This was on the property of a man named Jim Riley, about eight miles from the present-day town of Taloga, Oklahoma. When Grat recovered, he was able to escape with the help of his brother Cole. Many members of the gang, including Emmett, complained that the $3500 each was not enough to meet their needs. As they approached the camp the bootleggers began to fire on them. 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. Unlike the marshals office, the Osage Police paid a monthly salary. The Daltons told their stories, but neither Kay or Beckenridge ever cleared up the murder point and ruined Grat's case. Kay doubled back to Kingman and learned that the boys had taken a train to Phoenix with the money they made. 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. 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. 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. Share. Grat rode away from the house, jumped the horse over an old rock fence, and began yelling and firing his revolver in the air so that Dean would know that he had escaped. lton, Louis Kossuth Dalton, Beatrice "bea" "lelia" Elizabeth Dalton, Littleton Dalton, Franklin P "frank" D James Lewis Dalton, Adeline Lee (6) Dalton (born Younger). Kay moved quietly across the floor and pushed the door a little farther open with his revolver. She then traveled to Visalia with her two daughters, as well as her sons Ben, Cole, Lit and Bill, for Grat's trial. After the gang separated with their share of the loot, Bill hid out with his family in a cabin near Elk, Indian Territory. 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 was afraid some of his friends would be hurt, but Bob assured him there would not be any shooting, and that it would all be over before anyone knew what happened. Bob and Emmett were able to steal horses and riding rigs. The next robbery was on July 14, at Adair, Oklahoma, near the Arkansas border. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out. 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. This was about 13% of all the recorded Dalton's in USA. 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. Lit said that Emmett's book, When the Daltons Rode (1931), was largely fabrication. They made the mistake of leaving the train dark, though, which made Bob suspicious, and the gang allowed the train to go by. The most Dalton families were found in USA in 1880. Four of the gang were killed in the ensuing gun fight. What Bill didn't know is that Beckenridge was also a consulting attorney for the Southern Pacific railroad. In the gunfight, 200 shots were fired. Since the horse was lame, they could only get $60 for it and Grat was unable to find another horse afterwards. Littleton "Litt" Dalton, who was a good and hard-working citizen, believed that his younger siblings became lawless because of the bad influence of . While six men were confirmed to had been seen riding into town, other witnesses that day were all in agreement that upon reaching town there were only five men in the group. Kay decided to place both men under arrest and took them to Visalia. Emmett Dalton survived the raid but received 23 gunshot wounds (as referenced on Q102). 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. So you see there are direct relatives all over! 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. In August 1891, Charlie Bryant was spotted in Hennessey, Oklahoma, after leaving the gang's hideout to visit his brother in Mulhall. While in jail, a train robbery occurred near Ceres, on September 3, 1891, but was unsuccessful with no money being taken. Bill, thrown off his guard, quickly turned around and mimicked the greeting, "Kay! On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Bob shot him in the head, killing him. Brother of Charles Benjamin Dalton; Henry 'Cole' Coleman Dalton; Louis Kossuth Dalton; Bea Elizabeth Dalton; Littleton "Lit" Lee Dalton and 11 others; Lelia Dalton; Frank Dalton, Deputy U.S. His older brother Frank Dalton, a Deputy US Marshal, was by all accounts the strongest of the brothers, and always kept his brothers in line. Emmett Dalton survived the raid but received 23 gunshot wounds. The ride from Mojave to Barstow almost cost them their lives, as they only saw water once in those seventy-five miles of desert. 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. Ayres was not killed, but he remained paralyzed for life. A largely fictional film version of the Daltons' lives was adapted from Emmett's 1931 book. 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. One of the brothers moved to oklahoma yet died in California. Bill Powers was somewhat of a man of mystery. During the robbery, one member of the gang and four citizens were killed in a shootout. The actor Tyler MacDuff portrayed Emmett Dalton in the 1957 episode of the CBS documentary drama series You Are There entitled "The End of the Dalton Gang (October 5, 1892). Isham passed away on month day 1811, at age 71 at death place, Virginia. On the night of September 27, Grat and two cellmates, Arvil Beck and W.B. 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. There they played poker all night and won $100. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). The Dalton brothers were part of a large family headed by parents Adaline Younger Dalton and James Lewis Dalton. While their older brother "Bill" Dalton never joined any heists, he served as their spy and informant. Smith, escaped from the Tulare County jail in Visalia while Sheriff Kay was in San Francisco. This resulted in the first robbery at Whorton, May 1891, where the gang stole $1200. Kay stopped Grat in the street and said, "Say, I hear you have some two-dollar bills. Bob and Emmett returned fire and left Ayres on the sidewalk. Lit was able to borrow one hundred dollars and a horse from Clovis Cole's business partner Charlie Owen. But that is not known. The three went out the side door crouching and dashing across Walnut Street to the alley where they had hitched their horses. Ignoring the advice of the people in Hennessy, he also took the prisoner without a guard. Dalton was born to Lewis and Adeline Dalton and was the youngest of the Dalton brothers. The mountain was a natural fortress, rocky and heavily wooded, with a good view of the surrounding countryside. Through her brother, Adeline was an aunt of Cole and Jim Younger, of the famous James-Younger Gang. Kay learned at the train depot that Bob and Emmett had bought tickets to Ogden and were carrying large telescope bags with them. Kay asked Rucker if there was anyone else around and she replied that there wasn't. Kay told Grat that he knew neither Bob or Emmett killed the fireman. A posse assembled by U.S. Cole had split up with Grat at Gila Bend, Arizona after the two got in argument in which Cole was trying to convince Grat not to join Bob and Emmett. Smith instead went north and several weeks later was arrested by Kay. Their only grandchild with the surname Dalton was Charles Coleman Dalton. Kay promised Middleton secrecy, and a horse and buggy, if he led him to within a half mile of Dalton's camp. 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. The Dalton's couldn't sell their horses in Ludlow and they didn't have enough money for all three of them to take the train to Indian territory, so Bill took the train back to Paso Robles while Bob and Emmett took the train to Salt Lake where they would meet Cole. While Bill was playing his guitar, Wagy noticed that he was trying to cover up where the break had been made. Kay knew this was untrue as he had seen two men cross the road. On the morning of October 5, the gang emerged from the alley onto the plaza of Coffeyville. This train was always accompanied by a crowd of gamblers and prostitutes looking to make money off the recently paid employees, and Grat and Bob had "followed the pay car" together several times before. The brothers who were members of the Dalton Gang were Bob, Grat, Emmett, and Bill.[4]. He was given a life sentence in the penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas and pardoned after fourteen years. The Daltons had plenty of friends in the area willing to hide them and easily lost Kay once they were in familiar territory. Husband of Julia Johnson Lewis Bob ordered him to drop the gun, and when he failed to answer, shot him with his Winchester, killing him. Grat noticed him, but before he could aim, Kloehr shot him in the throat. The gang specialized in bank and train robberies. Some time later, the three dissatisfied members also returned and new plans began to form. James Lewis Dalton from Jackson County, Missouri and Kentucky was the father of all four boys. Group of outlaws in the American Old West, This article is about the group of outlaws. The lawmen aimed their rifles at the man and Hensley ordered him to drop his rifle and unbuckle his revolver belt. The Daltons resided first in Cass county, Mo., then Coffeyville, Kan., then back in Missouri, and finally in the wild Oklahoma Indian Territory. 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. In her unpublished novella, Grat Dalton's Ride, Eva Evans, the daughter of the famous California outlaw Chris Evans, tells the story of Grat Dalton's escape from California after the Alila robbery. ", "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). This family hails from Tennessee, but eventually ends up in Montana by 1883's end. The man was Riley Dean and he did as he was told. Played by country music icon Tim McGraw, James Dutton is the patriarch of 1883. In the album the disastrous double bank robbery of Coffeyville, Kansas is depicted but different to what took place, Emmett Dalton is seen killed along with his brothers which also include Bill Dalton who actually never took part in the raid. He then threw the butt of his winchester to the ground and the two nervously laughed at each other. In the spring of 1942, the brothers, under Tuvia's leadership, decided to gather 30 surviving family members and a few friends. Sometime before the Alila robbery, but after Grat, Bob and Emmett had all arrived at Bill's ranch in 1890, Grat had been rumored to have been in possession of rare two dollar bills. Several civilians were wounded in the fighting. The newly formed Oklahoma Territory had organized their own sheriff and city police departments, but there was so far very little cooperation between them. He then quickly charged down the mountainside tearing through the brush. Bob and Emmett then made their way to the end of the back alley onto Eighth Street, where they could hear the townspeople shooting at the Condon Bank. He was given a life sentence in the penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas and pardoned after fourteen years. Kay assumed that they were probably headed to El Paso, so he and Ford reentered the United States at Douglas. 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. The only evidence found at the robbery was a coat made from a tailor from Visalia. When Bill left Barstow by train towards Needles, he decided the boys could not make the trip by horseback so he stopped in Ludlow to intercept them. All in the band were killed except Emmett, who was wounded and spent 14 years in Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing. Emmett, however, was against the idea. This mountain would later be known as Dalton Mountain. His deputy abandoned him after being wounded. After the escape, Beck separated from the others and went north, while Grat and Smith went to a friend of Grat's named Joe Middleton, who lived in Hanford. Bill Doolin complained that Bob was not dividing the money fairly, and accused Bob of squandering their money on women and gamblers. This is where. Chris had continually attested his innocence and any confirmation of his already rumored association with the Dalton Gang would have damaged his case. Yoes told the judge that he was Bill Dalton, the brother of the notorious train robbers, and the judge asked him to introduce them when he came to breakfast. Looking to earn more money, Bob also became part of the Osage Nation police force in addition to his job as a deputy. [7] The gang secured about $18,000. Dont stop looking you will find out! He had Bill lift the carpet and open the trap door and, instead of Bob, they discovered a man named Riley Dean, a saloon hanger-on from Visalia and Traver. He decided to watch the outside of the place at night to see if he could catch in the act whoever was trying to open the grating. 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. This, of course, is where Yellowstone takes place, and is where James settles his family after the death of his only daughter, Elsa Dutton. When they arrived, Bob had to think quickly, and decided instead to tie their horses in an alley across from the bank to the west, near the city jail, which offered them little protection. The baggageman carelessly stuck the revolver into a pigeon-hole messagebox and went to work at the other end of the car. She denied any wrongdoing by her sons, stating that they were in fact lawmen, and told Kay they had gone to Guthrie if he wanted to talk with them. Grat entered the Condon Bank and pointed his Winchester at the cashier, ordering his hands up, while Powers and Broadwell took positions at the door. As they exited the door, an American Express agent opened fire with his revolver. Kay and his men made their way to a rock ledge that Middleton told them would bring them within a few feet above Dalton's camp. Knowing that Kay was hot on their trail, they traveled east through Arizona into New Mexico. 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. My grandfather & great grandfather are both from the US but that's where my knowledge stops. He is the cowboy in charge of it all, and now current governor of Montana. Corrections? 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. On September 21, Grat Dalton was brought into court to face sentencing, but this was instead postponed to October 6. Omissions? detective Will Smith, and Wells Fargo detectives Hume and Thacker arrived to bring the two men to Modesto to stand trial for the Ceres robbery. There is the head of the family, John (Kevin. After their unsuccessful career in California, they decided they could do much better in their home country, and unlike their first attempts, they began carefully planning their robberies. He married Minnie McDaniel on July 30, 1910. The locals who identified him notified a deputy marshal named Ed Short. This was also confirmed by Lit Dalton, who had owned a saloon in San Miguel from 1889 to 1890. When they came back into the front room both Maggie Rucker and the girl remained quiet as they both expected Kay to have been killed. Kay noticed the bills were perfectly new and asked Grat where he got them. As the Daltons made their way west down the alley towards the horses, Town Marshal Charles T. Connelly came through the livery stable into the alley and ran east towards the plaza without noticing the bandits behind him. 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. When Emmett and Bob went out the back door of the First National Bank, they were met by Lucius Baldwin, who had been watching the door with his pistol. Officers were watching Lit at Clovis Cole's, but didn't think to watch Owen's place. As a former lawman, Bob knew the difficulty officers had enforcing laws in Indian and Oklahoma Territories. Grat, Broadwell, and Powers entered the Condon Bank and Emmett and Bob hurried across Union Street to the First National Bank. Lewis Dalton was a saloon keeper in Kansas City, Kansas, when he married Adeline Younger, the aunt of Cole and Jim Younger. GANGSTER DIES HOLLYWOOD, July 14. He then went to Fresno to check on Lit and Cole Dalton, and was convinced of the same. He told Kay that Grat's camp was on a steep mountain in the Sierra Nevada, close to the Kings River and about fifteen miles northeast of Sanger, but that they would never find the place. Bill escaped through a window at the back of the house, but as he ran through a patch of corn he was shot and killed by the deputy marshals. Tuvia, who had been protected farther to the northalong with a few family membersby non-Jews, soon joined his brothers. 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. He asked Latta not to publish the information until after his death.[13]. 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. 6 Jul 1879, d. 13 Sep 1928 in Oklahoma City. He moved to California and became a real estate agent, author and actor, dying at the age of sixty-six. Re: The Dalton Gang family tree or offspring. His contributions to researching the Dalton surname and his family lines will always be enshrined in the Dalton Chronicles. 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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Dalton.
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