The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-09
SHOT DOWN BY AN OFFICER.
The Daring RObber Surrounded
by a Posse.
PROOF OF HIS IDENTIFICATION.
His Widow Almost Succumbs to Her
Wild Grief and TeIegraphs
to Friends.

ARDMoRE. /. T.. June s.-By the death
OF Bill Dalton at the hands of Deputy
United States Marshal Hart to-day it is
believed the long-hunted, searched-for
train-rObber has been laid low.
The Identification is complete. His
widow is here under arrest, and fer her
attorneys correspondent sent two tele-
grams. The first went TO c. II. Blivens.
1907 Van Ness avenue, San Francisco, and
read: my husband. Bill Dalton, is dead
come at once. l want his remains sent
home"
The other one was addressed to Mrs. A.
Il. Dalton, Kinghsher, and reads: "BnI
Dalton here dead; come at once if you
wish to see him. JENNIE DALTON"
The story of how he was trailed is as
follows: Yesterday afternoon desperate
character named Wallace, accompanied
by two women. came to Ardmore, and
after purchasing over $500 worth of goods,
the man went to the express Office and
called for package. which was given
him. He was arrested on suspicion.
The package was broken into and found
to contain several gallons OF whisky.
From these parties it was learned that the
whisky was for old people, said to live
near Elk, and from incautiOus remarks by
the woman the officers concluded 1t be-
lOnged to the Daltons, the Long View
Bank robbers. who are known to be in the
neghborhood of Elk.
The man was locked up, and a party of
United States Deputy Marshals started
for the robbers rendezvous. The place
where they had reason TO believe their
game was in hiding was surrounded by
the posse about l a. NJ. to-day. While the
men were taking their positions Dalton
was seen TO come out, look around and
Immediately return. The officers on the
east side wers discovered by him through
a window. and pistol in hand he jumped
through the window on the north and
started to run east.
Hart was less than thirty yards from the
house and called to him to halt
For reply Dalton turned around
and tried to take aim while run
ming. and just then the 44-caioer Win
chester of the officer spoke. Two jumns
in the air was the only motion after this
by the fleeing man. With groan he sank
to the ground.
Hart ran up TO ask him what he was do
III tAOAOs Oub ho WAS lOU near uNdu 10 Io-
ply and expired without a word.
The house was searched and over 15O
letters, besides numerous rolls of bank
bills, were found, proving him to be Bill
Dalton and the money proved him 10 have
been the leader of the Long View Bank
robbers.
The remains were brought TO this city
and when his wife was told he was dead
she became hysterlcal and almost sue
cnmbed to the shock.
There was reward Of several thousand
dollars for Dalton's head. The deputy
who killed him has wired to Long View
that he has positive proof that it is Bill
Balton who was killed and that he COM
mitted the robbery.
Mrs. Dalton says she was born in Mer-
ced County, California, where she married
Dalton in 1884. Her maiden name was
Nellie Van Ness. They came to the Ter
ritorg in 1891 and have two children. Mrs
Dalton is q years old and her husband
20. She Is well educated and appears to
be very intelligent.