Emmett Dalton Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles

Emmett Dalton was born on May 3, 1871, in Belton, Missouri and he was a member of the Dalton Gang, an outlaw group active in the American Old West during the early 1890s. The gang was known for bank and train robberies in the Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), Kansas, and surrounding states. Emmett was the youngest of the Dalton brothers involved in criminal activities.

The Dalton Gang, which included Emmett and his brothers Bob and Grat Dalton, formed after several of the brothers had worked as lawmen. They turned to robbery by 1890. The gang carried out a series of train robberies before attempting a dual bank robbery in Coffeyville, Kansas, on October 5, 1892. The plan was to rob the First National Bank and Condon Bank simultaneously.

The Coffeyville raid ended in failure. Armed citizens resisted the gang, resulting in a shootout that left four of the gang members dead, including Bob and Grat Dalton. Emmett Dalton was severely wounded by multiple gunshots but survived. He was captured and sentenced to life in prison for his role in the robbery and the deaths caused during the event.

In 1907, after serving 14 years in the Kansas State Penitentiary, Emmett Dalton was pardoned by the governor of Kansas. He moved to California, where he began a new life as an author, real estate developer, and occasional actor. He published a book titled Beyond the Law in 1918, which was later adapted into a silent film. He also wrote a memoir, When the Daltons Rode (1931), co-authored with Jack Jungmeyer, which detailed his experiences with the gang and was later adapted into a film in 1940.