The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-30
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
Wednesday Morning. July 30, 1856.
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Arrest Of Judge Terry for Stabbing.
Fortincation of the Committee Rooms

cisco to the 5th inst, arrived at Now Nork, on
Sunday, with 627 passengers and 81, $50, ,396 Ia
treasure
DoINGs OF THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE ARREST
OF JUDGE TERRY.
On Saturday, the ODD an order was placed in
the hands of s. A. Hopkins by the Committee, for
the arrest of Jas r. Maloney, who was at Palm
| er, Cook & Co.'S Bank. Mr. Hopkins placed his
men on the outside of the bank and went up into
DIR. Ashes office and approached Malonsy for the
purpose of arresting him, when the latter and his
companions, among whom were Judge Terry, DIR
Ashs and Ham. Bowie drew their pistols ar d pre-
| sented them. cooked Hopkins, who was unarm.
ed, thought 1t advisable to retire at this demon
ssraton, and accordingly went down stairs and
told his men to keep strict guard upon the build
ing while he went after assistance. DIR. Bev-
| ery Cole happened to be passing on horseback at
| the time, and Mr. Hopkins borrowed his horse and
rushed down to the Committee rooms He went
into the Vgilants police Office, gave an account of
| the position of affairs, and asked for aid. The
Chief of the Police Department told him to return
| and keep stiict watch upon Palmer, Cook g.
| Co 5 bulldog and that lie would soon send him
reinforcements. Hopkins rode back, and just
| he arrived there Maioney, Terry, Ashe Ham,
| Bowie, j. MeNabb, and another person, armed
with double barrelled guns, were turning the
| ner OF the bank from Washington into Kearney
street. They proceeded up kearney street and
| into Jackson, occasionally turning round and ls
yelling their guns at Hopkins, who had dismount-
| ed, and his companions, James Bovee, D. w. Bar
| ~, ii. ~ Russell and Joseph Caprice, all of
whom were in pursuit of the retreating scoun-
| drels. When the latter party had passed up Jack
son street to a little above the Pennsylvania en-
| gne house CTerry and Ashe then being in the
| rear OF their party,) Hopkins attempted to rush
past Terry for the purpose of seizing Maloney,
| when Terry presented his gun, and prevented
| the former from passing. Hopkins seized hold
/ of Terrys gun and a struggle ensued, 10 which
Terry, aided by one of his party, got the advaut
age and pressed Hopkins down towards the
| ground
At the same moment DR. Ashe had presented
| his double barrelled gun cooked, and with bis fin
| ger upon the trigger, at Bovees breast, and hesi-
| tating, cried, Are you friend" Bovee said.
"Yes," and struck Ashes gun aside, and at the
| same instant drawing his revolver, placed it at
! Ashes head Ashe cried Don't shoot" and
| Bovee replied, Drop your gun, then, you scoun-
dreli" which Ashe did and took to his heels, or at
| least retired towards the armory of the Blues"
| at the corner of Jackson and Dupont streets, to-
| wards which the party it seems were proceeding.
k In the meanwhile. the companion of Terry and
| Ashe, whose name we have not been able to as
| certain and who bad been rendering them assist
| ance against Hopkins and BoVee, presented his
| cooked gun at the head of Barry, who had just
| rushed Hpop Barry seized the muZzle of the gun
in his left hand, and with his right placed his re-
| volver at the head of his adversary, who dropped
his gun and also took to his heels for the " Blues
| Armory, as Ashe had done before him. 1t was at
| this instant that Terry, who had drawn large
sized bowie knife. plunged it into the left side of
| Hopkins neck, infiicting wound some six inches
| deep and which will in all probability prove fatal
| Hopkins staggered back, and ed,-.' am stab
| bed-take them, Vigilants!" Terry and those
| who were still with him immediately fled to the
Blues" Armory which they succeeded in enter
| ing, Bovee and Barry at their heels. The latter
| placed themselves against the door, but it was
closed in their faces. They then took positions
in front of the building prevent either exit or
| entrance.
ARMING AND ACTION OF THE VIGILANCE COMMIT
/
| The news of the m1rderous assault was instant
| ly carried to the Vigilance Committee rooms
| where the alarm bell sounded The streets
| in a few minutes were filled with crowds, and
number of the Vigilance Committee Immediately
| seized their arms, and pressing up to the Armory
| on Dupont street, surrounded it to prevent Ter
| ry's escape The cavalry also assembled imme-
diately, and so universal was the response to the
| summons, that a number of draymen, who at the
time were loading up their drays for the up river
boats, like Putnam, stopped in the midst If their
| labors, Embarrassed, mounted their horses and
| rushed to their ranks. There was great excite
| ment in every place. The streets in every direc
tion were filled with gttering bayonets and drawn
sabres horsemen were hurrying to and fro, infant
| ry companies were forming and marching; anxiety
and agitation as depicted upon every face, and
| everything predicted time ofterror
| The armory of the Blues and the banking
House of z. q. & Co., was surrounded by infantry
| and cavalry.
THE ATTACK AND cAPITULATIoN OF THE AR
| MORY OF THE MARION MILES.
| The people, however, were destined to obtain
another signal triumph. few law and order"
| men had rushed TO their different armores; but
| before any number of them were aware OF it, the
| armory of the Blues was completely surround
| ed with large bodies CT armed infantry and cav
| airy, also the banking house OF Palmer
Cook d Co., on the corner of Washington and
kearney streets, and the 'law and order" armo-
res in the old California Exchange, on the Corner
of Kearney and Clay Streets and of Calhoun
| Benham's Company near the corner of Montgom
| cry and Pacific streets. This well timed and ju
dicious movement ordered doubtless by the same
master mind whose genius had been apparent in
all the military operations of the Vigilance Com
mttee from its first organization, took the Oppos
tlon by surprise and ensured their total overthrow
and surrender.
A note was then sent into the army requesting
the surrender of Terry and Maloney giving them
ID minutes to decide. They decided TO surrender,
and were placed in carriages guarded by strong
bodies OF infantry and taken TO the Committees :
rooms. 300 muskets were taken from the Blues
armory.
FURTHER LAW AND ORDER sURRENDERERs.
As soon as the Blues armory had surrender
ed and the procession had moved off and were
passing the Plaza, the forces stationed there pre-
sented arms. The procession then stopped, and
large detachments were withdrawn from it and
added to those surrounding the California Ex-
| change. The procession moved on, and the forces
| left behind were disposed in such way to in
sure the surrender of this stronghold of " law and
| order" too Several pieces of cannon were
brought to bear upon the building, and the matches
even lit ready for an immediate attack, when a
| formal demand was made for its surrender After
an interview and conference of some time, it then
| being about six o'clock, Col j. X. West, who was
in command of the Armory. surrendered ana or
dered his men to march TO the door ana one by
one, to deliver up their arms to the Committee,
| which they Immediately did as near. Aswe can as
| certain. there were about go muskets and rnes
in this Armory, besides other arms and munlIions
which were taken possession OF ana sen' down , 70
Il. mi
| were about seventy five men in the tuiiding attn
time, who surrendered themselves prisoners ana
| were placed under a strong guard in the buiiding
| The same course was taken by other detacaments
of the Vigilance Committee with the Armory OF
| Calhoun Benhams company, near the corner u
| Montgomery and Pacific streets. and with q IL"
and order" Armory at Madame Piques Hail. Oh
| the corner OF Kearney and Sutter streets.
REMOVAL OF THE PRISONERS
About 10 o'clock the prisoners. most of them be-
ing handcuffed were marched in front OF the Cai
| forna Exchange, and surrounded with thousana
vigilant soldiers fully armed About hundred
cavalry with drawn sabres disposed themselves