September 7, 1893 It’s a stifling hot Thursday morning in Delta, Colorado. Shops are open for business; most folks are inside, trying to beat the heat, or staying in the shade if they have to be out and about. At around 10:45 a.m., Bill McCarty and his son Fred are conducting business inside the Farmers and Merchants bank—with guns in hand. Bill orders cashier Andrew Blachly and his assistant Harry Wolbert to raise their hands. Fred jumps up on the partition, aiming to get behind the coun
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