The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-23
JOHN X. BEIDLER DEAD
he Famous Leader Of Early Justice In
Montana Dies Of PneumOnia.
Re led the vigilantes On Maay Raids On
Road Agents and Osher Crfnninals-
what WAS Done In the Legts-
lature Yesterday.


Jan. 22.-JOhu n. Beidler, bct-
ter known To old time Montanians as X.
Bielder, died early this morning of pne,-
monia. He was about the last of the
vigilant leaders, and was the hest known
OF that famous organization. He had been
III for n few days though his death resulted
unexpectedly from heart failure. He was
born i'm Harrisburg So years ago. After an
~eventful career i'm Kansas where Inc was
"a lieutenant of John Brown, he went To
Colorado and thence tn Virginia City i'm
this state. This was IN the early lays
when the country was over run with road
agents. His first appearance as defender
Of Justice was at the trial of George Ives
i'm Virginia City, i'm December. 1St3. He
assisted i'm executing Ives and afterwards
became a very active and useful
mittee. He il said tn have executed
more men than any man i'm Montana. The
story of his deeds of daring and adven-
lures with criminals would fll IL volume.
He was for many years u United states
marshall and was for n time collector of
CUSTOMS, when Helena was the port OF
entry. He was N q gun messenger Tor
Wells, Fargo & Go. and Gillman, Salstsiry
4 Co. DURING all this time he never threw
up his hands nor lost an ounce OF dust
though his coach was often stopped. His
gcnialty was proverbial, and n host OF
friends are left tn mourn his death. The
funeral will be held on Saturday i'm the
opera house under the direction of the
pioneers society. Colonel VIII
deliver the Grafton.
During the early lays of Montana, y.
Bicdler was known as one of the most
adventurous of spirits i'm this section and
his name is connected with many events
that had passed into history. His auto
biography has been written by himself
aud in fragnentary sket hes by every
man from the east who ever
met him. Some of he stories regarding
him read like fairy tales. He served as n
scout and as prospector and miner, but
the capacity i'm which he claimed pre-
cminence was as n emb OF the
He was one of the few men who made n
boast of his connection with that organi-
zation. and he was always happy when he
had u listener who was ready to give an
attentive ear To his relation of his cx-
ploits with hat organization. He was
never SO happy as when showing photo
graphs alleged to he men who had paid
the extreme penalty at the hands of the
vigilantes. and explaining the part he had
taken i'm the executions. He posed as one
of the characters of the territory, and was
unwilling to hide his light under u bushel.
The house ~ representatives again
transacted con~sideEable business to-day.
Barrows Introduce a bill this morning to
provide for sessions of The supreme court.
Bills were also introduced by Hollywood
regulating the hours for underground mini
ing; by Wallace to prescribe compcnsa-
ton for the clerk of the supreme court;
by Comfy to appropriate public moneys to
defray the expenses of The executive, leg
~islative and judicial departments and to
pay the interest of the public debt for the
first fiscal year. This bill was read twice
and referred to the committee on print
ing. Beach introduced n bill requiring
county and district officers to report fees
sent by them to the county
commissioners and rec iring county
clerks to report the substance thereof to
the state auditor, and for the publication
of the same.
Barrows' bill tai amend the game law
was read twice and referred to the COM
mittee on printing. The house went into
"a committee of the whole for the discus
sion of wallace's bill.
The rumps did n good deal of business,
i'm their way, of Introducing and discuss
ing bills. Among other things, they tried
to change IA clause i'm the constitution,
hut to their surprise they found that ~ two
third vote of all representatives elected
was necessary - accomplish this.