the right
breast; Lais Detz, shot in the right side.
THE RAID LONG ANTICIPATED.
1t was rumored month ago that the
Dalton gang were contemplating raid
upon the banks of the city. Arrange
ments were made to give them warm
reception, but excitement finally died
away, and the street patrol was given
up.
About 10 O'Clock this morning the
gang rode into town. They came in two
squads of three each, and passing
through unfrequent streets, rendez-
voused in an alley in the rear of the
First National bank
Robert Dalton, the notorious leader,
and Emmett, his brother, went to the
first national bank, the other four,
under the leadership of Texas Jack, or
John Moore, going to the private bank
of @. M. CongdOn & Co. In the mean
time the alarm was given. The Dalton
brothers were born and bred in this
vicinity and had been recognized.
HOW THE BANKS WE'RE HELD UP.
City Marshal Connolly was quickly
notified and began collecting posse.
While the marshal was assembling his
forces the bandits, all ignorant of the
trap, were proceeding deliberately with
the work of robbing the banks. Texas
Jacks band entered Congdon's bank,
and with Winchesters leveled at Cashier
Ball and Teller Carpenter, demanded
that the safe be opened. The cashier
explained that the door of the safe was
controlled by time lock and could not
be opened for about twenty minntes, or
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 drawer.
BOB AND EMMETr's WORK.
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 Ayres,
his son, Albert Ayres and Teller w. H.
Shepherd. None of them were armed,
and with leveled revolvers the brother
bandits easily intimidated them. Albert
Ayres and Teller Shepherd were kept
under the muzzle of Emmett Dalton's
revolver, while Bob Dalton forced Cash
ier Ayres to strip the safe vault and cash
drawers of all the money, and place it in
a sack.
Fearing to leave them behind, lest
they should give the alarm too soon, the
desperadoes marched the officers OF the
bank out of the door, with the intention
of keeping them under guard while they
made their escape. The party made
their appearance at the door just as
Liveryman Spears and others of the
marshal's posse took position in the
square.
When the Dalton brothers saw armed
men in the square they appreciated their
peril in an instant, and leaving the bank
officers on the steps of the bank build
ing, ran for their horses.
BOB DALTON BITES THE DUST.
As soon as they reached the sidewalk
Spears rife quickly came into position.
An instant later it spoke, and Bob Dal-
ton, the notorious leader of the notori-
GUS gang, fell dead.
Emmett Dalton had the start of his
brother, and before Spears could draw q
bead on him, had lodged behind the
corner of the bank and was making time
in the direction of the alley where the
horses were tied.
The shot which dropped Bob Dalton
aroused Texas Jacks band in Congdon's
bank. Running to the windows, they
saw their leader PROSTATE on the ground.
Raising their rifles they fred one volley
out of the window. Cashier Ayres fell
on the steps of the bank, shot through
the groin. Shoemaker Brown, of the
attacking party in the square, was shot
through the body and died in few
minutes.
The firing attracted the attention Of
Marshal Connolly, who was collecting
more men for his posse, and with those
he had already gathered, he ran hur-
riedly to the scene of the conflict.
After firing volley from the windows,
the bandits, appreciating that their
only safety was in fight, attempted to
escape. They -an from the door OF the
bank, firing as they fed. The maTshaii's
posse in the square, without organize.