The second train robbery by the Dalton Gang in Oklahoma was at a small station called Lelietta on September 15, 1891, about four miles north of Wagoner, Oklahoma. The Daltons told their stories, but neither Kay or Beckenridge ever cleared up the murder point and ruined Grat's case. After serving 14 years in prison for the crime, Dalton capitalized on his notoriety to author books and become an actor in Hollywood. They sat to wait for the next train on a bench on the platform, talking and smoking, with their Winchester rifles across their knees. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out. But that is not known. James Lewis Dalton from Jackson County, Missouri and Kentucky was the father of all four boys. Through her brother, Adeline was an aunt of Cole and Jim Younger, of the famous James-Younger Gang. In January 1889, Grat and Bob both became deputies first under Marshal Jones and later under Marshal R.L. After being left on the sidewalk by Bob and Emmett, Thomas Ayres had run into one of the hardware stores and grabbed a rifle. 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. Smith, escaped from the Tulare County jail in Visalia while Sheriff Kay was in San Francisco. ", "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). Tuvia, who had been protected farther to the northalong with a few family membersby non-Jews, soon joined his brothers. He was given a life sentence in the penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas and pardoned after fourteen years. 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. He then ordered the baggageman to ignore him and to go back to his work. As a former lawman, Bob knew the difficulty officers had enforcing laws in Indian and Oklahoma Territories. [12], Lit, the last surviving Dalton brother, responded to a book written by his brother Emmett after the latter's death. Emmett "Em" Dalton, Dalton Gang (1871 - 1937) - Genealogy Simon Noel Dalton (a twin) b. Bob and Emmett returned fire and left Ayres on the sidewalk. 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. Part of the ill-fated Dalton raid on two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, he survived despite receiving 23 gunshot wounds. 6 July 1879, d. 6 Jul 1879 in MO. Ignoring the advice of the people in Hennessy, he also took the prisoner without a guard. Their mother also came to California from Kingfisher to pay Beckenridge after she mortgaged her home and borrowed money from neighbors. James Lewis Dalton from Jackson County, Missouri and Kentucky was the father of all four boys. The man was Riley Dean and he did as he was told. Share. Kay talked to their mother for several hours and she even invited him in for breakfast. In 1918, he portrayed himself in the movie version of his book Beyond the Law. As Doolin and Dalton were accepted as leaders of the gang, it became known as the Doolin-Dalton Gang, and also as the Wild Bunch. This was also confirmed by Lit Dalton, who had owned a saloon in San Miguel from 1889 to 1890. Witty did have a clue from another deputy that two strange men had been seen hanging around after dark on the open plain near Traver and at the abandoned Overland Stage station at Cross Creek. 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. They then robbed the next train a few minutes later, securing about $50,000. On October 5, 1892, the Dalton gang attempted this feat when they set out to rob the C.M. This was in addition to the jailer, J.M. This mountain would later be known as Dalton Mountain. When the train came in at 9:45pm, they backed a wagon up to the express car and unloaded all the contents. 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. Thinking they had lost Kay, Bob and Emmett headed to their mother outside of Kingfisher. Almost all of Beckenridge's witnesses were bar keepers, gamblers, saloon hanger-ons, or pimps. 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. Emmett Dalton survived the raid but received 23 gunshot wounds (as referenced on Q102). Kay's deputies were carrying ten gauge, double-barrel shotguns, loaded with buckshot, and they leveled them at Dalton. The first possibility is town of Dalton, in Lancashire, England, which was originally named Dale-ton, and meant the town in the dale. This was about 13% of all the recorded Dalton's in USA. 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. They had no children. Emmet's grave is pictured in the final panel of the story alongside his brothers and a sign that says "The Daltons died without taking their boots off" Each grave has the hat of the respective owner placed on the Crucifix with Bob Dalton's being shredded with bullet holes. Kay assumed that they were probably headed to El Paso, so he and Ford reentered the United States at Douglas. Before the Coffeyville raid, Bill Dalton had returned to Oklahoma, later joining Bill Doolins gang and then forming his own gang. Kay suspected that this was probably the work of some suspects he had from Visalia, but the railroad detectives demanded the arrest of the remaining Dalton brothers. Grat shipped his saddle and riding rig to Delano and took the train to Traver where he met Bob and Emmett. Cubine's partner, Charles Brown, was standing unarmed next to him and went to pick up his Winchester. It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of James Dalton Hatcher of Bono, Arkansas, who passed away on February 28, 2023, at the age of 66, leaving to mourn family and friends. Ayres was not killed, but he remained paralyzed for life. When Grat recovered, he was able to escape with the help of his brother Cole. There they played poker all night and won $100. 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. The stakeout ended in Montomerys death. Dont stop looking you will find out! Eventually, Bill Dalton left Doolin to form his own Dalton Gang. Dalton Gang - HistoryNet Doolin quit the gang, along with Newcomb and Pierce, due to the mismanagement of finances. The locals who identified him notified a deputy marshal named Ed Short. 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". Grat, Broadwell, and Powers entered the Condon Bank and Emmett and Bob hurried across Union Street to the First National Bank. Kay knew that, besides Beckenridge's sabotage of the case, Grat would probably be found innocent and their case against Bob and Emmett would fall through. Without making any noise, Bryant went to the messagebox and secured the revolver. [17] After the attempted robbery, Emmett was taken upstairs above the drug store to be treated by Dr. Wells. Dalton Gang - Wikipedia They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Four of the gang were killed in the ensuing gun fight. Kay told Grat that he knew neither Bob or Emmett killed the fireman. In 1931, he published When the Daltons Rode, which was later made into a 1940 movie starring Randolph Scott. Grat first rode to Charles Owen's ranch across from Clovis Cole where he stayed for a few days. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Beatrice Devonna Dalton, please visit our flower store . Christian Johannes Dalton abt 1892 - 09 Oct 1961 managed by Toni Andrews. When Middleton returned, Kay arrested him at his home and threatened to send him to San Quentin if he didn't give up Grat's hideout. He is buried in the family plot in Kingfisher, OK. Simon and Minnie had no children. The posse tried firing at Grat through the brush, but he managed to run the mile back to Elwood's ranch. Played by country music icon Tim McGraw, James Dutton is the patriarch of 1883. 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. 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. 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. He is buried in the family plot in Kingfisher, OK. Simon and Minnie had no children. Arrangements by Willis Funeral Home, LLC, Dalton, Georgia. 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. 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. Why in the world do you suppose they went away and left me behind? He also brought Bob along as a posse member. This Section of the Data Bank contains anecdotes, short stories and whimsical tales of Daltons throughout history. After Bob and Grat were killed at Coffeyville, Bill Dalton formed another gang with Bill Doolin, known as the Wild Bunch or the Dalton-Doolin Gang. Deputy Witty entered shortly after, and was told by Kay to go in the room and grab Bill's rifle. Bill Dalton came into the hotel lobby and began to speak to deputy Yoes in a loud voice, so everyone around them could hear. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dalton-Brothers, Okhlahoma Historical Society - Dalton Gang, Dalton brothers - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). The Dalton brothers were part of a large family headed by parents Adaline Younger Dalton and James Lewis Dalton. He was given a life sentence in the penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas and pardoned after fourteen years. Kay apologized to Grat and let him go, but upon visiting the Sol Sweet store Kay learned that Evans had received gold instead of two dollar bills when cashing his check. She then traveled to Visalia with her two daughters, as well as her sons Ben, Cole, Lit and Bill, for Grat's trial. Ken Haas 4/22/12. Emmett Dalton was born on month day 1927, to Percy Dalton and Laney Dalton (born Shields). When Bill and Dean were acquitted, Bill was rearrested by Kay after his bondsmen were convinced to withdraw by detective Hume. [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. Kay promised Middleton secrecy, and a horse and buggy, if he led him to within a half mile of Dalton's camp. They hid behind some rocks and an oak tree and waited as one of the men approached them. William was born on March 24 1690, in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA. After Bill and Riley Dean were brought to the Visalia jail, Sheriff Pervis of Stanislaus County, S.P. He offered to admit this in court if Grat and Bill told the true story of the robbery. With Bob as the leader, the boys recruited mostly men who had grown up with them in Oklahoma. 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. He moved to California and became a real estate agent, author and actor, dying at the age of sixty-six. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of James Dalton Hatcher to show support. Kay sent Ford after Bob and Emmett while he went to the Ogden police to get them to begin searching the city. Dalton Name Meaning & Dalton Family History at Ancestry.com Unless there was a high enough reward being offered, they would instead choose to focus their attention on petty criminals. Grat was taken back to jail to await his sentence. 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. ", 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. Soon after, Jim Ford noticed Emmett exit a department store, who quickly ducked back inside upon noticing Kay. The mountain was a natural fortress, rocky and heavily wooded, with a good view of the surrounding countryside. I haven't seen one since I left Missouri. 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. DALTON Family History: Old West Kansas | Dalton Gang | KS Heritage The Daltons had plenty of friends in the area willing to hide them and easily lost Kay once they were in familiar territory. The ride from Mojave to Barstow almost cost them their lives, as they only saw water once in those seventy-five miles of desert. First recruited were George "Bitter Creek" Newcomb and "Blackfaced" Charlie Bryant, who had received his nickname because of a gunpowder burn on one cheek. Sheriff Kay was forced to give up the chase in order to return to California for Grat's trial. A largely fictional film version of the Daltons' lives was adapted from Emmett's 1931 book. The boys left their horses in Ludlow, which were then discovered a few weeks later by railroad detectives. However, James and Adeline only had one grandchild who carried on the Dalton name. Hannah (Dalton) Pecker 29 Sep 1756 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 29 Sep 1838 managed by E. Gatlin last edited 7 Dec 2022. In close order, the five crossed Walnut Street from the alley to the Condon Bank, holding Winchester rifles close along their legs. 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. A posse assembled by U.S. na Randolph Dalton, Emma Dalton, Robert Rennick Dalton, Eva May Dalton, Mason Dalton, Henry Coleman Coleman Dalton, Gratton Hanley Dalton July 13 1937 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Years after the robberies and his release from prison, Emmett Dalton said that the relentless pressure put on them by Deputy US Marshal Heck Thomas as he hunted for them was a key factor in his gang's decision to commit the robberies. The John Dutton Name As 1883 shows us, James and Margaret Dutton travel out West with their daughter, Elsa, and young son John. Lehman family - Wikipedia Bill arrived for breakfast like he said, and the four of them took the same table. Some time later, the three dissatisfied members also returned and new plans began to form. While their older brother "Bill" Dalton never joined any heists, he served as their spy and informant. GANGSTER DIES HOLLYWOOD, July 14. Married to Cara, he worked the Dutton homestead alongside his nephew,. 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. Right before the deputy ordered Grat to drop his weapon, a dog appeared ten feet from Grat and began barking at the lawman. Grat could not see the yard Wagy had laid in from his cell and the deputy hadn't told anyone what he had done that night. Isham passed away on month day 1811, at age 71 at death place, Virginia. The next robbery was on July 14, at Adair, Oklahoma, near the Arkansas border. They decided to form a gang and started robbing trains and banks. Doctors W. L. Goff and Youngblood were sitting on the porch of the drug store near the depot. 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. 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. Joining afterwards were Bill Doolin, Dick Broadwell, Bill Powers, and Charley Pierce. Hannah Adeline Dalton (a twin) b. The Dalton brothers were raised in a large family of mostly well-mannered siblings. Grat began to say something about a horse, but then became suspicious. 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. He died in Los Angeles on July 13, 1937. There were three Dalton brothers in the gang: Emmett "Em" Dalton, born in 1871; Robert "Bob" Renick Dalton, born 1869; and Gratton "Grat" Dalton, born 1861. The Dalton Gang family tree or - Genealogy.com 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. 6 Jun 2001 Family Group Sheet Husband: James Lewis DALTON died at age: 64 Born: 16 Feb 1826 in Mt. Kay's buggy was directly facing the setting sun, so they could not tell who the men were. 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. Kay and his deputy went to Ogden where they notified the police to keep watch for the Daltons. The cellmates would sing and talk to drown out the sound of the saw. 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. The Dalton Gang's criminal enterprise was ended on October 5, 1892 when they attempted to rob two banks at once in Coffeyville, Kansas. Dalton Gang - The Wild West Kay did not think much of this until later, when Perry Byrd mentioned Chris breaking Grat out of jail. One of the bars had been cut out and replaced with a broom handle blackened by soot. Teresa Mae Estes, age 66 of Franklin, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at the Kettering Health Network - Main Campus surrounded by her loving family. On the night of September 27, Grat and two cellmates, Arvil Beck and W.B. Evans, however, claimed that he had received the bills from the Sol Sweet store after cashing a check there. 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. They waited until the heavy bearded, two-hundred and thirty pound man was thirty feet from them. They started stealing horses to make more money, and then fled the area. The three rode so hard down the valley that Owen's horse soon gave out, so they roped and saddled one of Henry Miller's horses. 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. Kay asked Rucker if there was anyone else around and she replied that there wasn't. Though he did not participate in any of the hold-ups with his brothers, he acted as their spy and advisor. Bob shot him in the head, killing him. After pointing out the location of the camp, Middleton left in a hurry and the two posses spent the night on the living room floor of the nearby Elwood ranch. The Daltons were featured in Randolph Scott's Western. He soon discovered a worn place in the carpet and found a trap door hidden underneath. Bob and Emmett ran through the back door and ducked into a saloon across the alley. Dalton family history shows that the name has two possible derivations. Emmett was sentenced to life in the state prison at Lansing, Kansas, by Judge J.D. I am trying to see if I am related, and if so, where. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. Expecting there to be an escape, and because none of the other deputies would listen to him, Wagy decided to quit. 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. Most officers believed that Grat immediately escaped the county, but Sheriff Kay thought otherwise. 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. This was the gang's only job. Lit was able to borrow one hundred dollars and a horse from Clovis Cole's business partner Charlie Owen. Southern Pacific detective Will Smith visited Grat's cell almost every day during the trial trying to get a confession out of him and Grat began to despise Smith. He married Minnie McDaniel on July 30, 1910. 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. Instead he caught a cold from sitting in the fog all night. Detective Smith decided to chime in, but Grat said he wouldn't say a word while Smith was present. This is why Grat was able to notice Deputy Wagy hiding in a yard across the street from the jail. 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]. Sheriff Hensley and deputy Ed McCardle where guarding a trail that led to the summit of small and narrow ridge. 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 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. As he lifted the rifle up, Bob shot and killed him. On the morning of October 5, the gang emerged from the alley onto the plaza of Coffeyville. 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. When we first meet the Duttons owners of the sprawling Yellowstone-Dutton Ranch in Montana we see right away this is no ordinary family. Son of James Lewis Dalton and Adeline Lee Dalton He then corrected himself, saying that he meant Bill Powers. 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 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. Family will receive friends for visitation on Friday, December 2, 2022, at Mynatt Funeral Home Halls Chapel from 4:00pm until time of memorial service at 6:00pm. Bob and Emmett then took a train headed back to Needles before stopping at Kingman. He then went to Fresno to check on Lit and Cole Dalton, and was convinced of the same. Kay stopped Grat in the street and said, "Say, I hear you have some two-dollar bills. 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. Bill Powers was somewhat of a man of mystery. 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. Kay knew from this that Cole was able to supply the boys with guns and ammunition. He's uprooted his life as a Tennessee farmer in search of a better life as part of the Westward Expansion. While Bill was playing his guitar, Wagy noticed that he was trying to cover up where the break had been made. Angered by the charges against Grat and Bill which he knew to be false, Bob decided that the best way to help his brothers would be to acquire enough money to pay for their bail and defense. [2] He was paroled after serving 14 years in prison.[3]. Frank is buried in Coffeyville, Kansas. Bob and Emmett were able to steal horses and riding rigs. Welcome to The Dalton Chronicles The lawmen aimed their rifles at the man and Hensley ordered him to drop his rifle and unbuckle his revolver belt. Group of outlaws in the American Old West, This article is about the group of outlaws. He was then taken back to Visalia to await his trial for the Alila robbery. Virginia had the highest population of Dalton families in 1840. Pastor Terence Hundrey Hambrick Obituary in Dalton at Willis Funeral Riley would feed the outlaws, and would do the same for any passing officers, but he would never reveal each other's whereabouts to either parties. 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 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder,[1] although he later asserted that he never fired a shot during the robbery. Emmett thought Grat would mess things up if he went alone with Powers and Broadwell, and thought they should trade places. None of the Dalton gang was hit. 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. [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.