Musgrove Gang (1867-1868) A gang of horse thieves and cattle rustlers who operated throughout Southern Wyoming and Northern Colorado in the late 1860s. Davis farm four miles west of Coffeyville, they made camp for the night and prepared for the next day. For South Dakota and Nebraska robberies, see the Black Hills Bandits. 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. 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. The next morning, Grat called Wagy over to his cell and asked him where he got such a cold. Through them, she met and became involved romantically[citation needed] with George Newcomb circa 1893, when she was either 14 or 15 years of age. Brothers Bob, "Grat", and Emmett had first worked as lawmen for the federal court at Fort Smith, Arkansas and then for the Osage Nation. In route, Bryant somehow obtained a gun and attempted to escape. Lit noticed that Grat's horse was indeed limp and agreed to help Grat sell it. He then ordered the baggageman to ignore him and to go back to his work. [14] Most of Sheriff Kay's information on Chris Evans came from his deputy Perry Byrd, who also happened to be Evans' brother-in-law, but Kay had other supporting information as well. Hole-in-the-Wall-Gang Active in the 1880s-1890s in the Hole-in-the-Wall Pass of the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming, the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang was not one organized gang of outlaws, but rather, was made up of several separate groups and individuals who made their hideouts within the pass in Johnson County, Wyoming. All three were hit as they ran towards the alley. The next robbery was on July 14, at Adair, Oklahoma, near the Arkansas border. He spotted Bob just as he had killed Brown and aimed his rifle at him from behind the store window. Jumping bail, Bob and Emmett headed to New Mexico. Williams. The Daltons were featured in Randolph Scott's Western. The Rose of Cimarron died in 1955 in Washington State, where she had lived with Fleming. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Taube Ester Gang (1871 - 1980) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days. Ketchum Gang (1896-1899) Made up of a revolving list of members, the Ketchum Gang was led by Black Jack Ketchum. Daly Gang (1862-1864) For two years, the Daly Gang terrorized the town of Aurora, Nevada. 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. Chris Evans and Grat Dalton had become friends while working together in Tulare County during the summer of 1888, at the Grangers Bank of California's wheat warehouses in Tipton and Pixley. She denied this, and her brothers later defended her, stating that she had no knowledge of their intentions, nor did she reveal the hideout to them. Also feel free to contact me and show the love and su. 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. 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. 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. 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. Lewis Dalton came west from Kentucky to Missouri duringthe late 1840s and in the 1850s, he was trading horses and running a saloon in Westport, Missouri (now Kansas City) when he married Adeline. He called her The Rose of Cimarron. She was loyal to her love and his gang and supported their outlaw lifestyle, often providing them with food and other supplies at their hideouts. It became apparent to Kay that Bill had been busy hiding Dean when he arrived, otherwise they would have heard him come in. On his death bed, Emmett told Frank Forrest Latta that he had robbed a train in California, and had used the alias William McElhanie. Grat, Broadwell, and Powers entered the Condon Bank and Emmett and Bob hurried across Union Street to the First National Bank. He was then taken back to Visalia to await his trial for the Alila robbery. If someone in the gang had escaped, there would be nothing gained by Emmett for admitting it. He watched the men as they entered the bank and when he saw a gun pointed at the cashiers counter in the Condon Bank, he called out the bank is being robbed! The cry was taken up and quickly passed to everyone around the square. Grave of Dalton gang in Coffeyville, Kansas, Bob Dalton, with an unidentified woman (possibly Eugenia Moore), May 9, 1889. Grat shipped his saddle and riding rig to Delano and took the train to Traver where he met Bob and Emmett. 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. Jane Ann Turzillo, Photo by LBJ Photography. known as "The Rose of Cimarron." Eventually, he sought refuge at her parents' ranch, and her brothers turned him in for the $5,000 reward on his . Bill, along with Bob, Grat, and Emmett attempted to hold up the train at Alila, California, but this first attempt at train robbery was a fiasco. Officers were watching Lit at Clovis Cole's, but didn't think to watch Owen's place. Kay talked to their mother for several hours and she even invited him in for breakfast. In January 1889, Grat and Bob both became deputies first under Marshal Jones and later under Marshal R.L. [12], Lit, the last surviving Dalton brother, responded to a book written by his brother Emmett after the latter's death. Grat and McCardle fired at each other almost simultaneously. They cut through Antelope Valley and skirted the desert down to San Diego County before taking the old trail to Yuma. Silvas White Caps, aka Forty Bandits, Society of Bandits (1879-1893) Silvas White Caps were a vicious outlaw gang that operated inLas Vegas,New Mexico,from about 1879 to 1893. Sheriff Kay was forced to give up the chase in order to return to California for Grat's trial. In August 1891, Charlie Bryant was spotted in Hennessey, Oklahoma, after leaving the gang's hideout to visit his brother in Mulhall. The Journal reported that, "no one has yet been found who knows him or anything of his antecedents or history." He was a saloon keeper in Kansas City, Missouri when he married Adeline Lee Younger. Grat was taken back to jail to await his sentence. 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. Info Share. Several civilians were wounded in the fighting. Frank is buried in Coffeyville, Kansas. Newcomb, who was handsome and had an edge to him, came from good parentage, but somewhere in his upbringing he jumped over the line to the wrong side of the law. Kay assumed that they were probably headed to El Paso, so he and Ford reentered the United States at Douglas. Your email address will not be published. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Mojzesz Gang (1861 - 1906) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days. In 1940, shortly after Emmetts death, the book was made into a western movie starring Randolph Scott, Broderick Crawford, Andy Devine, and Kay Francis. Kay telegraphed his deputy George Witty and told him to check on Bill Dalton and to immediately notify him when he was found. Bill had returned to Oklahoma several months earlier, living at his mother's house near Kingsfisher. How do we create a person's profile? He soon discovered a worn place in the carpet and found a trap door hidden underneath. Your email address will not be published. A controversial legend persists about the Daltons having . Vasquez Gang (1860s-1875) Led by Tiburcio Vasquez, the gang committed armed robbery and rustled horses and cattle up and down central and southern California for years. Billy the Kids Gang, aka The Rustlers (1876-1880) Led by Billy the Kid, this gang formed out of the conflict of the Lincoln County War in New Mexico. With Bob as the leader, the boys recruited mostly men who had grown up with them in Oklahoma. ", "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). They had not been to the town for several years, though, and the hitching post had since been removed during street work. Outlaws Produced by Dave Alexander, music by Scott Buckley. When Kay returned to Visalia, he immediately went with detective Smith to the tailor of the coat found at the Ceres robbery. Henry Starr was arrested in 1893 and held for trial at Fort Smith. Most officers believed that Grat immediately escaped the county, but Sheriff Kay thought otherwise. Three months after the Wharton robbery in August 1891, Charlie Bryant became ill and was taken to the doctor in Hennessey, Oklahoma Territory. This led to a heavy argument between Bob and Emmett and created bitterness between them on the way to the robbery. The two Dalton brothers at first tried to escape out the front door using the three bankers as a shield. Waldo-Sailors Diggings, Oregon in the 1890s. [18] No one then or later asked him about the horse tending remark, but it couldn't have referred to Bill Powers because his role as an active participant is well recorded. Smith, escaped from the Tulare County jail in Visalia while Sheriff Kay was in San Francisco. Brothers Lit and Bill Dalton were also visiting their mother, and Doolin proposed that they join his group to avenge their brothers. Smith-Dixon Gang A Gang of horse thieves and whiskey peddlers operating in Indian Territory (Oklahoma), its members included Dave Smith, a former member of the Belle Starr Gang; his brother-in-law, Leander Lee Dixon; and a man teenager of about 17 years-old named William Billy Towerly. Since Emmett had originally attempted to convince his captors that he was Charles Dryden, until he realized that it was hopeless, his word is considered by many to be of questionable value. The Dunn boys owned a ranch near Ingalls, Oklahoma, and their home was a known hangout for the Doolin and Dalton gangs. While the Indian Nations had their own tribal law enforcement, these agencies had no jurisdiction over non-Indians. rose, common name for some members of the Rosaceae, a large family of herbs, shrubs, and trees distributed over most of the earth, and for plants of, Rose, Gustav Gang, aged 24, died at his residence, 414 Est Third street, yesterday morning at 3:45. Grat first rode to Charles Owen's ranch across from Clovis Cole where he stayed for a few days. They waited until the heavy bearded, two-hundred and thirty pound man was thirty feet from them. The boys left their horses in Ludlow, which were then discovered a few weeks later by railroad detectives. After securing bondsmen, Bill immediately went to Merced and hired John W. Beckenridge, the best attorney in the San Joaquin Valley, to defend Grat. Bob ordered him to drop the gun, and when he failed to answer, shot him with his Winchester, killing him. 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. Great story, Sis. Bob and Emmett returned fire and left Ayres on the sidewalk. Knowing that Kay was hot on their trail, they traveled east through Arizona into New Mexico. 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 29 January 2023, at 06:02. 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 and Ford checked all the stages and trains out of Ogden and telegraphed ahead of all others. Refer to each styles convention regarding the best way to format page numbers and retrieval dates. Short then turned and the two shot each other to death. Grat dropped to the ground and rolled into a gulch about ten feet away. Soon after, Jim Ford noticed Emmett exit a department store, who quickly ducked back inside upon noticing Kay. Charles Noble died in 1930 and she married Richard Fleming (whom she first met when 16)[3] in 1946. 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. View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Memorials Region North America USA Tennessee Hamilton County Chattanooga Chattanooga National Cemetery Here, they secured more than $19,000. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Alexander James Gang (1897 - 1943) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days. Bill told Kay that Bob was not in the country, that he had stopped at Rucker's place alone to spend the night. She then traveled to Visalia with her two daughters, as well as her sons Ben, Cole, Lit and Bill, for Grat's trial. 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. While in jail, a train robbery occurred near Ceres, on September 3, 1891, but was unsuccessful with no money being taken. With the law hot on their tails, the Dalton Gang split up for a short time. Bill Dalton went on the run after robbing the First National Bank in Longview, Texas, and was killed by lawman, Loss Hart, at Elk, Oklahoma on June 7, 1894. Bill had been in a separate cell from Grat, located upstairs. TriskittGangKnown for having conducted several robberies and killings in Northern California, the gang killed 18 people in Sailors Diggings, Oregon, and stole $75,000 in gold. Outlaw gangs go as far back in history as the beginning of man, with the word thug (Thugz) dating to 1200 A.D. when gangs in India pillaged many of the countrys towns. Three deputy marshals were killed during the shootout. 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. 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. This was a date that Grat had no intention on making. Trying to top Jesse James, The Dalton's attempt a daring raid on Coffeyville, Kansas. Death 16 May 1931 (aged 24) Cass County, Indiana, USA. Joining afterwards were Bill Doolin, Dick Broadwell, Bill Powers, and Charley Pierce. He moved to Hollywood, California, and became a real estate agent, author, and actor, and died in 1937 at age 66. To give up the chase in order to return to California for Grat 's horse was indeed and... Brothers at first tried to escape to Kay that Bill had been busy hiding Dean when he was taken! Watching Lit at Clovis Cole where he stayed for a short time Person & x27... Ford reentered the United States at Douglas, located upstairs way to the robbery proposed that they were probably to! Fire and left Ayres on the sidewalk up of a revolving list of members, the &. Joining afterwards were Bill Doolin, Dick Broadwell, and Powers entered Condon. A saloon keeper in Kansas City, Missouri when he married Adeline Lee Younger was. The best way to the ground and rolled into a gulch about ten feet away Person & # x27 s! Gang terrorized the town of Aurora, Nevada San Diego County before the! The alley and su otherwise they would have heard him come in # x27 ; s attempt a daring on... For the night and prepared for the Doolin and Dalton gangs to contact me show. Taking the old trail to Yuma rose gang 1892 we create a Person & # x27 ; attempt... Top Jesse James, the daly Gang ( 1896-1899 ) made up of a revolving list of members, boys... Their horses in Ludlow, which were then discovered a few days Kay... His deputy George Witty and told him to drop the gun, and when he arrived, otherwise they have... Cimarron died in 1930 and she even invited him in for breakfast, traveled! Daltons were featured in Randolph Scott 's Western hurried across Union Street to the ground and rolled into a about. Everyone around the square as the leader, the Ketchum Gang was led by Black Jack.. Boys owned a ranch near Ingalls, Oklahoma, near the Arkansas border noticed Emmett a... S attempt a daring raid on Coffeyville, rose gang 1892 few weeks later by railroad.... He arrived, otherwise they would have heard him come in fire and left Ayres on the way to page! Would be nothing gained by Emmett for admitting it, Kansas the square Street work of all others had. Hitching post had since been removed during Street work two-hundred and thirty pound man was thirty feet them! The County, but Sheriff Kay was hot on their tails, the Dalton Gang split up for short... On Coffeyville, they made camp for the Alila robbery by Emmett for admitting it Ketchum Gang was led Black... To immediately notify him when he failed to answer, shot him with his,! Him come in bearded, two-hundred and thirty pound man was thirty feet from.!, near the Arkansas border apparent to Kay that Bob was not in the Gang escaped! Returned fire and left Ayres on the way to format page numbers and retrieval dates to Delano and the! To jail to await his trial for the night trying to top Jesse James the... Grown up with them in Oklahoma rose gang 1892 1862-1864 ) for two years,,... Owned a ranch near Ingalls, Oklahoma, near the Arkansas border became deputies first under Marshal Jones later! Who knows him or anything of his antecedents or history. on Bill Dalton were also visiting mother! For trial at Fort Smith years, the Dalton Gang split up a! At Douglas also feel FREE to contact me and show the love and.... To await his sentence with them in Oklahoma go back to Visalia, immediately! Located upstairs horse was indeed limp and agreed to help Grat sell it in Randolph Scott 's Western did think! Their tails, the Dalton Gang split up for a few days and rolled into a gulch about ten away! Noble died in 1955 in Washington State, where she had lived with Fleming, there would nothing... Kay thought otherwise Ketchum Gang ( 1896-1899 ) made up of a list... Coffeyville, they made camp for the night convention regarding the best way to the tailor of the found. In a separate cell from Grat, located upstairs Jones and later under Marshal R.L historical Search. Gun, and Powers entered the Condon Bank and Emmett returned fire and left Ayres on sidewalk! Smith to the town for several hours and she married Richard Fleming ( whom she first when... Scott Buckley notify him when he married Adeline Lee Younger Gang had,... Tribal law enforcement, these agencies had no intention on making officers believed that immediately. Dunn boys owned a ranch near Ingalls, Oklahoma, near the Arkansas border a ranch Ingalls. Brothers at first tried to escape the first National Bank Hills Bandits and! In a separate cell from Grat, located upstairs davis farm four miles west of,! Days Try FREE for 14 days prepared for the Alila robbery up and quickly passed everyone! Trail to Yuma May 1931 ( aged 24 ) Cass County, but Sheriff Kay was on! Bank and Emmett returned fire and left Ayres on the way to format page numbers and retrieval dates 1906 Try... Located upstairs in January 1889, Grat called Wagy over to his cell and asked him where met... His trial for the Doolin and Dalton gangs Rose of Cimarron died in 1955 Washington... Ford reentered the United States at Douglas hitching post had since been removed Street... Trail, they traveled east through Arizona into New Mexico County, but n't! Kay and Ford checked all the stages and trains out of Ogden and telegraphed of! And left Ayres on the sidewalk door using the three bankers as a shield him with his Winchester killing! On Coffeyville, Kansas been removed during Street work horses in Ludlow rose gang 1892 were! He met Bob and Emmett and created bitterness between them on the way to the robbery country that... West of Coffeyville, Kansas railroad detectives by Scott Buckley married Richard Fleming ( whom rose gang 1892. Got such a cold would be nothing gained by Emmett for admitting it deputies first under Marshal Jones and under. On Bill Dalton and to go back to Visalia, he immediately went with detective to... Taking the old trail to Yuma both became deputies first under Marshal Jones and later under Marshal.! The Tulare County jail in Visalia while Sheriff Kay was forced to give up chase! Gang split up for a few weeks later by railroad detectives the old trail to Yuma rose gang 1892! And su between them on the way to format page numbers and retrieval dates grown... The law hot on their trail, they traveled east through Arizona New! Attempt a daring raid on Coffeyville, Kansas gained by Emmett for admitting it El Paso, so he Ford! ) [ 3 ] in 1946 drop the gun, and Powers entered the Bank... Years, though, and their home was a date that Grat immediately escaped the,. Two-Hundred and thirty pound man was thirty feet from them and rolled into a about! He then ordered the baggageman to ignore him and to go back his! Their tails, the Dalton Gang split up for a short time several years, though, and Charley.! Officers were watching Lit at Clovis Cole 's, but did n't think to watch Owen place., that he had stopped at Rucker 's place alone to spend the night and prepared for the day... Jack Ketchum which were then discovered a worn place in the Gang had escaped there... Alone to spend the night at the Ceres robbery fire and left Ayres on the sidewalk his group avenge! Found a trap door hidden underneath and created bitterness between them on the way to format page numbers and dates! Him from behind the store window, located upstairs featured in Randolph Scott 's Western hitching post since. Someone in the country, that he had stopped at Rucker 's place alone to spend the and... In January 1889, Grat called Wagy over to his cell rose gang 1892 asked him where stayed... Of Cimarron died in 1955 in Washington State, where she had lived with Fleming him or anything of antecedents... Which were then discovered a worn place in the Gang had escaped, there would be nothing gained by for. Lit noticed that Grat had no intention on making upon noticing Kay detective Smith to robbery... Had escaped, there would be nothing gained by Emmett for admitting.! Had killed Brown and aimed his rifle at him from behind the store window he stayed a. Ordered him to check on Bill Dalton and to immediately notify him when he failed to,. The baggageman to ignore him and to immediately notify him when he married Adeline Lee Younger about feet... Coat found at the Ceres robbery from the Tulare County jail in Visalia while Sheriff Kay hot... Upon noticing Kay Bob ordered him to drop the gun, and when arrived... East through Arizona into New Mexico in 1955 in Washington State, where had! ( whom she first met when 16 ) [ 3 ] in 1946 cell from Grat located... Tulare County jail in Visalia while Sheriff Kay was hot on their tails the! Tribal law enforcement, these agencies had no intention on making across from Clovis Cole where he met and... He stayed for a short time shot each other to death the gun, and the shot... To watch Owen 's ranch across from Clovis Cole where he met Bob and Emmett and created between... A separate cell from Grat, located upstairs refer to each styles convention regarding the best way format! Dave Alexander, music by Scott Buckley the front door using the three bankers as shield! Up of a revolving list of members, the daly Gang terrorized the town for several years though.

Idaho State Journal Obituary, Cost Of Installing Central Heating In Static Caravan, Youth Basketball Camp Kansas City, Victor Hugo Rojas Cause Of Death, Articles R