S•e sri Court of the 1lt JudiLcis Dietrict of MontansTerritory.]

VIGILANTES OF MONTANA.A FULL AND COMPLET B ISTORT OF

TUR CHALE, CAPTURE, TRIAL AND EXECU-TION OF ALL THE OUTLAWS WHO FIG-URED LN THE BLOODY DRAMA.

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CHAPTER ZIV.TAE OPXI•~O or THn BALL-GEORGo IVES.

They mustered io their simple drems,For wrongs to seek a stern redress.

As a matter of course, after the failureof Justice in the case of the murderers ofDillingham, the state of society, bad as itwas, rapidly deteriorated, untila man couldhardly venture to entertain a belief that hewas safe for a single day. We have beenrepeatedly shown places where bullets nesedto come through the chinks between the logsseparating one of the stores in town from asaloon. Wounded men lay almost unnoticedabout the city, and a night or day without

recognized as a small and welcome instal-ment of the milennium. Men dared not gofrom Virginia to Nevada or Summit afterdark. A few out of the hundreds of instancesmust suffice. A Dutchman,known as DutchFred, was met by one of the band, whoordered him to throw up his hands, as usual.Finding he had $5 in Treasury Notes withhim, the robber told him he would take themat par, and added, with a volley of curses,' If ever you come this way -with only $5,I'll shoot you; d-d you, I'll shoot you any-how," and raising his pistol, he shot him inthe arm. Another man was robbed of twoor three dollars, about two or three milesbelow Nevada, and was told that if ever hecame with as little money again they wouldkill him_

George Ives was a young man of ratherprepossessing appearance, probably twenty-seven years old. His complexion and hairwere light, and his eyes blue. He wore nowhiskers. His height was nearly six feet,and he wore a soldier's overcoat and a lightfelt hat. The carriage of this renowneddesperado was sprightly, and his coolnesswas imperturbable. Long practice in confronting. danger had made him absolutelyfearless. He would face death with an indif-ference that had become constitutional, andthe spirit of reckless bravado with which hewas animated made him the terror of thecitizens. He would levy black mail underthe guise of a loan and as a matter of sport,and to show the training of his horse, hewould back the animal into the windows ofa store, and then ride off laughing. In look-ing at Ives a man would, at first sight, befavorably impressed; but a closer examina-tion by any one skilled in physiognomy,would detect in the lines of the mouth andin the strange, fierce and sinister gleam ofthe eye, the quick spirit which made himnot only the terror of the community, but thedread of the band of ruffians with whom hewas associated.

As before mentioned, he was with HenryPlummer w'hen he started to rob Langfordand Hauser; he assisted at the robbery ofthe coaches in October and November, and,after that, he figured as a highwayman withAleck Carter, down on Snake River, underthe alias of Lewis.

In company with a friend, he visited hiscomrades, Hunter and Carter, at Brown'sGulch, and on their way back, among thehills which form, as it were, the picket-lineof the Ramshorn Mountains, the two metAnton M. Holter, now a citizen of Virginia.They politely invited him to replenish theirexchequers by a draft on his own, which,under the circumstances, he instantly did;but he was able at the moment to honor onlya small check. They read him a lectureupon the impropriety of travelling with sosmall a sum in his possession, and then, asan emphatic confirmation of their expresseddispleasure, George drew his revolver and,aiming at his head, sent a ball through hishat, grazing his scalp. A second shot, withmore deliberate aim, was only prevented bythe badness of the cap. After this failure,this "Perfect gentleman" went his way,and so did iolter, doubtless blessing thecap maker.Tex was a frequent companion of Ives, whowas also intimate with Plummer, and Georgeused frequently to show their letters, writ-ten in cypher, to unskilled if ciot unsuspect-ing citizens. He spent a life of ceaselessand active wickedness up to the very day ofhis capture.

Perhaps the most daring and cold bloodedof all his crimes was the murder which hecommitted near the Cold Spring Ranche. Aman had been whipped for larceny nearNevada, and to escape the sting of the lash,he offered to give information about theRoad Agents. Ives heard of it, and meet-ing him purposely between Virginia andDempsey's, he deliberately fired at him withhis double-barrelled gun. The gun was sobadly loaded and the man's coat so thicklypadded that the buckshot did not take effect,upon which he coolly drew his revolver and,talking to him all the time, he shot him dead.This deed was perpetrated in broad day-light, on a highway-a very BloomingdaleRoad of the community--'and yet, there, inplain view of Daley's and the Cold SpringRanche, with two or three other teams insight, he assassinated his victim, in a cooland business like manner, and when themurdered man had fallen from his horse, hetook the animal by the bridle and led it offamong the hills.Ives then went to George Hilderman and

told him that he should likp to stay at hiswakiup for a few days, as he had killed .aman near Cold Spring Ranche, and theremight be some stir and excitement about it.In about half an hour after, some travel-

lers arrived at the scene of the murder. Thebody was still warm, but lifeless, and someof the neighbors from the surroundingranches dug a lonely grave in the beautifulvalley, and there, nameless, uncofined andunwept, the poor victim,

"Life's fitful fever over,Sleeps well."

The passer by may even now notice thesolitary grave, where he lies,marked as it stillis by the upheaved earth, on the left side ofthe road as he goes down the valley, about amile on the Virginia side of the Cold SpringRanche.

All along the route the ranchmen knewthe Road Agents, but the certainty of instantdeath in case they revealed what they knewenforced their silence, even when they werereally desirons of giving information orwarning.

Nicholas Tbalt had sold a span of mulesto his employers, Butschy and Clark, whopaid him the money. Taking the gold with

bhim, e went to Dempsey's Ranche to bringp. tt 8animals. Not retauriag for somemel, they ooneluded that he had run away

with the male and were greatl7 grievedthat a person 'hey had trusted so implicitlye e4 10ie to them. They were, however,mistake. Faisthful to his trust, he had gonedie4k marle, mad *et his death from theheat et George Ives, who shot him robbedi~ ' b e p• d'Mei his moes. If eelt seremped LIhab t hof ei deed; bat he

was innocent of it, as was also Hildermanwho was a petty thief and hider, but neitheimurderer nor road agent. His gastronomicfeats at Bannack had procured him the nalmthe American Pie-Eater. Ives contradictechimself at his execution, stating that AleceCarter was the murderer; but in this h:wronged his own soul. His was the blood3hand that committed the crime. Long Johnsaid, on his examination at the trial, thathe did not see the shots fired, but that he sasNicholas coming with the mules, and Geo.Ives going to meet him; that Ives rode uashortly after with the mules, and said thatthe Dutchman would never trouble anybod3again.

The body of the slaughtered young manlay frozen, stiff and stark, among the sagebrush, whither it had been dragged, unseesof man; but the eye of Omniscience resteeon the blood-stained corpse, and the fiat olthe Eternal Judge ordered the wild bird ofthe mountains to point out the spot, and,by a miracle, to reveal the crime. It wasthe finger of God that indicated the sceneof the assassination, and it was His willstirring in the hearts of the honest and indig.nant gazers on the ghastly remains of Tbaltthat organized the party which, though notthen, formally enrolled as a Vigilance Com-mittee, was the nucleus and embryo of theorder-the germ from which sprang thatgoodly tree, under the shadow of whosewide-spreading branches the citizens ofMontana can lie downi and sleep in peace.

Nicholas Tbalt was brought into Nevadaon a wagon, after being missing for ten days.William Herren came to Virginia and in-formed Tom Baume, who at once went downto where the body lay. The head had beenpierced by a ball, which had entered justover the left eye. On searching the clothesof the victim, he found in his rocket a knifewhich he had lent him in Washington Gulch,Colorado, two years before, in presence ofJ. X. •eidler and Willi3m i1y l1

The marks of a small lariat were on thedead man's wrists and neck. He had beendragged through the brush, while living,after being shot, and when found, lay on hisface, his right arm bent across his chest andhis left grasping the willows above him.

William Pahner was coming across theStinkingwater Valley, near the scene of themurder, ahead of his wagon, with his shotgun on his shoulder. A grouse rose in frontof him, and he fired. The bird droppeddead on the body of Tbalt. On finding thegrouse on the body, he went down to thewakiup, about a quarter of a mile below thescene of the murder, and seeing Long Johnand'George lilderman there, he told themthat there was the body of a dead manbelow, and asked them if they would helphim to put the corpse into his wagon, andthat he would take it to town, and see if itcould be identified. They said, "No; thatis nothing. They kill people in Virginia,exery day, and there's nothing said aboutit, and we want to have nothing to dowith it."

The man lay for half a day exposed inthe wagon, after being brought up to Nevada.Elk Morse, William Clark and Tom Baumegot a coffin made for him; took him up tothe burying ground above Nevada; interredhim decently, and, at the foot of the grave,a crotched stick was placed, which is, webelieve, still standing.

The indignation of the people was excitedby the spectacle. The same afternoon, threeor four of the citizens raised twenty-fivemen, and left Nevada at 10 P. x. The partysubscribed an obligation before starting,binding them to mutual support, etc., andthen travelled on, with silence and speed,towards the valley of the Stinkingwater.Calling at a ranche on their way, they ob-tained an accession to their numbers, in theperson of the man who eventually broughtIves to bay, after he had escaped from theguard who had him in charge. Several menwere averse to taking him with them, notbelieving him to be a fit man for such anerrand ; but they were greatly mistaken,forhe was both honest and reliable, as theyafterwards found.

Avoiding the travelled road, the trooprode round by the bluff, so as to keep clearof Dempsey's Ranche. About six miles fur-ther on, they called at a cabin and got aguide, to pilot them to the rendezvous.

At about half-past three in the morning,they crossed Wisconsin Creek, at a pointsome seven miles below Dempsey's, andfound that it was frozen, but that the ice wasnot strong enough to carry the weight ofman and horse, and they went through oneafter another, at different points, some ofthe riders having to get down, in order tohelp their horses, emerging half drowned onthe other side, and continuing their journey,cased in a suit of frozen clothes, which, asone of them observed, " Stuck to them likedeath to a dead nigger." Even the irre-pressible Tom Baume was obliged to take asharp nip on his "quid," and to summon allhis fortitude to his aid to face the cold ofhis ice-bound "rig."

The leader called a halt about a mile fur-ther on, saying, "Every one light from hishorse, hold him by the bridle, and make nonoise till day break." Thus they stood mo-tionless for an hour and a half. At the firstpeep of day, the word was given, "Boys,mount your horses, and not a word pass,until we are in sight of the wakiup." Theyhad not travelled far when a dog barked.Instantly they put spurs to their horses, andbreaking to the right and left, formed the"surround," every man reining up with hisshot-gun bearing on the wakiup. The leaderjumped from his horse, and seeing eight orten men sleeping on the ground in front ofthe structure, all wrapped up in blankets,sang out, "The first man that raises willget a quart of buckshot in you, before youcan say Jack Robinson." It was too darkto see who they were, so he went on to thewakiup, leaving his horse in charge of oneof the party, half of whom had dismountedand the others held the horses. "Is LongJohn here ?" he asked. "Yes," said thatlongitudinal individual. "Come out here;I want you." "Well," said he, "I guess Iknow what you want me for." "Probablyyou do; but hurry up; we have got no timeto lose." " Well," said John, "wait till Iget my moccasins on, won't you?" "Bequick about it, then," observed his captor.Immediately after he came out of the wakiup,and they waited about half an hour beforeit was light enough to see distinctly. Thecaptain took four of his men and Long John,and walked to the place where the murderhad been committed, leaving the remainderof the troop in charge of the other men.They went up to the spot, and there LongJohn was charged with the murder. Palmershowed the position in which the body wasfound. He said, "I did not do it, boys."He was told that his blood would be heldanswerable for that of Nicholas Tbalt; forthat, if he had not killed him, he knew wellwho had done it, and had refused to help top• hi bedj ipte a wagon. " Long John,"said one of the men handling his pistol ashe spoke, "You had better prepare for an-other world." The leader stepped betweenand said " This won't do; if there is nay-thiao to done, l bt a all be tigpther."Lon John was aside by three at them~n• ndt i leeabd up, andthere, fli'sn t a uarter ofa mile o-s Besethe male bought

by X. Beidler in Washington Gualch. Point-ing to the'animal, they said, "John, whosemule is that?" "That's the muale thatNionrode down here," he ashwered. " You knowwhose male that is, John. Things look dark.You had better be thinking of somethinelse now." The mule was sent for, anbrought before him, and he was asked wherethe other two males were. He said he didnot know. He was told that he had betterlook out for another world, for that be wasplayed out in this. He said, " I did not com-mit that crime. If you give me a chance,I'll clear myself." "John," said the leader," You never can do it; for you knew of aman lying dead for nine days, close to yourhouse, and never reported his murder; andyou deserve hanging for that. Why didn'tyou come to Virginia and tell the people?"He replied that he was afraid and dared notdo it. "Afraid of what ?" asked the cap.tain. "Afraid of the men round here.""Who are they?" "I dare not tell whothey are. There's one of them round here."" Where ?" " There's one of them here, atthe wakiup, that killed Nick." "Who ishe?" " George Ives." "Is he down at thewakiup i" "Yes." "You men stand hereand keep watch over John, and I'll go down."Saying this, he walked to the camp.

(To be Corhiued.)

J. J. ROE dA Co.,

Wallace Street,

Virinia City, - - - M T.

Wholesale dealers In

GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

W OULD call the attention of Merchants and thePublic generally to the fact that they are inreceipt of a General assortment of Merchandise,con

silting in part of

M. Louis Double Ex. Flour,

CORN MEAL, BACON, HAMS,

LARD, SUGAR, COFFEE,

CANDLES, SOAP, NUTS,

FIGS, RAISINS, DRIED

FRUITS,

And all articles pertaining to the Grocery line.

A Large Assortment of

LIQUORS AND CICAR8

Of all Descriptions.

C•h•xalmpagzme,

=Bitters,

Wizzes,

Wb•T•lkt.ey.

A General Amsortment of

Farmer'S and Miner's Tools.

Plows, Hoe., Scythes,

Hay Forks, Repes, Grindstones

Etc., Etc., Etc.,

We are constantly receiving Goods from FortBenton.

vln47-v2n20*

-BY-

JOHN S. ROCKFELLOW,No. 5, Jackson Street,

Virginia City, ............M. T.

500 SACKS SALT LAKE FLOUR.50 " ST. LOUIS i

10,000 LBS. NEW BACON.1,000 " NEW BUTTER, CHOICE.

100 CASES CANNED FRUITS.50 " FIELD'S OYSTERS.50 KEGS BELCHER'S GOLDEN SYRUP

500 GALLONS COAL OIL.100 CASES ASSORTED BITTERS.60 BOXES-ASS'T SIZES-GLASS.

100 " WERKS' A ST. LOUIS CANDLES

A Choce lot of Wines and Liquors.3-tf I

J. D. CLAYTO*. a. i. N•_.

CLAYTON & HALE,Wholesale and Rtail Dealenr in

DRUGS & rEDIOIE•S,

CHEMIC .LS,Iaque"r , rain, Oa,

yestalB, Parmery, auware,,widw (las, Coal am s C oal U Lamp,

.VIRCINIA CITY, M. T.

Physiltan'. Pre•.roptiono Care-

ifully Compounded.

EXPRESS LIJE.A J. OLIVER & 0., as rai oma one to twoSeeaoe dad beytweas Citad Jetersa

*e. A Lo a trU- Mb beameMa Vfr-Ida Ckty hn rCbektS City. Dvia Cee Bow Ge,oft Gas th Fseh Galeb, Cotonwooe (DearLs ,eta

W.wae are.lmlu adely li btweeBmlesad Cor-

speoytr sam, st18. 6

Flm.l Settleaeant.A70 h ia heyb an e mwm eg•bmfa.l,

t! w [

EEP neestaatly os had Sad se tee aa@_ ma n kets, . Ssad well nrastictd l ai

CLOT H'INGI

AND

Geuts' IFrtiaktgr B6s.d

COATS,

PANTS,

VESTS,

HATS,

UNDER SHIRTS,

DRAWERS,

OVERSHIRTS OF ALL STYLES,

SOCKS, &c., &c.,

Which I offer to sell both

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,

AT THE

-Cowest jPries

Merchants are particularly requested to give me a callbefore purchasing, as my ilities are such that I can atall times supply them with goods just from the East, at verylow prices.

Remember the "CALIFORNIA STORE! "

Corner of Bridge and Main Streets,

Helena, Montana Territory.

G. GOLDBERG.Q 6*

PIRGI.TYI. CIT1,

HELMENA CITY

HARBWARE STORE!JOHN A. NYE & CO.,

Where Pilgrims and Actual Settlers may always obtain ageneral assortment of

COOK STOVES, CAMP STOVES,

CAST IRON STOVES, PICKS,

SHOVELS, AND MINERS'

FARMERS' AND ME-

CHANICS' TOOLS

GENERALLY.

Tin, Sheet-Iron and Copper Ware.Builder's Hardware, Coffee-Mills, Ox and Horse Shoe

Nails, Carpenters' Tools, and a great variety,of other things pretty, useful and

solid. Job Work in Copper,Tin and Sheet Iron, done

with dispatch. ,JOHN A. NYE & CO.,

43-55c Virginia City and Helena, M. T.

KRALL & PETCHNER'S

Confectionery & BakeryA Large and Fresh Stock oa

CANDIES, CANNED FRUITS

AND

CONFECTIONERIES OF ALL KINDS.

Fine Cigars Wines ead Liquers

KEPT CONSTANTLY ON HAND.

Ball Suppers & Wedding Cakes

Got up on short notion.

Wallace Mt., one door above the 6ema.

Virginia City, M. T., Sept. 10, 1864. 5-17*

penscer Harrist.n Co.,

Lzalxmber Yar.,

Corner of Idaho ad Vamf•aren Sts.,and in the rear of the Golden lat.

ia Nevada.

AIL desa ldt a oer ae alBd at abeo•t looe and onxnemabl Mter. AHll tads of sbs er builege.hbar. MYi tlimniw hm JaeMa, upGraMt Cmsk. 5

Produce for Sale.

rw s •, mp l sr wrr si.n Or r ,at .elo* T Or/K Vl. ab ss s uui q s j'miesla The - bhlC ib .m ndmibsmi dinsd by he:rLC ~ he5~aypl . iJm

~i~-~---AND-~-~'

JB l'IITIH

OFE'IcEJ,

CORNER OF WALLAOE AND JACKSON STS,

Virginia City, M. T.

Having recelved our New btoek of

PRINTING MATERIAL,

We are now prepared to do all kind, of

MT EATNEIB AIND DISPATCH,

POSTERS OP ANY 8IZB.

Plain or in Colors.

CIRCULARS,ILL HEADS, BALL TICKETS

LETTER HEADS,LEGAL BLANKS, BLANK DEEDS,

INVITATION CARDS,PROGRAMMES, BUSINESS CARDS,

MAMMOTH POSTERS,SMALL BILLS, DRAFTS, CHECKS,

ETC.,..... ETC.

CERTIFICATES OF STOCK

-EXECUTED-

IN THE NEATEST STYLE OF THE ART

MONTANA POST

IS THE

PIONEER NEWSPAPEROF MONTANA TERRITORY,

And fithlly devoted to the interests of ou richTerritory.

DANCE & STUART,

Wallace Street, Virginia City, M. T.

Whelesale and Retail Dealers ia

Shiap&e ansd F an Greerles,

Chewing and SmokingTobacco

HARDWARE, CUTLERY, QUUII SWaRu,

MI NINJI•T TOOI_•,

FARMING IMPLEMENTS,

ETC., ETC., ETC.

We have also a large and well aseeted stok of

Saddles, ridules WMp Spms, Sad.

LIBRY-HARDWARE, BOOTS, SHOES,

SHOE FINDINGS AND LATHER,

Of aslDu ipti.a.

Aso Chebs..s M of

NOTIONS AND TOYS,

EITC., ET ., ITO.,At of wMes wae suM Cem N p ara m a sa Castp

iULY an Zusssie - Vs, P

STAGE LINEDmN. OtLLAWAY, Prp r"I.g

carlylag the Ges..t Threugh MaN bere tan

ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC SATATISIH m Lis now r aa~gp La ameoa ti b_

Scoactm betweeon it

Atchison, kmaas and Placervnl, CTnrlI-weely Coakes betwe

&alt Lake as1 . Waixle I4hVi.a Boi City, WestHannack. a.

TRI-WEEKLY COACHES

Between

Great Salt Lake City & Virgl~ aCity, M. T. via Bannack City,

crryin the

W. s. MAIL AND PA$sEaNB3I .

Almo, tri-weekly coaches between Virginia City~

Coaches *Great Salt Lake City and Banack itleave Virginia City

EVERY ALTERNATE DAY,

connecting at Bear River with coaches to Boise and WanlWalla, and at Great Salt lake City. with the Daily Lim

Atlantic States, Nevada and Califori

For frther particulars apply at the olcce.NAT. STEIN, Agent.

27.52 Virginia City, Montana Territory.

Geo. H. Hana The. Hoopl

..•.W.4 a" CO.,Wallace Street, Virginia City, M. T.,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

G rO ED RS

COMMISSION MERCHANTSHave on hand and for sale a complete assortment t

am tLO C _.LIE38e.nLtinug in part of

SUGAR,S COFFEE,

TEAS.DRIED FRUITS OF ALL KIND.CAN FRUITS OF ALL KINDS,

OYSTERS, SARDINES, etc., etc.

ROPrES AND NAILS OF EVERY SIZr

A Number 1 article ot

COalifornia Win2e,

Cigars and Tobacco, Flavoring Extracts, Shboels, HafaPLcks, etc., etc.

4,000 Pounds of Petates

JUST RECEIVED !

HERRMANN, SHWAB LOEB.

(2 doors above Stonewall Hall, Wallace St.,)

Virginia City, M. T.

AVING purhasha their Goods in the Easten Markn,on vorable terms and hafving igrted d4m

throh with their own teams, they wilbe to lacheap a any houbs In town, thefrsplmdid stock of

QUEENSWARE,

GROCERIES,

LIQUORS,

DRY GOODS,

CLOTHING,

CIGARS.

The Qneemswar I. of exoellemt quality and suiable rRHatanranitsad Hotels, as well as r pivate br•rlie

B. Y. DUBlu. W. B. HUcnL

And drans i

GENERAL MERCHANDISE

Boise Cilt, Idaho Territory.

33V5R3N~ga:

All rn A Lsr PodUan&OtnHas UJlJ * Co., 8r.DdoWarn. I= hd, 1w Yhs OY.HoNd a H 0.8. L UBoo & Dmaa.., Virinia l H. T. 34k

W. H. Dir, C. C. Homl, J. P. D..gb iy.

D4IMl SDfI L 4' Co.,Opperite the Pait (pc,,

vmiwI18 CITY, M . ?."WBUOL3ALU AND RMTAU

Groeers, Stoage & OaplmmkskamMerebmats,

Desim InLklmus. 11a Sawa,~ Its % D4 Bo:, Cott

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