Triplet
Triplet was held in the Gallatin County jail at Bozeman in February 1873, when a mob took him from the jail and hanged him. The Governor of Montana Territory, in his message to the Legislative Assembly, said the men held there were helpless prisoners in the custody of the law and were killed without a trial. According to the same message, another man was taken from the jail and put to death alongside Triplet. The Governor also said that no one had been punished for the killings as of that message.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Governor of Montana Territory, in his message to the Legislative Assembly, said a mob took Triplet from the Gallatin County jail at Bozeman and hanged him without trial.
Reported by: Governor of Montana Territory, in his message to the Legislative Assembly.