Wilson

Wilson was held at the old log jail in Helena, Montana, when vigilantes took him from it on April 30, 1870, according to a 1928 newspaper account. The account says a crowd gathered in front of the jail, and that a mock trial was held in the courthouse square before he was hanged. A second 1928 account says he was one of two men taken from the jail, and that he was identified by a man who had been attacked before the two were hanged.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A 1928 newspaper account says vigilantes took Wilson from the old log jail in Helena in April 1870 and hanged him after a mock trial in the courthouse square.

Reported by: 1928 newspaper account (reporters).

Sources (2)

• The Kevin Review, May 24, 1928, page 6 The Kevin Review, May 24, 1928
• Plentywood Herald, May 25, 1928, page 6 Plentywood Herald, May 25, 1928