Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-21
From the Alta California, Nov. 90.

The writing Of summary" for to.day's steamers
is ri the most unpleasant duties wc have had 20
perform. .ncr oar connection VII; the California press
FHu wos!G omit it, were it not that the obligation
of journals is 10 chronicle all important events,
whether tcsc carry with ;!lrm tdngs OF sorrow oi
.ladness.
General WIN. H. Richardson. |. 5. Marshal for
the NOr!lru District Of California, WAS baSciy aSSas-
snutcd ine street, ri this city on the evening "i
the It'll int, hy desperate i:ancd Charles Iura.--
Excepting n trinr difficulty H. a bar room on the
previous e'eniug. tsn trus tIi"t il gave Tl'c 10 II"
apprehension that anything serious would row Out
OF Isl ihcr' innncr ri misunderstanding be-
tween richardson and Cora; and even ~" difficulty
alluded quie;ci and settled 10 the mutual -htS-
faction Of he parties concerned. Just after "xp"ua.
TORS and perhaps apologies, which took pIac" at
the "l}lur NGg," OIL Montgomery street, Cora and
General Richardson walked down Clay street togrtn.
er. They topped ncnr the corner ri h"I'irsl":n
street. whsr; thew were observed by nj least tw" vi,
nessc-, and where Cora placed pistol at ',"n"ra!
Richardson breast and shot him through: the ban
entering jus above tn" left nipple General Richard
son fell dead upon the side walk scarcely breathing
alter the tnhl shot.
The excitement which arose when thrsc facts be-
came know was widespread and intense. ! u"
Monumental bell was tapped, ad many 81 the mem
brrs Of the OIL Vigilance Committee, rallied 10 us
call. Although there WAS some talk =" iync!i:n" YET
wiser counsel prevailed, anu 1t YVES conrcIed 'h"t
III: murderer safe in the custody "t the ui"sFS VI
NC ''M. -" ''' e'o ~ Ir arm i no,y
Commute :" ,uIa ite Gou'', M -, 'ars If a~e lie
conhnc". ,,a' h'chatus' "" ", - 3D. foI;G,rriu
mn necn Sa'r'c. l'ias.cr % n'ncr,.; National
~ .'...'" ,; ' ~, v. IL s;rnn Morrh 1853,
I'm t e'''" W., c ,o Tar,h.u District of
n", oc'i! - ia'S"H' ~, 'tI I .;;;ort ,,,;rar
Inl.iotnI' ~ was .'tna NV" ,,,i 'i,;,..,, AMI n
etil.'e,!."''i ~ ms ~ Pol'''en', & ,yhn IN her
warm it'e,u. ne 'en'cs you.15 ';,. -; ,.atI nv
ueiich'S S - p''uS'', w 'a'u i
'n'' su"ue" CIV i''''''''"o'l ''''"
Hon. Isaac Wall, Collector OF the port OF NOME
rey, and l. ). Williamson, an officer 81 'he c'".f
of Monterey, w.re murdered on the ioih his'' W.
first reports well received here by expire, ahd ,ee
Srnph and pr"c:ccd an intr'e sr,st!"i!
this community, Me.srs. Wall and Nil!hHi'oh "e'I
OH the road iron Monterey to SHii Luis oolso' H"u
were assassinattd when about - miles iron" ths 'oi
mer place. They were both shot through Tie neau
from behind-th: wounds being apparently made b!
rifles. Wall hal upwards of > 800 i'll Il belt upon
| his person. aud Williamson SlJO also i'll belt
Nome OF this money was taken from which an infer
ence is drawn that revenge was tho motive Of asss
snatiun. II ma! be- however that the Inurrrcrs III
tended robbery but were alarmed before they ac
conulished then object and 10 thi. hypothesis there
is some evidente, to wit that Walls sGdde-bas
were opened a,u his papers s;rewn about: his pist0
was stolen, as WIS also rinr which was taken from
| his finger
Mr.. Wall was member Of the Legislature in 1856