▁Dim sd ale , ▁X . ▁B ied ler ▁and ▁Lang ford . ▁After ▁a ▁six ▁hour ▁trial , ▁the ▁j ury ▁of ▁four ▁men ▁and ▁eight ▁women ▁was ▁in ▁dead lock , ▁ 6 - 6 . ▁The ▁student ▁playing ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Henry ▁Pl um mer ▁was ▁told ▁he ▁was ▁" free ". ▁Based ▁in ▁part ▁on ▁the ▁not or iety ▁of ▁the ▁mock ▁trial , ▁academ ics ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁Pl um mer ▁was ▁innoc ent , ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁Mont ana ▁Board ▁of ▁P ard ons ▁and ▁Par ole ▁to ▁grant ▁Pl um mer ▁a ▁p ardon . ▁Although ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁prominent ▁histor ians ▁and ▁sch ol ars , ▁the ▁p ardon ▁was ▁denied ▁by ▁the ▁board ▁as ▁Pl um mer ▁had ▁never ▁actually ▁been ▁conv icted ▁of ▁a ▁crime ▁in ▁Mont ana ▁and ▁therefore ▁the ▁board ▁was ▁without ▁juris diction ▁to ▁act . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁Ernest ▁Hay co x ' s ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁novel ▁Ald er ▁Gul ch ▁dep ict s ▁B ann ack ▁Sher iff ▁Henry ▁Pl um mer ▁as ▁a ▁cold ▁and ▁calculating ▁murder er ▁and ▁th ief . ▁John ▁De hner ▁played ▁Henry ▁Pl um mer ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁western ▁television ▁series , ▁St ories ▁of ▁the ▁Century , ▁st arring ▁and ▁narr ated ▁by ▁Jim ▁Davis . ▁ ▁Mont ana ▁Territ ory ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Western ▁film ▁st arring