The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-19
TO SECURE
A PARDON
FOR DALTON
Noted Bandit Is Serving Life
Sentence at Lansing.
MOTHER CHERISHES HOPE
Former Effort to Free the Man
Failed.

Guthrie, o. T., July 1S.-A number of
men in Oklahoma. prominent in the af-
fairs of the territory, have been asked
to use their influence in an effort to Sc
cure a pardon for Emmett Dalton, mem
Der of the notorious Dalton family, who
is TOW serving life sentence in the Kan
sas penitentiary at Lansing. The men
appealed to have been very reluctant
to take action in Dalton's behalf ow-
ing to the utter failure during the adj
ministration of Governor w, L. Stanley
in Kansas of an effort TO secure a pa
role for the prisoner.
Dalton's mother and other members of
the family reside on a farm near King
fisher and are well known citizens of
that county. Mrs. Dalton is an interest
ing woman, and has never given up hope
that she might some time soon see her
son out of the penitentiary. She has
talked with territorial officials about the
matter a number of times, and if the men
appealed to for assistance intercede with
Governor Bailey of Kansas for a par
don, it will probably be on account of
the family here.
At the time the parole matter came
up in Kansas, Oklahoma people were
much interested in the outcome of the
case. The name of Dalton is a very ia
miliar one to the old resident of the ter
ritory, for It was in Oklahoma that many
of the desperate acts of the band of out
laws We're committed. There are many
residents of the territory who had an
intimate acquaintance with the Dalton
nd he ha+
can be related by the ''old-timers' of
their escapades.
1t seems that Emmett Dalton tried to
prevent his brothers from carrying out
their Coffeyville, Kan, plans. but in this
he was unsuccessful. He sent word to
his mother to send some one to see the
boys, as they were planning the rob-
berry then. Neither she nor Emmett were
able to prevent it and the CoffeyEille
affair will go down in history as one of
the boldest deeds with which the Dali
ton gang was connected. Emmett Dali
ton has been in the pententiary about
ten years, and any effort to have him
pardoned will meet with stern resistance
from persons residing in and near Cof-
feyville, for the events of the bold affair
in that city have not been forgotten by
any means.
1t seems that the agitation for a par
don or parole for Emmett dalton is one
of the things that Governor Bailey in
herited when he entered the governors
office. 1t does not seem to make any
difference how unsuccessful the efforts
to secure a parole We're, the mother of
Dalton and her friends will not give up
the idea that pardon can be secured
for the prisoner.
William Grimes. one time United States
marshal for Oklahoma knows much about
the Dalton boys, but he has never fay
ored the granting of a parole to Emmett
Dalton. He has his own reasons for this
perhaps. and it is very doubtful whether
he would favor a pardon We're he ap-
pealed to for aid at this time. Mr.
Grimes asserts that Emmett tried to
prevent his brothers from carrying out
the Cofeyville plans, but in this he was
not successful.
As years pass by and the Dalton gangs
crimes are forgotten, it may be possible
to secure a pardon for Emmett Dalton,
but at this time it is conceded by his
friends that any effort TO secure a par
don for the convict will be resisted