6 6 ▁cattle ▁drive ▁from ▁Texas ▁to ▁Bo zem an ▁and ▁prominent ▁Bo zem an ▁merchant ), ▁John ▁Bo zem an ▁( found er ▁of ▁Bo zem an , ▁Mont ana ▁( 1 8 6 4 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Bo zem an ▁Tra il ), ▁Nathan iel ▁P . ▁Lang ford ▁( first ▁Y ellow stone ▁National ▁Park ▁super int endent ▁( 1 8 7 2 – 1 8 7 7 )), ▁James ▁Stuart ▁( bro ther ▁of ▁Gran ville ▁Stuart , ▁who ▁would ▁form ▁the ▁Stu arts ' ▁Str ang lers ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ), ▁Tom ▁Cover ▁( one ▁of ▁the ▁Ald er ▁Gul ch ▁prospect ors ▁who ▁discovered ▁the ▁first ▁gold ▁there ▁and ▁alleg ed ▁murder er ▁of ▁John ▁Bo zem an ▁( 1 8 6 7 )) ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Dim sd ale ▁( editor ▁of ▁Mont ana ' s ▁first ▁newspaper , ▁the ▁Mont ana ▁Post ▁and ▁author ▁of ▁The ▁V ig il antes ▁of ▁Mont ana ▁( 1 8 6 6 )). ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁secret ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁it ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁be ▁sure ▁when ▁an ▁execution ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁vig il ance ▁committee ▁or ▁another ▁group ▁of ▁motiv ated ▁citizens . ▁In ▁the ▁months ▁following ▁the ▁I ves ▁trial ▁many ▁sus pected ▁road ▁agents ▁were ▁h anged . ▁Notable ▁among ▁those ▁h anged ▁was ▁Henry ▁Pl um mer , ▁the ▁sh er iff ▁of ▁B ann ack , ▁who ▁was ▁sus pected ▁by ▁many ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁ring le ader