Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1892-10-19
DALTONS DROPPED.
TIE NOTORIOUS GANG FINALLY
WIPED OUT or EXISTENCE.

Their Attempt to Rob Coffeyville tKan.)
Banks Causes n Battle-Four Despera-
does Killed Outright and Another Nor
tally Wounded-A Number of Citizens
Also Shot Down in the Fight.
CoFFEYvuLE, Kan, Oct. 5.-The Dali
ton band of outlaws, the most notorious
in the West, was wiped off the face of
the earth here during the day, but in
the battle which resulted in their ex-
termination four good citizens were
killed and one fatally wounded, The
desperadoes, who had grown holder as
they thought they were above all law
and that the officers of the country were
powerless against them, had attempted
to raid the banks of this, their old home,
when they met the fate which they so
well merited but which they had here.
tofore escaped. Had they confined their
efforts to train robberies they might
now be alive, but emulation of the
James boys proved their deaths. This
was their first attempt at bank rob-
berry, and
Their Last Piece of Outlawry.
The six outlaws came into the town to-
gether on horseback about $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,
meanwhile taking the money in the
drawers. Bob and Emmett Dalton
We're the two who took in the First
National. Here were Cashier Ayres, his
son and Teller F. Il. Shepherd. They
were forced to give up all the money in
the safe which was
Hastily showed Into Bags.
The Daltors lien forced the three out
Of the front door and followed right
after them. The alarm had in the
meantime been given, and as the out
laws appeared George Cubine, a 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 met Bald
win and fatally wounded him. The cit
liens being thoroughly aroused by this
time were hot and heavy after them and
after a fight in which City Marshal
Connolly was killed, succeeded in kill
ing the four desperadoes named and
MORALLY wounding Emmett who lies in
a hotel. He will die before morning, if
not in one way then another, Jim
Spears, livery stable keeper, with his
Winchester rife
Killed Three of tho Outlaws
in as many seconds. This created such
diversion that old citizens were en-
abled to get close enough to kill an
other of the robbers. The two remain
ing robbers dropped their plumber and
mounted their horses, but posse was
quickly in pursuit and one more of the
band fell from his horse MORALLY
wounded about two miles from the
town. The sixth and last was still be-
ing pursued at the latest accounts The
man who got away is supposed to be
Allie Ogee.
This is the old home of the Daltons
and it is peculiarly appropriate that the
world should be rid of the gang here.
Great, excitement prevails and if the
other man is found he will be sum-
marily dealt with.
The large reward for the capture of
the outlaws dead or alive will. if the
citizens wishes are respected, go to the
families of the murdered citizens. All
the money was recoved and turned over
to the banks. The news was telegraphed
to Parsons shortly after 10 o'clock and
General Superintendent Frey, Of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad,
with his special car, in which were
thirty or forty trusty citizens with
Winchesters and shotguns, came to
Coffeyville to assist in running the des-
peradoes to earth. They found on their
arrival that there was but little work
for them to do, as the plucky inhabi-
tants of Coffeyville had wound up the
careers of the deperadoes. The list of
the dead and wounded is as follows:
Dead:
BOB DALTON. desperate.
GRANT DALTON, desperate.
Tom HEDDY, desperate.
Unidentified desperate.
c. T. CONNOLLY, marshal of COffeyyille,
GEORGE CUBINE, merchant.
CHARLES Brown, shoemaker.
LUc1Us BALDWIN, clerk IN Browns shoe
store.
Fatally Wounded:
EMMETT DALTON, desperate.
THOMAS G. AYREs, cashier of the First Ma
tional bank.
Slightly Wounded:
T. A. REYNOLDS, citizen.
LOUIS DIETZ citizen.
The unknown desperate has been
identified as man named Moore, who
went under the name of "Texas Jack"
The Daltons were second cousins of
the James boys and nephews of the
famous Youngers, who are serving life
sentences in the Minnesota penitentiary
MURDERED BY ROBBERS.
Five Men Killed by DespeTadoes in Mis-
sissippi.
JACKSON, Oct 5.-This city was
thrown into intense excitement d1rinp