The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-09
DALTON AGAIN DEAD.
Bill Dalton SEOt andKilled Near
ArdmOre, L T.
Seems to be No Doubt About 1t
This Time.
is WELL IDENTIFIED.
His Wife Telegraphs Relati YES
That He is Dead.


ARDMoRE, Ind. Ter, June 9. -
Stretched out on a pine board in the
rooms of Undertaken Appolis, on Cad
do street, in this city, Bill Dalton, the
noted desperate bank robber and
murderer, lies stiff and cold, victim
of the unerring aim of C. Loss Hart, a
deputy United States marshal at
tached to the force of Captain L. L.
Stowe of this city. wound on the
right side of the spinal column near
the hip shows where the deadly mes
senger did it's work
The Identification is complete. His
widow is here under arrest and has
sent two kilograms signing her name
MRS. Jennie Dalton" The first went
to G. H. BIivens, 14O7 Van Ness ave-
nue., San Francisco, and read: my
husband, Bill Dalton, lies here dead.
Come at once. 1 want his remains
sent home" The other one was ad-
dressed to Mrs. A. l.. Dalton, King
fisher, and read: "Bul Dalton here
dead. Come at once if you wish to see
him"
Thursday afternoon a man named
Wallace went to the express Office and
called for a package, which was given
him. He was arrested on suspicion,
the package broken into and found to
contain several gallons of whisky
From him it was learned the
whisky was for other people. said to
be living near Elk. and from incau-
tious remarks the officers concluded it
to belong to the DaItons, the Long
view bank robbers, who were known
to be in the neigh bOrhoOd of Elk, a
small town twenty five miles north
west of here. The man was locked
mn nd of Tnif0d States Dan
uty marshals started for the free
hooters rendezvous.
Dalton Taken by Surprise.
Yesterday while the men were talk
ing their positions Dalton was seen to
come out, look around and Immediately
return. The officers on the east side
were discovered by him through
window or by some one in the house,
and pistol in hand he jumped through
a window on the north and started to
run east. Loss Hart, one of the posse,
was less than thirty yards from the
house and called on him to halt
For reply he tried to take aim while
running and just then the Winchester
of the officer spoke
The two jumps into the air were
the only motions after this by the
fleeing man. His pistol fell from his
hand and with a groan he sank down.
Mr.. Hart ran up to him and asked
what he was doing there, but he was
too near dead to reply, and expired
without a word The house was
searched. and over $50 letters. be-
sides numerous rolls of crisp bank
bills were found the address proving
him to be Bill Dalton and the money
proving him to have been the leader
of the Longview bank robbery
The remains were brought to this
city, and when his wife was told that
nu1f u Oh -
terical and almost succum bed to the
shock. Dalton was man about five
feet nine inches tall, weighed about
ITO pounds and had black curly hair;
clean shaver, large head and neck
and we'll built. He was dressed in a
wooden shirt, yellow suspenders.
black pants and top boots, and looked
the typical outlaw.
The Outlaws wire Talks.
In the Sherman house Mrs Bill Dali
ton, nee Jennie Blivins, lies stricken
from the blow which killed her hus-
band. In reply to questions Mrs. Dali
ton said: Il was born and raised in
California, where L first met Mr.. Dali
ton We were married March IA, 1884,
IN MERGED county in that state, where
we lived together until 1891, when he
left for this country. 1 followed IN
1893, and we have remained here since
that time.
Mr.. Dalton was 90 years of age and
has mother aged 90 and four broth
ers, Charles, Coleman, Littleton aud
Simon who live at present in OlSlaho-
ma Territory. We have lived with
the Wallace family only a month and
were in no way related to them. NY
people live in San Francisco, my
fathers residence being 14O7 Van Ness
avenue, and L also have two brothers
and one sister living in that state
Mrs Dalton is a blonde, intelligent.
refined and cultured, and keenly feels
her present position She is 27 years
of age and has two children, the eld-
est, Charles, being years old, while
a daughter, Oracle, aged 8, is a hope
less invalid Messrs Dick and Brown,
attorneys of this city, have been en-
gagged to defend Wallace who was ar
rested, and will also represent Mrs
Dalton in the legal complications
which may arise. There can no
longer be question of the ident ity
of the dead man. as Mrs. Dial ton, re-
plying to direct question said: "Yes,
that is Bill Dalton, and 1 and nv chill
dren are his lawful aud sorrowing
wife and orphans"