He told Kay that Grat's camp was on a steep mountain in the Sierra Nevada, close to the Kings River and about fifteen miles northeast of Sanger, but that they would never find the place. Short then went to the rear platform with his rifle. She fired the rifle at the marshals while Newcomb reloaded his revolvers, and Newcomb was able to escape. Emmett thought Grat would mess things up if he went alone with Powers and Broadwell, and thought they should trade places. While working at the ranch, Emmett met two men who would later become members of the gang Bill Doolin and William St. Power, alias Bill Power. Bob and Emmett met Grat and the others in the alley, the sacks of money still over their arms. Your email address will not be published. Newcomb and Pierce hid out near Norman, Oklahoma, both of them having been wounded in a gun battle with US marshals. 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. Middleton had been threatened by Dalton for not helping him escape the country fast enough and was afraid of him. Kay decided to pursue them with his deputy, Jim Ford, and to capture them if possible. Ruthless, they shot anyone who got in their way. Glad she put one over on her husbands. The man was Riley Dean and he did as he was told. 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. With Bob as the leader, the boys recruited mostly men who had grown up with them in Oklahoma. I love this little hell-kitten. But, a narrow margin separated the lawless from the law enforcers during those rough times. Sheriff Hensley and deputy Ed McCardle where guarding a trail that led to the summit of small and narrow ridge. Its Rose, feel free to contact me for any information needed for collabs and video shoots!! In close order, the five crossed Walnut Street from the alley to the Condon Bank, holding Winchester rifles close along their legs. High Fives Gang (1890s) Also referred to as the Christian Gang, led by Black Jack Will Christian and his brother, Bob, from Oklahoma. Kay was given a white card from Mexican officials as well as offered a military escort. During this time, Bill became embroiled in a Populist fight with the railroad backed political machine, referring to the railroad as the S.P. Is there other way of adding columns in DataFrame except df[<column_label>] = <my_list> that would work without initialization with index? Julia Dalton was associated with the filming as a sort of technical advisor. Carpenter, one of the owners; Tom C. Babb, bookkeeper; and Charles M. Ball, cashier. They had not been to the town for several years, though, and the hitching post had since been removed during street work. Jane Ann Turzillo, Photo by LBJ Photography. The embittered Broadwell returned to Indian Territory and started work on the ranches. While there, Deputy Marshal Ed Short arrested Bryant while he was recovering from his illness at a local hotel. He then rode away with the dog running ahead of him. They had planned to meet with Grat and cross the plaza to the alley, where they could make their escape, but word of the robbery had spread through town. J. 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 Dalton Gangs next robbery was the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway at Leliaetta, near Wagoner in Indian Territory. The gang robbed retail businesses, post offices, and trains in New Mexico. What Bill didn't know is that Beckenridge was also a consulting attorney for the Southern Pacific railroad. Kay decided to place both men under arrest and took them to Visalia. None of the Dalton gang was hit. Grat then shot him in the head and killed him. 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!" The condition of their bodies told a different story. Numerous myths were published about the gang. On May 2, 1895, the Dunn Brothers shot and killed both Newcomb and Pierce as they dismounted in front of the Dunn house to visit Rose. The stakeout ended in Montomerys death. The gang was involved in stealing horses, rustling cattle, and robbing stores, post offices, banks, and trains. Doolin-Dalton Gang, aka Oklahombres, the Wild Bunch (1892-1895) Led by Bill Doolin, the gang specialized in robbing banks, stagecoaches, and trains in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. He offered to admit this in court if Grat and Bill told the true story of the robbery. On his death bed, Emmett told Frank Forrest Latta that he had robbed a train in California, and had used the alias William McElhanie. After splitting the money among themselves, the gang soon realized they needed to rob another train. Grat was taken back to jail to await his sentence. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. The Dunn boys killed the pair for the money, claiming to have shot then during a fire fight. Rose Gang 1912 1987 New York Newcomb was wounded. It became apparent to Kay that Bill had been busy hiding Dean when he arrived, otherwise they would have heard him come in. I dont know where you find these gems! The gang escaped unharmed making off with $17,000 in cash. 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. Bob shot him in the head, killing him. Bill Whitley or Brack Cornett Gang (1887-1888) Comprised of about 12 outlaws, the gang was led by Texas desperadoes Bill Whitley and Brack Cornett, robbing Texas banks and trains in the late 1880s. Bob pretended not to know Emmett, who then tipped him off to the hands of the others. When he was just 19, he killed a man, claiming it was in the line of duty. Emmett, however, was against the idea. Her short outlaw life launched her to the level of western legend. Broadwell was hit several times, but managed to ride away. As they exited the door, an American Express agent opened fire with his revolver. 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). 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. Emmett also made the acquaintance of several other cowboys working on nearby ranches who would later become part of the gang. Plot [ edit] After the gang separated with their share of the loot, Bill hid out with his family in a cabin near Elk, Indian Territory. Afraid to go near them, Bill left out supplies and food, while there were several times the boys visited Bill's house at night. While in jail, a train robbery occurred near Ceres, on September 3, 1891, but was unsuccessful with no money being taken. Alvord-Stiles Gang (1899-1904) Led by two ex-lawmen, Burton Alvord and Billy Stiles, this gang of train robbers operated in Arizona Territory at the turn of the century. The outlaws, disguised with false beards, divided into two groups, with Grat, Power, and Broadwell entering the C.M. McCarty Gang (1892-1893) The McCarty Gang was run by Tom McCarty, who was one of the first to introduce Butch Cassidy to the life of banditry. Bill Dalton also joined the former members of the gang, and they would terrorize the Territories for several years as the infamous Doolin-Dalton Gang. Rose passed away on month day 1967, at age 54 at death place, California. Thinking they had lost Kay, Bob and Emmett headed to their mother outside of Kingfisher. Therefore, that information is unavailable for most Encyclopedia.com content. Quickly, they abandoned their plans and allowed the train to pass without incident. Jennings Gang (1897) This short-lived gang operated only a few months making several failed train robbery attempts in Oklahoma in 1897 before all were arrested or killed. How did they ever cut that bar out without my knowing it?". Lee Gang (1885) In the mid-1880s, Cooke County, Texas, on the northern border of the Lone Star State, and the Chickasaw Nation just north in Indian Territory, were plagued by a gang of horse and livestock thieves led by James Lee and his brothers, Tom and Pink. Bill had returned to Oklahoma several months earlier, living at his mother's house near Kingsfisher. This was a date that Grat had no intention on making. On the morning of October 5, the gang emerged from the alley onto the plaza of Coffeyville. She died at the age of 76 in Salkum, Washington. 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. 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. The movie took just 18 days to film. After getting tired of waiting, they left, only to learn later the fate of the gang.[10]. One story tells of her standing over Newcomb firing the rifle until he could reload his six shooter. The next robbery was on July 14, at Adair, Oklahoma, near the Arkansas border. 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. Kay and Ford checked all the stages and trains out of Ogden and telegraphed ahead of all others. The winter of 1891 found the Dalton brothers relatively quiet, but as soon as spring arrived they teamed up with Pierce, Newcomb, Power, Broadwell, and Doolin to plan another train holdup. Frank shot and killed two, but his gun jammed and he was killed by the remaining bootlegger. He then put the baggage man in charge of Bryant and gave him his revolver. Meanwhile, in California, Grat Dalton was found guilty of the train robbery on July 3, 1891, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Actually, his Winchester had been hit by a shot from Deputy Dick Speeds rifle and was rendered inoperable. Bob and Emmett then took a train headed back to Needles before stopping at Kingman. This was unknown to Grat, since the Dalton brothers had all assumed that Emmett had killed the fireman. This was on the property of a man named Jim Riley, about eight miles from the present-day town of Taloga, Oklahoma. Grat shipped his saddle and riding rig to Delano and took the train to Traver where he met Bob and Emmett. She was 76. 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. The two left California in February 1892 and rode for a hundred and seven days before reaching Kingfisher. So was gang member Charley Pierce. They laughed and joked and 'baa'ed at the sheep and goats along the way. In route, Bryant somehow obtained a gun and attempted to escape. Bill Dalton came into the hotel lobby and began to speak to deputy Yoes in a loud voice, so everyone around them could hear. 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. Both men were hit several times by stray shots; Dr Goff was fatally wounded. Grat, Power, and Broadwell were fooled into waiting, which gave the townsmen additional time to get themselves armed. Refer to each styles convention regarding the best way to format page numbers and retrieval dates. 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. Gang member "Arkansas Tom" Jones was slightly wounded and captured by Deputy Marshal Jim Masterson. The newly formed Oklahoma Territory had organized their own sheriff and city police departments, but there was so far very little cooperation between them. In May 1891, the four robbed the train at Wharton, Indian Territory making off with $1,745. 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]. 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. Judson Elwood was plowing his six-horse team when he heard the shots up the mountain. Archer Gang (the 1880s) Much like the Reno Brotherswho had operated two decades earlier, the Archer brothers Thomas, Mort, John, and Sam, raided Orange and Marion Counties in Indiana for several decades. Emmett was able to mount his horse unwounded, and began riding away, but after noticing Bob was hit, turned around and attempted to lift Bob onto his horse. To help pay him the two thousand dollars he asked for, Bill sold almost all of his horses and mules. Williams. We encourage you to research and . 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. Grat first rode to Charles Owen's ranch across from Clovis Cole where he stayed for a few days. The two bandits met their end at the hands of Roses brothers who had turned bounty hunters. Bill arrived in Paso Robles and was arrested by Sheriff Kay fifteen minutes after getting off the train and was taken to Visalia. We encourage you to research and examine these . When Bill left Barstow by train towards Needles, he decided the boys could not make the trip by horseback so he stopped in Ludlow to intercept them. 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. 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. Through her brother, Adeline was an aunt of Cole and Jim Younger, of the famous James-Younger Gang. 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