The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-21
BILL DALTON'S GUN.
Weapon Now in Possession of a
United States MARSHAL.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
East Liverpool, o., April 13.-United
States Marshal Jacob Walters of King
fisher, Oklahoma, is visiting in this city
his former home, the first time in eleven
years, and is exhibiting to his friends a
memento for which he has already had
many tempting offer. 1t is revolver of
enormous size, probably nothing out OF
the ordinary to the westerner, but pos
sessing the terrors of Calling gun to
the more aesthetic denizen of the east.
The weapon possesses new interest.
and the observer handles it little more
gingerIy when he notices inscribed in bold
letters on the butt the name in full "Bhi
Dalton"
This interesting pistol Is, in reality.
just what the name indicates, a former
possession of the once famous outlaw Bill
Dalton, and as IT hung in his belt for many
months Its work Of destruction Is better
told in connection with the daring deeds
of the outlaw brothers. Mr.. Walters Sc
cured the revolver from the desperate
whose name II bears but short time be-
fore he met his death. Dalton went into
Mr.. Walters store in Kingfisher on daY
and made purchase. His pockets were
not so plentfully lined as they had been
on frequent visits, and il was an easy mat
ter to make decker for the gun. 1t held
little value as curiosity in kinghsher,
tons could not live always, and priced IL
almost as highly as he does at the present
day.
A few weeks after Bill Dalton's death
Mrs. Dalton, the mother of the men
whose deeds of blood will go down in
history, went into Mr. Walters store
and was shown the weapon, Mrs. Dalton
is not an emotional woman, but as she
caresSed the weapon rather tenderly tears
stod in her eyes, and she said in a broken
voice: Poor Bill; he promised to go
lead better life. l never saw him again.
Kingfisher is the home Of the Daltons.
perate work was finished on nearly every
occasion, and three Bill Dalton went
Tor relatives to prove an alibi when
charged with implication in a train rob-
berry in California. Mr. Walters is ac-
quainted with the family from beginning
TO ending, and does not believe that the
west has heard the last from them, al
though the principal terrors are in their
graves as a result of the Coffeyville bank
robbery and one Is serving a term in the
penitentiary. kingfsher numbers among
its residents two other male members
of the family who are enjoying good
health. Lift Dalton is proprietor of
small store there. He is known as the
coward of the family, and although
many a. person has drank too freely OF
Lifts whisky and found himself penniless
and alone mile or more from the store,
Lift would not think Of openly holding
up man.
His brother, a youth of 16, who is now
at home, Is, however, composed of diff
ferent material. and promises TO be as
much of a bad man as any of his brothers.
Mr.. Walters says he has frequently eX
pressed a desire to show people what the
DaltOns are made of and vows to get re-
venge for what he terms the murder of
his brothers S soon as he is a man. 1t is
the opinion of the Kingfisher people who
know the younger Dalton that he will
die with his boots on, meaning, as he
does, every word he says. Mr.. Walters
describes the two sisters of the Dalton
boys as beautiful ladies. They are mar
ried and reside in Kingfisher, whose peo-
pie respect them Mrs. Dalton lievs on a
small farm few miles from the town and
and makes frequent visits to market. On
her last trip she traded to Mrs. Walters
for some goods a pair of fine shawls which
she knit herself. One of these Mrs. Wal
tiers gave to her daughter in Chicago on
her way to this city and it could hardly
priced.
er, but quiet woman who speaks of her
sons only when approached on the sub
ject or when inquiring after their welfare.
She Is a sister to Jesse James, and has
while in a reminiscent mood told Mr.
Walters and his wife that although she
had done many bad things, she thought
she had good cause for her actions. The
Dalton boys were always quiet and in
offensive in Kingfisher, probably as
much so as their relatives who still re-
side there.
Mr.. Walters will start for home on
Saturday, and Bill Daltons revolver will
go with him, as he would not part with it
for love or gold. He has been offered
from $40 TO so per month for its use
by Chicago museum managers, but re-
fuses all offers. Mr.. Walters, as one of
Uncle Sans men, has had several mar
row escapes, but so far is unmarked by
the outlaws bullet. 1t was his partner
Ed Short, who arrested a member of
Cherokee Bills gang, and because of poor
jail accommodations in Coffeyville was
taking him in a baggage car to Wichita
Snort was so careless as to remove his
pistol belt and laying 1t on a trunk with
weapone in holsters, walked to the door
Of the car. The instant his back was
grabbed a revolver and fired II was
fatal shot, but the marshal as he fell
rolled against a stack of Winchesters
and grabbing one in his dying agony
he shot his slayer through the heart.