Vigilante Leader Captain James Williams in Montana Tale
This installment chronicles Captain James Williams as a key organizer of the Vigilantes during Alder Gulch era. It recalls his role in tracking and executing George Ives, with the Vigilantes evolving into a strong force that aided the capture of Henry Plummer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Williams
Yoger
Brown
Lew. L. Callaway
Montana Supreme Court
Vigilantes
Henry Plummer
Williams
George Ives
Plummer
Vigilantes Form in Montana to Punish Outlaws
Prouts recounts the 1863 vigilante gathering in Virginia City Nevada and Nevada County to organize a force against road agents led by Henry Plummer. Williams, Lott, and Sanders lead the crackdown. Red and Brown are hanged after confession. Plummer’s gang is targeted with rapid, secret executions amid harsh winter marches.
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A. D
John S. Lott
Lott
James Williams
J. S. Daddow
Chas, Brown
E. Morse
Thos. Baume
Wm. Clark
W. Palmer
Nevada
Summit
Highland
Virginia City
Adobetown
Junction
Penman
Mark Twain
Hoffman Birney
Deer Lodge
Beaverhead Rock
Bannack
Tom Baume
X. Biedler
Beidler
Andy Lewis
Virginia
Ives
Hole-in-the- Rock
Salt Lake Road
Williams
Red
Rattlesnake Ranch
Stinson
Dempsey’s
Dempsey
Brown
John
Ruby
Laurin’s
Laurin
Morpheus
Alder Gulch
Henry Plummer
Bill Bunton
Skinner
Marshland
Wagner
Carter
Graves
Shears
Cooper
Zachary
Parish
Lane
George
Boone Helm
Haze Lyons
Ned Ray
Dimsdale
Yager
Prouts
Sanders
Richard McLaren
Plummer
Ray
John” Wagner
Neil Howle
John Featherston
Piranthia
Driver ants used in traditional African surgery and suturing
Article notes that driver ants bite and hold firmly even when detached from the body, and that African natives historically employ them to suture or hold together the lips of a cut or wound.
England campaign against steel toothed rabbit traps
A campaign has begun in England to ban or restrict the use of steel toothed traps for catching rabbits. Organizers argue the devices cause unnecessary suffering and call for humane alternatives and possible legal action.
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England
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Montana
Fox House
Davis
Fox
Blue House
State Historical Society
Helena
Stollen
Secgroup
Pine Grove
Bivins Gulch
H'‘Ompany
Paris S. Prouts
Colorado
Charles Beehrer
Palmer
Daddow
Morse
Charles Brown
Louis Hooker
Luther Seebold
Hooker
Seebold
Beehrer
Charley Brown
Long John
Alex Carter
Big Hole
Twin Bridges
Pennington
McCarty Range
Camp Creek
Glendale Creek
Rockies
Silver Bow Creek
Erastus Yoger
Rex
Jane
Ruth
Rey
Frex
REX Flour
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