New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-12

thousand persons present. The utnos. .1.itemsa
prevailed. The fearful cry ef Hang him hang
him - ives rsised. The pubic pulse best at 5
feyerish rste erd It more than probable that If the
| cu'prit had been within reach he would have besn
e1esu'ed on Il spot Several persons addressed the
| as,emblsge in favor Of hanging Cora al oaee While
oil ers coauseed submission 10 ire laws and spoke ia
favor OF The maintenance Of law and orde-. I. was
finally rut 10 vote: q storm Of ayes ard noes followed
II v;a found impossible to decide whether there had
beer msiory in favor Of, or against hanging with.
ont recoure 20 sv. The assembly shortly ster yard
broke M rio little knots in which the enorny OF the
crime which had 81 been committed was discussed IN
yery CT ,ited manner. Others rrebed 10 the Station
House in order to ascertain Whist deposition had been
| made Of the pIlsore-.
and or beiLe stsrched two ceringe-s were fou-d on
bis persop or Of which had but recently been dis
Cd arged Wien the crowd began to ga'her about the
Station House thu officers became alarmed for the
safety Of the prisoner ard determined on placing him
In the County jail for greater security. He was sc
cordr eIy removed there. During the whole Of these
proce &c nes Cora displayed the utmost cooiness aud
seemed never to have lost his presence of mind. Oar.
ing the walk from the Station House TO the County
Jail. he appeared somewhat agated and spprehenisd
FRAT he might be taken out OF the hsnds OF the officers
by the excited people, frequently looking back as
certain If he ives pursued.
THF posT-aoRTEN ExAsIs,rIoS.
The body of General Rich ardson was conveyed as
stated above to The Clerks Office of he United States
Circuit Court where poet norton examination was
held on the body. He only lived for about four
minutes after receiving the fatal wound and said
never spoke a word. The post mortem examination
was found that the ball entered The body about two
ard half inches above the left nipple. Il perforated
the fourth nib near i's junction with the cartilage Of
the rib passed III ough the thin MARCIA OF the Let
lure the ef, aurice Of the heart the middle l)bs of
tie right urg, snd was found under the integuneo'
over the shth nib toward the posercr portion of the
body. -
THF FxcITTNEST DrRISG The EyEyIsG.
- Ii al. t..Ia
Of the evening" and the propety of the people taking
The Law in their own hands was freely ana openly dis
cussed II seemed 10 be the universal ln sreson thai
cold booded murder of the most atrocious kini had
been committed and that IL the people did not take
tte law into their own hands and me'e on, even
hsn5ed stern Justice The perpetrator of it might posi-
bly, escape punishment altogether, through the many
loophoes with which our Criminal Code unfortunately
abounds. There can be question Of tbs fact that
tbt re is gre at deal Of force in this argument Persons
CHARGED with the most serious ofenses against society
have 100 frequently been aiosed to go nvhipt OF
Justice BY flaws 10 the indicnenbg errors committed
durirg tie tTial-by appeals to the Supreme Court
ard by the Of all the legal machinery which, un-
Ger our laws cen be employed with 80 much efec by
the accufe3 There is unfortunately too much truth
in this If there was s certainty of punishment, no
such crime as the shooting down of prominent citi
zen-amost in the open day-in one OF the most ire
gu nted thoroughfsres OF the city-Ei,hio stones
throw ofthe Statioc House aud the Courts OF Justice
would ever have been committed. As the niSht ai-
vanced the excitement became more ia enss, in co1se
aus nee Of the circulation of g rumor that plan had
Teen formed 10 take the prisoner from the County jail
by force ar hang him. Shortly atterward tic bell OF
California Enc inc House on Sensone rect wa, rucg.
The people all rushed down there The e1glne-houss
was boiled and barred The windows of the assembly
room were closed and the curtains drawn across, 80
ths whbteyer was golng on within mgat not be is-
covered The ringing Of the bell was continued ohe:
bells in other parts Of the city were rung III response
Everything looked very mysterious The excitement
increased. 1t appeared to bea totesone CONCLUSION
that Cora was 10 be hung immeoiately IL was wnls-
perez that the beam was prepsrs, and would on the
arlvsl Of he prisoner be thrown out OF The windows
of the eng inc house OF No. 4.
THE COUNTY JAIL.
At this place every preparation was made for de-
fence in este of aut A force of 25 policemen
were etatiened wi hin. Cauiss we're constantly ar
irving. watch YVES placed in one OF The topmo't
to the prison coult be obtained. number OF AZ
Iiages were kept in attendance at the CITY Hall 10
order to transport, ON the shortest notice the whole
ces might ne requiIed Up to the time OF the Pesent
Writing tmidnlft) no,hiig OF serious Us. nature mas
ci ed though they may have been, vii! suher the las
TO tske its course.
ARREST OF Mr.. SAMUEL BRAsNAS.
Abou; II o'clock p NJ, large crowd Of poison. hsd
assembled in front Of tie Oriental Hotel in conse-
qgen.e the continued RI gog of tie bell OF Calfcr
MA Epeie Company, No 4. They had remained
there for hours pstienhy awaiting tie denouenent
Son e disturbances at about this time occuuei in the
bsr room Of the Oriental, AMI all the people made
lush sscertan the occasion. lt afterward appeared
that some persons charged Mr.. Samuel Braunan With
hayirg procured the ringing OF The bell alluded TO-
This he denied aud then mads speech In favor OF the
tumn cry execution BY the people. He wss inter
m ,ted by Sheriff ScADneu, who, accompanied by
several deputies arrested him for disordery conduct
and il ctirg riot. Mr.. Brannan was taken to the
Station House, and was followed BY a large crowd,
Who made demonstration once or twice 70 rescue
him. He was, however, Immediately after bis arrival
st the Station House, liberated on hls own ree)g-
DzaIce.
The excitement lie quietly subsidng and It Is be-
lieyed that no further attempts will be made tonight
oICscue tie sonss fiom the names OF tue elth M
tee. At the time of the arrest CT Mr.. Brannan by the
Sheriff great many pers0ns rushed TO The vlcin " OF
The county ISL on Broadway street, where report
was c 10 the effect that the PRISONER had been
asen out by the Sheriff and convey red TO the county
Jail. 1t appears however, that the SheiH was no' III
town AZ the lime of the muGder aud iome OF hs depu
Ties fearr that the excited crowd would attempt 10
rescue the prisoner placed him in irons and conveyed
him secretly TO ,he suburbs OF the city. hesntiule
the Sheriff returned TO the city, ana learning wnst nad
bsppe cd ard the fact that the ptoner mao Deen tsken
from the Jail caused him 10 be brought back. All
this happened before tie arrest OF MI Brannsn az the
Oriental Hotel The entire pol!ce iorce Nas Dy IN
tn or duly, and strorg guard was placed on Tue
Iocf of the isil and the embankment 10 HON. lne
men en- the roof are armed with muskets and any
fcrcole attempt 10 take the prisoner rom that place
Tonight will certainly be attended with oloodsaed
at last accounts the cIoxd In float OF the jan had
quietly dspersed. , ~,
Some acquaintance impruden'ly informed Mrs..
Richard son of the murder Of her bus oann. The ls1y
is in very delicate health aud II osIen tls' ,nsI sGe
shock OF tls intelligence VIII prove laa ~ ne' le
Ii ia stated by g numbs OF geLt&men mat Kule
Known to have belonged to Mr. Richardson was found
upon tie street pavement by these VINO saw nm ia
AID went 10 his sssstar &C. IL 10 ago sla,eo mr.
Hotein, Who yss standing at the Geo, vi ssoe iuI
ne0i,iey opposite that at the time Cora discharged
hi, p;stoi Mr. Riebardson had wea pom IN his aaa1s-