Jamestown Weekly Alert, 1885-02-26, p.4
Jamestown Weekly Alert, Jamestown, 1885-02-26, p.4
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Summary
A one-sentence item: Bob Conchay writes back that he tried to get a button as a relic from a man named Murphy who had been hung by vigilantes under a railroad bridge near Helena, Montana, a short time before — but the body was "elevated out of reach."
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Narrative
Bob Conchay writes back that he tried to take a button as a relic from Murphy, hanged by vigilantes under a railroad bridge near Helena a short time before, but found the body out of reach.
- “he tried to get a button as a relic off of Murphy who was hung under a railroad bridge near Helena by vigilantes”
- “but he was elevated out of reach”
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Also mentioned
- Bob Conchay · letter_writer
- Murphy · subject_lynched_man
No first name. Hanged by vigilantes near Helena MT in early 1885. Surname-only — namesake_only by the confidence rule. Identity unknown; cross-check against Montana newspaper lynching reports of late 1884 / early 1885.
Places
- Helena, Montana (primary)
- Montana (context)
- Jamestown, North Dakota (publication_locale)
Themes
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Source type
news_item
Transcription
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Open questions
- Who was the Murphy lynched near Helena? Cross-check the Helena Independent and Helena Herald for late 1884 / early 1885.
- Bob Conchay — Jamestown correspondent writing back from Montana? Possibly identifiable via Jamestown city directories.