When Middleton returned, Kay arrested him at his home and threatened to send him to San Quentin if he didn't give up Grat's hideout. Joining afterwards were Bill Doolin, Dick Broadwell, Bill Powers, and Charley Pierce. Emmett thought Grat would mess things up if he went alone with Powers and Broadwell, and thought they should trade places. This was a date that Grat had no intention on making. Kay and his deputy were following only one or two days behind them, but couldn't get any officers at the towns ahead of them to make an arrest. Grat believed him and decided he would wait until it opened. Dalton Gang - The Wild West 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). John Dalton, who was the brother of William Dalton the Elder, married Mary Newman Brockenbrough, the widow of William Brockenbrough on 6 May 1702. Explore the world's largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. He spotted Bob just as he had killed Brown and aimed his rifle at him from behind the store window. 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. In 1931, he published When the Daltons Rode, which was later made into a 1940 movie starring Randolph Scott. Grat and McCardle fired at each other almost simultaneously. Coleman Dalton, Louis Kossuth Dalton, Littleton Lee Lit Dalton, Franklin Frank Dalton, Gratton Grat Hanley Dalton, William Bill Mason Wil farmers of this country. 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]. After splitting the money among themselves, the gang soon realized they needed to rob another train. The lawmen aimed their rifles at the man and Hensley ordered him to drop his rifle and unbuckle his revolver belt. After serving 14 years in prison for the crime, Dalton capitalized on his notoriety to author books and become an actor in Hollywood. Kay believed they did this to throw him off by going south instead of east. Kay was informed by Bill's father-in-law, Clark Bliven, that Bob and Emmett planned to meet Cole in Salt Lake, so Kay headed to Chico where he planned to cut him off. The gang specialized in bank and train robberies. He's uprooted his life as a Tennessee farmer in search of a better life as part of the Westward Expansion. Tuvia, who had been protected farther to the northalong with a few family membersby non-Jews, soon joined his brothers. The only evidence found at the robbery was a coat made from a tailor from Visalia. Bill Dalton came into the hotel lobby and began to speak to deputy Yoes in a loud voice, so everyone around them could hear. Ignoring the advice of the people in Hennessy, he also took the prisoner without a guard. Kay told Grat that he knew neither Bob or Emmett killed the fireman. He then ordered the baggageman to ignore him and to go back to his work. Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love. 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.