The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-01-10

ago by Lloyd Lowman, empIoye Of
the Harry Johnson ranch, while ho
was hunting for bObcat traps. Cor0-
ner George S~ettergren estimated the
man had been dead three or four
months. There was nothing on the
body to identify the corpse. Officers
are investigating the possibility that
it is the body of a former Warm
Springs asylum inmate who was re-
ported missing in this vicinity last
July.
and execution of 80 men of the Plum
mer gang and later presided over sew
eral hangings at Helena. In this con-
nection it Is proper to state that Of
the entire 30, Plummer himself, the
self-appointed leader of the murderous
gang, was the only n who displayed
He begged to be chained down, have
his arms cut off or to be banished say
ing he was too wicked to die. But he
was also too wicked to live and. he met
the fate that he had so long deserved.
K Great for Jokes
Many stories have been told Illus
trating the ready wit and ocular dis
position OF x. Beidler. A new jail was
built in Virginia City. K. and some
friends, including Cap Williams, had
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x: invited Cap up to see the new jail.
The Jail vas equipped with a steel
cage, and x. asked Cap to come inside
and see how it was built. Cap stepped
inside when K. quietly stepped outside
and locked the door. Despite the force
do if they didn't let him out, the rest
Of the party went down town and left
Cap there about half an hour. When
they finally returned Cap was released,
but only after he had agreed to set
'em up. Cap, so the story goes, took
his medicine gracefully" but he didn't
forget. Some time later x. stopped at
supper, and finally said he was ready
for bed. "AIl right" said Cap, who had
a room in his house that x. had always
q lantern and told x. to follow him.
Have you put up a new building3"
asked x. Cap led x. out to the corral
put down the bars and invited K; IL.
the house. where am I going to
Sleep asked x. Anywhere you like.
Just help yourself" replied Cap, and
went to the house and got into. bed.
x. went into the barn and hit the
hay" Nothing was said about it in
the morning. x. knew Cap was even.
While x. was living in Helena, Bill
Hamilton, sheriff of Chouteau county,
There was an old opera house On
Bridge street and a travelling show wa
in town that night. x. invited Hamilton
to go to the show with him but they
couldn't figure out what to do with
the Indian as there was no jail in
Helena at that time. Finally they de-
cided to take the Indian with them.
It was n of those old-time. -melo-
dramas where about everybody on the
stage was killed off before the show
was over. The Indian stood it quite Q
while and finally made a. dash for q
window, jumped through it, stole q
horse and rode home. When he arrived
he told the Indians. Helena was, q
themselves on a platform and every-
body else laughed about it. x.rsaw the
joke when he had to pay $40 for the
broken window.
x. Beidler. was a man who made
many friends wherever he went. He was
famous in all Montana mining camps
for his remarkable fund of stories. Dur
ing his later years he was the center Of
many a pleasant gathering of those
who enjoyed hearing "reminiscences Of
early days and the Incidents, many of:
them thrilling, in which he had a part.
His funeral, held at Ming's opera house
IN Helena, was one of the largest ever
held in Montana up to that time. Rev.
Frederick T.. Webb of the Episcopal
church conducted the Services and,
eulogies were delivered by Col. w. r.
Sanders and Judge Cornelius Hedges.
Active and honorary pallbearers were
w. F. Wheeler. James U. Sanders; WAL
ter King, John F. Heidi, Hugh NC
QUAD, William A. Rumsey, and W. M.
Sprague Of Helena; James Ponsford
OF Bozeman; George W. Irwin Of Deer
and Enoch Hudson Of Bozeman.
Among other Montana pioneers of
the COS who attended and the year of
their arrivals were:
dgnatius Miller, 1868: John Moffit,
l864; Moses Morris, 1864; Andrew
0'connell, 1858; Joseph O'Neill, 1864;
1862; E. o. Railsback, 1864; JOHN A.
Quirk, 1854; Charles Rumiey, 1862;
william A: Rumsey, 1868; wilbur F.
Sanders, 1868; John r. Sanford, 1854:
Samuel Schwab, 1868; william &.
Steele. 1863: Granville Stuart, 1868;
Jerry F: Sullivan. 1862; Harry N. Sykes,
Weeios John ael r.. Watson, 1894: D.: ".
John R. zeigler, 1868: E. W. Payne,
1859; F. H. Woody, 1856; G. b. Berry
1854; William Kennedy, 1862; James q.
sanders, 1858; William F. Mellen, 1860;
Anton M. Hotter, 1868; w. G.. Baily,
1864; Elizur Beach, 1864; william Il
Bishop, 1864; c. P. Blakeley. 1864:
George Booker, 1864; Michael Burns.
1854; T. H: Clewell, 1868; Charles L.
Dah!er, 1863; w. w. DeLacey, 1859:
William A. Dingec, 1862. j. j. FAINT,
S62 Joseph F.: Flick, 1858; George b.
James w. Hathaway, 1864; Cornelius
Hedges, 1864; L. H. Hershfield, 1854:
Homer Hewins, 1852; Frank Hieginps
1863; John Horsky, 1854; e. M. Hoyt'
1864; Silvan Hughes, 1864; Nicholas
kessler, 1854; Charles B. Luth, 1859:
Marcus Lissner, 1864; M. McGuirck.
1854; E. w. McNeal, 1868. =