The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-07
EX-BAND|T
IS MOVED To
REAL. TEARS
Emmett Dalton Wssps on Meet
Ing Slslsr OF Man Killed
In Train Robbery
Special to the Daily Leader.

lAFALUns one Oh the BAltOn blOtnefS,
q man who has shown his nerve In a
lnumher ot bloody gun battles. wept
land sobhed like d hysterical woman
lin the presence Of the sister OF one
lof the men killed by the famous
Dalton outlaw band, this morning.
Mrs. Louise Bmtterick, sister of Dr.
4 William Ii Goss, who was shot and
killed BIZ the Dalton gang at PRYOR
/ Creek, Indian territory, July l5, 1892,
lis the woman who caused the only
lsnrYiving member OF the notorious
gang to break down ana cry
She did not upbraid Dalton, nor
complain because OF her brothers un-
Timely death IN plain, unvarnshed
language, she told the simple story
of how Dr GoSs had been shot down
lby the bandits, how his death had
hastaled her fatbers end ana how.
lfy girl oil f6 years then, the poignant
Shaft of grief has sunken INTO her
heart.
Mrs Butterick read ABOUT Emmett
iDalton's presence In the city, and the
ladvice he gave TO young men and
boys to lead life Of usefulness and
Honesty, The story impressed her
lgtrongly, and the last survivor of the
bandit gang which had suuifed out
1 the life of her brother
/ she thought that She would like
Ito watch Dalton, unobserved by him,
hut knew not where to find him So
lshe telephoned to the Post and ask
led If 1t could not be SO arranged that
she could see him
Mr.. Dalton was found with his
friend ana companion, ELI Admire,
of Kingfisher, OKLA. al the Brown
| Palace hotel, where he is staying,
ana taken to the rooms of Mrs But-
ateIick, at 1929 Arapahoe street, where
she Is spending d few Weeks in Den-
yer with her husband, Joe Nv. But
terick.
Daltons Brothers Were Also Killed
At first the sormer outlaw deciin-
ed the invitation to meet Mrs But
/ terick, bur finally decided TO face the
/ ordeal When presented to her, he
! offered his hand II d ditident manner,
4 but was met more than hair way by
Mrs. Bilttsrick. who shook his hand
heartily she Is a frail little woman
with dark brown eyes. Alter placing
a chair for Dalton to sit down on,
she went In search OF her husband.
When he was found she returned to
the room with him and took seat
facing Dalton.
= beg your pardon, Mr. Dalton. 4
wanted 10 see you, but did not ex-
lpect you to come here. said she 4
am giad you came. though
Dalton looked as though he wish
ed he were several thousand miles
away.
Where was your brother killed r.
he asked
My brother Or Goss--was KIN
ed al Pryor Creek, indian Territory
In July, 1892, she said
I'm sorry said Dalton. what
We're the circumstances2p
There was Il train robbery there
--don't you remember about it?D ask
ed the woman eThat WAS about
fcWr months before the bank robbery
AZ Cofteyyille, My brother was kill
ed then
MY brother Frank Dalton. was
also killed. said Dalton lie was
a deputy United States marshal then
mot a train robber SO ] can un-
dersland how you feel Frank was
Killed before thenin 1857
There was a moments embarrassed
silence, then Mrs, Butterick resnm-
ed her story.
They Parted As Good Friends
''lhe Daltons and their gang4-
there were seven IN the gang robbed
the NJ X 4 7 train az Pryor Creek.
My brother was sitting in front of
fA1 atlfRa fsf l,l
|er physician. They heard shittS fired
and somebody said that the Daltons
We're holding 10 the train"
Here Mrs Rutterick began 20 sob.
softly, with her handkerchief to her
face. and was unable 10 continue for
several minutes.
ralton began 20 cry also.
MY brother and Or. Soungblood
Went down TO the station to see what
WAS going on continued Mrs. Butt
terick after awhile "They were un-
armed. Four men rode by them. aud
noticing them sitting on the stationl
platform, began shooting az them
They fred seven shots. one OF the
bullets passed through Dr. Young
blced's leg. Two others struck my
brother One OF them passed through
his ieg and the other Stfack him IN
the groin Dir YoungDlood stopped
the flow OF blood from his own wound
with piece Of rope, and tried to stop
the flow Of blood from the wound IN
my brothers until other medical help
was secured at Vinlta, where they
were both taken on the same train.
lie died there. Our home was then
in Fredeiicktown. 40. The robbers |
got about $500 from the train.
Dalton moved nneasily IN his chair. |
Il was only a kid then.' he re-
marked. Just a farmers boy.
Nr Butierick went on to explain |
further about the train robbery.
You see. didn't get on without |
my punishment for the Coneyviiiei |
robbery" said Dalson Il was wound |
ed here and there, and was filled with |
buckshot They are all my friends
back there in CofeyVille now. They
haze forgiven what has happened be
fore
Il was a hint to Mrs. Butterick TO
forgive also.
What she did was 70 shake Dalion's |
hand as be passed out Of the room TO |
tie hall