A largely fictional film version of the Daltons' lives was adapted from Emmett's 1931 book. While Bill was playing his guitar, Wagy noticed that he was trying to cover up where the break had been made. Lindsey in Ardmore, Oklahoma, tracked him to the cabin and surrounded it on June 8, 1894. The next robbery was on July 14, at Adair, Oklahoma, near the Arkansas border. None of the Dalton gang was hit. Grat began to say something about a horse, but then became suspicious. 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. Four of the gang were killed in the ensuing gun fight. This was also confirmed by Lit Dalton, who had owned a saloon in San Miguel from 1889 to 1890. At first, it looked to Kay as if it had been an inside job as it was obvious Grat had simply unlocked the cell door with a key and broke through the basement window to get out. 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. The most Dalton families were found in USA in 1880. 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. There has been much debate over the identity of the, "sixth man at Coffeyville" reported by witnesses who claimed was accompanying the gang as they arrived in town right before the robbery. 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. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Dalton was born to Lewis and Adeline Dalton and was the youngest of the Dalton brothers. Bob shot him in the head, killing him. 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. He asked Latta not to publish the information until after his death.[13]. He was the son of the late Lush and Nellie Payne and was preceded in death by his . Charles Dalton 18 Oct 1850 Little Catalina, Newfoundland - 10 Oct 1904 managed by Stan Vardy. Cubine's partner, Charles Brown, was standing unarmed next to him and went to pick up his Winchester. Kay and Ford checked all the stages and trains out of Ogden and telegraphed ahead of all others. He was found 2 miles away, dead. Doolin quit the gang, along with Newcomb and Pierce, due to the mismanagement of finances. Dalton Gang - HistoryNet On Nov 27, 1887, Frank Dalton and another deputy marshal, Jim Cole, went across the river from Fort Smith to arrest three whiskey bootleggers. They started stealing horses to make more money, and then fled the area. The family will receive friends at the Willis Funeral Home on Saturday from 6:00 - 7:30 P. M. Interment will be Monday, March 6, 2023, at 12:30 P. M. at the Chattanooga National Cemetery. Numerous myths were published about the gang. Kay decided to pursue them with his deputy, Jim Ford, and to capture them if possible. Part of the ill-fated Dalton raid on two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, he survived despite receiving 23 gunshot wounds. Kay knew this was untrue as he had seen two men cross the road. So you see there are direct relatives all over! 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. After securing bondsmen, Bill immediately went to Merced and hired John W. Beckenridge, the best attorney in the San Joaquin Valley, to defend Grat. He is the cowboy in charge of it all, and now current governor of Montana. 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. Kay knew from this that Cole was able to supply the boys with guns and ammunition. 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. Kay decided to place both men under arrest and took them to Visalia. Almost all of Beckenridge's witnesses were bar keepers, gamblers, saloon hanger-ons, or pimps. Threatened with prison time, Smith told Kay that Middleton could be followed to Dalton's camp when he carried him supplies. After they realized they were no longer being pursued, Bob and Emmett began to form what would be known as the Dalton Gang. After splitting the money among themselves, the gang soon realized they needed to rob another train. Leading the pursuit was Bob's old friend, Deputy Marshal Heck Thomas, whose renown skills as a deputy kept the gang constantly on the move and in hiding. Emmett Dalton - Historical records and family trees - MyHeritage John Dalton, who was the brother of William Dalton the Elder, married Mary Newman Brockenbrough, the widow of William Brockenbrough on 6 May 1702. 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. 6 Jul 1879, d. 13 Sep 1928 in Oklahoma City. The lawmen aimed their rifles at the man and Hensley ordered him to drop his rifle and unbuckle his revolver belt. 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. As they exited the door, an American Express agent opened fire with his revolver. 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. Kay tracked the Daltons to their mother's home, and kept watch of the house for a few days before being forced to return to Kingfisher because of bad weather. 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. Bill arrived in Paso Robles and was arrested by Sheriff Kay fifteen minutes after getting off the train and was taken to Visalia. Send flowers to the service of Pastor Terence Hundrey Hambrick Unlike the marshals office, the Osage Police paid a monthly salary. After a hearing, Bill was held for trial for the Alila robbery, but he quickly secured bondsmen and was released. In the two weeks following the robbery, Bob and Emmett hid out in the mountains near Bill's ranch. Dalton Gang Ancestors - Dolton.org He was married to Julia Johnson Dalton, who survived him. 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. Bob and Emmett ran through the back door and ducked into a saloon across the alley. He then decided the sack bag was too heavy to carry, and ordered the silver taken out, then stashed what cash he could fit into his coat pockets. After being found innocent by a Visalia jury, Bill was acquitted and released on October 15. 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. On his death bed, Emmett told Frank Forrest Latta that he had robbed a train in California, and had used the alias William McElhanie. ", Jim Wagy also showed up after the break out to overlook the scene. Marshal S.T. Henry Coleman "cole" Dalton, Lewis Kossuth Dalton, Bea Elizabeth Dalton, Littleton Lee "lit" Dalton, Lelia Dalton, F Roy Reynolds Dalton, Roy Johnson, Genie Gilstrap Dalton. 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. 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. In the gunfight, 200 shots were fired. Judson Elwood was plowing his six-horse team when he heard the shots up the mountain. This also suggests that John Dalton was not a young man, and this could have been a second wife. In the midst of the shooting, Powers told Grat he had been hit in the arm. With his revolver in hand, Kay dropped to the ground as they passed the door and slowly entered the station. The tailor remembered the coat, but he couldn't remember who had bought it, only that some girl had picked it up once it was clean. He then quickly charged down the mountainside tearing through the brush. Kay telegraphed his deputy George Witty and told him to check on Bill Dalton and to immediately notify him when he was found. The ride from Mojave to Barstow almost cost them their lives, as they only saw water once in those seventy-five miles of desert. They had not been to the town for several years, though, and the hitching post had since been removed during street work. Through her brother, Adeline was an aunt of Cole and Jim Younger, of the famous James-Younger Gang. Lehman family - Wikipedia Dalton Brothers, four train and bank robbers famous in U.S. Western history: Grattan (Grat; 186192), William (Bill; 186394), Robert (Bob; 187092), and Emmett (18711937). He moved to California and became a real estate agent, author and actor, dying at the age of sixty-six. In August 1888, the two formed a posse to arrest a man named Charley Montgomery. 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. In 1910 he bacame a special Peace Officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was a saloon keeper in Kansas City, Missouri when he married Adeline Lee Younger. They decided to form a gang and started robbing trains and banks. Four of the gang were killed in the ensuing gun fight. The Dutton family tree from '1883', '1923', and 'Yellowstone', explained Their older cousins were the outlaw Younger brothers. After he left, the judge asked Yoes who the man was, as he seemed educated and well-informed. When we first meet the Duttons owners of the sprawling Yellowstone-Dutton Ranch in Montana we see right away this is no ordinary family. He arrested Bryant and took him on a train to be committed to the jail at Wichita, Kansas, without notifying Marshal Grimes at Fort Smith. 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. Bill went to Paso Robles and bought a saddle, but after that could not afford anything else as he was broke. Due to the sensationalism that surrounded the Dalton Gang's exploits, they were accused of robberies all over the country but operated chiefly in California, Kansas, Oklahoma Territory, and Indian Territory. After serving 14 years in prison for the crime, Dalton capitalized on his notoriety to author books and become an actor in Hollywood. 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. In 1883, viewers meet the Duttons who settle in Montana near Yellowstone National Park and found the Yellowstone Ranch.James Dutton (Tim McGraw) is the patriarch of the family, a Civil War veteran . 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. Omissions? The first look into the Dutton family technically began with Yellowstone, but the first branch of the family tree is filled out with the characters we met in its prequel, 1883. He was then taken back to Visalia to await his trial for the Alila robbery. DALTON Family History: Old West Kansas | Dalton Gang | KS Heritage Grat believed him and decided he would wait until it opened. Powers tried to mount his horse, but shots from the store also killed him. For some reason, however, the body was buried as Bill Powers. Grat's trial didn't start until that June and it lasted three weeks. The deep canyons of the area, covered with dwarf cedar and blackjack oaks, made it an ideal hiding place. The outlaws had worn masks during the Alila robbery, concealing their identities. Kay moved quietly across the floor and pushed the door a little farther open with his revolver. The mountain was a natural fortress, rocky and heavily wooded, with a good view of the surrounding countryside. For the film based on them, see, Dalton gang following the 1892 Coffeyville, Kansas raid. 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 Daltons told their stories, but neither Kay or Beckenridge ever cleared up the murder point and ruined Grat's case. Hensley grabbed Dean and took him over the ridge to Kay so they could handcuff him to an oak tree. The Dutton Family Tree - Yellowstone, 1883, 1923 Characters Right before the deputy ordered Grat to drop his weapon, a dog appeared ten feet from Grat and began barking at the lawman. Grat ordered the employees to lay on the floor in the back office, and after receiving the signal from Bob, told Powers and Broadwell that it was time to leave. Emmett Dalton received 23 gunshot wounds and survived (he was shot through the right arm, below the shoulder, through the left right, in some accounts hip and groin, and received 18-23 buckshot in his back). Walker in Wichita. If someone in the gang had escaped, there would be nothing gained by Emmett for admitting it. Eventually, Bill Dalton left Doolin to form his own Dalton Gang. Dalton Brothers, four train and bank robbers famous in U.S. Western history: Grattan ("Grat"; 1861-92), William ("Bill"; 1863-94), Robert ("Bob"; 1870-92), and Emmett (1871-1937). This resulted in the first robbery at Whorton, May 1891, where the gang stole $1200. In order to persuade the townsfolk not to hang him, he agreed to tell them everything they wanted to know. The only agency with jurisdiction over the whole territory was the U.S. Littleton "Litt" Dalton, who was a good and hard-working citizen, believed that his younger siblings became lawless because of the bad influence of . Here, they secured more than $19,000. Re: The Dalton Gang family tre - Genealogy.com The Dalton Gang was a group of outlaws in the American Old West during 18901892. Kay hung around Grat for a few hours and talked to him most of the time until Witty returned. James Lewis Dalton from Jackson County, Missouri and Kentucky was the father of all four boys. As Witty entered the room, he heard a noise come from somewhere inside. They sat to wait for the next train on a bench on the platform, talking and smoking, with their Winchester rifles across their knees. My grandfather & great grandfather are both from the US but that's where my knowledge stops. He attended Irving elementary school and he graduated from Morton East High School in. 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. Coleman Dalton, Louis Kossuth Dalton, Littleton Lee Lit Dalton, Franklin Frank Dalton, Gratton Grat Hanley Dalton, William Bill Mason Wil farmers of this country. Kay noticed the bills were perfectly new and asked Grat where he got them. Kay believed Chris was either protecting himself by helping Grat break from jail or returning the favor for Grat protecting him. 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. They played poker all night in Traver and then traveled to Tulare to do the same. By 1882, the family lived in northeast Oklahoma and by 1886 they had moved to Coffeyville in southeast Kansas. 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. Richard Henry Dick Dalton, 85, of Columbia City, died peacefully at 9:40 a.m. Thursday, November 11, 2021, at his home. Bob and Emmett were hiding out in a ranch barn a mile west of Malaga, and after arriving the brothers talked until morning. 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. Broadwell was hit several times, but managed to ride away. Father of Roy Reynolds Dalton When Kay returned to Visalia, he immediately went with detective Smith to the tailor of the coat found at the Ceres robbery. Marshal. Smith, escaped from the Tulare County jail in Visalia while Sheriff Kay was in San Francisco. 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. Wagy hid all night in a yard across the street but saw nothing. They cut through Antelope Valley and skirted the desert down to San Diego County before taking the old trail to Yuma. James Dalton Hatcher Obituary. Since Grat's location was in Fresno County, Kay telegraphed Sheriff Hensley in Fresno, and the two made plans to assemble a posse in Centerville. 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. Hello!". After Frank's death, Grat moved back from California and took over his brother's job as deputy marshal at Fort Smith. Bob and Emmett met Grat and the others in the alley, the sacks of money still over their arms. While in jail, a train robbery occurred near Ceres, on September 3, 1891, but was unsuccessful with no money being taken. 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. Teresa was a member of the Full Gospel Outreach Church and . The locals who identified him notified a deputy marshal named Ed Short. 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. Their mother also came to California from Kingfisher to pay Beckenridge after she mortgaged her home and borrowed money from neighbors. 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. 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. Following behind Marshal Connelly was John Kloehr, still in the stable. A detailed bio on a Dalton Brothers webpage declares "We play two kinds of music: Country and Western" and notes that the group took inspiration from country legends including Willie Nelson,. Group of outlaws in the American Old West, This article is about the group of outlaws. 108 reviews #16 of 84 Restaurants in Amherst $$ - $$$ American Greek Vegetarian Friendly. The last night they dug a hole in the brickwall of the woodroom, but found heavy iron bars embedded in the wall that they couldn't get in between. 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. This led to a heavy argument between Bob and Emmett and created bitterness between them on the way to the robbery. Kay believed they did this to throw him off by going south instead of east. Part of the ill-fated Dalton raid on two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, he survived despite receiving 23 gunshot wounds. As soon as the judge had finished, Bill announced, "Well, I can prove that I was not there, and not by accident either."[6]. A later report in the Visalia Times-Delta, a major newspaper in Visalia, California, attributed to "a relative of Mrs. Evans" (most likely Chris Evans brother-in-law Perry Byrd, a deputy of Sheriff Gene Kay) stated, "Tom Evans killed at Coffeyville, Kansas, when the Dalton brothers made their famous raid on the banks of that town, was the twin brother of Chris."[19]. He moved to California and became a real estate agent, author and actor, dying at the age of sixty-six. Condon & Company's Bank and the First National Bank on opposite sides of the street in Coffeyville, Kansas. This was unknown to Grat, since the Dalton brothers had all assumed that Emmett had killed the fireman. Many newspapers at the time assumed that an unknown member of the gang escaped. The eight armed guards on the train all happened to be at the back of the train when it pulled in. Kay did not think much of this until later, when Perry Byrd mentioned Chris breaking Grat out of jail. He is buried in the family plot in Kingfisher, OK. Simon and Minnie had no children. He then sold the lease to his ranch in San Luis Obispo County, moved his family to his wife's parents in Livingston, California, and left for Kingfisher. In 1918, he portrayed himself in the movie version of his book Beyond the Law. On the night of September 27, Grat and two cellmates, Arvil Beck and W.B. Frank is buried in Coffeyville, Kansas. Smith instead went north and several weeks later was arrested by Kay. 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? (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. Family Tree. 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. 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. Timothy Peter Dalton - Genealogy - geni family tree Emmett was sentenced to life in the state prison at Lansing, Kansas, by Judge J.D. As Emmett reviewed the roles of the various participants, he concluded by saying, "Then there was Tom Evans down tending the horses." Detective Smith decided to chime in, but Grat said he wouldn't say a word while Smith was present. This is where. Obituary | Teresa M. Estes | Dalton Funeral Home Sheriff Hensley and deputy Ed McCardle where guarding a trail that led to the summit of small and narrow ridge. Joining afterwards were Bill Doolin, Dick Broadwell, Bill Powers, and Charley Pierce. Notes from Obituaries. Arrangements by Willis Funeral Home, LLC, Dalton, Georgia. They did however find pieces of a file and a hack saw blade in the prisoner's toilet. Afraid to go near them, Bill left out supplies and food, while there were several times the boys visited Bill's house at night.
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