The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-19
G EDrIoN----sATURDAY, JULY 10, 1851.

the committee Of vigilance they were all citizens Of the
town 1 don't know that the committee has bylaws
the declared object of the committee to consider
themselves constantly duty to protect the lives and
property Of their fellow citizens to that they not
and and punish promptly paries csught in the
act the executed In accordance with the md
ing OF the committee; understood record was hept
of the evidence adduced the trial. six or eight WIT
nesses were examined the prisoner had the privt.
ege of bringing in evidence in his behalf he said he
had witness who and testified that he did
not know him; there was counsel assigned him;
don't know whether the mans witness ssw him. he said
he did not know any such man. before he reached the
oath; aid not make any motion that the man should
have trial; don't know whether any other per.
than those Of the committee were in the room;
man is admitted to the committee on rFction by q
fieL who vouches for his character and thet he will
devote portion Of his time to cbng for burglars and
other scoundrels don't know Of any other secresy
than that OF honorable there Is no oath used
the object to assist the law and administer justice;
do not believe the prisoner would have been ha nged IL
the committee had not found him guilty. the committee
good citizens and Of good standing In so,ety
the prisoners witness doors heard him say he didn't
know any such as jenkins; don't know whether he
went inside did not him; could not give the names
any Of the Witness ohes. 70 giving the lanes Of
have been made against their property and lives phsve
heard threats made; have heard 1t satd that my
house would be burned; threats came to me from the
prisoners in the county prison that should not live
ninety days. know Of nothing done by the Vigilance
the law under proper circumsances the avo~ed object
Of the committee Is to project the city and punish
crime know of no other purpose tor which they
gani1ed believe 1t through the fundamentally of
the committee that the man was hanged.
At -. o'clock, the jury brought in the following
Dict
We the Jurors of jury of inquest elled by the
of the county Of San Francisco ure
the cause of the death of one John Jenus VINO came TO
his death on the morning Of the eleventh Of june be-
tween the hours Of two and three O'Clock by violent
means, by sranguation caused by being ssps nded by
the neck by rope attached the south Of the adobe
building the Plaza at the hands Of and pursuance
Of action on the part Of association Of
citizens. styling themselves Committee Of Vigilance Of
whom the following members are implicated by direct
testimony. to wt:-Capt. Edgar Wskenisn W r. Jones,
James Q. Ward, Ed wa,d A. King, X Battelic, BENZ.
Reynolds. s. Eagap, Derby and Samuel Bran
nan; az the following members, by their voluntary
ayowal Of participation in the act Here follows the list
Of members Of the committee published yesterday
T H. LEAvENwOsrH, Foreman.
THE COMMITTEES OF VIGILANCE.
At meeting OF the Vigilance Committee. held last
evening June 18th. 1t was unanimously
Resolved That the members Of the Vigilance Com
mittee remark with surprise the invidors verdict
dered by the coroners Jury after their inquest the
body Of jenkins, 81 r impton, after we have all noti
fed the said Jury q. public that we were all partsi
desire that the pIoAc will under stand that Capt Il.
wakeman. W. H. Jones, james O. Ward Edward A.
King, T. X. Battee, BDj Reynolds, j. 5. Eagan. J. q.
Derby and samuel Brannsn, have been unnecessarily
picked from numbers asthe coroner jury have had
full evidence Of the fact that all the undersigned have
been equally implicated. and equally responsible
with their above named associates
signed by the committee whose names were published
estrdayl
MEETING ON THE PLAZA.
Pursuant to adjournment Wednesday evening a
large meeting OF the citizens held the Plaza yes
terday afternoon. Captain Webb called to the chair
and DR. Blackman appointed Vice President We did
not learn the names If the other officers Upon taking
tie chair the Ulcers addressed the meeting stating the
object Of the assembsge series e resolutions
pr rented TO the meeting for adoption by II Ioag Esq
ANer the resolutions had been read by the chairman
Ct the meeting d. O. Frederick member Of the Legisla
ure asked the privilege of addressing the meeting upon
the reEoutt and in opposition 10 them which request
granted. In the of his remarks he became
personal, and he was stopped but having made apollo
gies he permitted proceed. While declaiulinS
that he would Rave all the persons whom he could
tain having been concerned in It, hung by the law
and ne bimself would sssist.
Another gentleman then addrs seed the meeting in OPP
position to the resolutions In grntemany and courte
manner, and be was listened to attentivcly When
the queson about TO be taken the resolutions
considerable interruption off red by those opposed
which promptly Missed and put down. The question
the resolutions put and carried armatvely by
large majority. just the question taken by the
president Frederick stepped mp him. snatched the
solutions from his hand declared they had not passed
and destroyed them.
Col HUE was then called to the stand. and made
very sensible in favor Of the resolutions and adj
yocetir the adopted by the Peoples Committee
Of Safety. lie loudly chcerra throughout and lis
tened 20 with great sttenton The meeting also ad
dressed by DR. Van Dyke atd several other pentlacn
who strongly endorsed the principles and policy
mended by the revolutions In the Of Col Hucs
remarks be announced the fact that Mr. Brodsric had
destroyed the resolutions This caused general rush for
him but the people restrained from committing any
violence upon his person.
In conclusion. may remark that Mr. Brodericks
duct In the hgheft degree offensive and unjust The
conduct Of the police in stempng to disturb and break
ups pea able meeting Of the citizens Outrage
We hope they will learn lesson from this be for
gotten.