▁one ▁of ▁few ▁that ▁remained ▁in ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁Hel ena ▁because ▁most ▁had ▁been ▁cut ▁down ▁for ▁l umber , ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Old ▁H ang man ' s ▁Tree ". ▁Although ▁Ke ene ' s ▁trial ▁and ▁execution ▁was ▁not ▁considered ▁vig il ant ism , ▁the ▁Hel ena ▁community , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Ald er ▁Gul ch ▁community ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁felt ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁more ▁reliable ▁means ▁of ▁law ▁and ▁order . ▁ ▁Committee ▁of ▁Saf ety ▁ ▁V ig il ante ▁justice ▁in ▁Hel ena ▁followed ▁a ▁pattern ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁Ald er ▁Gul ch . ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁Ke ene ' s ▁h anging , ▁leading ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Hel ena ▁community ▁established ▁the ▁Hel ena ▁Committee ▁of ▁Saf ety , ▁a kin ▁to ▁the ▁V ig il ance ▁Committee ▁of ▁Ald er ▁Gul ch . ▁Although ▁no ▁records ▁of ▁the ▁committee ' s ▁membership ▁or ▁byla ws ▁exist , ▁Nathan iel ▁Lang ford , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁asked ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁organization ▁but ▁decl ined ▁( he ▁did ▁serve ▁on ▁its ▁executive ▁committee ), ▁reflected ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁V ig il ante ▁Days ▁and ▁W ays ▁that ▁cr imes ▁of ▁horse ▁ste aling , ▁murder , ▁and ▁highway ▁rob ber y ▁would ▁be ▁pun ish able ▁by ▁death . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁the ▁Hel ena ▁vig il antes ▁captured ▁Jack ▁Sil vie ▁in ▁Diam ond ▁City , ▁Mont ana ,