Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-04-12
CALIFORNIA INTELLIGENCE.

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MIA little indeed that is calculated to encourage
emigration to that distant State. Business was ex.
cessvely dull and goods Of most kinds selling at
sacrifice the labors of the miners were impeded
and generally rendered improbable for the want Of
rain and the increase of crime had become SO
great and its perpetrators SO daring that in several
instances the people, disregarding the forms and
delays of the law had deemed it necessary to take
into their own hands the administration of justice
upon the desperate criminals. In other respects
the newspapers contain little that is new.
EXTRACTS FROM THE NEwsPAPERs
The 22d and 23d Of February witnessed tremendous ex-
citemen in San Francisco which for several hours
pected result in the execution, by the populace, of
men named Stuart and Wildyed, noted scoundres who
nearly murdered Mr. Jansen, highly respectable merchant
OF the city, and robbed him of 80 900. meeting of the
citizens Called at which several Of the weahest and
influential Of their number presided, who selected
jury gave the prisoners popular trial. with the intention Of
carrying the verdict rendered and sentence imposed
effect The jury disagreed, and the people, becoming
out with excitement dispersed without attempting the
rescue Of the accused from the officers Of justice.
The Alta California Of February 23d has the following
reference to this affair
Yesterday day Of excitement, such as has been
witnessed in San Francisco since the celebrated Hound trials
The people, who had previously been aroused of
their insecurity from the frequent murders and obberies
curing in midst followed, in large macs Stuart and
Wdred the who arrested charged with being the
robbers and attempted muees of Mr. Jsnsen the Re-
corders courtroom, where they to be examined The
examination commenced about o'clock As IL progressed
the people began gather thicker and occasional bursts
indignation heard from them. They III that state
they leader done almost any thing
had hoon IN Nv the tsuna hoo
ton closed for the day crowd of several housands had
gathered around the and the Recorders
filed At the moment the court adjourned the cry
OF SHOWS the tme raised, and general rush made
for the prisoners Benches DESKS and ratings broken
pieces and the prisoners would certainly have been taken
from the had not the company Of Washington Guards
who had been paradng during the day, rushed in with fixed
bayone and mounting the desks and benches drove the
people away. Still there loud cries of " hang EN-"
"lynch 'em," bring 'em out" &c. The Guards poked
their bayonets at the people, and the people reeaed many
of them swearing vengeance on the military The room was
finally cleared, and the prisoners taken below When the
Guards they hssed and hooed they
ed into their amoy great state of excitement pre-
vailed The windows of the armoy broken, and much
damage might have been done, when Capt Bao out
and said that the Guards had been called upon perform
their duty and that they had acted obedience to that
Monday necessary they would march and in
hanging the the Plaza Capt Bartol was very
loudly cheere, and Sheriff Powers mounting the balcony,
addressed the crowd which began grow cooler and
by the police for rotous conduct but were, believe
leased again.
There ne mistakng this general public feeling Of indg
nation. The participants in this exciting affair not
rowdes, but the majority our best citizens feeling Of
insecurity is entertained by a feeling that the laws afford
protection and determination to take in their
own hands and make example. Let nothing be done
rashy let satisfactory proof be given Of guilt before punish
executed, for the btere that the heart could
bear in future life would be the remembrance that through
the insrumentaliy Of any of innocent had been
consigned to an ignominious and violent death.
As example of public feeling, publish the following
notice, which was in circulation in the form Of handb
terday:
"CIrIzExs OF SAN FRANcIsco.-The series Of murders
and robbere that have been committed this city, without
the least redress from laws leave us entirely in
of anarchy. when thieves left without control to
rob and kill then doth the honest traveller fear each bush
thief Law appears, is but nonenty to be scoed at
redress be had for aggression but through the
remedy admirably laid down in the code Of Judge Lynch
Not that should admire this process for redress but that
assassinaed in our domcs and the law to let our sg-
gssors perambuate the merely because they have
nished straw bail II so, let seach be his execu-
those who would rid our city Of robbers and murderers
will assemble on Sunday, at two O'Clock, the Plaza
About dusk, much larger crowd gathered around the City
Hail. and organized themselves into meeting, appointing
VIM. D. M. Howard, Esq. President. The meetng was
addressed by Judge Tlford, Judge Morse, Mayor Geary
Samuel Brannan, Esq, and others In the noise and conf
sion that existed, committee Of twelve finally ap
pointed TO consult with the authorities and guard and protect
the prisoners till ten o'clock to-day Mr. Brannsn then ad
dressed the people, and told them that they he committee
of whca Mr.. Brannan was member) did not deliver up
these prisoners at o'clock to-day they might hang him.
After the appointment of the committee the greater portion
of the crowd dispersed and the committee in the clerks
Office Of the Recorders court
The Alta California Of the next day continues the recital
as follows:
Yesterday morning, at o'clock large eoncourse Of
people had gathered around the court house for the purpose
Of receiving the report Of the committee who had been ap
pointed the night previous Mr. Brannan from the commit
tee reported to the citizens that the prisoners sa and
asked that the prisoners might be discharged which was
done Remarks were then made by Mayor Geary Judge
Parsons Judge Tord and Others all of whom urged the
proprey Of calm and cool action, and of the trial OF Wdred
and Stuart by the proper authorities which sentiment ap-
peared meot with general dissent By eleven o'clock the
crowd gathered around the courthouse must have amounted
six thousand people, who orderly and quiet as SO
large body can be-
Mayor Geary proposed that committee Of twelve citizens
be appointed to sit with the examining justice omorro~ as
jury, and that their verdict be final This negatved,
and ii was resolved to proceed to the trial forthwith
Judge and jury, clerk and sheriff appointed and after
long examination and labored argument both sides, re-
tired and after considerable deberacn reported that they
stood nine for conviction and three doubt to the identity
of the accused.
The tumu very great during the absence Of the jury
from the courtroom. Judge Spence, Mr.. Coleman, and
others, addressed the multitude.
At midnight the crowd had somewhat abaed, and num-
disposed adopt the recommendation Of Judge
About o'clock and previous the Of the jury
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