THE GALLOWS NOOSE --- Tales of those hung in Butte, Montana: 1889 to 1926 MEN HUNG IN BUTTE, MONTANA (AND MONTANA TERRITORY) FROM 1889 TO 1926: (Source: Silver Bow County, Montana Executions - Genealogytrails.com  ) Montana had executed 71 men between 1863 and 1943. 16 of these execution were prior to Statehood, 55 after. Hanging was the only method of execution used. ROBERTS, HARRY  LUCEY, DANIEL MARTIN, JAMES FULLER, MILES POWELL, SHERMAN O'NEILL, JOHN FISHER, FRANK HARRIS, WILLIAM HARRIS, MONTE VETTERE, TONY #1 HARRY ROBERTS A CLIPPING ABOUT THE ATTEMPT AT CLEMENCY Hung: August 23rd, 1889  Crime: Murder Occupation: Wagon master Race: White Notes and quick version:   Harry Roberts became the last man to be legally executed by Montana Territory. The Welsh-born Roberts, a  wagon master  in Butte, was convicted of shooting Teamster Tex Crawford in the washroom of the Silver Bow House in May. He was hanged near the county jail building in Butte. A Hanging at Butte, Montana. ST.