This was only a few months after $2,000 in rare two dollar bills had been stolen during a train robbery outside of Goshen (a robbery later attributed to Chris Evans and John Sontag). Richard Henry Dick Dalton, 85, of Columbia City, died peacefully at 9:40 a.m. Thursday, November 11, 2021, at his home. 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. Alex Murdaugh claimed the family dogs caused Satterfield, 57, to trip, but her death was not reported to the coroner and an autopsy was not initially . Though he did not participate in any of the hold-ups with his brothers, he acted as their spy and advisor. 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. Evans, however, claimed that he had received the bills from the Sol Sweet store after cashing a check there. He soon discovered a worn place in the carpet and found a trap door hidden underneath. 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. 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. The Dalton family came from Jackson County, Missouri. With his revolver in hand, Kay dropped to the ground as they passed the door and slowly entered the station. The Dalton Gang family tree or offspring. The deep canyons of the area, covered with dwarf cedar and blackjack oaks, made it an ideal hiding place. One of the bars had been cut out and replaced with a broom handle blackened by soot. Gratton Dalton, called "Grat" Dalton, (March 30, 1861 to October 5, 1892) was an outlaw of the Old West, and leader of the Dalton Gang. Kay learned at the train depot that Bob and Emmett had bought tickets to Ogden and were carrying large telescope bags with them. In August 1888, the two formed a posse to arrest a man named Charley Montgomery. Lit was able to borrow one hundred dollars and a horse from Clovis Cole's business partner Charlie Owen. Around eleven, they noticed Dalton and Dean returning from their hunt, so they sent deputy Perry Byrd to go and retrieve Kay. They had no children. I am trying to see if I am related, and if so, where. Emmett was then hit in the back with a load of buckshot. 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. ", 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. Bob saw Ayres from about 200ft away and quickly shot him in the head. This was in addition to the jailer, J.M. Isham passed away on month day 1811, at age 71 at death place, Virginia. As he lifted the rifle up, Bob shot and killed him. At 10pm he looked at his watch and announced to Yoes aloud that it was his bedtime, but that he would be back to have breakfast with him in the morning. After a hearing, Bill was held for trial for the Alila robbery, but he quickly secured bondsmen and was released. Numerous myths were published about the gang. In order to persuade the townsfolk not to hang him, he agreed to tell them everything they wanted to know. Bill went to Paso Robles and bought a saddle, but after that could not afford anything else as he was broke. Littleton "Litt" Dalton, who was a good and hard-working citizen, believed that his younger siblings became lawless because of the bad influence of . The lawmen aimed their rifles at the man and Hensley ordered him to drop his rifle and unbuckle his revolver belt. After getting tired of waiting, they left, only to learn later the fate of the gang.[10]. 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. 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. Emmett Dalton was portrayed by Frank Albertson. GANGSTER DIES HOLLYWOOD, July 14. Part of the ill-fated Dalton raid on two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, he survived despite receiving 23 gunshot wounds. When Bill and Dean were acquitted, Bill was rearrested by Kay after his bondsmen were convinced to withdraw by detective Hume. When Grat recovered, he was able to escape with the help of his brother Cole. [11] He was given a life sentence in the Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas, of which he served 14 years before being pardoned. Frank shot and killed two, but his gun jammed and he was killed by the remaining bootlegger. Bob and Emmett met Grat and the others in the alley, the sacks of money still over their arms. 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. He then saw Grat begin to approach over the hill and planned to wait until he was thirty feet from him before making an arrest. The gang specialized in bank and train robberies. In 1910 he bacame a special Peace Officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The next robbery was on July 14, at Adair, Oklahoma, near the Arkansas border. On June 8, 1894, while he was playing with his daughter on the front porch of his farm home in Ardmore, Okla., lawmen crept up on him from behind and shot him dead. Hannah Adeline Dalton (a twin) b. At Guthrie, Kay and Ford noticed that there had been some sort of celebration the night before as they were greeted by three white men hanging from a large tree at the entrance to town and noticed the streets were lined with several groups of black men playing Craps on the sidewalks. After securing bondsmen, Bill immediately went to Merced and hired John W. Beckenridge, the best attorney in the San Joaquin Valley, to defend Grat. 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. 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. 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. Kay believed they did this to throw him off by going south instead of east. 6 July 1879, d. 6 Jul 1879 in MO. Kay assumed that they were probably headed to El Paso, so he and Ford reentered the United States at Douglas. After the robbery at Adair, officials of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad offered a reward of $40,000 for anyone who could capture and convict the Dalton Gang, and a reward of $5,000 for the arrest of any of them.[8]. Broadwell was hit several times, but managed to ride away. Marshal S.T. The Journal then went to state that, "The other dead body proved to be that of Tom Evans" and marked number six on their map of the shooting area as "Where Tom Evans fell" and in three other references to him The Journal called him Tom. They had not been to the town for several years, though, and the hitching post had since been removed during street work. Bill immediately threw his guitar on the bed and exclaimed, "Now what in the world do you know about that? Short then went to the rear platform with his rifle. He then put the baggage man in charge of Bryant and gave him his revolver. William was born on March 24 1690, in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA. 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. 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. One night, Jim Wagy heard a noise in the basement and upon investigation discovered that someone had tried to break the lock to the grated window. 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 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. In the midst of the shooting, Powers told Grat he had been hit in the arm. The men split into three groups to cover all approaches to the camp. Unless there was a high enough reward being offered, they would instead choose to focus their attention on petty criminals. 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. Their only grandchild with the surname Dalton was Charles Coleman Dalton. What Bill didn't know is that Beckenridge was also a consulting attorney for the Southern Pacific railroad. The four future outlaws first worked as cowboys, but, in 1887, their older brother Frank, a federal deputy marshal, was killed by whiskey runners; in deference, Grat, Bob, and Emmett pinned on lawmens badges. They put the gold into the sack, forced Ayres in front of them as cover, and went out the front door. Deputy Witty entered shortly after, and was told by Kay to go in the room and grab Bill's rifle. After splitting the money among themselves, the gang soon realized they needed to rob another train. His contributions to researching the Dalton surname and his family lines will always be enshrined in the Dalton Chronicles. Bob pretended not to know Emmett, who then tipped him off to the hands of the others. From Phoenix, Kay followed the Daltons by horse and stage from Prescott, Gila Bend, Tucson, and then to Nogales, Mexico. Let me look at one." 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. This was a date that Grat had no intention on making. By 1889, however, they had drifted into horse stealing, while still wearing badges, and a year later were discredited and forced out of policing altogether and took up horse thievery full-time, gathering together a gang. Frank is buried in Coffeyville, Kansas. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out. Kay nudged the door open with his elbow, aimed his revolver at Bill and said, "Bill! . Short took the prisoner back and placed him in the baggage car. Through her brother, Adeline was an aunt of Cole and Jim Younger, of the famous James-Younger Gang. They hoped that a big haul from the banks would allow them to leave the territory and escape Thomas' heat. They played poker all night in Traver and then traveled to Tulare to do the same. Lewis Dalton was a saloon keeper in Kansas City, Kansas, when he married Adeline Younger, the aunt of Cole and Jim Younger. 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. The Daltons told their stories, but neither Kay or Beckenridge ever cleared up the murder point and ruined Grat's case. After the gang separated with their share of the loot, Bill hid out with his family in a cabin near Elk, Indian Territory. Kay stopped Grat in the street and said, "Say, I hear you have some two-dollar bills. They were recognized and, coming out of one bank, were met by wild gunfire from vigilante citizens. 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. Meanwhile, Emmett and Bob had entered the First National Bank, covered the officers and two customers, and ordered the cashier, Thomas Ayres, to open the safe with gold and cash. The two left California in February 1892 and rode for a hundred and seven days before reaching Kingfisher. Arrangements by Willis Funeral Home, LLC, Dalton, Georgia. Kay promised Middleton secrecy, and a horse and buggy, if he led him to within a half mile of Dalton's camp. 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. Sterling, MontgomeryCO, KY Died: 16 Jul 1890 in Dearing, KS Father: Benjamin DALTON Mother: Nancy RABOURN Generations earlier, James Lewis Dalton's (D'Alton) forbears had left France for Ireland. He was then taken back to Visalia to await his trial for the Alila robbery. Bill Dalton agreed to join them and soon took part in several robberies, but Lit refused in disgust. 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.