Name not reported

Two Gros Ventre men were being held in the jail at Fort Benton, Montana, in 1875. According to the newspaper report, a party of friends of a man who had been wounded took them out of the jail and shot them while they were still handcuffed. The War Department said the matter would be investigated and those responsible punished.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The War Department said the matter would be investigated and the lynchers punished.

Reported by: War Department.

Source

• Yankton Daily Press And Dakotaian, June 2, 1875, page 2 Yankton Daily Press And Dakotaian, June 2, 1875