Execution of George Rock

Execution of George Rock (HM2D1W)

Location: Deer Lodge, MT 59722 Powell County
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Country: United States of America
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N 46° 23.583', W 112° 44.156'

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Old Montana Prison

On this site in 1908, George Rock was executed by hanging. A year later, William Hayes met a similar fate. Rock and Hayes killed Deputy Warden John Robinson and severely wounded Warden Frank Conley in an escape attempt.
Conley surprised the inmates after they had murdered Robinson and fired on them with his .41 caliber revolver. Both inmates were hit, but the ammunition was defective and Conley was obliged to subdue the murderous men by clubbing them with the revolver. As both Rock and Hayes were armed with knives, Conley suffered numerous knife wounds which required 103 stitches.
Rock and Hayes were executed by an unusual "jerk-up scaffold" utilizing the drop of a 300-pound weight which was supposed to break their necks. But the device failed to break their necks and death was by strangulation. Rock and Hayes were the only inmates executed at this prison.
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HM NumberHM2D1W
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Placed ByOld Montana Prison Museum
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Date Added Wednesday, December 26th, 2018 at 10:02am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 366538 N 5139183
Decimal Degrees46.39305000, -112.73593333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 46° 23.583', W 112° 44.156'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds46° 23' 34.98" N, 112° 44' 9.3599999999999" W
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Area Code(s)406
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 911 I-90BL, Deer Lodge MT 59722, US
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