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The Hangin’ Tree August 9, 1878

Nov 14, 2023 | 1870-1879, Colorado

From this tree one George Bikford was lynched for alleged robbery and horse stealin’ in Montrose County. Bikford at one time rode with the Daltons and was said to have participated in the Coffeville, Kansas Raid. Footnote: The following morning a burial party was sent from Montrose, but Bikford’s body…

Lynching of the Convicts

Nov 14, 2023 | 1870-1879, California

Near this location, on Oct. 1, 1871, escaped convicts Moses Black and Leander Morton were lynched by vigilantes to avenge the killing of Robert Morrison, a well liked Wells Fargo agent from Benton. Morrison was a member of the sheriff’s posse who captured the convicts who had escaped from the…