Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Map xi
5. Preface xiii
6. 1 All that Glitters Is Not Gold 1
7. 2 The Rise and Dominance of the “Fourteen-Mile City” at Alder Gulch 8
8. 3 The First Factor Leading to Vigilantism in the Region 21
9. 4 The Second Factor Leading to Vigilantism in the Region 44
10. 5 The Third Factor Leading to Vigilantism in the Region 57
11. 6 The Murder of Nicholas Tiebolt and the Trial and Execution of George Ives 89
12. 7 Formation of the Vigilance Committee 119
13. 8 The Hanging Spree Begins 135
14. 9 The Bloody Drama Moves from Bannack to Virginia City 156
15. 10 The Establishment of a Territorial Court at Alder Gulch 178
16. 11 Vigilantism Migrates North to Helena, 1865–70 194
17. 12 The Power of Reprieve and the Execution of James Daniels 231
18. 13 Normative Due Process and Trial Procedure in the Criminal Cases of 1860s Montana 285
19. 14 Due Process and Procedure 300
20. 15 Due Process and Procedure 316
21. 16 Postmortem Echoes of Times Past 338
22. 17 Conclusion 384
23. Appendix A Organic Act of the Territory of Montana, with Amendment 393
24. Appendix B Bylaws of the Vigilance Committee 404
25. Appendix C Petition for the Reprieve and Pardon of James Daniels 406
26. Appendix D Reprieve of James Daniels 408
27. Appendix E Military Procedures for Execution by Hanging 409
28. Appendix F Petition for Pardon of Henry Plummer, May 21, 1993 411
29. Acknowledgments 414
30. Bibliography 417
31. About the Author 433
32. Index 435