The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-30


70 vigilantcs at Virginia City. The or
ere executed at one time i'm Virginia
Jem Romayne, Doc Howard, Bill
Page and Billy Lowry. were detailed
to follow and secure the plumber. The
robbers Joined the Magruder party
ON the road, pretending to be going
that way, and offered their society |
and their services In helping to care |
for the stock. The offer was ac-
cepted and Magruder gave the four
men better animals to ride. Beyond
Clearwater, Bill Lowry took advant- |
age of being away from the camp
with Magruder to assassinate him.
His comrades killed the other men.
Bodies and baggage and arms rolled
over a precipice. Taking the treas
ure, the four robbers boldly went on
to Lewiston, which was Magruder's
old home. There the mule and sad
dlebags which had belonged to Ma
gruder were recognized by the town
marshal of Lewistown, who also OBJ
served that the canteen's were full
of gold. The hurried departure of
the robbers by stage for San Fran
cisco further increased suspicion.
The marshal followed them right
through to California and arrested
them. A hard fight in the courts re-
suited in the men being sent back
to Lewiston, where Page told the
whole story. The other three were
hanged and Page was given his free
dom.
On the 23rd day Of December the
vigilantes rode off from Nevada into
the darkness of the winter night.
Following the execution of Ives a
Thorough organization had been ef-
fected, with an executive committee,
Ito which had been given full power
to act. In the two sentences he ut.
ltered upon the gallows Ives had i'm.
plicated Aleck Carter in the murder
Of Thalt. The order had been issued
for Carter's arrest and the "a Vigi
, lantes had been detailed for that pur
pose. They went to Cottonwood onl.
to discover that the bird had flown
BY hard riding and the killing o
J two horses Red Yeger had reache,
|, Carter ahead of the Vigilantes ant
had sounded the alarm.
: Red Yeger's Confession
Three days later the detail hat
captured Red and started back wit
him. On the way the prisoner sen
}. for the leader and said:
!. "You have treated me like ger
; tleman. I know that am going t
de-. What want to say is that
;. want you to know all about the gane
q and there are men In it who deserv
: this more than do, but I could di
: happy II I could see them hanged q
know that it would be done. don
3 say this to get off. don't want t
y get off,"
i Red gave the names of the bant
= 26 of them. Some were ''roadsters,
e others were fences" One was
/. secretary" and another was "cou1
e Gil room keeper" There were tw
o telegraph men, whose duty it wa
e to convey signals between member
= Of the band. He explained the pas
(. word was Innocence" that all {
e the embers wore neckties fastened
l. a sailors knot and that the custol
e was to shave down to mustache an
e chin whiskers. Red concluded h
> berries committed by the band. Brow
u the secretary" had been picked U
e on the way in.
After Red had unbosomed himsel
the Vigilantes held a brief consult,
I
# 60 farther. Borrowing a lantern an
n some tools at Lorraine's ranch. til
n party crossed the creek, trimme
d some superfluous bows from tt
r trees. adjusted the ropes and place
d the stools beneath them. Red an
y Brown stood looking ON while IL
d preparations were being made. Brow
broke down and sobbed out that /
= had wife and children in MINI
Is sofa.
l. Brown said Red, PHILOSOPHERS
le ~. "if you had thought Of this thrt
d years ago. you would not have bee
Ie here nor given these boys this tro'
/. ble."
It God Almighty, save my SOUL" e
d claimed Brown. The stool went o,
D. from his feet and he died. Red loo
l. ed on quietly. When the rope W,
ID fixed. he shook hands with everybot
r in the party and expressed the ear
g. est wish that the gang would be fc
ID lowed up and exterminated.
le "Red. we will do It II there is al
a such thing in the book" was the +
D. ply of one Of the Vigilantes.
W Reds last words were: "Goodby
te boys. God bless you. You are on
r good undertaking" Then the sto
Is swung over and he went off. II
It Vigilantes remained long enough
,e fasten slips of paper to each bod
d, One was. "Red - Road Agent a,