Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-14
COFFEYvILLE UNDER ARMS.
The Kansas Village Awaiting Attack by
Friends Of the Daltous.


Friends Of the Daltons.
CoFrEyvnLE, KAN, Oct h-The town OF
Coffeyyiile is wild with excitement over a re-
ported attempt TO burn the town and kill the
people out Of revenge for the killing of the Dal-
ton gang last week. The report started from
the robbing Of the Missouri Pacific train at
Tyro, near Co1eyville. The mayor Of Coffey-
vile telegraphed the report to Parsons and the
superintendent Of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas road at once fitted up O car with posse
and rifles and sent it to Cofeyville as a special
1t arrived at the town at O'Clock yesterday
and found the place wild with fear and excite
ment. Doors and windows were barricaded
and everybody was armed to the teeth
All Of the rifles in the town were in readiness
and every man stood waiting for an attack.
The from the NJ, X. and T. at Parsons
stood at the depot barricaded and srmed. In
the homes women and children were frightened
over the outlook for another bloody encounter
with the bandits. and the mayor Of Cofeyville
conferred with the railroad OFFICIALS and wired
to Parsons that the people here could care for
themselves, the number of attacking party
greatly magnifed and that matter Of o
few hours would result in their capture.
"Coffeyville people" said he. .'have shown
their ability to care for themselves.
Ben and VIM. Dalton and many of theirsym-
pathiZers have been lettering about Coffeyville
FOR days. Tuesday Emmett Dalton. who was
wounded, was removed to Independence. Ben
and William and their mother accompanied him.
Since then nothing has been heard from them
here. At O'Clock last night bonfire was
started in the plaza of the town to furnish an
illumination. The information Of approach of
the Dsltons was conveyed to the people of Cof-
feyville by the force under Detective Dodge of
the Wells-Fargo Company. who is securing the
surrounding territory for members of the gang.
One of his men heard it and wired the mayor
of Coffeyville, who asked for help from Par
sons and got il. The plan was for George Dali
ton and forty whites and half-breeds. COM
pletely armed. to ride into Coffeyville at 8
o'clock last night and wipe out the place. No
formation. Upon the receipt Of the notice Of
the impending raid the people assembled at tho
public square and were told of in detachments.
portion of them were held in reserve at the
jail to go to the aid of any point that may be
attacked. Others dismounted. and established
a Gordon around the village, guarding every
approach to the town. making il a
matter Of practical impossibility for any
one to reach the city without being observed
In addition to the precautions a mounted
patrol was sent out q distance Of four miles into
the country, where a most vigilant watch was
kept up. All the citizens were well armed with
rifles and revolvers and plenty Of ammunition.
As is the case with all border towns, more espe-
cially those on the Indian territory. the people
own an abundance Of improved firearms and
good ammunition and an excellent idea Of their
use. The prtrol consists of men who have been
in more than one fight. who are cool, deter
mined fellows, ready to face death If need be.
The country in this vicinity is open TO great
extent and the only hope of the gang would be
to catch the guards unawares. This Is made
the more difficult, as the old campaigners, who
control their movements, directed the guards,
both mounted and on foot, to carefully avoid
the roads and to keep in the background, ana
thus head OF any cross-country flank move
ment. While the roads are seemingly unoccu-
pied it would be utterly impossible for any
living thing to move in the direction Of the
town without challenge, swiftly followed BY
shot il not needed.
1t is probable that the outlaws have got wind
Of the reception awaiting them and have post
poned their raid until more favorable oppor-
tunity.
The following letter. received by John Kloehr.
the man who has the credit Of killing three Of
the Dalton gang, shows at least that all Of the
gang il not dead:
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