Evening journal., 1896-09-11
WAS IT BILL DAL TON Z.
The Western Bandit May Be
Operating In the East.
SUSPECTED OF oRIMBIN NEW YORK

the Hndebrandt Hold Up-It May Be
Ills Son In Custody.
NEW YORK. Sept. 11.-Aoting on in
formation received by Captain Monahan
Df the East One Hundred and Fourth
street police station the detectives Of this
city are now searching for Bill Dalton,
the notorious western desperado He is be-
lieved TO be the man who escaped after the
robbery of Henry Hildebrandt brewery
messenger, who was held up in broad day
light on Third avenue in this city on
Wednesday and robbed Of a package be-
longing to his employees, George Ringler
s. Co., containing 81, 800 in cash and
81, 600 in checks. Ore OF the robbers, who
WAS arrested and gave his name as James
Dalton, Is believed to be the notorious out
laws son.
II couldn't swear to it in a court Of
law, said Captain Monahan, but / am
firmly convinced that the robbers were the
noted western outlaw and his son. The
man who got away was about 55 years old.
That is Bill Dalton's age. He was short
and thiokset and wore his hair closely clip
ped That corresponds with Dalton's de-
scription. The features, too, as they We're
described TO me, are similar to those of
Dalton. And then the prisoner-he looks
exactly like the outlaw. The two men
have been around Third avenue and One
Hundred and Sixth street for nearly a
week, so that have excellent descriptions
Of them
James Dalton absolutely refuses 60
give any information about his partner in
the crime, though / had him in my room
for hours pressing him with questions.
At one time / thought he was going to
tell me what l wanted TO know.
why should ~ he said finally. He's
| going to be true to me Hos got 81 900 IN
cash. He'll see that am we'll defended,
If It takes every cent of the money
"That utteranoe conyinces me that the
old man is related to the prisoner in somo
way, else he wouldn't have had so much
confidence in him."
But Bill Dalton is said to be dead, "
said a reporter
Knows He Is Alive.
II know that. He's been reported dead
half dozen times, but / know that he is
alive. | am positive that he Is the man we
are after.
James Dalton was taken to police head-
quarters yesterday where his photograph
was taken. he was shown TO all the de-
tectiyes, but no one recognized him. Ho
says he is an iron worker, but his soft
hands belle any such statement Dalton in
looks is the typical bad man Of tho west.
He has hard, glittering eyes, the evil OF
whose looks Is enhanced by deep scar on
/ his left cheek. The wound was evidently
made by a knife and was about three inch
/ es long. His hands also bear knife scars,
showing that he has evidently been in
many q fight out west.
He is extremely confident in manner,
and when arraigned In the Harlem police
court yesterday morning glanced at every
window as If calculating his chances of
escape. His Rlanoes caused the three po-
lioemen who are guarding him to draw
closer
You needn't bother, said he to the
policeman at his side There's too many
chances against me. I wouldn't be fool
enough to try It.
When asked whether he was Bill Dalton S
son, the prisoner said:
'What difference does It make who /
ams Pm here, pinohed, and 1 ain { going
to say word. III stand my trial, and If
/ they can convict me let EN- do It. They've
/ got to stand against good lawyer though,
because I'm going to be well defended I
won't say whether my fathers name ~
/ Bill or Jim OF Jack. I'm the one that's
got to stand for this"
II Captain Monahans information Is
correct and the robber who escaped with
the 81 800 is actually Bill Dalton, the po-
lice will havo their hands full in his cap
ture He is the sole survivor of the most
notorious band Of OF flaws that wns ever
/ known in the southwt {. There were five
/ of the Dalton boys Whey were born in
/ Coffeyville, kan, and all went wrong at
an early age Driven from Kansas, they
went down in the Indian Territory, where
/ they became noted as train robbers. At
| one timo Bill Dalton, aided by only ono
man, held up a train and obtained s16, 900
/ from the express car. They mado fortunes
by their crimes, but no one knows what
became Of thoir money. by two robberies,
: In Juno and July, 1892, they obtained
| 1926, 600. Yut in September Of the same
l year thoy were reduced to almost nothing.
Then they decided upon a grand coup,
which resulted in the almost total extinc-
| tion of the band Bill, Bat Grant and
| Emmett Dalton, accompanied by two 9th
or desperadoes, rode into the town Of Cof-
| feyville Kan, one morning IN September
and took possession Of tho two banks. Tho
citizens of the town, however, gathered in
the public square, and a fusilado of shots
/ followed The result was the death of all
Nothing has been heard Of Bill Dalton
since that time except that occasional re-
ports Of his death have come from differ
ent places in the west
Young Hildehrandt has not lost his sit
uation with George Ringler q co. They
say be violated instructions by going to
his lunch before depositing the money in
the bank, but they forgive that on account
of his bravery
To Investigate Conditions In Mexico.
CHICAGO, Sept l1.-Paui J. Mas and
Patrick EnriRht started for Mexico over
the Santa Fe route ON a mission that will
be fraught with special interest to every
laboring man in the United States. The
two mon 60 as the representatives OF the
! Chicago Trade and Labor assembly for the
purpose Of making a thorough and impair
tial investigation of the economic condi-
| tions which prevail in Mexico. They are