page_title: Bob Dalton
section_title: Coffeyville raid
hierarchical_section_title: Bob Dalton / Coffeyville raid
caption_attribution_description: English: Law enforcement officers hold up the bodies of Bob and Grat Dalton after the attempted Bank Robbery in Coffeyville, Kansas
context_page_description: Robert Rennick Dalton, better known as Bob Dalton, was an American outlaw in the American Old West. Beginning in 1891, he led the Dalton Gang, whose varying members included three of his brothers. They were known for robbing banks, stagecoaches and trains, primarily in Kansas and Oklahoma Territory, quickly attracting pursuit by lawmen.
  On October 5, 1892 the gang attempted to rob two banks the same day in Coffeyville, Kansas, hoping to gain enough loot to leave the country. Attacked by townsmen and law officers, Bob and Grat Dalton, Bill Power, and Richard L. "Dick" Broadwell were all killed. Younger brother Emmett Dalton was severely wounded, but survived. He was tried and convicted, and served 14 years in prison before being pardoned. Bill Dalton was not part of this heist.
context_section_description: Bob and his brothers were deeply concerned with the pressure put upon them by the law.  They decided to make one last robbery to earn enough money to leave the country. Their plan was to rob two banks in the same town at the same time to get the money and to also make history for accomplishing something that no other outlaw gang had  attempted. Their target was their old hometown of Coffeyville, Kansas.
  Early on Oct. 5 1892, Bob, Grat, and Emmett Dalton, with Powers and Broadwell, entered Coffeyville. They tied their horses in an alley across from the banks, and walked across, dividing into two groups before entering the Condon National Bank and First National Bank. Well known by the townspeople, they were recognized and an alarm went out. Townsmen quickly armed themselves with guns from the local hardware stores and took positions with law enforcement to defend their town. As the Dalton Gang began their escape, a gun battle erupted that killed gang members and four town citizens. Emmett, the lone survivor among the gang, was seriously wounded, receiving 23 gunshot wounds. After he recovered, he stood trial for the bank robberies. He was sentenced to life in prison but was granted a pardon by the governor after 14 years. 
  Deputy US Marshal Heck Thomas remembered Bob Dalton as the most accurate shot he had ever seen. Dalton is buried at the Coffeyville, Kansas Cemetery under a group marker for himself, his brother Grat, and Bill Power.
caption: Law enforcement officers hold up the bodies of Bob and Grat Dalton after they were killed during two attempted bank robberies in Coffeyville, Kansas
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