Nel 1887 il maggiore dei fratelli "Frank Dalton", vice sceriffo federale appartenente all'"United States Marshals Service", venne ucciso in uno scontro a fuoco con dei malviventi durante il servizio. ###>It was also known as The Dalton Brothers because three of its members were brothers; it should however be noted that not all of the gang members came from the Dalton family, and not all of the Dalton brothers were in the gang.