The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-07-11
MONTANA VlGILANrES.
Hunting Down Woatorn Outlaws
and Road Agents.
An Oid deputy -sherIrs story ~ th'
nsys of iAwlrssnes, aud riunder-
THE Notorious riummer and
Ills Murdrrous Gang.

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bay. Of iawlcs.ncs, aud Plumber
The Notorious rlummer and
Ills Nurdcrou- Gang.
There Is o curious fellow now living
IN Montana who came to the Territory
many years ago, and who, II is said, ro-
cciycd an offer from an Eastern pub
Usher not long ago Of ten thousand dol
lars cash II he would but come on and
relate his experiences, 50 that they
could be- written up for publication. He
is j. y, Bcidlcr, or \. Boidlcr, ~ he IL
iAmlinrly known, and no ono has con
veycd more terror to the hearts Of evil
docrs than this same old fellow, who
has followed the calling OF Deputy
Sheriff in Montana since the days of
the first hanging in Rattlcsnake Gulch.
His hair is whilcncd, aud he has lost
much of his former activity. yet his eye
retains the same keen glitter and fear
lessncss that caused many an outlaw TO
quail, and his hand Is as quick as ever
to grasp his revolver. \. Boidler was
In the Montana mining camps rs far
back rs 1868. and remembers many an
occurrence that now forms part Of the
unwrtten history Of the Territory. IIe
knew the notorious Henry plummer
very well; was present Mt the
first execution In the Territory
was u member Of the first Vigi.
lance Committee ever organized in
the Northwest, and assisted at th,
execution Of Plummer, the famous rob
Der chlcitain. In 1868 the gang wa
thoroughly organized, while the miners
were without organization. Henry
Plummcr, who had been selected NJ
Sheriff by the miners at Bannack, had
appointed members Of his band as dep
utlcs for all the country now known M
Montana They did pretty much ~
they pleased. numbering and robblnl
promiscuously anybody and everybod,
worth the trouble. Horses, coaches
travellers and miners were marked II
some mysterious manner, so that few
honest men escaped the leyeled shot
guns aud the command "Ilalt throw
up your handsl' Plummer even as
prod TO b. Marshal Of tho Territory
and forwarded his application to Wash
ingion. His commission came on,
understand. after he was hung. Anon,
nj, deputies was a Young man named !
w. Dillingham;. Hc was a Philadel
phian graduate Of Glrard College
a line.lookinp. handsome Young fcllo,
Of about twenty.six years of nee, win
came West with n great many other
during those stirring times, In search O
the Golden Fleece. Being one OF Plum
mers deputies before tbs complete or
gnnizaiion u the gang. he was Iirs
sounded and finally let into the secrets O
the organization: but, nevertheless
he was honest nj heart. aud had n
sympathies with them One evening h
June, 1868, while campcd near Han
mack. he accidentally overheard Buc
Stin.on. George Ives, IIaze Lyon an
Charley Forbes. all deputies Of Plum
mcr, plotting to murder a miner name
Dodge, who intended to leave Bannac
the naxt day with some two thousan
dollars In gold dust for Virginia City
then new camp Their plan was I
meet Dodge nj Rattlesnake Crossing.
few miles from Bannnck. and tRcr
waylay and rob him, and. II necessar,
murder him. Dillingham; hastily sougI
ont Dodge. with whom he was well 4.
auaintcd, and notified him Of n
danger. Dodge was an honest, M
snspsciing fellow. and paid little attcr
; tion to the warning. The next day
started for Virginia City with n
money. but when he reached Rattl,
snake Crossing. there, sure enougl
were the four deputies, Ives. stinsol
Lyon and Forbes, whom Dodge locke
, upon a. officers of tho law and WI
rather GLAD 10 meet. Dodge was wa
, acquainted with the fur scoundrel
but supposed them 10 be honest moi
/ aud 30 he gave the quartetis