[1] It starred Monica Calhoun, Lil' Kim, LisaRaye, Charity Hill, Bobby Brown, Stacey Dash, Chrystale Wilson, and Marie Matiko. I dont know where you find these gems! With the law hot on their tails, the Dalton Gang split up for a short time. 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 . To help pay him the two thousand dollars he asked for, Bill sold almost all of his horses and mules. Your email address will not be published. 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. When the Oklahoma Territory opened for settlement in 1889, the family headed south again. [12], Lit, the last surviving Dalton brother, responded to a book written by his brother Emmett after the latter's death. 1 Video 59 Photos Action Drama Western All all-female gang of Old West bank robbers comes out of retirement to rescue a sister in peril. Most officers believed that Grat immediately escaped the county, but Sheriff Kay thought otherwise. In the two weeks following the robbery, Bob and Emmett hid out in the mountains near Bill's ranch. High Fives Gang (1890s) Also referred to as the Christian Gang, led by Black Jack Will Christian and his brother, Bob, from Oklahoma. I love this little hell-kitten. The next robbery was on July 14, at Adair, Oklahoma, near the Arkansas border. [2] The film followed by a sequel, Gang of Roses II: Next Generation (2012). Grat, Broadwell, and Powers entered the Condon Bank and Emmett and Bob hurried across Union Street to the First National Bank. Kay asked Rucker if there was anyone else around and she replied that there wasn't. They were quickly taken hostage by the outlaws and ordered to surrender the money. She learned to ride, rope and shoot from her brothers. At first, it looked to Kay as if it had been an inside job as it was obvious Grat had simply unlocked the cell door with a key and broke through the basement window to get out. As he lifted the rifle up, Bob shot and killed him. Meanwhile, in California, Grat Dalton was found guilty of the train robbery on July 3, 1891, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. They fired at the bandits through the car windows and from behind the train. Montgomery was alleged to be posing as a deputy marshal. He was then taken back to Visalia to await his trial for the Alila robbery. 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. After Frank's death, Grat moved back from California and took over his brother's job as deputy marshal at Fort Smith. Early on the morning of October 5, 1892, the five outlawsrode into Coffeyville shortly after 9:00 a.m. to find the citys streets filled with people. How did they ever cut that bar out without my knowing it?". Rose lived in 1920, at address, Tennessee. He then ordered the bags of silver on the vault floor into his bag, containing $1000 and weighing about 200lb. 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. Musgrove Gang (1867-1868) A gang of horse thieves and cattle rustlers who operated throughout Southern Wyoming and Northern Colorado in the late 1860s. Threatened with prison time, Smith told Kay that Middleton could be followed to Dalton's camp when he carried him supplies. Bob and Emmett then fled California with a posse on their tail; however, Grat and Bill were arrested. Most online reference entries and articles do not have page numbers. Grave of Dalton gang in Coffeyville, Kansas, Bob Dalton, with an unidentified woman (possibly Eugenia Moore), May 9, 1889. 165K views 1 year ago Dalton gang tries to rob 2 banks in Coffeyville Kansas and die in the 1892 shoot out. Marshal S.T. However, 21-year-old Emmett survived. Without making any noise, Bryant went to the messagebox and secured the revolver. 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. Rogers Brothers Gang (1890s) The Rogers Brothers Gang, led by Bob Rogers, terrorized Oklahoma and Kansas in the 1890s. 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. Loot in hand, the bandits rode away, only to discover they had gained little for their efforts, as the safe only contained about $50. Rose Elizabeth Dunn (September 5, 1878 June 11, 1955) also known as Rose of Cimarron and later Rose of the Cimarron,[2] was best known for her good looks and for her romantic involvement with outlaw George "Bittercreek" Newcomb when she was a teenager during the closing years of the Old West. Burial. However, within a short time a second train came along, and this one, they boarded. They missed Cole by several hours who had already taken the train to Salt Lake where Kay and his deputy followed. 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. 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. Dodge City Gang (1879-1881) In the summer of 1879, a gang of desperadoes known as the Dodge City Gang masqueraded as lawmen in Las Vegas, New Mexico. How do we create a person's profile? Great dog. 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. When Bill and Dean were acquitted, Bill was rearrested by Kay after his bondsmen were convinced to withdraw by detective Hume. A couple of her brothers rode both sides of the law. Grat entered the Condon Bank and pointed his Winchester at the cashier, ordering his hands up, while Powers and Broadwell took positions at the door. They did however find pieces of a file and a hack saw blade in the prisoner's toilet. View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Memorials Region North America USA Tennessee Hamilton County Chattanooga Chattanooga National Cemetery b/o Joseph, Mark, Francis, Herman, Bertha, Patrick, Mary Kathleen, Alberta and Rose Gang. Each time they stopped sawing, they plugged the hole with soap and soot. 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. And great horse, too. Grat returned to Oklahoma in the spring of 1892 and shortly afterward joined his brothers gang. Reynolds Gang (1863-1864) A group of Confederate sympathizers that rampaged the South Park, Colorado, area to raise money for the Confederate government. Sheriff Kay soon learned of the horses at Ludlow and that the description of the men who left them matched that of Bob and Emmett. This is why Grat was able to notice Deputy Wagy hiding in a yard across the street from the jail. Someone hit Bob Dalton, who sat down, fired several aimless shots, slumped over and died. Rose Elizabeth Dunn (September 5, 1878 - June 11, 1955) also known as Rose of Cimarron and later Rose of the Cimarron, [2] was best known for her good looks and for her romantic involvement with outlaw George "Bittercreek" Newcomb when she was a teenager during the closing years of the Old West . The two Dalton brothers at first tried to escape out the front door using the three bankers as a shield. When he returned the next day to watch the house, he discovered that Bob and Emmett had escaped. In a few minutes they would kill some citizens who had never harmed them. When Grat recovered, he was able to escape with the help of his brother Cole. Bob and Emmett returned fire and left Ayres on the sidewalk. Finding the express car on their own, the guard refused to open the heavy door and began firing on them. While one of the deputies was asleep and the other busy talking to other passengers, Grat stole the key to the handcuffs and jumped from the window of the moving train, landing in the San Joaquin River. Newcomb by that time was riding with the Wild Bunch gang led by outlaw Bill Doolin. We encourage you to research and . Taking fire from the hardware store, Bob was hit in the head and the heart, killing him instantly. Kay did not think much of this until later, when Perry Byrd mentioned Chris breaking Grat out of jail. ", "Emmett Dalton Biography Oct. 5-10, 1892", "The Eagles on Desperado: "We were quite taken with the idea of being outlaws", "Emmett Dalton His Life After the Coffeyville Raid", "Heck Thomas Tough Law in Indian Territory", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dalton_Gang&oldid=1136199201, Articles needing additional references from December 2022, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Charles Benjamin "Ben" Dalton (18521936). Doctors W. L. Goff and Youngblood were sitting on the porch of the drug store near the depot. Some time later, the three dissatisfied members also returned and new plans began to form. Sheriff Kay was forced to give up the chase in order to return to California for Grat's trial. The $50,000, however, came out to only $1800 after drafts and securities had been thrown out. The James Gang lasted from 1879 to 1882, when Bob Ford killed Jesseon April 3, 1882. Info Share. Why in the world do you suppose they went away and left me behind? The name "Rose of Cimarron" (not that of Rose Dunn) first came to popular attention with the publication of Bill Tilghman's booklet, Oklahoma Outlaws. Kay stopped Grat in the street and said, "Say, I hear you have some two-dollar bills. The night before the robbery at Red Rock, Judge Burford, US District Attorney for Oklahoma Horace Speed, and deputy marshal George Yoes (son of Marshal Jacob Yoes, the Daltons former employer at Fort Smith) were sitting in a hotel lobby in Kingfisher, where they were talking about the cases that would be in court the next day. Kay and Ford checked all the stages and trains out of Ogden and telegraphed ahead of all others. Bill had been in a separate cell from Grat, located upstairs. In fact, Bill Doolin is thought by many historians to be a sixth member of the gang which hit Coffeyville, holding the horses in the alley, and the only member to have escaped. 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. The Five Joaquins (1850-1853) The Five Joaquins were said to be responsible for most cattle rustling, robberies, and murders committed in the Mother Lode area of the Sierra Nevadas between 1850 and 1853. 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. Arriving on the evening of October 4th at the P.L. How do we create a person's profile? (Actually, Im being disingenuous, since I have inside info.). Bill arrived for breakfast like he said, and the four of them took the same table. He then quickly charged down the mountainside tearing through the brush. Director Jean-Claude La Marre Writers Jean-Claude La Marre Nolbert Brown Jr. Stars Monica Calhoun Lil' Kim Stacey Dash See production, box office & company info Watch on Freevee Watch Free on Freevee Coffeyville was not the end of the Dalton Gang. 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. Espinosa Gang Bitter at the killing of six family members during the Mexican-American War, the Espinosas took their revenge on Colorado residents and travelers, murdering them viciously. Frank is buried in Coffeyville, Kansas. We encourage you to research and examine . [17] After the attempted robbery, Emmett was taken upstairs above the drug store to be treated by Dr. Wells. In 1886, they moved again to a place near Coffeyville, Kansas. Seven Rivers Warriors (1870s) Made up mostly of small-time ranchers from the Seven Rivers area of southeastern Lincoln County, New Mexico. Through her brother, Adeline was an aunt of Cole and Jim Younger, of the famous James-Younger Gang. Arriving at the train station they first took what they could find from the express and baggage rooms, then calmly sat down waiting for the train to arrive with their shotguns over their knees. 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. Grat Dalton followed in Franks footsteps, first taking his place as a Deputy Marshal in Fort Smith, Arkansas and two years later as a Deputy Marshal for the Muskogee court in Indian Territory in 1889. Tying their horses in an alley across from the banks, they dismounted and marched down the alley, three in front and two in the rear. Newcomb rode with the Daltons until they were wiped out in 1892 in Coffeyville, Kansas. Together with Newcomb and other members of the gang, Dunn hid out for at least two months nursing the remaining gang members back to health. The baggageman carelessly stuck the revolver into a pigeon-hole messagebox and went to work at the other end of the car. 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. 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. During the robbery, one member of the gang and four citizens were killed in a shootout. . Grat's trial didn't start until that June and it lasted three weeks. In August 1891, Charlie Bryant was spotted in Hennessey, Oklahoma, after leaving the gang's hideout to visit his brother in Mulhall. Walker in Wichita. Later, they found out that their suspicions were correct regarding the train that they had allowed to pass as it had been full of armed guards protecting $70,000 of the Sac and Fox annuity. Sixteen years after his death, she married Richard Fleming. Cook Gang (1894) Led by Bill Cook and Cherokee Bill, these outlaws terrorized Indian Territory(Oklahoma) in 1894. Thwarted, the brothers finally gave up and rode away. Later, he too, left Indian Territory, joining his brothers in California. In close order, the five crossed Walnut Street from the alley to the Condon Bank, holding Winchester rifles close along their legs. Once again the train was loaded with deputies, but for some reason, they were all at the back of the train. Doolin quit the gang, along with Newcomb and Pierce, due to the mismanagement of finances. 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. They turned around, and went through the back door, carrying both rifles and sack bags, while taking two other bank employees as cover. This was a date that Grat had no intention on making. The funeral will be held this morning at 9 at the church of SS Peter and Paul, the Rev. 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. Around eleven, they noticed Dalton and Dean returning from their hunt, so they sent deputy Perry Byrd to go and retrieve Kay. Their mother also came to California from Kingfisher to pay Beckenridge after she mortgaged her home and borrowed money from neighbors. Many members of the gang, including Emmett, complained that the $3500 each was not enough to meet their needs. Grat was taken back to jail to await his sentence. Emmett had denied accompanying Bob to California. Smith, Sheriff Kay learned from them that Grat had actually made the opening in the bars several days before the robbery after being slipped a saw from someone on the outside. On the night of February 6, 1891, two masked men carrying 44-calibre revolvers held up a Southern Pacific Railroad passenger train near the town of Alila (present day Earlimart, California). They were also known as the Dalton Brothers because three of its members were brothers. This resulted in the first robbery at Whorton, May 1891, where the gang stole $1200. The gang robbed banks until several members were killed. Stockton Gang (1878-1881) Led by Ike Stockton, this gang of cattle rustlers terrorized the area of northern New Mexico while posing as gentleman cowboys in Durango, Colorado. The lawman returned fire and when the smoke cleared both men were dead. Though he did not participate in any of the hold-ups with his brothers, he acted as their spy and advisor. The gang robbed retail businesses, post offices, and trains in New Mexico. The Rose of Cimarron is most famous for what she allegedly did during a shootout between her lover and the law on September 1, 1893, in Ingalls. Kay decided to pursue them with his deputy, Jim Ford, and to capture them if possible. Black Hills Bandits (1876-1877) Comprised of Sam Bass, Joel Collins, and four other men, they robbed stagecoaches in the Deadwood, South Dakota area and pulled off the Big Springs train robbery in Nebraska. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. On the night of September 15, 1891, they stopped and boarded the MK&T train, and robbed the express car of $2,500. For the film based on them, see, Dalton gang following the 1892 Coffeyville, Kansas raid. The entire gun battle had lasted less than 15 minutes after the robbers had entered the banks. 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