The Vigilantes of Montana, or Popular Justice in the Rocky Mountains

Excerpt: "The object of the writer in presenting this narrative to the public, is twofold. His intention is, in the first place, to furnish a correct history of an organization administering justice without the sanction of constitutional law; and secondly, to prove not only the necessity for their action, but the equity of their proceedings. Having an intimate acquaintance with parties cognizant of the facts related, and feeling certain of the literal truth of the statements contained in this hi