Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1894 — SAT ON THE WOULD-BE ROBBER. [ARTICLE]

SAT ON THE WOULD-BE ROBBER.

John Dalton Conceals Himself Inside a Stuffed Buffalo. A train-robber named John Dalton was captured by one of the Northwestern express messengers beyond Deadwood, S. D. Dalton had himself expressed on the inside of a stufied buffalo, but his game was spoiled by his removing one of the animal’s glass eyes, through the socket of which he stuck a six-shooter, covering the messenger. The latter, however, got out of range and leaped upon the back of the stuffed animal. The back caved in and he dropped upon the robber inside, and sat on him until the next station was reached, when he was turned over to the authorities. The safe contained $50,(00,’ Evidently Dalton had confederates, wTio were to act at his signal. They have not been apprehended.