The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-07-21

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they were roughly handled and prevented had
they persisted they would have been ridded with
balls Several citizens denounced the execution,
and sought to aid the police.
The prisoner by this time was nearly dead
with fear and rough handling, when a rush was
made toward him, moose thrown over his head,
the rope manned by twenty ready hands, and the
heavy form OF the convicted ielon swept through
the air and dangled on tho block. A few fearful
struggles culver OF the hempen cord, a few ner-
vous witches, and the crowd gazed upon the life
less corpse OF him upon whom such sPeedy and
terrible vengeance had been executed by an out
ragged people. AS he swung to and fro, and turned
round and round, feeling of awe appeared to
spread through the crowd, who could not be other
wise than impressed with the terrible occurrence.
Slowly they dispersed, but when day broke there
were still many gazing upon the swollen pur-
PIE features OF the doomed man. AT six O'Clock
the marshal, Mr. Crozer, repaired to the spot, cut
down the body and consigned it TO the dead-house
"Ihus ended the nrst execution which ever took
place in San Francisco where more crime has been
committed within the past year than in any other
city of the same population in the Union without
one single instance OF adequate punis6nrtnt. OF
the guilt of Jenkins there was no doubt He has
been known TO the police for months "a desperate
character from the penal colonies, where he had
passed many years as transported convict"
A coroner's jury was empaneled on the remains
On the 18th of June they returned the following
verdict;
awe. the jurors of jury of inquest empaneled
by the coroner of the county OF San Francisco to
Jenkins, alias Simpton, do find, upon their oaths
that the said jenkins, alias symptom, came to his
death on the morning OF the 18th of June, between
the hours OF two and three o'clock, by violent MEANS
by strangulation, caused by being suspended by
the neck, with rope attached to the south end Of
the adobe building ON the plaza, at the hands of
and in pursuance of preconcerted action on the
part Of an association of citizens styling them
selves a committee Of vigilance, of whom the fol-
lowing members are implicated by direct testimo-
ny, to- wit: Captain Edgar Wakeman, William III.
Jones. James G.. Ward, Edward A. King, T. K
BattelIe, Benjamin Reynolds, J. s. Eagan r. c.
Derby, and Samuel Brannan.
ga unanimous verdict
''T. Nj. Leavenworth, foreman; A. M Comstock,
J, Q. Griswold, E. Kingbury, w. ]. Shaw. e.
Blair, William M. Eddy, John ID. Gott Frank
Turk, jurors of inquest"
The same afternoon meeting of citizens on the
subject was held on the plaza. 1t appears to have
been little more than a scene of confusion. Reso-
buttons were offered, the most important of which
we subjoin:
"RssolUed, That while deprecate the occasion.
and regret the necessity which calls upon US to de
eide, yet on account of circumstances over which
we have had no control, we are constrained to be.
lieve that the crimes of grand larceny. burglary,
and arson, should be punished with DEATH dis
claiming the right to inf1ct this penalty until after
proper time has elapsed to obtain the voice of all
the people through the ballot box.
''ResoIued, That a committee ofseven be appointed
TO call an election of the citizens in each ward to
decide whether or no these crimes shall be punish
ed Win DEAN, the OfncerS OF the election,
and define the form OF the ticket.
Resolpsd, That, at the same time and place. a
judge and sheriff shall be elected (unless one of
our Judges and sheriff will serve,) who shall en-
force the will of the people in punisbng the guilty,
who shall have jurisdiction only on those criminal
cases above mentioned
'Resolued, That pledge our lives, our for
tunes, and our sacred honors to protect and defend
the peoples court and officers against any and all
other Jurisprudence.
.''Resolred, That any person charged with crime
shall have fair and impartial trial by jury; nor
shall he be deprived of the privilege of giving any
evidence he can bring to prove his innocence.
'Resolred, That in case of any doubt as to the
guilt of any person, he shall have the benefit of
such doubt, in accordance with established usages
"Resolced, That the peoples court shall have no
convened five days.
David G. Brodericr, a member Of the Legisla-
ture, formerly of this city, strenuously opposed the
passage of the resolutions In the course of his re-
marks, in abiding to the execution, he pledged his
life that he would have all the persons whom he
could ascertain as having been concerned in it,
hung by the law, and he himself would assiet in
the work. From come incidental remarks in the
report of the proceedings of the meeting, we infer
that MIR. Broderic5 narrowly escaped taste of
the usurpation of the law which he 30 stringently
opposed,
will be seen, includes the of some few per-
sons implicated in the execution After it's pro-
mitigation, the so-called 'pcople's committee of
vigilance issued circular setting forth the OBJ
Jecs of their association, and, unwilling that
few of their associates should be selected by the
onors jury, avowing the responsibility of the out.
rage for the following named perscns
rs. Z. Woodwork, S. Brannan, E. Gorham, F.
A. Woodwork, Geo. J. Cakes, Frank s. Mahoney,
Francis E. Webster, r.. d. w. Davis. James C.
Ward, VIM. NJ thompson, VIM. II. Jones. r. s.
Watson, Clinton Winter, Edw. A. King, George
son, b. Frank billiard, Henry Dreschfelt, Charles
r.. Bond, S. w. Haight James Ryan, B b. Arrow
smith, George II. Howard, WIN. Browne, s. E.
Teschmaker, Caleb Hyatt, Robert Wells, e. H.
Salmon, Jas. +. Curtis, John Y. Bryant, Benz
Reynolds, L. Hulseman, Il. Kirtus, A. W. Mac
pherson, A. G. Randall, Jno. S. Eagan, Thos. De-
bIois, ]. G. l.. Wadsworth, NJ T. Thompson, Ste
Spring, Geo. Nj. Garwood, Gabriel Winter. A.
Wheelwright, r. Lemot, James Shindler, b. j.
Fourgeaud, Jesse Southam, J. w. Ryckman, A.
jackson McDuffie Il. II. Robinson, W. S. Brorn-
ley, II. D. Headly. Geo. ID. Ward, A. Ottenheimer,
s. b. Marshall, c. l.. Wilson, b. H. Davis, HAGEN
Hazeltine, W. III. Taber, P. rockingham, w.
ken, Isaac Bluxome, jr., q: E. Schcnck, George
Worn, John p. Half, John w. Ryder, E. Both
cher, Joseph F. Hannah. Thomas w. Walker
Theodore Kulman, Samuel Mark, J. Seligman,
Joseph E. Dali, Daniel J.: Thomas, Junior, H.
r. Won Lengerk, Julius D. Shultz, j. F. Far
WE'LL j. E. Derby, j. Pratt Stevens, Jacob P.
Leese, F. j. West, Thos McCahill, Edgar Wake
man, w. t. Coleman, w. Peake, A. Wardwell
a. SLaTk, Jonas uilnturn, Sdmuel a. sloan, II.
H. Clark, Lloyd Minturn, w. b. Lucas H. R.
Haste, f. o. Wakeman, H. F. Teschmacher, ].
Thompson, Hule J. W. jackson, William l.. Hob
som, William Meyer, Joseph r. Curtis, W. II. Til
linghast, John G. McKaraher, William III. Gra-
ham, j. f. Hutton, John Raynes, J. II. Fisher
Horace Morrison, John III. Watson, Joshua Hilton,
+. L. Dana, John Quincy Cole, James Pratt o. p.
sutton, George w. Douglass William G.. Badger,
A. j. Ellis, Charles II. Vail, s. j. atabler, Henry
M. Naglee, William Forat, William j. Sherwood,
Otis f. Sawyer, A. L. Tubbs, E. w. Travcrs, w.
N. Hortin, N d. Hill, William Langerman Eu-
gene Hart, b. E. Babcock, T. X Battelle, ]. C.
Trcadwell, Hartford Joy, Augustus Belknap, Will
liam Burling, John f. Osgood, Horatio p Gates,
Thomas N. Cazncau, 4. Kemp, Jer. Spalding,
William c. Graham, J. Mead Huxley, John NJ.
Coughlin. Charles Minturn, Samuel Moss, IT,, Geo.
Clifford, Howard Cunningham C. o. Brewster,
Charles Soule, jr.. Charles l.. Case, Charles l..
Wood, Robert p. Belden, Charles Moore, William
Fell. N. Smith, James r. Duff, James Bows, John
0. Earle, f. M. Earle, e. w. Grove, RI. M. Cooley,
]. l.. Van Bockkelin, A. II. Gildermester Charles
N. Hill, George NJ Blake, Samuel S. Phillips, ].
Neale, jr., Dewitt Brown, Charles Del yechio, F.
A. Atkinson, E. F. Baker, Joseph Post, Charles
Miller, +. Argent, James King, of William
CASUALTIES, &c,--As the steamer New World
was on her passage from Sacramento City to San