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. Broadwell was hit several times, but managed to ride away. Daly Gang (1862-1864) - For two years, the Daly Gang terrorized the town of Aurora, Nevada. The account given on October 7, 1892, by Coffeyville's The Journal is considered to be the most authentic on events the day of the robbery. This picture is worth at least a thousand words. The Black Rose Gang (from l-to-r: Harley, Shauna, Janie) The Black Rose Gang are the main villainesses from the 13th episode of the 1990s version of The Flash, "Tina, Is That You?" (airdate February 14, 1991). 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. The outlaws had worn masks during the Alila robbery, concealing their identities. Billy the Kids Gang, aka The Rustlers (1876-1880) Led by Billy the Kid, this gang formed out of the conflict of the Lincoln County War in New Mexico. Oh, I also really want to comment on the photo thats most of the fun, as always. After Bill and Riley Dean were brought to the Visalia jail, Sheriff Pervis of Stanislaus County, S.P. But, it wasnt long before they began to plan another robbery this one to be their biggest yet. At that age she may have been a bit rebellious but not too young for romance. 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 . With his revolver in hand, Kay dropped to the ground as they passed the door and slowly entered the station. 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. 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. 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. 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. Grat returned to Oklahoma in the spring of 1892 and shortly afterward joined his brothers gang. Kay asked Rucker if there was anyone else around and she replied that there wasn't. Charlie Pierce was with George Bitter Creek Newcomb and was also killed by U.S. Deputy Marshals on May 2, 1894, in Oklahoma. We encourage you to research and . They decided to form a gang and started robbing trains and banks. Emmett had denied accompanying Bob to California. They were also accused of robbing a bank in El Reno, Oklahoma, on July 28, but this was based on little evidence, as no one identified any members of the gang. From Phoenix, Kay followed the Daltons by horse and stage from Prescott, Gila Bend, Tucson, and then to Nogales, Mexico. The gang backed a wagon up to the express car and unloaded all of the contents, easily subduing the one armed guard in the express car. Bill immediately threw his guitar on the bed and exclaimed, "Now what in the world do you know about that? The Dalton brothers were part of a large family headed by parents Adaline Younger Dalton and James Lewis Dalton. On November 27, 1887, in a gun battle with the Smith-Dixon Gang, Frank Dalton was shot and killed in the line of duty. Later, he too, left Indian Territory, joining his brothers in California. They turned around, and went through the back door, carrying both rifles and sack bags, while taking two other bank employees as cover. Bryant opened the door to the rear platform, and, while Short had his attention on the mounted men, shot him in the back point blank. [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 and Ford traveled the fifty miles to Guthrie, but soon came into problems when dealing with different tribal jurisdictions. Kay learned at the train depot that Bob and Emmett had bought tickets to Ogden and were carrying large telescope bags with them. Outlaws Produced by Dave Alexander, music by Scott Buckley. [1] It starred Monica Calhoun, Lil' Kim, LisaRaye, Charity Hill, Bobby Brown, Stacey Dash, Chrystale Wilson, and Marie Matiko. Kay's buggy was directly facing the setting sun, so they could not tell who the men were. He soon discovered a worn place in the carpet and found a trap door hidden underneath. By Robert Barr Smith They rode in from the west through a crisp, brilliant October morning in 1892, a little group of dusty young men. 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. 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 . 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. The Daltons were featured in Randolph Scott's Western. Why in the world do you suppose they went away and left me behind? Knowing that Kay was hot on their trail, they traveled east through Arizona into New Mexico. Kay doubled back to Kingman and learned that the boys had taken a train to Phoenix with the money they made. 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. memorial page for Leo J. 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!" Grat ordered Elwood to unhitch one of his horses, which he did. Many members of the gang, including Emmett, complained that the $3500 each was not enough to meet their needs. 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. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The men split into three groups to cover all approaches to the camp. The gang that Newcomb ran with worshipped her due to her good looks and her calm and kind demeanor, and were fiercely defensive of her, spawning her loyalty to them. 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. Rufus Buck Gang (1895-1896) A gang of ruthless outlaws who preyed on victims in Oklahoma, five of them were hanged at Fort Smith, Arkansas. Emmett thought Grat would mess things up if he went alone with Powers and Broadwell, and thought they should trade places. 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. 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. Bob and Emmett returned fire and left Ayres on the sidewalk. Ignoring the advice of the people in Hennessy, he also took the prisoner without a guard. 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. After Frank's death, Grat moved back from California and took over his brother's job as deputy marshal at Fort Smith. During this time, Bill became embroiled in a Populist fight with the railroad backed political machine, referring to the railroad as the S.P. Three marshals died during the shootout. After the gang separated with their share of the loot, Bill hid out with his family in a cabin near Elk, Indian Territory. 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. Bob Dalton, leader of the outlaw Dalton Gang. The gang was also assisted by Bob's lover Eugenia Moore, known by her aliases "Tom King" and "Miss Mundays", who acted as their informant, but was also a notorious horse thief and outlaw. 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. Thinking it might be Bob, Kay demanded that Bill tell him where he was. Some years later, Lit Dalton asserted that Bob and Emmett had told him many times that they had robbed the train. He then joined the Doolins and participated in at least five robberiesboth bank and trainand several murders. Lit noticed that Grat's horse was indeed limp and agreed to help Grat sell it. When Bill and Dean were acquitted, Bill was rearrested by Kay after his bondsmen were convinced to withdraw by detective Hume. There, he met and a young lady who owned the homestead next to his and asked her to marry him. Bill Dalton came into the hotel lobby and began to speak to deputy Yoes in a loud voice, so everyone around them could hear. The embittered Broadwell returned to Indian Territory and started work on the ranches. Is there other way of adding columns in DataFrame except df[<column_label>] = <my_list> that would work without initialization with index? This is why Grat was able to notice Deputy Wagy hiding in a yard across the street from the jail. In order to persuade the townsfolk not to hang him, he agreed to tell them everything they wanted to know. It was at a gambling house in Silver City, New Mexico that the Dalton Gang committed their first robbery. 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. Kay was given a white card from Mexican officials as well as offered a military escort. The ride from Mojave to Barstow almost cost them their lives, as they only saw water once in those seventy-five miles of desert. He also brought Bob along as a posse member. Burrow Gang (1887-1890) Reuben Rube Burrow, his brother Jim, and other members began to rob trains after Rubes crops had failed in Texas. Her short outlaw life launched her to the level of western legend. The stakeout ended in Montomerys death. The Daltons had plenty of friends in the area willing to hide them and easily lost Kay once they were in familiar territory. 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. Kay and his deputy went to Ogden where they notified the police to keep watch for the Daltons. It had been raining for several days prior, and it was so cold the ground was covered in ice. The next morning, Grat called Wagy over to his cell and asked him where he got such a cold. The brothers who were members of the Dalton Gang were Bob, Grat, Emmett, and Bill.[4]. Thegang operated in New Mexico and Arizona after the Christian brothers escaped from anOklahoma jail in 1895. Smith instead went north and several weeks later was arrested by Kay. Sixteen years after his death, she married Richard Fleming. Dick Broadwell was from a prominent family near Hutchinson, Kansas and at the opening of Oklahoma Territory, he staked a claim to a homestead in the Cowboy Flats area. As he lifted the rifle up, Bob shot and killed him. Charlie Bryant came from Wise County, Texas. The Five Joaquins (1850-1853) The Five Joaquins were said to be responsible for most cattle rustling, robberies, and murders committed in the Mother Lode area of the Sierra Nevadas between 1850 and 1853. How do we create a person's profile? We encourage you to research and examine . Wolcotts Regulators surrendering at the T.A. 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. Kay's deputies were carrying ten gauge, double-barrel shotguns, loaded with buckshot, and they leveled them at Dalton. 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. 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. 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 also said that Grat was accompanied by Riley Dean, the man who had been arrested with Bill for the Ceres robbery, as well as a dog. Coffeyville was not the end of the Dalton Gang. Reno Gang (1866-1868) Four of the five Reno Brothers terrorized the state of Indiana for two years before they were tracked down and hanged by the Southern Indiana Vigilance Committee in 1868. 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." Their mother also came to California from Kingfisher to pay Beckenridge after she mortgaged her home and borrowed money from neighbors. The funeral will be held this morning at 9 at the church of SS Peter and Paul, the Rev. 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. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. As soon as the judge had finished, Bill announced, "Well, I can prove that I was not there, and not by accident either."[6]. American baseball player Marshal. All three were hit as they ran towards the alley. When the engineer, a man by the name of George Radcliffe, tried to slip away, he was shot and killed. Speed was killed by Arkansas Tom Jones, who was captured during the skirmish. Gang member "Arkansas Tom" Jones was slightly wounded and captured by Deputy Marshal Jim Masterson. Emmett, who was carrying the money bag, tried to mount his horse but was hit in the right arm, left hip, and groin. 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