Lit noticed that Grat's horse was indeed limp and agreed to help Grat sell it. 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. The Dalton Gang family tree or offspring. The actor Tyler MacDuff portrayed Emmett Dalton in the 1957 episode of the CBS documentary drama series You Are There entitled "The End of the Dalton Gang (October 5, 1892). Marshal. In the gunfight, 200 shots were fired. They then robbed the next train a few minutes later, securing about $50,000. He then went to Fresno to check on Lit and Cole Dalton, and was convinced of the same. In close order, the five crossed Walnut Street from the alley to the Condon Bank, holding Winchester rifles close along their legs. He then quickly charged down the mountainside tearing through the brush. Kay decided to place both men under arrest and took them to Visalia. Let me look at one." The Lehman family is a prominent family of Jewish German-Americans who founded the financial firm Lehman Brothers.Some were also involved in American politics. 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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Dalton. The Dalton family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. In 1918, he portrayed himself in the movie version of his book Beyond the Law.[3]. The baggageman carelessly stuck the revolver into a pigeon-hole messagebox and went to work at the other end of the car. 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. 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. 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. Bill went to Paso Robles and bought a saddle, but after that could not afford anything else as he was broke. The road curved behind some willow trees, and Kay told Witty to drive past the house, passing close to the door, and then to drive back. The eight armed guards on the train all happened to be at the back of the train when it pulled in. He is buried in the family plot in Kingfisher, OK. Simon and Minnie had no children. After they realized they were no longer being pursued, Bob and Emmett began to form what would be known as the Dalton Gang. Short then went to the rear platform with his rifle. 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. They did however find pieces of a file and a hack saw blade in the prisoner's toilet. Emmett Dalton was portrayed by Frank Albertson. The ride from Mojave to Barstow almost cost them their lives, as they only saw water once in those seventy-five miles of desert. 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? Ignoring the advice of the people in Hennessy, he also took the prisoner without a guard. 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. He moved to California and became a real estate agent, author and actor, dying at the age of sixty-six. Born December 3, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, he was a son of the late Winston S. and Walburga (Petersen) Dalton. John Dutton III John Dutton III ( Kevin Costner) is a man that hardly needs any form of introduction. 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. I haven't seen one since I left Missouri. Kay talked to their mother for several hours and she even invited him in for breakfast. The next morning, Grat called Wagy over to his cell and asked him where he got such a cold. Hannah (Dalton) Pecker 29 Sep 1756 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 29 Sep 1838 managed by E. Gatlin last edited 7 Dec 2022. Wagy said, "Here is your hole", and kicked the broom handle onto the floor. 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. 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. The newly formed Oklahoma Territory had organized their own sheriff and city police departments, but there was so far very little cooperation between them. As Emmett reviewed the roles of the various participants, he concluded by saying, "Then there was Tom Evans down tending the horses." Emmett Dalton survived the raid but received 23 gunshot wounds (as referenced on Q102). The first possibility is town of Dalton, in Lancashire, England, which was originally named Dale-ton, and meant the town in the dale. Lindsey in Ardmore, Oklahoma, tracked him to the cabin and surrounded it on June 8, 1894. He moved to California and became a real estate agent, author and actor, dying at the age of sixty-six. Bob and Emmett ran through the back door and ducked into a saloon across the alley. Marshal S.T. In 1954, the actor Robert Bray played Emmett Dalton in the episode "The Dalton Gang" of the syndicated western television series, Stories of the Century, starring Jim Davis as fictitious Southwestern Railroad detective Matt Clark. 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. On September 21, Grat Dalton was brought into court to face sentencing, but this was instead postponed to October 6. This was in addition to the jailer, J.M. Kay and his deputy went to Ogden where they notified the police to keep watch for the Daltons. Towards the end of the trial, Sheriff Kay, Detective Smith, and District Attorney Power talked to Grat while taking him back to his cell from the court room when Beckenridge wasn't present. On the night of February 6, 1891, two masked men carrying 44-calibre revolvers held up a Southern Pacific Railroad passenger train near the town of Alila (present day Earlimart, California). 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. . 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. [12], Lit, the last surviving Dalton brother, responded to a book written by his brother Emmett after the latter's death. He asked Latta not to publish the information until after his death.[13]. 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. After the gang separated with their share of the loot, Bill hid out with his family in a cabin near Elk, Indian Territory. Kay and Ford checked all the stages and trains out of Ogden and telegraphed ahead of all others. Both men were hit several times by stray shots; Dr Goff was fatally wounded. Brothers Lit and Bill Dalton were also visiting their mother, and Doolin proposed that they join his group to avenge their brothers. Unclaimed. 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 family traces back to Abraham Lehmann, a cattle merchant in Rimpar, Bavaria, who changed his Yiddish (German-Jewish) surname Lw (Loeb) to the German . Bob discovered his location in Timber Hills while Grat was away searching in Coffeyville and went ahead to lead the posse in making the arrest himself before Montgomery could escape the territory. Bob and Emmett returned fire and left Ayres on the sidewalk. The Dalton Gang's criminal enterprise was ended on October 5, 1892 when they attempted to rob two banks at once in Coffeyville, Kansas. Very soon, half the businessmen around the plaza knew what was going on, and the message quickly passed throughout the town. 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. Notes from Obituaries. Hannah Adeline Dalton (a twin) b. Cole had split up with Grat at Gila Bend, Arizona after the two got in argument in which Cole was trying to convince Grat not to join Bob and Emmett. Dalton family history shows that the name has two possible derivations. He was given a life sentence in the penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas and pardoned after fourteen years. 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. After their unsuccessful career in California, they decided they could do much better in their home country, and unlike their first attempts, they began carefully planning their robberies. When they arrived, Bob had to think quickly, and decided instead to tie their horses in an alley across from the bank to the west, near the city jail, which offered them little protection. Bill Doolin, "Bitter Creek" Newcomb, and Charlie Pierce, none of whom was at Coffeyville, were the only members left of the original Dalton Gang. He was the son of the late Lush and Nellie Payne and was preceded in death by his . After having a deputy watch Middleton's place, he learned that Middleton was buying enough groceries to last three months and was seen driving east of Sanger. Kay knew from this that Cole was able to supply the boys with guns and ammunition. 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 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. He had gone to school at Robbins Corners near Coffeyville, and knew several hundred people in town. Laney was born on May 23 1903. Brother of Charles Benjamin Dalton; Henry 'Cole' Coleman Dalton; Louis Kossuth Dalton; Bea Elizabeth Dalton; Littleton "Lit" Lee Dalton and 11 others; Lelia Dalton; Frank Dalton, Deputy U.S. From Phoenix, Kay followed the Daltons by horse and stage from Prescott, Gila Bend, Tucson, and then to Nogales, Mexico. They were recognized and, coming out of one bank, were met by wild gunfire from vigilante citizens. Some time later, the three dissatisfied members also returned and new plans began to form. 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. Grat first rode to Charles Owen's ranch across from Clovis Cole where he stayed for a few days. Short then turned and the two shot each other to death. 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. 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. Frank shot and killed two, but his gun jammed and he was killed by the remaining bootlegger. They missed Cole by several hours who had already taken the train to Salt Lake where Kay and his deputy followed. GANGSTER DIES HOLLYWOOD, July 14. The Journal reported that, "no one has yet been found who knows him or anything of his antecedents or history." Emmett Dalton survived the raid but received 23 gunshot wounds. On his death bed, Emmett told Frank Forrest Latta that he had robbed a train in California, and had used the alias William McElhanie. Also wounded were captains Kinney and LaFlore, but they recovered. The only agency with jurisdiction over the whole territory was the U.S. 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. 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. 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 nudged the door open with his elbow, aimed his revolver at Bill and said, "Bill! 6 July 1879, d. 6 Jul 1879 in MO. 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. Kay's buggy was directly facing the setting sun, so they could not tell who the men were. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Leona outlived all of her brothers and sisters. Joining afterwards were Bill Doolin, Dick Broadwell, Bill Powers, and Charley Pierce. The three went out the side door crouching and dashing across Walnut Street to the alley where they had hitched their horses. 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. What Bill didn't know is that Beckenridge was also a consulting attorney for the Southern Pacific railroad. 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 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. James Lewis Dalton from Jackson County, Missouri and Kentucky was the father of all four boys. On Nov 27, 1887, Frank Dalton and another deputy marshal, Jim Cole, went across the river from Fort Smith to arrest three whiskey bootleggers. 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. Standing with his back towards him was Bill Dalton, watching the horses and buggy Kay had just left, while nervously working the lever of his winchester. 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. He's uprooted his life as a Tennessee farmer in search of a better life as part of the Westward Expansion. Kay knew this was untrue as he had seen two men cross the road. When Emmett and Bob went out the back door of the First National Bank, they were met by Lucius Baldwin, who had been watching the door with his pistol. 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. Corrections? By the time Grat reached his mother's he had lost forty pounds. Timothy Peter Dalton (born 21 March 1946) is a Welsh actor of film and television. Smith instead went north and several weeks later was arrested by Kay. Geni requires JavaScript! Son of James Lewis Dalton and Adeline Lee Dalton Omissions? 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. One of the bars had been cut out and replaced with a broom handle blackened by soot. Explore the world's largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. Build your family tree online ; Share photos and videos ; Smart Matching technology Save. Leona outlived all of her brothers and sisters. This also suggests that John Dalton was not a young man, and this could have been a second wife. 6 Jun 2001 Family Group Sheet Husband: James Lewis DALTON died at age: 64 Born: 16 Feb 1826 in Mt. When Kay returned to Visalia, he immediately went with detective Smith to the tailor of the coat found at the Ceres robbery. Bob and Emmett then took a train headed back to Needles before stopping at Kingman. Kay told Grat that he knew neither Bob or Emmett killed the fireman. It became apparent to Kay that Bill had been busy hiding Dean when he arrived, otherwise they would have heard him come in. They decided to form a gang and started robbing trains and banks. The Dalton Gang's criminal enterprise was ended on October 5, 1892 when they attempted to rob two banks at once in Coffeyville, Kansas. While their older brother "Bill" Dalton never joined any heists, he served as their spy and informant. During the robbery, one member of the gang and four citizens were killed in a shootout. John Dalton, who was the brother of William Dalton the Elder, married Mary Newman Brockenbrough, the widow of William Brockenbrough on 6 May 1702. 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. 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. Kay sent Ford after Bob and Emmett while he went to the Ogden police to get them to begin searching the city. Bob pretended not to know Emmett, who then tipped him off to the hands of the others. Eddie Milton Payne, age 78, of Dalton, Georgia, passed away Monday February 27, 2023 at Hamilton Medical Center. 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. 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). As they exited the door, an American Express agent opened fire with his revolver. 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. Many members of the gang, including Emmett, complained that the $3500 each was not enough to meet their needs. 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. Taking fire from the hardware store, Bob was hit in the head and the heart, killing him instantly. 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. Grat then shot him in the head and killed him. On the night of September 27, Grat and two cellmates, Arvil Beck and W.B. 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. With his revolver in hand, Kay dropped to the ground as they passed the door and slowly entered the station. With the help of non-Jewish friends, they began to collect guns to protect themselves. Kay was given a white card from Mexican officials as well as offered a military escort. Genealogy for James Lewis Dalton (1826 - 1890) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. The only evidence found at the robbery was a coat made from a tailor from Visalia. Knowing that Kay was hot on their trail, they traveled east through Arizona into New Mexico. Officers were watching Lit at Clovis Cole's, but didn't think to watch Owen's place. Condon & Company's Bank and the First National Bank on opposite sides of the street in Coffeyville, Kansas. Virginia had the highest population of Dalton families in 1840. Four of the gang were killed in the ensuing gun fight. In the midst of the shooting, Powers told Grat he had been hit in the arm. After getting tired of waiting, they left, only to learn later the fate of the gang.[10]. Though he did not participate in any of the hold-ups with his brothers, he acted as their spy and advisor. If someone in the gang had escaped, there would be nothing gained by Emmett for admitting it. He then corrected himself, saying that he meant Bill Powers. McCue of the Montgomery County District Court for second degree murder. Lewis Dalton was a saloon keeper in Kansas City, Kansas, when he married Adeline Younger, the aunt of Cole and Jim Younger. 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. They hoped that a big haul from the banks would allow them to leave the territory and escape Thomas' heat. Hello!". The Dalton brothers were descendents of Timothy and Elizabeth Dalton of Bedford Co., Virginia and "Lighthorse" Harry Lee and Charles Younger through their parents, James Lewis Dalton (1826-1890) and Adeline Lee Younger (1835-1925).
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