Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante

1886 · 32 pages

This 1886 Beadle publication presents "Judge Lynch, Jr.: The Boy Vigilante" by T. C. Harbaugh. The serial follows a young vigilante operating in Cut-throat Canyon near the Black Hills, executing criminals with a garrote cord. Tom Terror, a notorious outlaw who escaped hanging from Custer City five months earlier, returns to the canyon seeking someone. He encounters Judge Lynch, Jr.—a skilled youth traveling with a woman named Myra—who uses a cord weapon similar to the "Thugs'" garrote. Lynch reveals himself as an independent executioner operating from "Satan's Tree," conducting traveling court sessions. The narrative establishes conflict between Terror and the young judge. A second chapter describes how the Custer City Vigilance Committee, organized to combat Thug bandits plaguing the stage route, discovers mysterious hanged bodies—Lynch's victims—suggesting an unknown avenger at work. The stage from Custer City enters the canyon as night falls, its driver eager to reach his destination.

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 1 of 32 — 1 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 2 of 32 — 2 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 3 of 32 — 3 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 4 of 32 — 4 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 5 of 32 — 5 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 6 of 32 — 6 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 7 of 32 — 7 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 8 of 32 — 8 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 9 of 32 — 9 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 10 of 32 — 10 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 11 of 32 — 11 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 12 of 32 — 12 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 13 of 32 — 13 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 14 of 32 — 14 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 15 of 32 — 15 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 16 of 32 — 16 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 17 of 32 — 17 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 18 of 32 — 18 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 19 of 32 — 19 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 20 of 32 — 20 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 21 of 32 — 21 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 22 of 32 — 22 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 23 of 32 — 23 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 24 of 32 — 24 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 25 of 32 — 25 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 26 of 32 — 26 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 27 of 32 — 27 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 28 of 32 — 28 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 29 of 32 — 29 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 30 of 32 — 30 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 31 of 32 — 31 / 32

Judge Lynch Jr or The Boy Vigilante — page 32 of 32 — 32 / 32