Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-12-26
EMMETT DALTON In DURANT.
Member Of Famous Dalton Gang Who
Made History at CoffeyviIIe,
Now In Show Business.

There were shown at the Pungalo
theatre in this city Monday three
reels, of motion pictures giving the
life history Of the Dalton boys, once
this country's incst desperate and
most feared band OF outlaws, which
pictures were made under the per-
sOnal supervision OF Emmett Dalton,
the sole survivor of the famous Cof-
feyville raid, at which time his two
brothers and two others were shot
dead by citizens possee. and he
himself mortally wounded.
Dalton, once an outlaw, whose name
was ON every tongue, and which name
was feared, is now a man passed 40
years of age, erect in figure, of neat
appearance, easy Of manner and cool
of speech, perfect gentleman and
a useful citizen. Mr.. Dalton believes
that the showing of pictures of the
life OF the Dalton gang will be les
son TO young boys with Wild inclina-
tions, as the pictures show the result
that inevitably comes to law breakers.
Mr.. Dalton was interviewed by n
News representative for his expert
snces, especially about the Coffeyville
raid, and Mr.. Dalton's story is sub
stantialIy as follows, with few slight
changes in construction of sentences: !:
"On the morning of October 3, 1898.
at about 10 o'clock, my brothers, Bob
and Graf, Dick Broadwell, Bill Pow
ers and myself, rode into CoffeyvilIe.
all heavily armed and determined to
rob the two banks there, the First Ma
tional and the Conlon bank. Graf,
my brother, Powers and Broadwell,
were to get the money from the Con-
lon bank and Bob and / were to rob
the First National. We rode up to
the banks, and Bob and ] made the
officers of the bank hand over all tn,
money in the cash drawer, and Bob
got what was in the vault, some $685.
900 in all from the bank. The other
boys got about $4,000 from the cash
drawer in the other bank, and at
about that time some citizens got next
TO what was being pulled off. and
several of them commenced to shoot
into both banks. We all ran for the
streets and mounted our horses anu
engaged in a running fight with
about fifty citizens. and within four
minutes Powers, Broadwell and Graf
were killed. four citizens of the poss
were killed and four more wounded
and Bob and>I started off on the run
and had in a large sack the $2a,.
600 that we took from the First Ma
lional. had been shot once in the
arm bar continued on the run. an
was ahead of Bob when he was shot
from his horse, when turned about
to see IL could be of help to him, and
when / rode back and dismounted
was shot from the rear with shotgun
twenty-five buckshot entering m!
body, and was then shot with a Win
chester, when was captured anl
carried off to the second story Of I
building, where it was thought woult
die. Bob died in few minutes atlel
he was shot, but / could not keep go
ing when / thought that | might hsll
him, otherwise | might have gotter
away with the money.
AS soon as / recovered from m!
wounds l was tried on two counts fol
murder and one for bank robbery
and was convicted on one charge o
murder and sentenced to life impris
onment In the Kansas penitentiary
where / commenced serving my sen
tence on the Sth of March, 1898
was just barely 21 years Of age a
the time of the raid, which by tn
way. is the only time in history tha
daylight robbery of two banks II
one town has ever been attempte'
at the same time, and where NOR
people were killed and wounded In
moments time than at any other tim