What Bill didn't know is that Beckenridge was also a consulting attorney for the Southern Pacific railroad. Both men were hit several times by stray shots; Dr Goff was fatally wounded. Kay decided to pursue them with his deputy, Jim Ford, and to capture them if possible. James Lewis Dalton and Adeline (Younger) Dalton (whose sons gave their name to the Dalton gang) had fifteen children and ten of those fifteen were boys. This was also confirmed by Lit Dalton, who had owned a saloon in San Miguel from 1889 to 1890. It became apparent to Kay that Bill had been busy hiding Dean when he arrived, otherwise they would have heard him come in. 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. When Grat recovered, he was able to escape with the help of his brother Cole. 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. 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. The three went out the side door crouching and dashing across Walnut Street to the alley where they had hitched their horses. [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. Unlike the marshals office, the Osage Police paid a monthly salary. Kay asked Rucker if there was anyone else around and she replied that there wasn't. There have been several other nominees suggested to be the sixth man seen riding into Coffeyville, including Bill Dalton, George Newcomb, and Bill Doolin, all of which have never been confirmed. Dalton was born to Lewis and Adeline Dalton and was the youngest of the Dalton brothers. Dont stop looking you will find out! His deputy abandoned him after being wounded. Very soon, half the businessmen around the plaza knew what was going on, and the message quickly passed throughout the town. Timothy Peter Dalton (born 21 March 1946) is a Welsh actor of film and television. He then corrected himself, saying that he meant Bill Powers. Kay nudged the door open with his elbow, aimed his revolver at Bill and said, "Bill! Late that night, they received a telegram notifying them that men matching the description of Bob and Emmett were seen taking a southbound train many miles south of Salt Lake. 6 July 1879, d. 6 Jul 1879 in MO. Condon & Company's Bank and the First National Bank on opposite sides of the street in Coffeyville, Kansas. Grat first rode to Charles Owen's ranch across from Clovis Cole where he stayed for a few days. 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. 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. After serving 14 years in prison for the crime, Dalton capitalized on his notoriety to author books and become an actor in Hollywood. After being left on the sidewalk by Bob and Emmett, Thomas Ayres had run into one of the hardware stores and grabbed a rifle. Numerous myths were published about the gang. Bill immediately threw his guitar on the bed and exclaimed, "Now what in the world do you know about that? Witty had gone to the livery stable in Modesto, at the time being jointly run by Chris Evans and John Sontag, and learned that Grat had sold the horse to Evans who in turn gave him the two dollar bills. 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. 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. The John Dutton Name As 1883 shows us, James and Margaret Dutton travel out West with their daughter, Elsa, and young son John. 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. Kay and his deputy went to Ogden where they notified the police to keep watch for the Daltons. In August 1888, the two formed a posse to arrest a man named Charley Montgomery. When approached by Kay, Bill told him, "The boys were there when I went to sleep, and when I awakened they had unlocked and gone. 6 Jul 1879, d. 13 Sep 1928 in Oklahoma City. Bob pretended not to know Emmett, who then tipped him off to the hands of the others. A fourth brother, William M. "Bill" Dalton (1866-1894) was an outlaw as well and mainly rode with the Wild Bunch. Their father, Lewis Dalton, a rambler and saloonkeeper, abandoned his wife Adeline (ne Younger), who was forced on her own to rear their 15 children during the difficult period of the American Civil War and Reconstruction. By 1882, the family lived in northeast Oklahoma and by 1886 they had moved to Coffeyville in southeast Kansas. [9] Bob had planned the entire robbery. After securing bondsmen, Bill immediately went to Merced and hired John W. Beckenridge, the best attorney in the San Joaquin Valley, to defend Grat. The deputy handed the message to Judge Burford, who read it aloud to the audience. After making the opening, they ran around the corridors, kitchen, and basement for several nights. Delynn Jorgensen 7/29/12. Several civilians were wounded in the fighting. [12], Lit, the last surviving Dalton brother, responded to a book written by his brother Emmett after the latter's death. 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. Doolin, Newcomb, and Pierce visited the Daltons' mother in Kingfisher to console her after her sons' deaths. 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. He is buried in the family plot in Kingfisher, OK. Simon and Minnie had no children. [2] He was paroled after serving 14 years in prison.[3]. As he lifted the rifle up, Bob shot and killed him. 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. Lewis Dalton was a saloon keeper in Kansas City, Kansas, when he married Adeline Younger, the aunt of Cole and Jim Younger. 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. Williams. The cellmates would sing and talk to drown out the sound of the saw. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of James Dalton Hatcher to show support. The man was Riley Dean and he did as he was told. Grat had already been known in the San Joaquin Valley as a heavy drinker, fighter, and gambler, so when Kay passed Grat on the street while in Modesto his deputy George Witty was easily able to recognize him. 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." The Dalton Gang's criminal enterprise was ended on October 5, 1892 when they attempted to rob two banks at once in Coffeyville, Kansas. There was a moment where Dalton could have been shot in cold blood, and some of Kay's deputies wanted to do it, but Kay and Hensley wouldn't allow it. Grat and Riley then made their way out of camp with their rifles on their backs and Kay decided they would set up an ambush and wait for their return. 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. When not preying on the railroads, the gang spent their time digging out large rooms into the steep hills in the cedar brakes on the Northern Canadian River. This, of course, is where Yellowstone takes place, and is where James settles his family after the death of his only daughter, Elsa Dutton. 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. Kay knew from this that Cole was able to supply the boys with guns and ammunition. Soon after, Jim Ford noticed Emmett exit a department store, who quickly ducked back inside upon noticing Kay. Group of outlaws in the American Old West, This article is about the group of outlaws. 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. A rail ticket from California to Indian territory was too expensive for the boys, so Bob and Emmett crossed the Tehachapi's and began riding across the Mojave Desert while Bill went ahead by train to lay out food and supplies for them. They cut through Antelope Valley and skirted the desert down to San Diego County before taking the old trail to Yuma. After he left, the judge asked Yoes who the man was, as he seemed educated and well-informed. After Frank's death, Grat moved back from California and took over his brother's job as deputy marshal at Fort Smith. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Bob and Emmett were able to steal horses and riding rigs. My grandfather & great grandfather are both from the US but that's where my knowledge stops. Condolences can be left for the family at www.mynattfh.com. ", A caricature of Dalton appeared in the 1954 Lucky Luke album Hors-la-loi where he's depicted as the tallest of the Dalton brothers. Frank shot and killed two, but his gun jammed and he was killed by the remaining bootlegger. Husband of Julia Johnson Lewis Many newspapers at the time assumed that an unknown member of the gang escaped. 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. The Daltons told their stories, but neither Kay or Beckenridge ever cleared up the murder point and ruined Grat's case.