The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-25
TO SECURE
PARDON OF
A DALTON
Mother of Famous Gang
Pleads With Authorities for
HER BOY EMMETT
History of Crimes of De8pera-
does Recalled.

Guthrie. O. T. Sept. 24-Nrs. Adaline
Dalton OF Kjngfsher, O. T., the mother
OF the famous Dalton boys, was IN the
city this morning. consulting with the
territorial officials regarding pardon for
her youngest son who IS now serving a
life sentence IN the Kansas penitentiary
at Lansing.
After having talked with number Of
officials, Mrs. Dalton decided that tshe
would try for a parole Tor her son.
Should she be successful in her efforts
TO have Emmett Dalton paroled, it would
mean that he would oe released from the
penitentiary, but yet be under prison rule,
and the first infringement of the law
would be sufficient to have him incsrcera-
ted again.
Emmett Dalton is the youngest of a
family Of p lie is now p years old. He
has served nine years Of his life sentence.
He pleaded guilty at the time he was tried
Of being an accessory to a murder and
bank robbery The young man stated,
however that he had killed no one, but
the mere fact that he was member Of
the Dalton gang which terrorized people
in Oklahoma and Indian Territory in the
early days was considered enough to hold
him, and the fact that ne pleaded guilty
probably saved him from hanging.
There were nine boys Of the Dalton
family. Four of these boys were consid-
cred outlaws. Bob and Grant Dalton
were killed at Comeyville at the time Of
the memorable bank robbery. BIZ Dalton
was afterwards killed in the Indian Ter
ritory Frank Dalton was a deputy Cni-
ted States marshal and was not identified
with the outlaw band He net his death
fin the service of the government This
was inlSgs Lit and C0e Dalton are resi-
dents Of California, and are straightfor-
ward upright men as far as is known
here. Ben and Albert Dalton live with
their mother On the Dalton homestead
near Kingfsher. ia the Cheyenne coun-
try.
It was in 1890 that the Dalton boys were
wanted for horse stealing. This crime
seems to be the first that the Dalton sang
engaged in After the deputy United
States marshals became too numerous in
the territory for their comfort the boys
went TO California. a train robbery there
was laid at the door OF the Dalton boys
and after that charge was taken care Of
the members OF the gang came back to
Oklahoma The train robbery at Wharton
which was said to be the work of the
Dalton sang. caused the deputy United
States marshals TO again hunt the out
laws 1t was then hunt TO the finish,
bur it was never ended until the Coffey-
vile affair in which the leaders Of the
gang met their deaths
At cne tine II is said that the Dalton
boys We're willing to give themselves up
on minor charges providing that certain
charges which were said TO have been
against them were not pushed. The dep
uty United States marshals would not
consent TO this and the Daltons continued
in their career of crime.
Emmett Dalton was called "The Kid
by his brothers and was only a boy,
hut after having associated with bad men
for years it is little wonder that he be-
came as desperate as his cider brothers.
There are many stories told of the daring
OF the Daltons and records Of Jail es-
canes etc. are plentiful in the criminal
annals of the territory of oklahoma
Mrs. Dalton. the mother of the Daltons,
IS probably g. years Of age. She dresses
in black and is wei preserved in spite
of her years. She is determined that her
youngest son shall be released from the
renitentiary and intends tc pursue her
efforts until success comes and her son
Is released.
The father OF the family is dead At
the time the boys and their mother came
20 Oklahoma, ne was in Cofeyvile. kan.
on horse trading trip. He started for
Oklahoma, but took sick on the way,
never reaching here.
The three eirls Of the family are mar
ried and live in various parts of the
country
The territorial officials. while they lis
tened 70 the request Of Mrs. Dalton with
every kindness, would Mt consent to
granting a pardon 70 Emmett Dalton.
They may be a disposition on the part
Of some of them 10 agree to a parole ow-
Ing 20 the fact that Emmett Dalton was
q boy when the Dalton bays were com
mitting their crimes and association had
much to 90 with his becoming an out
law. The matter win be taken ID by
Mrs. Dalton and if Emmett Dalton is ever
released on parole ID VIII be due 20 the
strenuous Efforts ~ his mother
@T0R REA.