This mountain would later be known as Dalton Mountain. He then ordered the bags of silver on the vault floor into his bag, containing $1000 and weighing about 200lb. 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. Gloria Satterfield died on Feb. 8, 2018. The gang specialized in bank and train robberies. He then quickly charged down the mountainside tearing through the brush. In 1840 there were 39 Dalton families living in Virginia. Their father, Lewis Dalton, a rambler and saloonkeeper, abandoned his wife Adeline (ne Younger), who was forced on her own to rear their 15 children during the difficult period of the American Civil War and Reconstruction. [12], Lit, the last surviving Dalton brother, responded to a book written by his brother Emmett after the latter's death. The posse tried firing at Grat through the brush, but he managed to run the mile back to Elwood's ranch. 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. After they realized they were no longer being pursued, Bob and Emmett began to form what would be known as the Dalton Gang. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out. While in jail, a train robbery occurred near Ceres, on September 3, 1891, but was unsuccessful with no money being taken. People . 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 then put the baggage man in charge of Bryant and gave him his revolver. Deputy Witty entered shortly after, and was told by Kay to go in the room and grab Bill's rifle. Eventually, Bill Dalton left Doolin to form his own Dalton Gang. A very large portion in the Oregon Area as well! Bob saw Ayres from about 200ft away and quickly shot him in the head. Smith, escaped from the Tulare County jail in Visalia while Sheriff Kay was in San Francisco. Re: The Dalton Gang family tree or offspring. They hoped that a big haul from the banks would allow them to leave the territory and escape Thomas' heat. While their older brother "Bill" Dalton never joined any heists, he served as their spy and informant. In the two weeks following the robbery, Bob and Emmett hid out in the mountains near Bill's ranch. ", 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. 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. Dalton took part in several robberies with the Wild Bunch, including a gun battle on September 1, 1893, at Ingalls, Oklahoma Territory, where three deputy U. S. marshals were killed. Years after the robberies and his release from prison, Emmett Dalton said that the relentless pressure put on them by Deputy US Marshal Heck Thomas as he hunted for them was a key factor in his gang's decision to commit the robberies. 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. He spotted Bob just as he had killed Brown and aimed his rifle at him from behind the store window. James Dalton Hatcher Obituary. Their older cousins were the outlaw Younger brothers. With Bob as the leader, the boys recruited mostly men who had grown up with them in Oklahoma. Married to Cara, he worked the Dutton homestead alongside his nephew,. Elizabeth was born on January 13 1715, in Baltimore, Prince George's, Maryland, USA,. Build your family tree online ; Share photos and videos ; Smart Matching technology Here, the Santa Fe had found out about the Daltons' plans and attempted to set up a trap for the gang, filling the train with heavily armed officers. Played by country music icon Tim McGraw, James Dutton is the patriarch of 1883. As Emmett reviewed the roles of the various participants, he concluded by saying, "Then there was Tom Evans down tending the horses." Emmett was sentenced to life in the state prison at Lansing, Kansas, by Judge J.D. Part of the ill-fated Dalton raid on two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, he survived despite receiving 23 gunshot wounds. 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. Following behind Marshal Connelly was John Kloehr, still in the stable. 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. It was also known as The Dalton Brothers because four of its members were brothers. 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. 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. 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. 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). There was a moment where Dalton could have been shot in cold blood, and some of Kay's deputies wanted to do it, but Kay and Hensley wouldn't allow it. In the midst of the shooting, Powers told Grat he had been hit in the arm. Right as Hensley left, deputy McCardle heard the sound of footsteps come from the same direction where they had spotted Dean. 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. Before the Coffeyville raid, Bill Dalton had returned to Oklahoma, later joining Bill Doolins gang and then forming his own gang. McCue of the Montgomery County District Court for second degree murder. Short then went to the rear platform with his rifle. It became apparent to Kay that Bill had been busy hiding Dean when he arrived, otherwise they would have heard him come in. A largely fictional film version of the Daltons' lives was adapted from Emmett's 1931 book. His deputy abandoned him after being wounded. The outlaws had worn masks during the Alila robbery, concealing their identities. Hannah (Dalton) Pecker 29 Sep 1756 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 29 Sep 1838 managed by E. Gatlin last edited 7 Dec 2022. Kay learned at the train depot that Bob and Emmett had bought tickets to Ogden and were carrying large telescope bags with them. A fourth brother, William M. "Bill" Dalton (1866-1894) was an outlaw as well and mainly rode with the Wild Bunch. He asked Latta not to publish the information until after his death.[13]. Corrections? Chris Evans' family ridiculed reports of any such involvement or that Tom had been killed, but otherwise never disclosed his actual whereabouts. Cubine's partner, Charles Brown, was standing unarmed next to him and went to pick up his Winchester. Leona outlived all of her brothers and sisters. The Daltons told their stories, but neither Kay or Beckenridge ever cleared up the murder point and ruined Grat's case. Bob and Emmett were able to steal horses and riding rigs. 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. But that is not known. 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. By the time Grat reached his mother's he had lost forty pounds. Delynn Jorgensen 7/29/12. On October 5, 1892, the Dalton gang attempted this feat when they set out to rob the C.M. Wagy said, "Here is your hole", and kicked the broom handle onto the floor. The two left California in February 1892 and rode for a hundred and seven days before reaching Kingfisher. Each time they stopped sawing, they plugged the hole with soap and soot. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. James Lewis Dalton from Jackson County, Missouri and Kentucky was the father of all four boys. Sheriff Kay was forced to give up the chase in order to return to California for Grat's trial. Bill arrived in Paso Robles and was arrested by Sheriff Kay fifteen minutes after getting off the train and was taken to Visalia. 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. 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. Hannah Adeline Dalton (a twin) b. Four of the gang were killed in the ensuing gun fight. 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. Ken Haas 4/22/12. Many members of the gang, including Emmett, complained that the $3500 each was not enough to meet their needs. Some time later, the three dissatisfied members also returned and new plans began to form. Ayres was not killed, but he remained paralyzed for life. 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). Emmett had denied accompanying Bob to California. On September 21, Grat Dalton was brought into court to face sentencing, but this was instead postponed to October 6. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Beatrice Devonna Dalton, please visit our flower store . Wagy hid all night in a yard across the street but saw nothing. Smith instead went north and several weeks later was arrested by Kay. Kay noticed the bills were perfectly new and asked Grat where he got them. There they played poker all night and won $100. 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. In January 1889, Grat and Bob both became deputies first under Marshal Jones and later under Marshal R.L. 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. He moved to Hollywood, California, and became a real estate agent, author, and actor, and died in 1937 at age 66. A detailed bio on a Dalton Brothers webpage declares "We play two kinds of music: Country and Western" and notes that the group took inspiration from country legends including Willie Nelson,. Chris had continually attested his innocence and any confirmation of his already rumored association with the Dalton Gang would have damaged his case. Teresa was a member of the Full Gospel Outreach Church and . Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. In El Paso, they found out that Bob and Emmett had headed to Albuquerque and then took the train to Topeka, Kansas, where the rail ended. Bob and Emmett, meanwhile, had been busy in Oklahoma forming their gang. 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. John Dutton III John Dutton III ( Kevin Costner) is a man that hardly needs any form of introduction. He is the cowboy in charge of it all, and now current governor of Montana. 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. Their older cousins were the outlaw Younger brothers. In 1910 he bacame a special Peace Officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 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. The boys left their horses in Ludlow, which were then discovered a few weeks later by railroad detectives. Neither was he in Merced or Livingston. After Bob and Grat were killed at Coffeyville, Bill Dalton formed another gang with Bill Doolin, known as the Wild Bunch or the Dalton-Doolin Gang. 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). 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. [17] After the attempted robbery, Emmett was taken upstairs above the drug store to be treated by Dr. Wells. Very soon, half the businessmen around the plaza knew what was going on, and the message quickly passed throughout the town. They missed Cole by several hours who had already taken the train to Salt Lake where Kay and his deputy followed. Grat lowered his winchester, fired, and the jumped behind cover all in one quick motion. Richard Henry Dick Dalton, 85, of Columbia City, died peacefully at 9:40 a.m. Thursday, November 11, 2021, at his home. Bob shot him in the head, killing him. Kay and his deputy went to Ogden where they notified the police to keep watch for the Daltons. Bill escaped through a window at the back of the house, but as he ran through a patch of corn he was shot and killed by the deputy marshals. Grat first rode to Charles Owen's ranch across from Clovis Cole where he stayed for a few days. This was in addition to the jailer, J.M. They cut through Antelope Valley and skirted the desert down to San Diego County before taking the old trail to Yuma. This family hails from Tennessee, but eventually ends up in Montana by 1883's end. Doolin quit the gang, along with Newcomb and Pierce, due to the mismanagement of finances. 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. Bill told Kay that Bob was not in the country, that he had stopped at Rucker's place alone to spend the night. 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. This is where. On June 1, 1892, the gang robbed the Santa Fe train at a small station called Red Rock at 10pm. As Witty entered the room, he heard a noise come from somewhere inside. He had gone to school at Robbins Corners near Coffeyville, and knew several hundred people in town. ratton Hanley DALTON, Charles Benjamin DALTON, Henry Coleman DALTON, Litlleton Lee DALTON, William Mason DALTON, Eva May DALTON, Robert R "Angeles, July 14.W)A retired and respected citiaen at his death, James Lewis Dalton, Adelaine Sullivan Dalton (born Younger). Genealogy for James Lewis Dalton (1826 - 1890) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dalton-Brothers, Okhlahoma Historical Society - Dalton Gang, Dalton brothers - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). He then corrected himself, saying that he meant Bill Powers. Leona outlived all of her brothers and sisters. The cellmates would sing and talk to drown out the sound of the saw. Dalton was born to Lewis and Adeline Dalton and was the youngest of the Dalton brothers. When Jim approached Bill said, "Jim, the birds have flown." Hannah Adeline Dalton (a twin) b. They were recognized and, coming out of one bank, were met by wild gunfire from vigilante citizens. Bill Doolin, "Bitter Creek" Newcomb, and Charlie Pierce, none of whom was at Coffeyville, were the only members left of the original Dalton Gang. Grat noticed him, but before he could aim, Kloehr shot him in the throat. Bill Powers was somewhat of a man of mystery. In close order, the five crossed Walnut Street from the alley to the Condon Bank, holding Winchester rifles close along their legs. A storekeeper who was sweeping the sidewalk a few feet away noticed Bob, Emmett, and even Grat, who was wearing a fake mustache, and ran inside his store. Williams. (He was pardoned in 1907, reformed, and led a respectable businessmans life in Los Angeles until his death on July 13, 1937.) Witty had gone to the livery stable in Modesto, at the time being jointly run by Chris Evans and John Sontag, and learned that Grat had sold the horse to Evans who in turn gave him the two dollar bills. Their only grandchild with the surname Dalton was Charles Coleman Dalton. Though he did not participate in any of the hold-ups with his brothers, he acted as their spy and advisor. Husband of Julia Johnson Lewis When Kay returned to Visalia, he immediately went with detective Smith to the tailor of the coat found at the Ceres robbery. He offered to admit this in court if Grat and Bill told the true story of the robbery. Bob and Emmett then took a train headed back to Needles before stopping at Kingman. Unclaimed. One of the brothers moved to oklahoma yet died in California. By 1882, the family lived in northeast Oklahoma and by 1886 they had moved to Coffeyville in southeast Kansas. Group of outlaws in the American Old West, This article is about the group of outlaws. A rail ticket from California to Indian territory was too expensive for the boys, so Bob and Emmett crossed the Tehachapi's and began riding across the Mojave Desert while Bill went ahead by train to lay out food and supplies for them. 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 (May 3, 1871 July 13, 1937) was an American outlaw, train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. Kay stopped Grat in the street and said, "Say, I hear you have some two-dollar bills. Bob and Emmett were hiding out in a ranch barn a mile west of Malaga, and after arriving the brothers talked until morning. Most officers believed that Grat immediately escaped the county, but Sheriff Kay thought otherwise. Members have married into the prominent Morgenthau, Loeb, and Bronfman families.. After getting tired of waiting, they left, only to learn later the fate of the gang.[10]. 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. Grat's trial didn't start until that June and it lasted three weeks. Isham passed away on month day 1811, at age 71 at death place, Virginia. 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. Kay sent Ford after Bob and Emmett while he went to the Ogden police to get them to begin searching the city. Leading the pursuit was Bob's old friend, Deputy Marshal Heck Thomas, whose renown skills as a deputy kept the gang constantly on the move and in hiding. 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]. 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. Closed now : See all hours. Knowing that Kay was hot on their trail, they traveled east through Arizona into New Mexico. Joining afterwards were Bill Doolin, Dick Broadwell, Bill Powers, and Charley Pierce. Soon after, Jim Ford noticed Emmett exit a department store, who quickly ducked back inside upon noticing Kay. Outside of a drug store across from the First National, George Cubine was standing with his Winchester aimed at the front door of the bank, awaiting the exit of Bob and Emmett. Emmett Dalton survived the raid but received 23 gunshot wounds. Kay suspected that Bob and Emmett might be back in California to free Grat from jail, and took Deputy Witty with him to the Cross Creek station in his buggy. Kay suspected that this was probably the work of some suspects he had from Visalia, but the railroad detectives demanded the arrest of the remaining Dalton brothers. 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. Short took the prisoner back and placed him in the baggage car. Bill Doolin complained that Bob was not dividing the money fairly, and accused Bob of squandering their money on women and gamblers. James Lewis Dalton and Adeline (Younger) Dalton (whose sons gave their name to the Dalton gang) had fifteen children and ten of those fifteen were boys. 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. Some years later, Lit Dalton asserted that Bob and Emmett had told him many times that they had robbed the train. The ride from Mojave to Barstow almost cost them their lives, as they only saw water once in those seventy-five miles of desert. Grat then rode to a home seven miles south of Livingston, the home of his friend ex-supervisor W.W. Gray. 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. 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. The only evidence found at the robbery was a coat made from a tailor from Visalia. I haven't seen one since I left Missouri. Bill arrived for breakfast like he said, and the four of them took the same table. After Bill and Riley Dean were brought to the Visalia jail, Sheriff Pervis of Stanislaus County, S.P. This was also confirmed by Lit Dalton who had also attended the trial and claimed to have had several hour long conversations with Evans.[16]. He was the son of the late Lush and Nellie Payne and was preceded in death by his . Condon & Company's Bank and the First National Bank on opposite sides of the street in Coffeyville, Kansas. The Dalton Gang was a group of outlaws in the American Old West during 18901892. All in the band were killed except Emmett, who was wounded and spent 14 years in Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing. Walker in Wichita. Dalton family history shows that the name has two possible derivations. Bob pretended not to know Emmett, who then tipped him off to the hands of the others. 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. Updates? The Daltons had plenty of friends in the area willing to hide them and easily lost Kay once they were in familiar territory. Their mother also came to California from Kingfisher to pay Beckenridge after she mortgaged her home and borrowed money from neighbors. While the Indian Nations had their own tribal law enforcement, these agencies had no jurisdiction over non-Indians. 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. Father of Roy Reynolds Dalton The only agency with jurisdiction over the whole territory was the U.S. Kay was given a white card from Mexican officials as well as offered a military escort. The Journal reported that, "no one has yet been found who knows him or anything of his antecedents or history." 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. Marshal S.T. 6 Jul 1879, d. 13 Sep 1928 in Oklahoma City. Emmett Dalton was portrayed by Frank Albertson. However, four of the 15 children loom large in western outlaw folklore: Grat, Bob, Bill and Emmett Dalton. 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. Grat heard the revolver shots from the Express agent. 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. 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. Dalton Brothers, four train and bank robbers famous in U.S. Western history: Grattan ("Grat"; 1861-92), William ("Bill"; 1863-94), Robert ("Bob"; 1870-92), and Emmett (1871-1937). Kay talked to their mother for several hours and she even invited him in for breakfast. He's uprooted his life as a Tennessee farmer in search of a better life as part of the Westward Expansion. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. 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 . He was given a life sentence in the penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas and pardoned after fourteen years. 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. In 1918, he portrayed himself in the movie version of his book Beyond the Law.[3]. After making the opening, they ran around the corridors, kitchen, and basement for several nights. Kay knew from this that Cole was able to supply the boys with guns and ammunition. Coleman Dalton, Louis Kossuth Dalton, Littleton Lee Lit Dalton, Franklin Frank Dalton, Gratton Grat Hanley Dalton, William Bill Mason Wil farmers of this country. ", Jim Wagy also showed up after the break out to overlook the scene. Kay doubled back to Kingman and learned that the boys had taken a train to Phoenix with the money they made. 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. They decided to form a gang and started robbing trains and banks. 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. Officers were watching Lit at Clovis Cole's, but didn't think to watch Owen's place. Timothy Peter Dalton (born 21 March 1946) is a Welsh actor of film and television. Emmett was then hit in the back with a load of buckshot. Kay did not think much of this until later, when Perry Byrd mentioned Chris breaking Grat out of jail. 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. It had been raining for several days prior, and it was so cold the ground was covered in ice. Before they could leave however, they received another telegram notifying them that the two were spotted in the southern part of Utah. [7] The gang secured about $18,000. The lawmen aimed their rifles at the man and Hensley ordered him to drop his rifle and unbuckle his revolver belt. 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. Emmett Dalton (May 3, 1871 July 13, 1937) was a train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. 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!" 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. Kay and Ford traveled the fifty miles to Guthrie, but soon came into problems when dealing with different tribal jurisdictions. Around eleven, they noticed Dalton and Dean returning from their hunt, so they sent deputy Perry Byrd to go and retrieve Kay. In 189091 they took to robbing gambling houses, trains, and banks and were joined by their brother Bill, until then a married, respectable citizen, whose career had been wrecked by his being linked to his brothers. This led to a heavy argument between Bob and Emmett and created bitterness between them on the way to the robbery.