The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-10-07
THE DALTON DETERMINATION.
Emmet Stin Alive, But Cannot Recover
His Ante Mortem Statement.

Emmet Still Alive, But Cannot Recover
His Ante AIortem Statement.
CoFFFEYvILLE, Kan, Oct. 7-Emmet
Dalton, the wounded member Of the BAN
dit gang, is still alive, but suffers in
tense pain. 1t is not believed that be
can recover. The robber who succeeded
in escaping has not been recaptured, and
as he probably is making his way toward
the Indian Territory, where be has many
friends, it is not thought that he will be
captured.
The town is still greatly excited over
the stirring events of Wednesday, but
there is great feeling of relief over the
extermina alton Of the gang Of outlaws
who have terrorized this section for the
last three years. The bodies of the dead
robbers have been prepared for burial.
Emmett Dalton made the following
ante-mortem statement:
"Oct. 1, 1892, / met the boys south Of
Tulsa and they asked me how much
money l had; l told them about $50;
asked them how much they had and they
said about $500; ! asked them what they
were going to do with it; they saiu that
this town had been trying to capture
them; l said that was lie, for we used
to have lots of friends here.
"Bob said he could discount the James
boys work and go up and rob both
Coffeyville banks in one day; l told them
that l did not want any of it at all; he
said had better go along and help and
get some of the money and leave the
country; that if | stayed around here
was sure TO ab .ught or killed by my
self.
"The morning Of October we saddled
up north OF Tulsa in the Usage Nation,
and rode twenty miles toward Cotfeg-
/ vile and talked the matter over, l went
/ out Of love for my brothers, for | knew
| that the authorities would get after me
, anyhow and l would have no money to
! get out Of the country.
! ''We camped at the head of Hickory
| Creek at Timber Hill, about twelve
miles from Coffeyyille, the night OF Octo.
! Der 4. That night we saddled up and
| rode to the bottoms Of Onion Creek on
the Davis farm and next morning we fed
our horses some corn. | asked the boys
if they were coming up here. They saic
that they were and l said that it would
not be treating you right, as you haG
always befriended us.
II asked them how they were going tx
do the business.
"Bob said we would ride in about hal
past nine in the morning. He said ther,
would not be many people in town 81
early and not many to hold up. He sale
he wanted me along because L was quicl
on foot. He said that l would go to tn,
First National and the boys to Congdon's
He said we would ride in and hitch at
the old Congdon building. Peopl,
would not see us until we got right int
the bank.
"All five horses belonged to Bob. an
full cousin to Bob and Cole Younger
My mother was sister Of Cole Younger
father"
He confessed that the gang was re
sponsible for the Red Rock, Wharton
and other robberies in Indian Territory
which had been credited to them. Tn
story of a hidden treasure, he said, wa
nonsense.
Of there had been a hidden treasure,
he said, 1--WE would all have been aliv
to-day 1t was because we were al
broke that we planned the Coffeyvill,
raid
eve were being hard pressed by the of
ficers down in she Territory when Bo
decided that we would have to get out o
the country"