Name not reported
According to a letter from Benton, Montana, reprinted in the Lyon County Times in May 1875 from the Helena Independent, a mob took several American Indian people from the local jail, shot them, and threw their bodies into the Missouri River. The letter, sent to Capt. Dusold, is the source for this account, and the reprint describes the killings with approval. Names, the number of people killed, and the date of death are not given.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A letter from Benton, reprinted by the Helena Independent, says a mob took several Indian people from the local jail, shot them and threw their bodies into the Missouri River.
Reported by: Helena Independent, citing a letter from Benton to Capt. Dusold (reporters).