, 1875-02-14

buzzards, until cut down and removed by rheil
! friends,
! TIC Hlwkins trio arrayed. thenlsetvel
; against this committee, and took strdnf
! sides with the rnf6ane for whose punish.
! ment it waB created. JEFF, especially, wat
1abidB opposed to the Figilantes, and loudly de,
nounced all their actions. He WAS hand-and-
! glove With the vicious mob, and did all in biz
| power to screen, protect, and encourage its
members. His house Was the t1ybtins- place
for all Of them. and many night has it been
invaded By the Vlgilautes in pursuit Of eome
! cFimina! upon whom they were determined te
! him into deeper disrepute than heretofore.
While crime mas thus rampant, ana the deadly
+, work Ut the Vlgilantes showing itself in the
, swinging corpaes Of its victims found each
morning dangling from neichboring trees, .
band, calling itself
!; THE !. REGULATORS"
Nse formed TO oppose the Vigilance Committee.
| It was composed Of tho eambIers and other out
laws, and the Hankius we're active in executing
its purposes. It declared war against the Vigi-
stating that avery man hung by them (tho Vigi-
lantea) would be summarily avenged by the i'm
medlato death OF five members of tue Committee:
This bloodthitsty billet was igned Five to One.
4 bitter feud waged for some time, marked with
blooashea upon both sides. The Tigl1sntes,
however, possessed the stronger organization,
and pursued it's active policy without much
molestatiop from the organized horde OF rufhans
with whom operated the Hanklns brothers, now
Of the elegant gambling-rooms Ut III Clark
street. This bloodthrsty band soon RTerved
from the purpose for 3h.ch it vas originally
formed, and instead Of deyoting itself TO aveng-
ing IFS friends aud members whom the Tlgllantes
saw tit to string up it employed itself in
PLUSDER1SG AND IuRpER1sa 1sNocENr MEN.
Assuming to act in v1ndlcation OF law aid
! order, it seized upon men possessed Of money,
charged them with some crime, robbed them,
aud hung them to the nearest tree. In exp'ana-
tion of, and in the wav Of vindicatiug, this con-
| duct. they would attach to the suspended tndes
pocket or :. Road Agent" Miners successful
in unearthing the hidden treasures which
they sought, end grown rich, when
. about to leave the settlement for the States
would be meta short distance from the camp bv
this mob, dispossessed OF thoit gold, s*1mg up
beyond the power to tell tales, tud thus pla-
,, carded.
ln all of this tniquity tha Hankins xsre bs-
leTed 10 te
ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS.
It was known that they wete in sympathy with
rhs MN derous gang, aad there WAS no doubt In
the minds OF the respectable portion Of the law
and-order rortlon ct the, settlement that they
operated in conjunction with it.
AZ about tits time IL Hanklu5 got himself
into other SERIOUS trouble, which eventually iu-
dnced him and his brothers to emisrs.e with
considerable dispatch to q healthier citrate.
Blackfont City Was destitute OF feuaie society.
The soft voice OF q woman vas rarely heard
there The advent OF petticoat Wsa = novel
aud bew,ldering circumstance, and cleated an
Intense hutter among the red-shil ted miners. 10
supply this iamentaGle deficiency in Gods best
glft, to man, an enterprising citizen
ntroRTED FouR PKErossEss1So DAhsE1s
,, from Ssp Francisco. TO afford the camp an op-
portunity to 1anguish in their smiles and sue
. cumb 10 their Establishments. the, same. enter
p.ising individual rented D hail wherein he gave
nigbt1y dances. the g,rls taking part IN this
Ta1psichorean exercise, and being open for ell
gagements to the lucky miners ior wata, qua
dra1le. or .shindig." By tho rales Of tbs houso
The miner uas allowed to retain his fasr partner
, for but one dance, alter which he gallAntly
treated her to the decoction OF her choice, after
!! consuming which she fell into the han1a Of the
'.pext" By this beautiful system, all Of the
miners we're gladdened With 8 brief period OF
female society, aud the receipts Of the bar we're
<yerT ma,eria ly Increased. Thess girls, IN the
parlance OF the mInets we're csi'ed ''Hefders.
They Mere employed for the purpose indicated
atove, aud we're paid . certain percentage On
the receipts Of the house.
Business van good the employment was lucra-
tive, and the girls tbgssheE, after = few weeSs.
had anasstd thes sun of -, ,09o. They roomed
together in q building adjoining one occupied by
AL HASK1Ns AID BIS MISTRESS.
Parties unknown sontered their apaftnients one
night and decanped with their $4,t0o The
robbery created quite Rensation, but no one
for some time was suspected. Not great while
after, Al became involved IN bitter quarrel
-bouse. During the period Of their luminosity.
both we're ipd to make important reveia-
Ga ssa concerning 4nss eaGS 0lSs s s Mfs vso TO
lad stolen the gnls' money. All repndisted the
was the guilty rascal. Wells, moreover, vowed
that Al lad proposed to him 10 arm themselves
and waylay certain miners who were about to
leave tile diggings for Fort Benton and that be
(Al) vas at the bottom Of humber o. robbet1es
that had been committed IN the r1c1nlty.
Wells ahd Al were
BROUGHT 70 TnIAL ... -
ON charge of stealing the money from tho " Heru-
ers, but an easlly bouGhi-up judiciary allowed
them to escapepnnishment Courts OF Justice we're
said, for an oifense whatever was ever secured
in Blackfoot City justice dispenBaT. The
inhabitants Of the camp had not the slightest
doubt that Al and Wel!s committed the robbery.
This affair." taken in conjunction With their
known eympathies was q hard deai for tbs
Hankins brothers. BlackYoot City became
TOO sULTRT FOR THEM.
They fell under the surveillance OF tho Vigilance
Committee. At ona Of its sessions the propriety
OF ridding the community OF them By tho usual
and Jeff barely escaped the halter
through the Intervention OF friend upon the
Committee, who maintained that the interests OF
Btackfoot City society would be- subserved II the
THO OF EQayeH we're ollOWeQ 10 uepaf..
They were notified Of this action. The "Head-
quarters ~ wry suddenly changed hands, end lts
three propretors very hastily vamosed.
AND THIS IS TIE PATTY
now located at No. 121 South Clark street. Cen
tlemcn of the Bonrd OF Trade, young men. all
who hazard on the turn OF the pasteboards at
this infamous den, these are the rascals you are
daily patronizing. whose diuners you eat, whose
vines ron d1ink, who are "honorable gamblers,
and vllose game you are foolish enough to be-
I;eye III * on tile square,"
And, gentlemen OF the Grand Jury end IT; !;
States Attorney, the public looks to yon to nd 1t
OF these deeplcab!e kDaycs who are battenlng
upon blasted regulations and moral run and
disgrace.
Ore Of these men is member OF the Board
Of Trade. Is It not time for some reputable
member of that organization to move to e1pel
hin2 Ode OF them u q momoer OF the henni-
cott Shooting Club. Is it not time Tor
that organization to. kick him ont,
or refuse to associate with such
q creature Can any gentleman associate WITH
: man whom tho rough miners Of Montana could
not solerate' The state's-Attorney can 40
something to rid the community Of these WI
lures !; the community itself can do more By put.
ting tho brand of Cain upon these 'outlhws o.
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