The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-10-14
DALTONS WIPED OUT.
Desperate Battle With the Gang
at Cof6eyville, Kan.
Ehey Raid the Banks-Four of the Gang
Killed and One MOrtaIly Wounded
-Four Citizens Killed aud
Another Will Die.

CoFFEYYILLE. Kan, Oct. 6.-The Dali
tons, only rivals of the James and
Younger brothers, and cousins of those
daring men last named notorious as
train robbers and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
cruel, ubiquitOus-thet errors of the In
dian territory, Oklahoma and western
Kansas-are no more They and their
immediate followers have been wiped
out of existence as completely as though
swallowed by an earthquake.
Yesterday morning six members of
the Dalton gang, divided into two
squads. made simultaneous attacks up
on the Condor and the First National
banks of this city. One of the most
desperate battles on record ensucd
Bob and Grattan Dalton. Tom Evans
and Texas jack Moore, desperadoes,
were killed outright So was C. T.
Connolly, marshal of Coffeyville; George
Cubine, boot and shoe dealer; Lucius
Baldwin, clerk, and Charles Brown, a
shoemaker. Thomas g. Ayres. cashier
of the FIRST National bank, and Emmett
Dalton are probably mOrtally wounded,
and others are slightly wounded.
The most remarkable incident of all
this bloody battle was the work of Jim
Spears, livery stable keeper. At the
sound of the first firing he grabbed his
Winchester and with steady nerve and
deadly aim he worked it. He killed
three OF the desperadoes in rapid sue
cession, shooting as an expert marks
man would at inanimate targets.
1t was 9:45 ocloc1 when the town was
startled by the appearance on the
streets of six men, heavily armed with
Winchesters and Colts revolvers. They
We're Bob, Graf and Emmett Dalton,
Tom Evans, Texas Jack" Moore and
Allie Ogee. They had tied their horses
in an alley and coming rapidly out upon
the street, Graf Dalton, Evans, Moore
and Ogee entered the bank of c. NJ.
Condor & Co. Bob and Emmett Dalton
passed across the street to the First Ma
tioHal bank.
Charles Smith, barber, recognized
them and waved his hand to them.
They responded to the salutation. The
four who entered the Condor bank or
dered Cashier Ball and Teller Carpenter
TO throw up their hands and give over
the money. Ball replied that he could
not. as the time lock was on. They
asked him when it would be open, and
accepted his statement of $50 o'clock,
although it was nearly 10 o'clock then.
Ball was ordered to hand over the
money or the counter, amounting to
some s., 600. which he did.
Bob and Emmett Dalton found in the
First National bank Cashier Ayers, his
son Bert. and Teller w. Ii. Shepherd
These men were ordered to throw up
their hands and Bert Ayres was in
structed 10 put the money in a bag
which TIE robbers had provided.
Young Ayres complied but told the
Daltons that ne did not know the com
bination to the safe. Turning to the
elder Ayers Bob Dalton called him by
name and. with an oath. commanded
him to open the safe. The latter fol- |
lowed instructions and himself put the
money in the bag, purposely overlook
ing two bundles Of 8. 900 each, but Bob !
to make things certain went into the |
safe himself
After securing from the vault some |
SEQ 900 the brothers got the bankers IL |
front of them and marched them out of |
the front door. Barber Smith had in |
the meanwhile given the alarm and |
men had hastily secured weapons and |
were rushing 10 the scene. As Bob and /
Emmett Dalton emerged from the bank |
Pacific Express Agent c. ). Cox and |
George CUbine opened fire upon them |
woURding Emmett. The brothers turned |
bac'l. ana Running into the bank, |
from a side door. There Lucius |
Baldwin met them, and there. too, he |
met his death One of the brothers |
brought his heavy six shooter into play !
and Baldwin Tell to the sidewalk mort
ally wounded. He died at o'clock in |
the afternoon.
Bob and Emmett Dalton did not stop !
to note -,he eject of the shot. They |
ran around the corner of the building /
and returned the fire of Cox and !
Cuhinc
The latter fell dead in his tracks.
Charles Brown WAS in range of a shot,
too, and lie fell, TO die three hours |
later.
Thomas AYERS had seen all this in the
2AAolai-4AA M NL'fDA lAiNSpiuLtiN IA lIOuG
of MS bank Then he gathered his /.
scattered thoughts and started to run.
Bat the bandits who were robbing
the First National bank, had heard the
firing AM they Turned and opened up
on the fleeing man. shooting through
windows. The shots came as a volley
ana Ayers fell seriously II not fatally
woun led. Bob and Emmett quickly
joined the rest os their band and start
ed for their horses. but they were then
the targets for perfect fusilade and
Jim Spears vas working his Winchester
with clocs-like regularity. Bob and
Grant Dalton and Texas Jack" were
killed IL the mouth of the alley, not,
however. before Bob had killed City
Connolly.
Tom Evans and Ogee mounted their
horses and dashed out of town. but
Evans was hit hard ana fell dead from
his horse half 4 mile away.
Cashier Ayers Is very low, but has a
chance TO recover.
Reckless Hiehwaymen.
ST LoIIs. Oct. 6. A street car on the
Cass avenue line was held upat Seventh
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