People . Kay found out that, before they had arrived, Bob and Emmett had got into a fight at one of the saloons there and badly beat up two cowboys before leaving for Topeka. As he lifted the rifle up, Bob shot and killed him. She then traveled to Visalia with her two daughters, as well as her sons Ben, Cole, Lit and Bill, for Grat's trial. Right before the deputy ordered Grat to drop his weapon, a dog appeared ten feet from Grat and began barking at the lawman. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. On June 1, 1892, the gang robbed the Santa Fe train at a small station called Red Rock at 10pm. lton, Louis Kossuth Dalton, Beatrice "bea" "lelia" Elizabeth Dalton, Littleton Dalton, Franklin P "frank" D James Lewis Dalton, Adeline Lee (6) Dalton (born Younger). It has been speculated by those seeking to answer the confusion that Bill Powers possibly escaped and it was Tom Evans who was killed, as originally reported, or that Tom Evans was just an alias of Bill Powers. They had planned to meet with Grat and cross the plaza to the alley, where they could make their escape, but word of the robbery had spread through town. After he left, the judge asked Yoes who the man was, as he seemed educated and well-informed. [12], Lit, the last surviving Dalton brother, responded to a book written by his brother Emmett after the latter's death. The account given on October 7, 1892, by Coffeyville's The Journal is considered to be the most authentic on events the day of the robbery. During the robbery, one member of the gang and four citizens were killed in a shootout. Kay learned at the train depot that Bob and Emmett had bought tickets to Ogden and were carrying large telescope bags with them. James Dalton Hatcher Obituary. Numerous myths were published about the gang. On the night of September 27, Grat and two cellmates, Arvil Beck and W.B. Kay had Bill put his rifle down, backed him into the front room, and checked him for any other weapons. Kay doubled back to Kingman and learned that the boys had taken a train to Phoenix with the money they made. Left to right: Bill Powers; Bob Dalton; Grat Dalton, Dick Broadwell, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "DALTON Family History: Old West Kansas Dalton Gang KS Heritage Group www.kansasheritage.org", "The Dalton Gang Train Robbery at Adair, I.T. They fired at the bandits through the car windows and from behind the train. Short took the prisoner back and placed him in the baggage car. The Dalton brothers were raised in a large family of mostly well-mannered siblings. He was born to Lewis and Adeline Dalton and was the youngest of the Dalton brothers. The deep canyons of the area, covered with dwarf cedar and blackjack oaks, made it an ideal hiding place. This also suggests that John Dalton was not a young man, and this could have been a second wife. Bill was interviewed by the Fresno Expositor in September 1891 saying, "The truth is I am like Paddy Miles' boy --- no matter what goes wrong or what depredation is committed, Bill Dalton is always charged with the same."[5]. He then ordered the baggageman to ignore him and to go back to his work. There they played poker all night and won $100. Hello!". However, four of the 15 children loom large in western outlaw folklore: Grat, Bob, Bill and Emmett Dalton. Kay told Grat that he knew neither Bob or Emmett killed the fireman. By 1889, however, they had drifted into horse stealing, while still wearing badges, and a year later were discredited and forced out of policing altogether and took up horse thievery full-time, gathering together a gang. The Lehman family is a prominent family of Jewish German-Americans who founded the financial firm Lehman Brothers.Some were also involved in American politics. He then put the baggage man in charge of Bryant and gave him his revolver. He claimed that Bob, Grat, and Emmett had all made at least two trips to Bill's ranch in California during that time and that at least one of them would show up to his saloon to get a gallon demijohn full of whiskey to bring back to the rest. Smith, escaped from the Tulare County jail in Visalia while Sheriff Kay was in San Francisco. When they entered the cell, Bill took out his guitar, sat on a soap box, leaned against the bars of the corridor and began to play a popular song he put his own words to and titled, "You'll Never Miss My Brother Till He's Gone". They turned around, and went through the back door, carrying both rifles and sack bags, while taking two other bank employees as cover. McCue of the Montgomery County District Court for second degree murder. He was John Dutton III's brother but he died only hours after he was born. In close order, the five crossed Walnut Street from the alley to the Condon Bank, holding Winchester rifles close along their legs. Bill told Kay that Bob was not in the country, that he had stopped at Rucker's place alone to spend the night. Grave of Dalton gang in Coffeyville, Kansas, Bob Dalton, with an unidentified woman (possibly Eugenia Moore), May 9, 1889. Emmett Dalton (May 3, 1871 July 13, 1937) was a train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. He was given a life sentence in the penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas and pardoned after fourteen years. Leona outlived all of her brothers and sisters. Williams. Though much of the evidence showed that Grat was in Fresno the night of the Alila robbery, including the testimony of several witnesses, the influence of the powerful Southern Pacific Railroad caused him to receive an unfair trial. Hannah Adeline Dalton (a twin) b. Bill Doolin complained that Bob was not dividing the money fairly, and accused Bob of squandering their money on women and gamblers. Ignoring the advice of the people in Hennessy, he also took the prisoner without a guard. Kay moved quietly across the floor and pushed the door a little farther open with his revolver. Frank is buried in Coffeyville, Kansas. Afraid to go near them, Bill left out supplies and food, while there were several times the boys visited Bill's house at night. He married Minnie McDaniel on July 30, 1910. Also wounded were captains Kinney and LaFlore, but they recovered. He then saw Grat begin to approach over the hill and planned to wait until he was thirty feet from him before making an arrest. Wagy hid all night in a yard across the street but saw nothing. This Section of the Data Bank contains anecdotes, short stories and whimsical tales of Daltons throughout history. Updates? Outside of a drug store across from the First National, George Cubine was standing with his Winchester aimed at the front door of the bank, awaiting the exit of Bob and Emmett. A posse assembled by U.S. On the morning of Oct. 5, 1892, Bob, Grat, and Emmett, together with Dick Broadwell and Bill Powers, rode into Coffeyville, Kan., intent upon robbing the towns two banks. By Stephanie Dalton March 03, 2008 at 03:10:47 Hello, I am trying to find a family tree for the Dalton family of which 2 members of the Dalton gang are from. The remaining years of Emmetts life were spent on the stage, writing a book on the family and the Raid "When the Daltons Rode" in 1931 and as a real estate developer in California. Littleton "Litt" Dalton, who was a good and hard-working citizen, believed that his younger siblings became lawless because of the bad influence of . Emmett was then hit in the back with a load of buckshot. Soon after, Jim Ford noticed Emmett exit a department store, who quickly ducked back inside upon noticing Kay. In 189091 they took to robbing gambling houses, trains, and banks and were joined by their brother Bill, until then a married, respectable citizen, whose career had been wrecked by his being linked to his brothers. Wagy told him that he must've slept in a draft, to which Grat replied, "Yes, it must have been pretty cold in the yard over there last night." This was also confirmed by Lit Dalton who had also attended the trial and claimed to have had several hour long conversations with Evans.[16]. Lit noticed that Grat's horse was indeed limp and agreed to help Grat sell it. The $50,000, however, came out to only $1800 after drafts and securities had been thrown out. For the film based on them, see, Dalton gang following the 1892 Coffeyville, Kansas raid. He is known for portraying James Bond in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989), as well as Rhett Butler in the television miniseries Scarlett (1994), an original sequel to Gone with the Wind. The Daltons were also featured in yet another Randolph Scott Western, Randolph Scott himself plays Bill Doolin in the film, "The Dalton Gang" is a half-hour, 1954 episode of the American TV series, The Dalton Gang appears in the Italian comic book, This page was last edited on 4 March 2023, at 07:01. This was in addition to the jailer, J.M. In 1954, the actor Robert Bray played Emmett Dalton in the episode "The Dalton Gang" of the syndicated western television series, Stories of the Century, starring Jim Davis as fictitious Southwestern Railroad detective Matt Clark. The Daltons told their stories, but neither Kay or Beckenridge ever cleared up the murder point and ruined Grat's case. Emmett Dalton survived the raid but received 23 gunshot wounds. For a time, Bill Doolin and his partners operated under outlaw Henry Starr (Cherokee), hiding out about 75 miles northeast of Kingfisher, from where they made several raids. But that is not known. Short then turned and the two shot each other to death. After Kay finished talking to the cleaner, Deputy George Witty reported to him that telegrams from the coast said Bill was not in Paso Robles or Estrella. Bob ordered him to drop the gun, and when he failed to answer, shot him with his Winchester, killing him. He is the cowboy in charge of it all, and now current governor of Montana. In the midst of the shooting, Powers told Grat he had been hit in the arm. Bob and Emmett met Grat and the others in the alley, the sacks of money still over their arms. Several civilians were wounded in the fighting. The next robbery was on July 14, at Adair, Oklahoma, near the Arkansas border. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. In 1918, he portrayed himself in the movie version of his book Beyond the Law. The plan was that Bob and Emmett were to rob the First National Bank while Grat, Broadwell, and Powers robbed the Condon Bank across the street. ", Jim Wagy also showed up after the break out to overlook the scene. Kay knew this was untrue as he had seen two men cross the road. This is now known as Dalton Alley. Emmett Dalton (May 3, 1871 July 13, 1937) was an American outlaw, train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. McCardle's bullet flew straight over Dalton, but Grat's bullet struck the tree within inches of McCardle's face and filled his eyes with bark. A very large portion in the Oregon Area as well! When told to open the safe, the manager lied, telling Grat it was a time lock and that it would not open for another 10 minutes. Kay checked on his Visalia suspects, who at the time were running a livery stable in Modesto, and was convinced they were not involved with the Ceres robbery. The Dalton brothers were part of a large family headed by parents Adaline Younger Dalton and James Lewis Dalton. Many members of the gang, including Emmett, complained that the $3500 each was not enough to meet their needs. Here, the Santa Fe had found out about the Daltons' plans and attempted to set up a trap for the gang, filling the train with heavily armed officers. Kay did not think much of this until later, when Perry Byrd mentioned Chris breaking Grat out of jail. This resulted in the first robbery at Whorton, May 1891, where the gang stole $1200. After a hearing, Bill was held for trial for the Alila robbery, but he quickly secured bondsmen and was released. Expecting there to be an escape, and because none of the other deputies would listen to him, Wagy decided to quit. Re: The Dalton Gang family tree or offspring. Kay asked Rucker if there was anyone else around and she replied that there wasn't. Emmett Dalton survived the raid but received 23 gunshot wounds (as referenced on Q102). The posse tried firing at Grat through the brush, but he managed to run the mile back to Elwood's ranch. From their position, Kay and his deputies were fifty yards from Dalton and Dean, who were both discussing their plan to hunt one of Elwood's hogs for Christmas dinner. The Dalton Gang was a group of outlaws in the American Old West during 18901892. Laney was born on May 23 1903. Two hardware stores in the town had, meanwhile, begun passing out guns to the local civilians, who began firing through the windows at the Condon Bank. In the gunfight, 200 shots were fired. Genealogy for James Lewis Dalton (1826 - 1890) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. At Guthrie, Kay and Ford noticed that there had been some sort of celebration the night before as they were greeted by three white men hanging from a large tree at the entrance to town and noticed the streets were lined with several groups of black men playing Craps on the sidewalks. Knowing Grat must've sold or hired a horse, Kay sent Witty to investigate while he kept Grat in sight. The eight armed guards on the train all happened to be at the back of the train when it pulled in. He then threw the butt of his winchester to the ground and the two nervously laughed at each other. For the four months that Bob and Emmett spent trying to lose Sheriff Kay in the desert, Grat sat in the Tulare County jail in Visalia awaiting his trial. The newly formed Oklahoma Territory had organized their own sheriff and city police departments, but there was so far very little cooperation between them. Smith was told to leave and both Bill and Grat agreed to tell their story, but only if they showed that there was no first degree murder in the robbery. As Emmett reviewed the roles of the various participants, he concluded by saying, "Then there was Tom Evans down tending the horses." 6 July 1879, d. 6 Jul 1879 in MO. If someone in the gang had escaped, there would be nothing gained by Emmett for admitting it. 4346 Bailey Ave, Amherst, NY 14226-2133 +1 716-838-2233 Website. Kay noticed the bills were perfectly new and asked Grat where he got them. [15] Chris was also reported by a Visalia newspaper to have attended every day of Grat's trial for the Alila robbery. ratton Hanley DALTON, Charles Benjamin DALTON, Henry Coleman DALTON, Litlleton Lee DALTON, William Mason DALTON, Eva May DALTON, Robert R "Angeles, July 14.W)A retired and respected citiaen at his death, James Lewis Dalton, Adelaine Sullivan Dalton (born Younger). With the help of non-Jewish friends, they began to collect guns to protect themselves. He is buried in the family plot in Kingfisher, OK. Simon and Minnie had no children. There is the head of the family, John (Kevin. On the night of February 6, 1891, two masked men carrying 44-calibre revolvers held up a Southern Pacific Railroad passenger train near the town of Alila (present day Earlimart, California). After Frank's death, Grat moved back from California and took over his brother's job as deputy marshal at Fort Smith. At the station, the gang took what they could find in the express and baggage rooms. He then quickly charged down the mountainside tearing through the brush. Played by country music icon Tim McGraw, James Dutton is the patriarch of 1883. In a mid eighties interview with spirou magazine author Maurice De Bevere Also known as Morris admitted that reading Emmett's book "When the Daltons rode" was his inspiration to create the comic version of the Dalton Brothers. Isham had 10 siblings: david Dalton Sr. of Rutherford Co. NC, James Dalton and 8 other siblings. Kay was informed by Bill's father-in-law, Clark Bliven, that Bob and Emmett planned to meet Cole in Salt Lake, so Kay headed to Chico where he planned to cut him off. He was a saloon keeper in Kansas City, Missouri when he married Adeline Lee Younger. He also brought Bob along as a posse member. On September 21, Grat Dalton was brought into court to face sentencing, but this was instead postponed to October 6. The Dalton family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The night before the robbery at Red Rock, Judge Burford, US District Attorney for Oklahoma Horace Speed, and deputy marshal George Yoes (son of Marshal Jacob Yoes, the Daltons former employer at Fort Smith) were sitting in a hotel lobby in Kingfisher, where they were talking about the cases that would be in court the next day. Marshal; Grat Dalton (leader of the Dalton Gang); Bill Dalton (co-leader of the Wild Bunch); Eva May Dalton; Bob Dalton (Dalton Gang); Leona Randolph Dalton; Nancy May Dalton; Simon Noel "Si" Dalton; Hannah Adeline Dalton and Robert Renick "Bob" Dalton less, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Dalton. Bill Doolin, "Bitter Creek" Newcomb, and Charlie Pierce, none of whom was at Coffeyville, were the only members left of the original Dalton Gang. Bob and Emmett returned fire and left Ayres on the sidewalk. (UP) , Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA, May 3 1871 - Belton, Comt De Cass, Missouri, tats-Unis, July 13 1937 - Comt De Los Angeles, Californie, tats-Unis. Henry Coleman "cole" Dalton, Bea Elizabeth "lelia" Dalton, Franklin "frank" (U.s. Marshall) Dalton, Willia Dennis and Heather, Source: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8861394, OkieSeeker, Source: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25161106, Dennis Pleau, Source: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86873301, Cas Co, Belton, Cass County, Missouri, United States, Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, United States, Kingfisher Cemetery, Kingfisher, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States, Bill Dalton (co-leader of the Wild Bunch), Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1791-1963, Kingfisher, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States. Bob also hired Emmett under him to guard prisoners. Elizabeth was born on January 13 1715, in Baltimore, Prince George's, Maryland, USA,. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. Following behind Marshal Connelly was John Kloehr, still in the stable. He moved to California and became a real estate agent, author and actor, dying at the age of sixty-six. Right as Hensley left, deputy McCardle heard the sound of footsteps come from the same direction where they had spotted Dean. Frank shot and killed two, but his gun jammed and he was killed by the remaining bootlegger. Delynn Jorgensen 7/29/12. In El Paso, they found out that Bob and Emmett had headed to Albuquerque and then took the train to Topeka, Kansas, where the rail ended. The two left California in February 1892 and rode for a hundred and seven days before reaching Kingfisher. The gang was also assisted by Bob's lover Eugenia Moore, known by her aliases "Tom King" and "Miss Mundays", who acted as their informant, but was also a notorious horse thief and outlaw. Father of Roy Reynolds Dalton For some reason, however, the body was buried as Bill Powers. ", "Emmett Dalton Biography Oct. 5-10, 1892", "The Eagles on Desperado: "We were quite taken with the idea of being outlaws", "Emmett Dalton His Life After the Coffeyville Raid", "Heck Thomas Tough Law in Indian Territory", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dalton_Gang&oldid=1142764666, Articles needing additional references from December 2022, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Charles Benjamin "Ben" Dalton (18521936). Both men were hit several times by stray shots; Dr Goff was fatally wounded. Grat's trial didn't start until that June and it lasted three weeks. Eventually, Bill Dalton left Doolin to form his own Dalton Gang. The Journal acknowledged witnesses statements then and in a later article that there were two major unanswered questions: who was the sixth man seen riding into town with the gang, and what happened to him? Kay hung around Grat for a few hours and talked to him most of the time until Witty returned. Group of outlaws in the American Old West, This article is about the group of outlaws. Beckenridge showed up to the trial late and drunk, and neither the defense, nor the prosecution mentioned that the fireman had been accidentally killed by the expressman. Kay talked to their mother for several hours and she even invited him in for breakfast. Here, they secured more than $19,000. Dont stop looking you will find out! The men split into three groups to cover all approaches to the camp. While the Indian Nations had their own tribal law enforcement, these agencies had no jurisdiction over non-Indians. They hid behind some rocks and an oak tree and waited as one of the men approached them. The most Dalton families were found in USA in 1880. Grat and Middleton told Smith they planned to hide out in the Coast Range and invited him to come with them. This, of course, is where Yellowstone takes place, and is where James settles his family after the death of his only daughter, Elsa Dutton. On June 8, 1894, while he was playing with his daughter on the front porch of his farm home in Ardmore, Okla., lawmen crept up on him from behind and shot him dead. Bob had planned for the gang to tie their horses to a post behind the Condon Bank, where it was protected from the center of town by brick walls. Hannah Adeline Dalton (a twin) b. A fourth brother, William M. "Bill" Dalton (1866-1894) was an outlaw as well and mainly rode with the Wild Bunch. Bill Dalton and Bill Doolin had been waiting several miles away with extra horses to aid the gang's escape. The lawmen aimed their rifles at the man and Hensley ordered him to drop his rifle and unbuckle his revolver belt. They used the bar they had cut out to pry open the grating in the wood room window and, instead of risking going and putting it back, left the broom handle in its place. After spending a few weeks tracking and arresting Arvil Beck and W.B. Their older cousins were the outlaw Younger brothers. On May 23, 1894, Dalton and his new gang robbed the First National Bank at Longview, Texas. Alex Murdaugh claimed the family dogs caused Satterfield, 57, to trip, but her death was not reported to the coroner and an autopsy was not initially . Emmett was able to mount his horse unwounded, and began riding away, but after noticing Bob was hit, turned around and attempted to lift Bob onto his horse.