First Hanging in Radersburg
In 1877, Allen M. Easterly was appointed sheriff of Jefferson County for one and a half years, after which he was elected for two terms. While acting as sheriff, Mr. Easterly executed the first man who suffered this penalty of the law in Jefferson county.
The handing took place on March 1, 1868. The man executed was Micaja McAndrews who murdered George Mavor. The two men had been traveling together from the Black Hills of South Dakota and when 12 miles above Boulder, McAndrews shot his companion through the head while he was asleep. He was arrested at Butte (then called Pioneer City) by Samuel P. Alexander, who with five guards brought McAndrews back to Radersburg where he was given a trial and hanged.