A lawless time, the old west faced detriment by the power of the gun. It was an era where sheriffs and cowboys had the same level of power, and gunslingers road around ensuing that a shootout or robbery was going to occur at any time. People did not feel secure with their justice system. They became forced to carry a gun with them at all times just to ensure their safety and the safety of their business. The Daltons gangs first train robbery in February 6, 1891 marked the beginning of the Dalton legacy.
Frank Dalton the Deputy Marshall in a small town in Kansas was shot by some drunks drinking whiskey. This lead to his brothers Grat, Dalton, Bill to become the next deputies. They soon began to use the law to their advantage. They even shot …show more content…
All together they formed the Dalton Gang. They were encouraged by their last victorious heist. They shot a man and because they were wearing masks they were released. A year later, they decided to do it again. Their next few gang heist became a success. They robbed one train of two thousand five hundred dollars, which now is compared to sixty-five thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine dollars and forty-seven cents in 2015. After a couple of victories they had made a name for themselves. Wells Fargo had detectives and special agents were onto them. The deputies devised a plan to find out where their next train heist was to be fill the train with money and have it full of armed guards. The gang thought the train looked a little bit too dark and suspicious; so they waited for the next train. The next train only had fifty dollars compared to the first one that had seventy-five thousand dollars on it. But once again they escaped the hand of legislation. Grat was arrested by a saloon operator but had to be released due to lack of evidence. A couple more train robberies and the agents were fed up. In July 14, 1892, they loaded another train with money and agents; but by the time they realized they were getting robbed the gang was already done and leaving. A gun fight broke out but the bandits escaped with the undisclosed amount of
Frank Dalton the Deputy Marshall in a small town in Kansas was shot by some drunks drinking whiskey. This lead to his brothers Grat, Dalton, Bill to become the next deputies. They soon began to use the law to their advantage. They even shot …show more content…
All together they formed the Dalton Gang. They were encouraged by their last victorious heist. They shot a man and because they were wearing masks they were released. A year later, they decided to do it again. Their next few gang heist became a success. They robbed one train of two thousand five hundred dollars, which now is compared to sixty-five thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine dollars and forty-seven cents in 2015. After a couple of victories they had made a name for themselves. Wells Fargo had detectives and special agents were onto them. The deputies devised a plan to find out where their next train heist was to be fill the train with money and have it full of armed guards. The gang thought the train looked a little bit too dark and suspicious; so they waited for the next train. The next train only had fifty dollars compared to the first one that had seventy-five thousand dollars on it. But once again they escaped the hand of legislation. Grat was arrested by a saloon operator but had to be released due to lack of evidence. A couple more train robberies and the agents were fed up. In July 14, 1892, they loaded another train with money and agents; but by the time they realized they were getting robbed the gang was already done and leaving. A gun fight broke out but the bandits escaped with the undisclosed amount of