The Vigilantes of Montana, or Popular Justice in the Rocky Mountains

By Thomas J. Dimsdale

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Excerpt: "The object of the writer in presenting this narrative to the public, is twofold. His intention is, in the first place, to furnish a correct history of an organization administering justice without the sanction of constitutional law; and secondly, to prove not only the necessity for their action, but the equity of their proceedings. Having an intimate acquaintance with parties cognizant of the facts related, and feeling certain of the literal truth of the statements contained in this history, he offers it to the people of the United States, with the belief that its perusal will greatly modify the views of those even who are most prejudiced against the summary retribution of mountain law, and with the conviction that all honest and impartial men will be willing to admit both the wisdom of the course pursued and the salutary effect of the rule of the Vigilantes in the Territory of Montana. It is also hoped that the history of the celebrated body, the very mention of whose name sounded as a death-knell in the ears of the murderers and Road Agents, will be edifying and instructive to the general reader. The incidents related are neither trivial in themselves, nor unimportant in their results; and, while rivalling fiction in interest, are unvarnished accounts of transactions, whose fidelity can be vouched by thousands. As a literary production, the author commits it to the examination of the critical without a sigh. If any of these author-slayers are inclined to be more severe in their judgment than he is himself, he trusts they will receive the reward to which their justice entitles them; and if they should pass it by, he cannot but think that they will exercise a sound discretion, and avoid much useless labor. With all its imperfections, here it is."

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GenreBiography and Memoir, History

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Publish dateJul 15, 2022

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1PREFACE.

2CHAPTER I. Introductory—Vigilance Committees.

3CHAPTER II. THE SUNNY SIDE OF MOUNTAIN LIFE.

4CHAPTER III. SETTLEMENT OF MONTANA.

5CHAPTER IV. THE ROAD AGENTS.

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6CHAPTER V. THE DARK DAYS OF MONTANA.

7CHAPTER VI. THE TRIAL.

8CHAPTER VII. PLUMMER VERSUS CRAWFORD.

9CHAPTER VIII. A CALENDAR OF CRIMES.

10CHAPTER IX. PERILS OF THE ROAD.

11CHAPTER X. THE REPULSE.

12CHAPTER XI. THE ROBBERY OF PEABODY &amp; CALDWELL’S COACH.

13CHAPTER XII. THE SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA CITY AND THE MURDER OF DILLINGHAM.

14CHAPTER XII.

15CHAPTER XIII. THE ROBBERY OF THE SALT LAKE MAIL COACH BY GEORGE IVES, BILL GRAVES alias WHISKEY BILL, AND BOB ZACHARY.

16CHAPTER XIV. THE OPENING OF THE BALL—GEORGE IVES.

17CHAPTER XV. THE FORMATION OF THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.

18CHAPTER XVI. THE DEER LODGE SCOUT.

19CHAPTER XVII. DUTCH JOHN (WAGNER.)

20CHAPTER XVIII. THE ARREST AND EXECUTION OF HENRY PLUMMER, THE ROAD AGENT CHIEF, BUCK STINSON AND NED RAY.

21CHAPTER XIX. THE EXECUTION OF “THE GREASER” (JOE PIZANTHIA,) AND DUTCH JOHN, (WAGNER.)

22CHAPTER XX. THE CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF BOONE HELM, JACK GALLAGHER, FRANK PARISH, HAZE LYONS AND CLUB-FOOT GEORGE (LANE.)

23CHAPTER XXI. THE DEER LODGE AND HELL GATE SCOUT—CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF STEPHEN MARSHLAND, BILL BUNTON, CYRUS SKINNER, ALECK CARTER, JOHNNY COOPER, GEORGE SHEARS, ROBERT ZACHARY AND WILLIAM GRAVES, (WHISKEY BILL.)

24CHAPTER XXII. CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF BILL HUNTER.

25CHAPTER XXIII. THE ARREST AND EXECUTION OF CAPTAIN J. A. SLADE WITH A SHORT ACCOUNT OF HIS PREVIOUS CAREER.

26CHAPTER XXIV. THE EXECUTION OF JAMES BRADY, FOR SHOOTING MURPHY, AT NEVADA.

27CHAPTER XXV. THE SNAKE RIVER SCOUT—CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF JEM KELLY.

28CHAPTER XXVI. ARREST AND EXECUTION OF JOHN DOLAN, ALIAS JOHN COYLE, ALIAS “HARD HAT,” FOR ROBBING JAMES BRADY OF $700 IN GOLD.

29CHAPTER XXVII. CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF R. C. RAWLEY.

30CHAPTER XXVIII. THE TRIAL AND DEATH OF JOHN KEENE alias BOB BLACK, THE MURDERER OF HARRY SLATER.

31CHAPTER XXIX. CAPTURE AND EXECUTION OF JAKE SILVIE alias JACOB SEACHRIEST, A ROAD AGENT AND MURDERER OF TWELVE YEARS STANDING, AND THE SLAYER OF TWELVE MEN.

32BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES OF THE LEADING ROAD AGENTS OF PLUMMER’S BAND, AND OTHERS.

33CHAPTER XXX. HENRY PLUMMER.

34CHAPTER XXXI.

35CHAPTER XXXII. CONCLUSION.