Pasquale

Pasquale, an American Indian man, was held at the Missoula County jail when he was hanged in the jail yard on December 19, 1890, one of four men put to death that day. According to Will Cave's account, read to the Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers and printed in 1925, invited guests and other onlookers watched from the jail grounds. A 1925 Poplar Standard article and a 1942 Herald-News retrospective both say the sheriff of Missoula County carried out the hangings.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Will Cave, via Martha Edgerton Plassmann's 1925 article; Herald-News 1942 retrospective (reporters).

Sources (3)

• The Ronan Pioneer, May 8, 1925, page 2 The Ronan Pioneer, May 8, 1925
• The Poplar Standard, May 8, 1925, page 6 The Poplar Standard, May 8, 1925
• The Herald-News, May 21, 1942, page 8 The Herald-News, May 21, 1942