The Cairo bulletin., 1907-07-16
EMMETT DALTON
OUT ON PAROLE
ONLY SURVIVOR OF FAMOUS
BANDIT GANG GETS FOUR
MONTHS LIBERTY.
PARDON NOW IN SIGHT
Temporarily Released From Prison
That He May Have Treatment
Fer Old Wound Received IN
Ccffeyville Skrmish.

ccffewilIe Skirmish.
Special to The Bulletin.
Kansas city. NO, July l5.-Be-
wildered bv the busy and new sights
confronting his eyes, Emmett Dalton.
the ex.train robber, Is enjoying the
nr.t biz az freedom he has spent ont.
eide Of prison walls in nearly fifteen
years. a week ago he was granted
four months parole by Governor Hoeh
ana released from the Kansas penlten-
tiary at Lansing in order that ne
might come to the city to receive
treatment for a wound in the shoulder
received IN the famous shlrmish
Coffeyville. Kas. II is believed that
a pa.don IS in sight for the ex,bandit
and it is probable that he Will not be
obliged to stay In prison long after
he expiration Of his present parole.
His aged mother who Is now with
him. has been working for his free'
dom for years and recently her effor
have received the endorsement OF
MANY prominent Kansans
Last Survivor Of the Dalton Gang
Emmett Dalton Is the last surviving
member Of the Dalton gang Of ont.
laws which included the three
brothers. Bob. Grafton and Emmett
who first sprang into public notice in
1899 ana were wiped out in 1892 at
Coffqvville. Kas., wnere they at
tempted TO rob the Coffeyville Ma
tiopal bank. Bob Dalton had been
deputy marshal in the indian Terri
tory. where he acquired a reputation
for nerve ana daring. In 1889 he was
discharged from the service for ac-
capting bribes from criminals. Ac-
companied by his brothers, Grafton
and Tmmett. he proceeded to callfor-
mia They had not been there long
before there was a train robbery near
Atira. in which the fireman Of the
train was killed TIL Daitons were
accused and indicted They left the
state and for the next eighteen
months they made criminal history
faster than it had been made since
the days Of the Younger ami James
boys.
Bio Rewards offered.
The Santa Fe train robberies at
Wharton and Red Rock, the Missouri
Pacific robbery at Adair and he san
Francisco robbery near Vlnita all fol-
owed in rapid succession. Between
Jobs the gang hid in the Indian Terri
tory. Arkansas and Kansas. The rail
road and express companies heaped
up rewards until they amounted 70
s25. 600 but there were no captures,
The Coffeyville raid was the pet
scheme Of Bob Dalton He had lived
there. knew the banks, and was
anxious to Guido he James and
Younger exploits by riding boldly into
the town in broad daylight and plum
dering both banks al one haul The
-aid occurred in October 1892. The
sang rode into the town. hitchei it's
aorses in an alley and started for the
banks. each man carrying Win
chester in the hollow Of his arm.
Citizens Gave Battle.
But the purpose of the gang was
quickly realized and a cry Of Rob
bers in the bank" brought the citi-
zens out in force. The defenders Of
the town rushed into two hardware
stores and armed with rifles and guns
They stole out on the tops of build
ngs. in alleys and back lots. while
some few stood body out in the street.
IN the National bank Bob and Emmett
Dalton had compelled the bank force
no hold up its hands and had dumped
100000 in cash into a sack. Coming
70 the window Bob engaged in battle
with the townspeople killing one man
and wounding three others
Meanwhile there was more serious
trouble for Brat Dalton at the condor
bank. The bank had time lock
which frustrated the Efforts of the
gang 10 open it, Graf swept up the
ca "a he found living around, exchang-
iug few shots with the citizens I'M
m he was forced to fee. The gang
hurried to the alley where their
horses we're lied. and whcie they
were hemmed in by the citizens to
UGH an extent that Of the Dalton
boys only Emmett swifter Of foot
than the others. gained his horse.
Emmett rode bur a short dis ance,
when 20 the establishment Of the citi-
zens. he turned back to help his
brother Bob. who had been mortally
wounded.
Eight Were Killed.
when the smoke Of battle cleared
away there were eight dead men. The
robbers had Jos Bob and Graf Dalton.
Joe Evans and John Moore. and their
fifth man Emmett Dalton. had been
shot until il was thought be could not
live. The citizen had lost tho city
marshal a clerk in the bank and two
merchants Of the town Several others
had been severely wounded. After
Emmett recovered from his wounds
be- was tried and sentenced 10 be
hanged. which in Kansas means a life
sentence in the peniieniiary- Ell was