Kay believed Chris was either protecting himself by helping Grat break from jail or returning the favor for Grat protecting him. Slipping from one side to the other, Bob Dalton, along with his brother Emmett, were charged with selling whiskey in the Osage Nation on March 21, 1890. In the ensuing shoot-out between Bryant and Short, both men were killed by shots from the other. Bill Whitley or Brack Cornett Gang (1887-1888) Comprised of about 12 outlaws, the gang was led by Texas desperadoes Bill Whitley and Brack Cornett, robbing Texas banks and trains in the late 1880s. [2] The film followed by a sequel, Gang of Roses II: Next Generation (2012). This political fight was based on battles between the Southern Pacific Railroad and local farmers over land disputes. [15] Chris was also reported by a Visalia newspaper to have attended every day of Grat's trial for the Alila robbery. Kay noticed the bills were perfectly new and asked Grat where he got them. Street work was being done at the time, and one of the workers noticed the men dog-trotting across the alley with rifles, and began to yell, "The Daltons are robbing the bank!" On September 1, 1908, Emmett married Julia Johnson Gilstrap Lewis in Bartlesville, Oklahoma where they lived for a couple of years before moving to California. Bill was finally able to get a loan on some horses from a local rancher, but they were still short one saddle and one of the horses was not fit for a hard ride. Newcomb rode with the Daltons until they were wiped out in 1892 in Coffeyville, Kansas. He spotted Bob just as he had killed Brown and aimed his rifle at him from behind the store window. Even though Sheriff Kay had given up his pursuit of the boys, they still had a $3000 bounty on their heads posted by Wells Fargo and the Southern Pacific Railroad, encouraging lawmen in the area to pick up where Kay had left off. Grat heard the revolver shots from the Express agent. A couple of her brothers rode both sides of the law. As they exited the door, an American Express agent opened fire with his revolver. Kay had Bill put his rifle down, backed him into the front room, and checked him for any other weapons. The Journal reported that, "no one has yet been found who knows him or anything of his antecedents or history." We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. Wolcotts Regulators (1892) One of the most feared bands ofgunfightersandoutlaws inWyomingwas Wolcotts Regulators, who preyed on homesteaders in 1892, frequently leaving dead bodies in their wake. Info Share. Here, they secured more than $19,000. She was 76. One of the bars had been cut out and replaced with a broom handle blackened by soot. James-Younger Gang (1866-1882) After the Civil War, the James and Younger brothers hooked up, robbing banks, trains, and stagecoaches for ten years, becoming the most famous outlaw gang in Americas history. They missed Cole by several hours who had already taken the train to Salt Lake where Kay and his deputy followed. Smith-Dixon Gang A Gang of horse thieves and whiskey peddlers operating in Indian Territory (Oklahoma), its members included Dave Smith, a former member of the Belle Starr Gang; his brother-in-law, Leander Lee Dixon; and a man teenager of about 17 years-old named William Billy Towerly. Thwarted, the brothers finally gave up and rode away. While one of the deputies was asleep and the other busy talking to other passengers, Grat stole the key to the handcuffs and jumped from the window of the moving train, landing in the San Joaquin River. Dalton Gang (1891-1892) - Led by brothers Bob and Grat Dalton, the Dalton Gang robbed banks and trains throughout Kansas and Oklahoma until they were killed in the Coffeyville, Kansas Raid. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. This is an illustrated account of the Dalton Gang's unsuccessful raid on two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas on October 5, 1892. These included Charlie Pierce, George Bitter Creek Newcomb, Bill EcElhanie, Charlie Bryant, and Richard Dick Broadwell, alias Texas Jack and John Moore. Starting his career as a cowboy at the age of 12, he worked for C. C. Slaughter on the Long S Ranch in Texas before drifting into Indian Territory. Wagy hid all night in a yard across the street but saw nothing. Speed was killed by Arkansas Tom Jones, who was captured during the skirmish. 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. Later, she went to Coffeyville, Kansas, for the pictures premiere. Flores-Daniel Gang (1856-1857) Led by Juan Flores and Pancho Daniel, the gang raided southern California, stealing horses, cattle and robbing travelers along the roadways, sometimes leaving their victims dead. Walker in Wichita. This is why Grat was able to notice Deputy Wagy hiding in a yard across the street from the jail. In May of 1931, Emmett and Julia returned to Coffeyville for a visit, where they were treated like celebrities. Their older brother, Frank Dalton, was commissioned a Deputy Marshal for the federal court in Fort Smith, Arkansas and Bob Dalton served on several of his posses. In 1940, shortly after Emmetts death, the book was made into a western movie starring Randolph Scott, Broderick Crawford, Andy Devine, and Kay Francis. Convinced the game was crooked, they pulled their guns, taking back what they had lost and then some. Lit noticed that Grat's horse was indeed limp and agreed to help Grat sell it. 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. There was also little incentive among Deputy Marshals to search for potentially dangerous outlaws, their only pay being for fees and a set amount for each criminal they arrested. Right as she said this, Kay heard someone rush across the floor of an adjoining room and through the crack in the door he could see a man taking position at the window. Dalton took part in several robberies with the Wild Bunch, including a gun battle on September 1, 1893, at Ingalls, Oklahoma Territory, where three deputy U. S. marshals were killed. Rumors had circulated for months that Bob had planned to come and liberate Grat, so two of sheriff Kay's deputies, Jim Wagy and Bob Hockett, had been hired by Wells Fargo to guard Grat's cell until he was sentenced and sent to San Quentin. How do we create a person's profile? Smith, escaped from the Tulare County jail in Visalia while Sheriff Kay was in San Francisco. Kay's buggy was directly facing the setting sun, so they could not tell who the men were. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about Mary Gang on MyHeritage, the world's family history network. Archer Gang (the 1880s) Much like the Reno Brotherswho had operated two decades earlier, the Archer brothers Thomas, Mort, John, and Sam, raided Orange and Marion Counties in Indiana for several decades. As soon as the judge had finished, Bill announced, "Well, I can prove that I was not there, and not by accident either."[6]. She then traveled to Visalia with her two daughters, as well as her sons Ben, Cole, Lit and Bill, for Grat's trial. 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. Charlie Bryant and Dick Broadwell held the engineer and fireman in the locomotive while Bob, Emmett, and Bill Power walked through the passenger cars taking jewelry and cash. Emmett was then hit in the back with a load of buckshot. On the night of September 15, 1891, they stopped and boarded the MK&T train, and robbed the express car of $2,500. Bob and Emmett then took a train headed back to Needles before stopping at Kingman. Kay and his deputy were following only one or two days behind them, but couldn't get any officers at the towns ahead of them to make an arrest. The posse reached Dalton's camp at nine and split into two groups in order to surround the camp, Kay leading one and Hensley the other. Dunn's two older brothers became minor outlaws by the time she was 12. Lee Gang (1885) In the mid-1880s, Cooke County, Texas, on the northern border of the Lone Star State, and the Chickasaw Nation just north in Indian Territory, were plagued by a gang of horse and livestock thieves led by James Lee and his brothers, Tom and Pink. The locals who identified him notified a deputy marshal named Ed Short. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about Ruth Gang on MyHeritage, the world's family history network. Deputy Witty entered shortly after, and was told by Kay to go in the room and grab Bill's rifle. Sheriff Kay was forced to give up the chase in order to return to California for Grat's trial. Bummers Gang (1855-1860) Operating in Denver, Colorado, the Bummers Gang began raiding the town in the mid-1850s. Burial. Forming their first gang, Bob recruited George Bitter Creek Newcomb, Bill EcElhanie, and Blackfaced Charlie Bryant to ride with them. The gang specialized in bank and train robberies.During an attempted double bank robbery in Coffeyville, Kansas in 1892, two of the brothers and two other gang members were killed; Emmett Dalton survived, was captured, and later . After that, the law placed a $5000 bounty on Newcombs and Pierces heads. 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). Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated December 2021. This would've been while Grat was on active duty as Deputy Marshal in Indian Territory, but Sheriff Kay claimed that Grat had told him that he had made two extended trips to California while serving as U.S. known as "The Rose of Cimarron." Eventually, he sought refuge at her parents' ranch, and her brothers turned him in for the $5,000 reward on his . In the two weeks following the robbery, Bob and Emmett hid out in the mountains near Bill's ranch. [18] No one then or later asked him about the horse tending remark, but it couldn't have referred to Bill Powers because his role as an active participant is well recorded. Info Share. Therefore, that information is unavailable for most Encyclopedia.com content. We encourage you to research and examine these . Lewis Dalton came west from Kentucky to Missouri duringthe late 1840s and in the 1850s, he was trading horses and running a saloon in Westport, Missouri (now Kansas City) when he married Adeline. Bill had returned to Oklahoma several months earlier, living at his mother's house near Kingsfisher. 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. Mes Gang This bunch of primarily Hispanic outlaws and gunmen were a rival of the John Kinney Gang, both operating out of New Mexico. Emmett also made the acquaintance of several other cowboys working on nearby ranches who would later become part of the gang. Soapy Smith Gang (1879-1898) Led by Jefferson Randolph Soapy Smith, the gang operated in Denver and Creede, Colorado, before moving to Skagway, Alaska, running several con games against unsuspecting citizens. The funeral will be held this morning at 9 at the church of SS Peter and Paul, the Rev. Eight men were dead and three were wounded. In it she implied that her father was the one who helped Grat Dalton escape from the Visalia Jail, lending credibility to an earlier claim made by Sheriff Gene Kay of this being true. Kay promised Middleton secrecy, and a horse and buggy, if he led him to within a half mile of Dalton's camp. Three deputy marshals were killed during the shootout. Eventually, Bill Dalton left Doolin to form his own Dalton Gang. Yo, Yo, Yo. After spending a few weeks tracking and arresting Arvil Beck and W.B. Some years later, Lit Dalton asserted that Bob and Emmett had told him many times that they had robbed the train. Bill immediately threw his guitar on the bed and exclaimed, "Now what in the world do you know about that? Grat believed him and decided he would wait until it opened. Since Emmett had originally attempted to convince his captors that he was Charles Dryden, until he realized that it was hopeless, his word is considered by many to be of questionable value. One night, Jim Wagy heard a noise in the basement and upon investigation discovered that someone had tried to break the lock to the grated window. This was only a few months after $2,000 in rare two dollar bills had been stolen during a train robbery outside of Goshen (a robbery later attributed to Chris Evans and John Sontag). The Journal then went to state that, "The other dead body proved to be that of Tom Evans" and marked number six on their map of the shooting area as "Where Tom Evans fell" and in three other references to him The Journal called him Tom. Evans, however, claimed that he had received the bills from the Sol Sweet store after cashing a check there. When the train came in at 9:45pm, they backed a wagon up to the express car and unloaded all the contents. He then threw the butt of his winchester to the ground and the two nervously laughed at each other. While their older brother "Bill" Dalton never joined any heists, he served as their spy and informant. Hello!". Many members of the gang, including Emmett, complained that the $3500 each was not enough to meet their needs. There they played poker all night and won $100. Refer to each styles convention regarding the best way to format page numbers and retrieval dates. Rose Dunn was born near what is today Ingalls, Oklahoma (when she was born it was in Indian Territory, Oklahoma Territory was not organized until 1890). Condon & Co. Bank, and Bob and Emmett crossing the plaza to enter the First National Bank. Sheriff Kay soon learned of the horses at Ludlow and that the description of the men who left them matched that of Bob and Emmett. Rose had four brothers, who taught her to ride and shoot, and she met Newcomb through them. Together with Newcomb and other members of the gang, Dunn hid out for at least two months nursing the remaining gang members back to health. [14] Most of Sheriff Kay's information on Chris Evans came from his deputy Perry Byrd, who also happened to be Evans' brother-in-law, but Kay had other supporting information as well. 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." Great story, Sis. Adaline continued on, placing a claim on the banks of Kingfisher Creek in Indian Territory, where initially, she and the family lived in a dugout. Early on the morning of October 5, 1892, the five outlawsrode into Coffeyville shortly after 9:00 a.m. to find the citys streets filled with people. The baggageman carelessly stuck the revolver into a pigeon-hole messagebox and went to work at the other end of the car. The Dalton brothers were part of a large family headed by parents Adaline Younger Dalton and James Lewis Dalton. Short then went to the rear platform with his rifle. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. After the gang separated with their share of the loot, Bill hid out with his family in a cabin near Elk, Indian Territory. They made the mistake of leaving the train dark, though, which made Bob suspicious, and the gang allowed the train to go by. Reynolds Gang (1863-1864) A group of Confederate sympathizers that rampaged the South Park, Colorado, area to raise money for the Confederate government. Newcomb and other gang members were drinking at George Ransomes saloon when thirteen lawmen surrounded the area and ordered the bandits to come out with their hands held high. The three then rode to the ranch of Clovis Cole, northeast of Fresno, and asked Lit if he could furnish them a horse and saddle. For a short time, the brothers served on the side of the law, working as U.S. Deputy Marshals. Smith, Sheriff Kay learned from them that Grat had actually made the opening in the bars several days before the robbery after being slipped a saw from someone on the outside. Back in California, on September 18, Grat escaped while on the train transferring him to prison. 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. Afraid to go near them, Bill left out supplies and food, while there were several times the boys visited Bill's house at night. Grat returned to Oklahoma in the spring of 1892 and shortly afterward joined his brothers gang. (b. Berlin, Germany, 18 March 1798; d. Berlin, 15 July 1873) mineralogy, crystallography. Maggie Rucker, the woman who once ran the Cross Creek Overland station, was sitting with another girl alone in the front room, silently making dresses. At about 8am, a telegraph messenger came into the room and handed the deputy marshal a telegram, reporting the robbery at Red Rock by the Daltons at 10pm the previous night. I dont know where you find these gems! Doolin quit the gang, along with Newcomb and Pierce, due to the mismanagement of finances. Tom Evans, on the other hand, was reported to be the fraternal twin of outlaw Chris Evans, who at the time of the Coffeyville raid was a fugitive hiding out in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains. When Jim approached Bill said, "Jim, the birds have flown." Hole-in-the-Wall-Gang Active in the 1880s-1890s in the Hole-in-the-Wall Pass of the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming, the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang was not one organized gang of outlaws, but rather, was made up of several separate groups and individuals who made their hideouts within the pass in Johnson County, Wyoming. Cook Gang (1894) Led by Bill Cook and Cherokee Bill, these outlaws terrorized Indian Territory(Oklahoma) in 1894. Rogers Brothers Gang (1890s) The Rogers Brothers Gang, led by Bob Rogers, terrorized Oklahoma and Kansas in the 1890s. Most officers believed that Grat immediately escaped the county, but Sheriff Kay thought otherwise. Newcomb and other gang members were drinking at George Ransome's saloon when thirteen lawmen surrounded the area and ordered the bandits to come out with their hands held high. Oh, I also really want to comment on the photo thats most of the fun, as always. When the engineer, a man by the name of George Radcliffe, tried to slip away, he was shot and killed. The condition of their bodies told a different story. The $50,000, however, came out to only $1800 after drafts and securities had been thrown out. The gang escaped unharmed making off with $17,000 in cash. Jesse Evans Gang The Boys (1872-1879) Led by Jesse Evans, this gang was actively involved in cattle rustling and armed robbery in New Mexico in the early 1870s. The next robbery was on July 14, at Adair, Oklahoma, near the Arkansas border. Covered are a brief history of the area, the Dalton family, the brothers (Bob, Grat, and Emmett) both as lawmen and as outlaws, and a detailed account of the raid and its . Although the Daltons may have been inspired by their famous cousins' exploits, the Youngers were much older and were in prison at the time of the Dalton Gang's activities. The two Dalton brothers at first tried to escape out the front door using the three bankers as a shield. The next day, Christmas Eve, 1891, the posse of both Sheriff Kay and Sheriff Hensley woke up at three in the morning and ascended the mountain to Dalton's camp. Someone hit Bob Dalton, who sat down, fired several aimless shots, slumped over and died. Newcomb, who was handsome and had an edge to him, came from good parentage, but somewhere in his upbringing he jumped over the line to the wrong side of the law. Hensley grabbed Dean and took him over the ridge to Kay so they could handcuff him to an oak tree. A storekeeper who was sweeping the sidewalk a few feet away noticed Bob, Emmett, and even Grat, who was wearing a fake mustache, and ran inside his store. He was found 2 miles away, dead. However, due in part to his friends on the right side of the law who thought he was not beyond redemption, Emmett was pardoned in 1907. Kay knew from this that Cole was able to supply the boys with guns and ammunition. 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. After they realized they were no longer being pursued, Bob and Emmett began to form what would be known as the Dalton Gang. Marshal. However, the date of retrieval is often important. The Dalton Gangs next robbery was the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway at Leliaetta, near Wagoner in Indian Territory. Judson Elwood was plowing his six-horse team when he heard the shots up the mountain. The weather conditions during his escape led him to becoming sick with pneumonia, so he stayed near Livingston for several weeks, sleeping in Gray's cupola and watching the surrounding plains with an eyeglass for any sight of a posse. They were quickly taken hostage by the outlaws and ordered to surrender the money. James Gang (1879-1882) Three years after the demise of the James-Younger Gang, when the Youngers were arrested in Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James put together another group to continue with his criminal career. As to the ultimate fate of the other gang members: George Bitter Creek Newcomb met a 15-year-old girl named Rosa Dunn, known as The Rose of Cimarron. Eventually, he sought refuge at her parents ranch, and her brothers turned him in for the $5,000 reward on his head. Bob shot him in the head, killing him. Dunn met and became involved romantically with George "Bittercreek" Newcomb around 1893. Grat lost his job as a Deputy Marshal for conduct unbecoming an officer, but he still worked as a posse man for other deputy marshals in the area for a time. Bill Dalton agreed to join them and soon took part in several robberies, but Lit refused in disgust. Bob would not allow Emmett to check out the town beforehand in fear that he would be recognized, so this was not factored into their plan. The Daltons told their stories, but neither Kay or Beckenridge ever cleared up the murder point and ruined Grat's case. As a former lawman, Bob knew the difficulty officers had enforcing laws in Indian and Oklahoma Territories. The sawing was hid from the jailer by a large box that they would put a blanket over and use to play cards. ", "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=1136199201, Articles needing additional references from December 2022, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Charles Benjamin "Ben" Dalton (18521936). Daly Gang (1862-1864) - For two years, the Daly Gang terrorized the town of Aurora, Nevada.
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