The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-06
HELENA'S ROAD TO ORDER.
QUICK WORK MADE OF JIM DAILY'S
GANG OF DESPERADOES.

to lavieaaueua-Hsv Sim paiIy Cheated
the t!ibbet-The wipinE out OF the GnnE
Brought About BY - MJHterioua Milincr.
"Big Jim Daily was about rs tough q man as
over pulled a gun or robbed n stage coach in tho
great Northwest during the year that country
was teing made by tho building of the Northern
Pacific Railroad, and 1 saw him hanged and had
n hand In tho hanging" said a New Yorker who
was ono of tho Montana pioneers. This was
In 1869, and the events that led to Dnily's lynch.
ing. and those that followed 1t. were among the
bloodicst that marked the efforts of the dc.
cent people who were striving for n foothold
there to cloan out tho lawless element.
This element had full sway in Helena when the
engineer corps OF the Northern Pacific arrived
at that place with their survey. Fights and dis.
orders Of all kinds were of constant occurrence
at tho gambling bells. h~urdy-gurdies, and SINH.
lar establishments In tho town, until at last tho
reputable citizens organized themselves into
Regulators ana posted notices to tho %rustlers,
gamblers. and bad men generally that they
| must leave without delay or DO summarily
cleaned out.
THE climax was reached with the holding up
OF tho Fort Rchton stage coach by jim Daily's
gang OF road agents. The Helena Regulators
pursued the gang, and after n battle lasting
several hours, during which a number of tho
Regulators were killed and the gang much
thinned out by bullets, the outlaws were routed
and Jim Daily himself was captured. Ho was
badly wounded and was taken to Helena, kept
over night, and strung up from a tree tho next
morning. The directing influence of the
Regulators was q stalwart and determined citi-
zen who had been a Judge somewhere in the
East and whose word was law with tho organized
residents. He made the moose with which Jim
Daily was hanged. as this was tho first hanging
in the place. A young New Yorker, who was a
member Of the engineer corps, taught him how
to make a hangman's knot during the evening
preceding the lynching.
although Jim Daily was hanged, 1t wasn't
the hanging that killed him. A good many Of
the dcsperado's sympathizers had accompanied
the lyncbers to the place OF execution. which
was on tho outskirts of the town. They were
ugly and lowering, but did not dare make any
hostile demonstration or undertake a rescue.
head. Daily cursing him and everybody the
TO. be driven from under him. Among .DaiIy''s
friends who were present was q grin. looking
meath q broad-brimmed hat and his gray beard
sweeping over his breast. He rode a detected.
carried q rifle with a remarkably long barrel.
Two big Colts revolvers showed conspicuously
Daiiy's neck and swung him from the limb
when this sd pie ct re- Hld mountSineer threw
and as the outlaws body spun round face to.
ward him the loud report of the weapon rang
Cling Desperate ceased instantly. The old
marksmsn's bullet hi, had gone straight be,
a awHfa p as sne n might n snuff f9 Uns a s ss m''e1 Wis rs
the moose around his neck Jim Daily had thus
cheats; che nIs m the E nOSis h For awhile Nv nny i It's s, GENE as Il
ing the ends Of Montana justice by swinging
arm. and his hands on bis pistols. With an oath
brave man like Jim Daily stranglcd like a dog.
III yer mmit objects to what Tye done
come an take me II they want TO-
They didn't take him. l guess they didn't
Ing irons. Any way, the Regulators and their
friends returned home, leaving Daily's body to
Town and buried it where Butte City now is.
,h For a while ! Ds after ih 'u1 h1" n n. Of 1s Jim DE- Daily !,
seemed seeas NIX Ike a n9" o@inoa ast calm I, tho to t ,Rs eit ias s.
Gradually the sway OF iawlessness became as
Issin a s, even IN G On f, aI'e Of PSe 1 1hs s1sss irO% H GnIi
young, woman. dressed all in black. No ono
the outside world OF Helena ever did know
about her antecedents was contained in a sign
which simply stated that Madame Louise.
Dressmaker and Milliner.' was somewhere to be
her services, But all the men had fallen dead
In love with her on sisht-toughs and all. -,
Burr to the leadership OF toughdom in and about
Helena. and he was well fitted for the place. Not
louise h t19 et to Helena lena 9 I Bill BuGp got H a Ioad
OF Helene tanglefoot one afternoon. and in the
warm and confident terms to his possibilities in
the direction OF the young miliiner. lie was
the mark in his calculations, as it had be-
come an open secret at the hotel that
Burr to a fury. He sworo that neither Al Wor.
rail- nor any one else could stand in his way, and
that he intended TO win the milliner.
Al Worrall was a handsome young Phila,
~delphian. who was out there seeking his fortune.
When he heard the way Bill Burr was talking
about him and the milliner he threatened, in
the event OF hearing any more OF 1t, to stand
Saturday was always a lively day in Helena
from ali directions to have a 81 spree; The sstuT.
day following Bill Burr's remarks Worrall came
, FOR a friend. Al was a a teetotailer and seldon
!, appeHred IN that part Of the house, While he
{ his Es' , Rnns. in H fs'n sir aas BURR sp , with the G number bnr an Si
called all bands up to drink, There
: OF his temperance principles. Burr got ugly,
and swore that any man that wouldn't drink
i. have 50 much life IN him; worrall. seeing tina!
, round and said:
heard enough. BIl! 4 you raise any
before hin . II " pleading dn; WAY; exclaimed;
An the time he kept drawing nearer to Wor
rail- AS II he were afraid OF him; STOPPING low
with every appearance OF abject fear. Worral
: stood still, quietly watching the rgfian. Neither
he nor any one else suspected Bits next move
: When he got within reaching distance OF Wor
= rell, quick as n flash he whipped IA long knift
from his boot leg and plunged 1t to the hilt II
Worralls abdomen, giving 1t a vicious turn ant
twist as II slid into his victims vitals. Worral
= dropped to the floor. Bill made a rush for tn,
. door. His friends crowded about him, and fo
a moment nobody spoke a word. Then n younl
|. miner who had been sitting by one of the win
4 dows. rose and sent a bullet crashing through
Q the Inurderer's head. and Bill Burr fell dcat
in his tracks.
/; INSTANTLY Bits gang opened fire on all in thu
8 room. The fire was returned. Two OF the gaps
door, rlddlcd with bullets. A third one, in hur
rying to escape, stumbled over an old mine
who had remained sitting tilted back in his chat
against the wall during the entire ARRAY. III,
fleeing desperate made good his escape from tn,
d room. and Jumping on his horse started at u full
gallop down The street. The old miner ros
from his chair like a shot. He reached be