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Episode 2 of 2

Emmett Dalton's Survival and Imprisonment

When
October 5, 1892 – March 1893
Where
Coffeyville, Kansas
Part of
Dalton Gang's failed double bank robbery at Coffeyville

Emmett Dalton survived the shootout with 23 gunshot wounds, was treated locally, and later sentenced to life imprisonment.

Emmett received 23 gunshot wounds, including injuries to his arms, hip, and back. He was treated at a drug store above the bank. In March 1893, he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to life in the penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas.

Sources

  1. Dalton Gang Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06
  2. Emmett Dalton Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
  3. Coffeyville, Kansas Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19

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