Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1903-10-01
THIS MAN WAS A SLAYER OF
THREE OF THE FAMOUS
DALTON GANG.
WAS GIVEN MEDAL BY BANKERS.
John Kloehr, Of Coffeyville, Kansas,
at Close Range Disrupted the Kan
sas Outlaws After Many Citi-
Gems Had Been Shot Down
In Cold Blood.



From the St. Louis Star.
| John ]. Kloehr, the man who killed
Two members OF the famous Dalton
lgang Of robbers in the raio 9n the Cof-
feyyille, Kansas, banks, is staying in
| the peaceful CLINE Of St. Louis for a
while.
Mr.. Kloehr, by excellent marksman-
ship and cool head, killed Bob and
Grant Dalton and wounded Emmett
Dalton while he was in the act Of
making his escape with the booty cap
tured from one Of the banks. The act
was one of great bravery and recogni-
tion Of which was made by citizens Of
Chicago, who presented this fearless
man with gold medal for his bravery.
| In speaking Of the affair Kloehr said:
ION October 8, 1892, about 0 o'clock
In the morning, five men came riding
into Coffeyville, well mounted and
larmed to the teeth.
"They hitched their horses In the
alley and walked to the bank In single
file, carrying their Winchesters by
their side SO that no one would notice
them.
LED BY GRAT DALTON.
''Three of them led by Graf Dalton,
stopped at the Condor bank and Bob
and Emmett Dalton went to the First
| National bank.
"At the Condor bank, Cashier Ball
told them that the time lock was on,
that it would not open for some time,
and that be could not get at the
greenbacks.
"But the very time he was talking
the safe was wide open and the cashier
had access to all funds.
"There was probably $4,000 or $1,000
in sight.
"They went behind the counter and
took this amount.
"In the meantime one Of the robbers
who was keeping guard was wounded
land this threw them all into great ex-
citement.
"When they started to make their
escape they deposited the money in a
sack, but when this man was shot they
lput the money in their pockets.
"The Daltons, Emmett and Bob,
had better success--they got every
thing that was in the First National
bank, which was about $50, 900.
BOB KNEW THE CASHIER.
"Bob Dalton was well acquainted
with Cashier Tom Ayers, Of the First
National bank, and addressed him by
bis given name, saying:
"Tom, there is more money in
there, and get 1t out-Quick.
"In the meantime Emmett was en-
gagged in holding up every man who
came into the bank to prevent them
from going out and spreading the
news:
"After they finished their Job they
started out the front way and were
shot at by one Cubin, a citizen, and
another man presented himself with a
Ishotgun In hand.
GANG OPENED FIRE.
1.-THE Daltons then opened fire, kill
ing Cubin and shooting the gun out Of
the other mans hands.
'They ran back through the bank,
out into the alley.
Grinding Lucius Baldwin there with
a six-shooter, they killed him.
"Then they came out on Eighth
street, going west to Union street.
'"They saw Brown STOPPING over
Cubin's body, and thinking he was
going to pick up Cubln's gun, they
shot and killed him, his body falling
lover that of Cubin.
"In the meantime Cashier Ayers
went into a hardware store to pur-
chase a Winchester and was lying on
his abdomen looking out, only his head
showing.
SHOT PRosTRATE CASHIER.
"They took a shot at him, the ball
going through bis head, but not kill
ling him.
"They went west then down an al
Hey, intersecting the one where their
horses we're tied.
"There being so much shooting from
both sides that they stopped behind a
team belonging to the Standard Oil
COMPANY to get out Of line Of the vol
lley. All the time they were being
shot at by citizens.
Returning the fire, they killed four
land wounded four, among the num-
Der being Town Marshal Conley, who
was shot by Grat.
Instantly l took a shot at him,
killing him.
"Fighting here lasted only about
two minutes. Grat, Bob and Powers
of the gang being killed.
81 shot at all Of them, but only got
Graf and Bob.
WINGED EMMETT DALTON.
"In the meantime Emmett Dalton
was further up the alley, and l saw
Ihim attempting to tie the money on
the horse.
"While he was engaged in this l
took shot at him, wounding him in
the hip.
"After being wounded he dragged
himself on his horse and rode down
the alley to where Bob was lying.
"While riding he was shot by bar
Der, Seymore, with shotgun.
Emmett then fell of his horse.
"When citizens rushed up to him
and, calling him by name, he denied
that he was one OF the Daltons.
"There was a great deal OF talk
Iabout lynching him, but cool heads
prevented anything Of this kind, his
wounds being cared for and later was
tried and sentenced TO the peniten-
tiary for life.
"He is now foreman Of the tailoring