Butte record., 1855-11-03
The Murderer at Largo.

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another near Kanaka Peak, was admit
ted to ''straw" bail in the sum Of Sl5-
100. His victim, James Hunt, has since
died. The -Coroner's inquest returned
the following verdict;
1--WE, the undersigned jurors, agree
that James Hunt, came to his death from
a wound inflicted by knife in the hands
of Hope Hoagland.''
Hoagland waived an examination, and
asked to be admitted to bail, course
which was accodcd to by the prosecuting
Attorney, although witnesses for the
prosecution were in Attendance
course, which, if it is sustained by law,
we should be pleased to have the Prose
cutting Attorney, Mr.. kliene, Or the
Justice, Mr. Stafford, point it out We
do not member of seeing such course
laid down in the Statute, and should
Ike to have these legal gentlemen point
out their authority, or stand arraigned
before the pullic as men who have dis
graced their o2ic:al positions outraged
justice, and ended bloody tragedy with
4 legal ia cc. Public opinion by talking
Of Lynch law, compelled these over
generous officials, to retain Hoagland in
Jail, until it was reported that the
wound d man would probably recover,
when be was released ON bail, and i'm
medintcly left. Two or three days after
II"ag and's release, Hunt died.
From the first there was observable a
studied effort on the part of many to
create an impression in the public mind,
that IIoagland was iustfa ble--belonged
to good and respectable famiIy-thai
Han; Lad SANDER d his sister. The
charge Of slender was denied by the
dying man, and it was proved before the
Coroner 5 Jury tina! he had not used the
language imputed to him. Hunt stated
that he was bas'ly murdered, and his
statement is corroborated by those who
witnessed it, and who were in attend
ance at the examination, but were not
permitted to testify They would have
testified further--that HoagIand stated
that he meant to kill Hunt All this
was publicly talked over before he was
admitted to bail, and yet an examina-
was waived, and the murderer TUNED
loo-e upon community. What induced
the Prosecuting Attorney and Justice to
pursue snch course 1t could not be
ignorance, for every Jnstice who has
opened the Statutes knows that the law
in such cases SAYS the Justice "ShaU
proceed to examine" Sc 1t could not
be ignorance on the part Of the Prose-
cutting Attorney, for he has been ad
mitted to practice in our courts. Our
own opinion is that this extraordinary
proceeding is one ofthe practical results
of American Hindooism-ihatit it is rank
Thuggery Hoagland was President of
a Wigwam in Mountain Spring township,
and is the person who publicly drew the
K. n. ritual on member who wished
to portion of the Democratic ticket,
and read him he oath he had taken to
prefer members of that order. The
Prosecuting Attorney and Justice were
members of the same great American
order, bound by the same extra judicial
oaths, and SO distinguished Il member OF
the order as Mr. lloagland, must not be
answerable to law, which, we suppose,
has been made for bloody foreigners and
men who have not joined the Hindoo-
American institution. If this opinion is
incorrect, and these judicial officers
were not governed by their foul political
oaths, then they are guilty of gross and
unpardonable ignorance of the law. If
their action was governed by neither of
these reasons, they are still guilty of
malfeasance, and outraged justice and
an injured community demand their
removal from positions which they have
disgraced Their acts have made JUS
.ice mockery, and has done more to
lead the community TO calmly conten-
plate the fearful code Of Judge Lynch,
than any act Of Judicial authorities in
California
Miss PELLET, delivered temper
ance lecture at the Court House, in Bid
well, on Tuesday evening last. The
attendance was unusually large, and all
expressed themselves well pleased This
was her first visit in Butte County. She
lcctured on Thursday Evening, at Span
ish Ranch, on Friday at Quincy, and
this evening will lecture at Elizabeth>
town. From thence, on Sunday evening
at Nelson Point, and the balance of the