This resulted in the first robbery at Whorton, May 1891, where the gang stole $1200. Kay assumed that they were probably headed to El Paso, so he and Ford reentered the United States at Douglas. This was unknown to Grat, since the Dalton brothers had all assumed that Emmett had killed the fireman. Late in the afternoon, Kay and Witty were about four hundred yards from the station when they saw two men crouching as they crossed the road from the old stage barn to the station. The Dalton brothers were part of a large family headed by parents Adaline Younger Dalton and James Lewis Dalton. After securing bondsmen, Bill immediately went to Merced and hired John W. Beckenridge, the best attorney in the San Joaquin Valley, to defend Grat. They had been following the Southern Pacific pay car as it made its way down the valley from Oakland to Bakersfield to pay railroad employees. NOTARY PUBLIC NOTE: Complete reverse side of family tree form also Form FT-1 Grandparents Aunts and Uncles First Cousins **First Cousins Once Removed This was about 13% of all the recorded Dalton's in USA. The locals who identified him notified a deputy marshal named Ed Short. There they played poker all night and won $100. 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. My grandfather & great grandfather are both from the US but that's where my knowledge stops. 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." After the gang separated with their share of the loot, Bill hid out with his family in a cabin near Elk, Indian Territory. After the train left Hennessey, and was approaching the stop at Waukomis, Oklahoma, Short noticed a group of mounted men who looked as if they were trying to beat the train, and feared it was the Dalton Gang coming to free Bryant. Save. He died in Los Angeles on July 13, 1937. With Bob as the leader, the boys recruited mostly men who had grown up with them in Oklahoma. Knowing Grat must've sold or hired a horse, Kay sent Witty to investigate while he kept Grat in sight. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of James Dalton Hatcher to show support. Frank is buried in Coffeyville, Kansas. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. 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. There is the head of the family, John (Kevin. They cut through Antelope Valley and skirted the desert down to San Diego County before taking the old trail to Yuma. On the morning of Oct. 5, 1892, Bob, Grat, and Emmett, together with Dick Broadwell and Bill Powers, rode into Coffeyville, Kan., intent upon robbing the towns two banks. Numerous myths were published about the gang. In close order, the five crossed Walnut Street from the alley to the Condon Bank, holding Winchester rifles close along their legs. Emmett had 4 siblings: Elsie Bosiger (born Dalton (Bosiger)) and 3 other siblings. Almost all of Beckenridge's witnesses were bar keepers, gamblers, saloon hanger-ons, or pimps. 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. 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. 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]. 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. Kay and his deputy were following only one or two days behind them, but couldn't get any officers at the towns ahead of them to make an arrest. In 1840 there were 39 Dalton families living in Virginia. Although the Daltons may have been inspired by their famous cousins' exploits, the Youngers were much older and were in prison at the time of the Dalton Gang's activities. Grat and Middleton told Smith they planned to hide out in the Coast Range and invited him to come with them. Though he did not participate in any of the hold-ups with his brothers, he acted as their spy and advisor. After Frank's death, Grat moved back from California and took over his brother's job as deputy marshal at Fort Smith. Doolin quit the gang, along with Newcomb and Pierce, due to the mismanagement of finances. As a former lawman, Bob knew the difficulty officers had enforcing laws in Indian and Oklahoma Territories. On October 5, 1892, the Dalton gang attempted this feat when they set out to rob the C.M. Kay believed they did this to throw him off by going south instead of east. Sheriff Kay was forced to give up the chase in order to return to California for Grat's trial. Kay knew this was untrue as he had seen two men cross the road. Closed now : See all hours. na Randolph Dalton, Emma Dalton, Emmett Dalton, Robert Rennick Dalton, Eva May Dalton, Mason Dalton, Henry Coleman Coleman Dalton, Gratto May 3 1871 - Belton, Cass, Missouri, United States, July 13 1937 - Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States, James Lewis Dalton, Adeline Lee Dalton (born Younger). 6 Jun 2001 Family Group Sheet Husband: James Lewis DALTON died at age: 64 Born: 16 Feb 1826 in Mt. 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. Condon & Company's Bank and the First National Bank on opposite sides of the street in Coffeyville, Kansas. There was also little incentive among Deputy Marshals to search for potentially dangerous outlaws, their only pay being for fees and a set amount for each criminal they arrested. 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. 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. In the gunfight, 200 shots were fired. When he returned the next day to watch the house, he discovered that Bob and Emmett had escaped. This, of course, is where Yellowstone takes place, and is where James settles his family after the death of his only daughter, Elsa Dutton. The three went out the side door crouching and dashing across Walnut Street to the alley where they had hitched their horses. When Grat recovered, he was able to escape with the help of his brother Cole. Even though Sheriff Kay had given up his pursuit of the boys, they still had a $3000 bounty on their heads posted by Wells Fargo and the Southern Pacific Railroad, encouraging lawmen in the area to pick up where Kay had left off. Hannah Adeline Dalton (a twin) b. Grat ordered Elwood to unhitch one of his horses, which he did. Most officers believed that Grat immediately escaped the county, but Sheriff Kay thought otherwise. 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. 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). Deputy Witty entered shortly after, and was told by Kay to go in the room and grab Bill's rifle. How did they ever cut that bar out without my knowing it?". 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. 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. Omissions? This mountain would later be known as Dalton Mountain. 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. He was born to Lewis and Adeline Dalton and was the youngest of the Dalton brothers. GANGSTER DIES HOLLYWOOD, July 14. Emmett was then hit in the back with a load of buckshot. He attended Irving elementary school and he graduated from Morton East High School in. Bob pretended not to know Emmett, who then tipped him off to the hands of the others. Kay's deputies were carrying ten gauge, double-barrel shotguns, loaded with buckshot, and they leveled them at Dalton. Bill Powers was somewhat of a man of mystery. The Dalton brothers were raised in a large family of mostly well-mannered siblings. He asked Latta not to publish the information until after his death.[13]. The second possibility is D'Alton, which was later shortened to Dalton, meaning a high hill. 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. From Phoenix, Kay followed the Daltons by horse and stage from Prescott, Gila Bend, Tucson, and then to Nogales, Mexico. Virginia had the highest population of Dalton families in 1840. Following behind Marshal Connelly was John Kloehr, still in the stable. 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. He also brought Bob along as a posse member. Why in the world do you suppose they went away and left me behind? As they approached the camp the bootleggers began to fire on them. Emmett had denied accompanying Bob to California. Wagy said, "Here is your hole", and kicked the broom handle onto the floor. The plan was that Bob and Emmett were to rob the First National Bank while Grat, Broadwell, and Powers robbed the Condon Bank across the street. Christian Johannes Dalton abt 1892 - 09 Oct 1961 managed by Toni Andrews. Group of outlaws in the American Old West, This article is about the group of outlaws. Charles Dalton 18 Oct 1850 Little Catalina, Newfoundland - 10 Oct 1904 managed by Stan Vardy. A largely fictional film version of the Daltons' lives was adapted from Emmett's 1931 book. (He was pardoned in 1907, reformed, and led a respectable businessmans life in Los Angeles until his death on July 13, 1937.) Their older cousins were the outlaw Younger brothers. Simon Noel Dalton (a twin) b. 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. Kay checked on his Visalia suspects, who at the time were running a livery stable in Modesto, and was convinced they were not involved with the Ceres robbery. After being found innocent by a Visalia jury, Bill was acquitted and released on October 15. Eventually, Bill Dalton left Doolin to form his own Dalton Gang. 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 did however find pieces of a file and a hack saw blade in the prisoner's toilet. Born December 3, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, he was a son of the late Winston S. and Walburga (Petersen) Dalton. 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. In order to persuade the townsfolk not to hang him, he agreed to tell them everything they wanted to know. The Dalton family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. This was also confirmed by Lit Dalton, who had owned a saloon in San Miguel from 1889 to 1890. 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. James Dalton Hatcher Obituary. Bob and Emmett then took a train headed back to Needles before stopping at Kingman. Lewis Dalton was a saloon keeper in Kansas City, Kansas, when he married Adeline Younger, the aunt of Cole and Jim Younger. They missed Bob and Emmett by only twelve hours in Cananea, then lost their trail completely in Fronteras. He is the cowboy in charge of it all, and now current governor of Montana. In her unpublished novella, Grat Dalton's Ride, Eva Evans, the daughter of the famous California outlaw Chris Evans, tells the story of Grat Dalton's escape from California after the Alila robbery. The only agency with jurisdiction over the whole territory was the U.S. Laney was born on May 23 1903. The stakeout ended in Montomerys death. 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. Joining afterwards were Bill Doolin, Dick Broadwell, Bill Powers, and Charley Pierce. This family hails from Tennessee, but eventually ends up in Montana by 1883's end. This Section of the Data Bank contains anecdotes, short stories and whimsical tales of Daltons throughout history. On September 21, Grat Dalton was brought into court to face sentencing, but this was instead postponed to October 6. 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. The man was Riley Dean and he did as he was told. 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. The newly formed Oklahoma Territory had organized their own sheriff and city police departments, but there was so far very little cooperation between them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Dalton. However, four of the 15 children loom large in western outlaw folklore: Grat, Bob, Bill and Emmett Dalton. Kay knew from this that Cole was able to supply the boys with guns and ammunition. In 1918, he portrayed himself in the movie version of his book Beyond the Law.[3]. Updates? He was a saloon keeper in Kansas City, Missouri when he married Adeline Lee Younger. Condolences can be left for the family at www.mynattfh.com. James Lewis Dalton from Jackson County, Missouri and Kentucky was the father of all four boys. Some years later, Lit Dalton asserted that Bob and Emmett had told him many times that they had robbed the train. 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. alton, Louis Kossuth Dalton, Bea Elizabeth Lelia Phillips (born Dalton), Littleton "lit" Lee Dalton, John Franklin Dalton, Grat Roy Reynolds Dalton, Roy Johnson, Genie Gilstrap Perrier (born Dalton), May 3 1871 - Cas Co, Belton, Cass County, Missouri, United States, July 13 1937 - Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, United States. 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. 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. The baggageman carelessly stuck the revolver into a pigeon-hole messagebox and went to work at the other end of the car. None of the Dalton gang was hit. In 1910 he bacame a special Peace Officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Gloria Satterfield died on Feb. 8, 2018. Arrangements by Willis Funeral Home, LLC, Dalton, Georgia. 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. Sheriff Hensley and deputy Ed McCardle where guarding a trail that led to the summit of small and narrow ridge. As Witty entered the room, he heard a noise come from somewhere inside. Emmett thought Grat would mess things up if he went alone with Powers and Broadwell, and thought they should trade places. Taking fire from the hardware store, Bob was hit in the head and the heart, killing him instantly. 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. Chris Evans' family ridiculed reports of any such involvement or that Tom had been killed, but otherwise never disclosed his actual whereabouts. Members have married into the prominent Morgenthau, Loeb, and Bronfman families.. 108 reviews #16 of 84 Restaurants in Amherst $$ - $$$ American Greek Vegetarian Friendly. He was given a life sentence in the penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas and pardoned after fourteen years. The Dalton Gang's criminal enterprise was ended on October 5, 1892 when they attempted to rob two banks at once in Coffeyville, Kansas. With his revolver in hand, Kay dropped to the ground as they passed the door and slowly entered the station. So you see there are direct relatives all over! 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. Part of the ill-fated Dalton raid on two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, he survived despite receiving 23 gunshot wounds. They played poker all night in Traver and then traveled to Tulare to do the same. In the spring of 1942, the brothers, under Tuvia's leadership, decided to gather 30 surviving family members and a few friends. 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.

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