St. Paul daily globe., 1894-04-21
BATTLE With THE DALTOAs
TIVE NOTORIOUS BANDITS SURPRISED
6Y DEPVT/ MARSHALS.
n DAY OF DEADLY FIRING.


= Oklahoma Are Confirmed =
Three Outlaws Said to Ke Fa.
tally Wounded - Others Fled
:, and Were Pursued by the
:. Bravest Officers in the Country
GUTHRIE. Okla, April 20.-A report
OF battle between the Dalton gang
and deputy mar rshals near ingalls,, fifty.
I'VE miles from this city, is confirmed
today. The fight occurred at the house
or Bruce Miller. one of the outlaws.
The officers surrounded the house. all
OF them armed with Winchesters, lust
before daylight. The Dalton bandits
were inside. No shots were fred until
one or the desperadOeS came out Just
ABOUT daylight to feed the horses. He
was held up and told to take look
around the grounds and then return to
tle house, tell the bandits to come out.
one at time, unarmed. and surrender,
or hostilities would commence. After
looking over the field and fiudirg in
shooting distance of the house twenty
well-armel men, the outlaw returned to
his companions. Fully half hours
consultation was held by the bandits
before stir was made by either party,
and then tine Off GERS in command of
the party ordered the men to begin
firing. The house is simple
weather-bOardetl structure and not
plastered, and the shots from the mar
lSslials' Winchesters quickly perforated
1.-The sides of the building. The Gagged
Dandits returned the fire and poured a
!. rattllng fire on the officers through the
windows and crevices of the house. At
lilo O'Clock Mrs. Miller, who had been
wounded, left the house and crawled to
I, where one OF the lnarshals was located
behind a tree. She had received flesh
/ wound. and begged that she might be
permitted to ride to ingalls, for doctor
to attend herself and also her baby and
jshired man. who were both wounded.
I horse and left. She Would not state
| now many outlaws were killed,
7but admitted that Bill Dalton and
Bill DoOlan had been seriously If not
I fatally wounded. The fight was kept
4 up all day during Wednesday, voIley
I alter yolley was fired into the house by
the Ulcers, and the constant crack Of
the oauuitS NlncueSterS told OF their
| determination to hold out and refuse to
! surrender. Shortly after nightfall,
during lull in the firing, the bandits
made break from the house and fled,
| pursued by the deputies. They went
i'll the direction of the Creek Indian
country. The messengers who brought
this did not learn whether
or not Dalton and Doolan had
been killed, but was told that
three fatally wounded bandits were
/ left in Millers' house after their
companions had broken thr ough tue
line Of officers. He states that two of
| the officers posse were killed and three
wounded. Some of the bravest men in
| this territory are with the pursuing
! party: Bill Tilghman. Hack Thomas
and Will Madison are there. None of
| fnese men were ever known to finch.
On the night they left this city they
! said:
we will not return alive without our
| ga inc with U.S."
Ihe messenger who brings tue above
Information says that Mrs Bruce Miller
Is only slightly wounded. The United
States marshals started out another
posse from this city today to assist the
chase.