6. Their father was Lewis Dalton from Jackson County, Missouri. He was a
saloon keeper in Kansas City, Missouri, when he married Adeline Younger.
By 1882, the family was living in the Indian Territory, now the state of
Oklahoma. A few years later, they had settled in Coffeyville in southeastern
Kansas
Their first robbery target was a gambling house in Silver City, New
Mexico.
7. Around 9:30 the morning of October 5, 1892
five members of the Dalton Gang (Grat
Dalton, Emmett Dalton, Bob Dalton, Bill
and Dick Broadwell) rode into the small
town of Coffeyville, Kansas.
Their objective : make outlaw history
8. The Dalton Gang's Last Raid, 1892
TheC.M.Condon Bank
«Theobserver calledout tothemeninthestorethat'Thebankisbeing
robbed!'»
David Elliott waseditorof the localnewspaper
Many of the townspeople gathered in
Isham's Hardware Store near the banks.
Not only did the unarmed citizens get rifles,
shotguns, and ammunition, but the store
also provided an excellent view of the two
banks and the alley where the gang had tied
their horses
9. After the battle - Bill Power, Bob Dalton,
Grat Dalton and Dick Broadwell
« Emmett boldly rode back to where
Bob Dalton was lying, and reaching
down his hand, attempted to lift his
dying brother on the horse with him. 'Its
no use,' faintly whispered the fallen
bandit, Emmett dropped from his
horse, carrying the sack containing
over twenty thousand dollars with him,
and fell near the feet of Bob, who
expired a moment thereafter." »
