James Lewis Dalton from Jackson County, Missouri and Kentucky was the father of all four boys. They did however find pieces of a file and a hack saw blade in the prisoner's toilet. Numerous myths were published about the gang. Lit noticed that Grat's horse was indeed limp and agreed to help Grat sell it. Bob and Emmett met Grat and the others in the alley, the sacks of money still over their arms. 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. Smith instead went north and several weeks later was arrested by Kay. 108 reviews #16 of 84 Restaurants in Amherst $$ - $$$ American Greek Vegetarian Friendly. McCardle's bullet flew straight over Dalton, but Grat's bullet struck the tree within inches of McCardle's face and filled his eyes with bark. Littleton "Litt" Dalton, who was a good and hard-working citizen, believed that his younger siblings became lawless because of the bad influence of . Part of the ill-fated Dalton raid on two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, he survived despite receiving 23 gunshot wounds. This was also confirmed by Lit Dalton, who had owned a saloon in San Miguel from 1889 to 1890. The two left California in February 1892 and rode for a hundred and seven days before reaching Kingfisher. Emmett married first name Dalton (born Arthur) on month day 1950, at age 23 at marriage place, North Carolina. Grat then shot him in the head and killed him. After being left on the sidewalk by Bob and Emmett, Thomas Ayres had run into one of the hardware stores and grabbed a rifle. Why in the world do you suppose they went away and left me behind? The Daltons were featured in Randolph Scott's Western. 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. The Dalton Gang was a group of outlaws in the American Old West during 18901892. By 1882, the family lived in northeast Oklahoma and by 1886 they had moved to Coffeyville in southeast Kansas. 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. In 1910 he bacame a special Peace Officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 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 . As Doolin and Dalton were accepted as leaders of the gang, it became known as the Doolin-Dalton Gang, and also as the Wild Bunch. Emmett Dalton was portrayed by Frank Albertson. 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). 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. The remaining years of Emmetts life were spent on the stage, writing a book on the family and the Raid "When the Daltons Rode" in 1931 and as a real estate developer in California. The Daltons were also featured in yet another Randolph Scott Western, Randolph Scott himself plays Bill Doolin in the film, "The Dalton Gang" is a half-hour, 1954 episode of the American TV series, The Dalton Gang appears in the Italian comic book, This page was last edited on 4 March 2023, at 07:01. Emmett reappears on a wanted poster in Les Cousins Dalton his character of tallest of the Dalton Brothers being taken over by Averell Dalton. Before the Coffeyville raid, Bill Dalton had returned to Oklahoma, later joining Bill Doolins gang and then forming his own gang. 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. Kay moved quietly across the floor and pushed the door a little farther open with his revolver. Henry Starr was arrested in 1893 and held for trial at Fort Smith. 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. As they exited the door, an American Express agent opened fire with his revolver. Afraid to go near them, Bill left out supplies and food, while there were several times the boys visited Bill's house at night. During the robbery, one member of the gang and four citizens were killed in a shootout. He began walking behind his plow when he felt a rifle poke him in the ribs. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Laney was born on May 23 1903. He soon discovered a worn place in the carpet and found a trap door hidden underneath. At about 8am, a telegraph messenger came into the room and handed the deputy marshal a telegram, reporting the robbery at Red Rock by the Daltons at 10pm the previous night. He decided to watch the outside of the place at night to see if he could catch in the act whoever was trying to open the grating. The sawing was hid from the jailer by a large box that they would put a blanket over and use to play cards. 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. She was born on April 10, 1956, in Berea, Kentucky, the daughter of the late John M. & Eliza Jane (Isaacs) Webb. The boys left their horses in Ludlow, which were then discovered a few weeks later by railroad detectives. 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. 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. Their older cousins were the outlaw Younger brothers. Grat first rode to Charles Owen's ranch across from Clovis Cole where he stayed for a few days. Right as Hensley left, deputy McCardle heard the sound of footsteps come from the same direction where they had spotted Dean. Lindsey in Ardmore, Oklahoma, tracked him to the cabin and surrounded it on June 8, 1894. Kay promised Middleton secrecy, and a horse and buggy, if he led him to within a half mile of Dalton's camp. Kay hung around Grat for a few hours and talked to him most of the time until Witty returned. Grat's trial didn't start until that June and it lasted three weeks. 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. William was born on March 24 1690, in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA. Tuvia, who had been protected farther to the northalong with a few family membersby non-Jews, soon joined his brothers. 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. Bob Dalton had ambitions. He then ordered the baggageman to ignore him and to go back to his work. This was the gang's only job. Brothers Lit and Bill Dalton were also visiting their mother, and Doolin proposed that they join his group to avenge their brothers. 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. Lewis Dalton came west from Kentucky to Missouri during the late 1840s and in the 1850s, he was trading horses and running a saloon in Westport, Missouri (now Kansas City) when he married Adeline. Kay knew this was untrue as he had seen two men cross the road. They turned around, and went through the back door, carrying both rifles and sack bags, while taking two other bank employees as cover. They decided to form a gang and started robbing trains and banks. Emmett, however, was against the idea. After making the opening, they ran around the corridors, kitchen, and basement for several nights. When Grat recovered, he was able to escape with the help of his brother Cole. Kay was informed by Bill's father-in-law, Clark Bliven, that Bob and Emmett planned to meet Cole in Salt Lake, so Kay headed to Chico where he planned to cut him off. 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. On May 23, 1894, Dalton and his new gang robbed the First National Bank at Longview, Texas. Kay apologized to Grat and let him go, but upon visiting the Sol Sweet store Kay learned that Evans had received gold instead of two dollar bills when cashing his check. Grat ordered the employees to lay on the floor in the back office, and after receiving the signal from Bob, told Powers and Broadwell that it was time to leave. The posse reached Dalton's camp at nine and split into two groups in order to surround the camp, Kay leading one and Hensley the other. 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. On September 21, Grat Dalton was brought into court to face sentencing, but this was instead postponed to October 6. He offered to admit this in court if Grat and Bill told the true story of the robbery. 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 also brought Bob along as a posse member. Delynn Jorgensen 7/29/12. Explore the world's largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. By Stephanie Dalton March 03, 2008 at 03:10:47 Hello, I am trying to find a family tree for the Dalton family of which 2 members of the Dalton gang are from. Middleton had been threatened by Dalton for not helping him escape the country fast enough and was afraid of him. James is also a Civil War veteran, one who suffers from PTSD in a time long before we knew what it was. Hannah Adeline Dalton (a twin) b. In August 1891, Charlie Bryant was spotted in Hennessey, Oklahoma, after leaving the gang's hideout to visit his brother in Mulhall. Grat went to the back office and ordered the manager into the front, he then handed the cashier a sack bag and ordered him to fill it with cash from the money drawer. Timothy Peter Dalton (born 21 March 1946) is a Welsh actor of film and television. Right before the deputy ordered Grat to drop his weapon, a dog appeared ten feet from Grat and began barking at the lawman. Kay and Ford traveled the fifty miles to Guthrie, but soon came into problems when dealing with different tribal jurisdictions. [15] Chris was also reported by a Visalia newspaper to have attended every day of Grat's trial for the Alila robbery. The second possibility is D'Alton, which was later shortened to Dalton, meaning a high hill. Ayres was not killed, but he remained paralyzed for life. Emmett had 4 siblings: Elsie Bosiger (born Dalton (Bosiger)) and 3 other siblings. She then traveled to Visalia with her two daughters, as well as her sons Ben, Cole, Lit and Bill, for Grat's trial. 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. They then robbed the next train a few minutes later, securing about $50,000. On the morning of October 5, the gang emerged from the alley onto the plaza of Coffeyville. Attention: . In the spring of 1942, the brothers, under Tuvia's leadership, decided to gather 30 surviving family members and a few friends. 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 mountain was a natural fortress, rocky and heavily wooded, with a good view of the surrounding countryside. He moved to Hollywood, California, and became a real estate agent, author, and actor, and died in 1937 at age 66. His contributions to researching the Dalton surname and his family lines will always be enshrined in the Dalton Chronicles. Ignoring the advice of the people in Hennessy, he also took the prisoner without a guard. 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. Bill arrived in Paso Robles and was arrested by Sheriff Kay fifteen minutes after getting off the train and was taken to Visalia. The next morning, Grat called Wagy over to his cell and asked him where he got such a cold. He was John Dutton III's brother but he died only hours after he was born. 4346 Bailey Ave, Amherst, NY 14226-2133 +1 716-838-2233 Website. 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. From Phoenix, Kay followed the Daltons by horse and stage from Prescott, Gila Bend, Tucson, and then to Nogales, Mexico. However, four of the 15 children loom large in western outlaw folklore: Grat, Bob, Bill and Emmett Dalton. Grat and Bob Dalton, Dick Broadwell, and Bill Powers were all killed. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Closed now : See all hours. Grat lowered his winchester, fired, and the jumped behind cover all in one quick motion. 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. For the film based on them, see, Dalton gang following the 1892 Coffeyville, Kansas raid. Bob and Emmett were hiding out in a ranch barn a mile west of Malaga, and after arriving the brothers talked until morning. Their older cousins were the outlaw Younger brothers. The locals who identified him notified a deputy marshal named Ed Short. On Nov 27, 1887, Frank Dalton and another deputy marshal, Jim Cole, went across the river from Fort Smith to arrest three whiskey bootleggers. In August 1888, the two formed a posse to arrest a man named Charley Montgomery. This is where. Without making any noise, Bryant went to the messagebox and secured the revolver. 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. In the two weeks following the robbery, Bob and Emmett hid out in the mountains near Bill's ranch. 6 Jun 2001 Family Group Sheet Husband: James Lewis DALTON died at age: 64 Born: 16 Feb 1826 in Mt. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of James Dalton Hatcher to show support. Updates? Here, they secured more than $19,000. He was given a life sentence in the penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas and pardoned after fourteen years. 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. 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. The first possibility is town of Dalton, in Lancashire, England, which was originally named Dale-ton, and meant the town in the dale. 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). 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. Emmett Dalton was born on month day 1927, to Percy Dalton and Laney Dalton (born Shields). 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. Family will receive friends for visitation on Friday, December 2, 2022, at Mynatt Funeral Home Halls Chapel from 4:00pm until time of memorial service at 6:00pm. The Daltons told their stories, but neither Kay or Beckenridge ever cleared up the murder point and ruined Grat's case. 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. This family hails from Tennessee, but eventually ends up in Montana by 1883's end. After Frank's death, Grat moved back from California and took over his brother's job as deputy marshal at Fort Smith. The only evidence found at the robbery was a coat made from a tailor from Visalia. Hannah (Dalton) Pecker 29 Sep 1756 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 29 Sep 1838 managed by E. Gatlin last edited 7 Dec 2022. When he returned the next day to watch the house, he discovered that Bob and Emmett had escaped. He died in Los Angeles on July 13, 1937. 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. Husband of Julia Johnson Lewis Arrangements by Willis Funeral Home, LLC, Dalton, Georgia. Frank is buried in Coffeyville, Kansas. 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. 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]. 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. The last night they dug a hole in the brickwall of the woodroom, but found heavy iron bars embedded in the wall that they couldn't get in between. One of the bars had been cut out and replaced with a broom handle blackened by soot. Coleman Dalton, Louis Kossuth Dalton, Littleton Lee Lit Dalton, Franklin Frank Dalton, Gratton Grat Hanley Dalton, William Bill Mason Wil farmers of this country. 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." Joining afterwards were Bill Doolin, Dick Broadwell, Bill Powers, and Charley Pierce. 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. ", 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. Hello!". Many members of the gang, including Emmett, complained that the $3500 each was not enough to meet their needs. Montgomery was alleged to be posing as a deputy marshal. The stakeout ended in Montomerys death. Doctors W. L. Goff and Youngblood were sitting on the porch of the drug store near the depot. 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. In 1918, he portrayed himself in the movie version of his book Beyond the Law.[3]. 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. [9] Bob had planned the entire robbery. After pointing out the location of the camp, Middleton left in a hurry and the two posses spent the night on the living room floor of the nearby Elwood ranch. The Dalton brothers were raised in a large family of mostly well-mannered siblings. 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. Sheriff Kay even pointed out during the trial that Beckenridge had overlooked Grat's rights. Grat dropped to the ground and rolled into a gulch about ten feet away. Isham passed away on month day 1811, at age 71 at death place, Virginia. Then, noticing the vault door was open, Grat ordered both of them into the vault, where the safe with the gold was. She denied any wrongdoing by her sons, stating that they were in fact lawmen, and told Kay they had gone to Guthrie if he wanted to talk with them. 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. Kay decided to pursue them with his deputy, Jim Ford, and to capture them if possible. Kay talked to their mother for several hours and she even invited him in for breakfast. 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. 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]. Grat was taken back to jail to await his sentence. 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? The Dalton brothers were part of a large family headed by parents Adaline Younger Dalton and James Lewis Dalton. My grandfather & great grandfather are both from the US but that's where my knowledge stops. 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 . Bill, thrown off his guard, quickly turned around and mimicked the greeting, "Kay! Bill Dalton and Bill Doolin had been waiting several miles away with extra horses to aid the gang's escape. Williams. 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. In 1883, viewers meet the Duttons who settle in Montana near Yellowstone National Park and found the Yellowstone Ranch.James Dutton (Tim McGraw) is the patriarch of the family, a Civil War veteran . Sheriff Kay was forced to give up the chase in order to return to California for Grat's trial. Let me look at one." 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. Grat and Riley then made their way out of camp with their rifles on their backs and Kay decided they would set up an ambush and wait for their return. 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. Almost all of Beckenridge's witnesses were bar keepers, gamblers, saloon hanger-ons, or pimps. While the Indian Nations had their own tribal law enforcement, these agencies had no jurisdiction over non-Indians. He is buried in the family plot in Kingfisher, OK. Simon and Minnie had no children. Though he did not participate in any of the hold-ups with his brothers, he acted as their spy and advisor. 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. The posse tried firing at Grat through the brush, but he managed to run the mile back to Elwood's ranch. They missed Bob and Emmett by only twelve hours in Cananea, then lost their trail completely in Fronteras. 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. lton, Louis Kossuth Dalton, Beatrice "bea" "lelia" Elizabeth Dalton, Littleton Dalton, Franklin P "frank" D James Lewis Dalton, Adeline Lee (6) Dalton (born Younger).