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Outlaw Dalton Gang Ephemera (9) [182359]

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Outlaw Dalton Gang Ephemera (9)  [182359]
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Dalton Gang ephemera (9). Included is a letter with pictures sent by a Tom Russell to W.S. Galloway, talking about the "old days" and inserting, along with the two page letter, photos of the Dalton Gang's corpses being displayed after their failed two bank hold-up in Coffeyville, Kansas on October 5, 1892, as well as a photo of front door of the bank, including bullet holes. Russell was a "lad of 20" on the day of the event and, according to his account, shot & killed one of the gang as "he went flying past the back of a vacant lot" owned by young Russell's father.
Next, we have a Court Voucher from Fort Smith, Arkansas, dated August 28, 1888, showing the costs involved in Deputy U.S. Marshal J.C. Carroll serving arrest warrants against Robert Dalton, Gratton Dalton, Jeff Griggs and Allen Landis, who were charged with "Murder in Indian Country."
Next: Document dated May 6, 1890 when U.S. Deputy Marshal Floyd Wilson hired Robert (Bob) Dalton as part of the posse to assist in the arrest of Bill Rogers and Jesse Cochran. He was paid $24 for eight days work. The document is signed by Dalton & Wilson. Another Dalton, Frank Dalton, dated July 7, 1887, to find Will Brower, Cherokee.
Another Dalton, Emmett Dalton also signed on to a posse of Floyd Wilson, as is evidenced by this document, signed twice by Dalton, swearing to help in the pursuit of Staud Weaty (?), into the Creek Indian Territory (Oklahoma). Dalton, who traveled 105 miles with the posse, billed for four days and a rate of $3 per day.
The account ledger page for Jacob Yoes, U.S. Marshal, was one of Judge I.C. Parker's 200 deputies who were charged with fanning out across the Indian Territory in an effort to keep the peace. Yoes was also the person who found out about the Dalton's plans to robbed two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas and set the trap that would result in the deaths of four of the gang members and the wounding and capture of Emmett Dalton. Yoes has signed this document.
Gratton Dalton signed oath of office to become a U.S. Marshal. It's signed by U.S. Commissioner John M. Taylor. "Grat" was brought to this side of the law by his brother Frank, but was devastated by Frank's death at the hands of outlaws in 1887. This a very rare and historical document.
Next a small cabinet card photo ( 4.25"x 6") taken by Takett Photography in Coffeyville, Ks. of Bob & Emmett Dalton. Bob was killed and Emmett was wounded in the botched bank robbery. There's also a postcard, dated 1911, of the main street of Coffeyville.
Next: A rare CDV of the deceased Dalton Gang, taken by C.G. Glass of Coffeyville Kansas after their botch bank robbery attempt.
Next: A page out of Emmett Dalton's autobiography, "When the Daltons Rode" published in the 1930s, that is signed by Emmett Dalton, with the words "Private Property" preceding it.
The Dalton Gang was a group of outlaws in the American Old West during 1890–1892. It was also known as The Dalton Brothers because four of its members were brothers. The gang specialized in bank and train robberies. 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, although he later asserted that he never fired a shot during the robbery. He was paroled after serving 14 years in prison.
Brothers Bob, "Grat", and Emmett had first worked as lawmen for the federal court at Fort Smith, Arkansas and then for the Osage Nation. They started stealing horses to make more money, and then fled the area. They decided to form a gang and started robbing trains and banks. While their older brother "Bill" Dalton never joined any heists, he served as their spy and informant.
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. Numerous myths were published about the gang. 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. Coffeyville Kansas