Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-07-05

wards nunQcu over 10 bHo cOrOner, WIZ
will hold an inquest upon them.
Previous to the execution, Bell Cora
was sent for at the request of the spirit
ual adviser of Cora, and they were for
mally married by the priest about thirty
minutes before the execution. This was
done at the request of his spiritual advi-
ser, who would not grant him absolution
until this ceremony had been performed.
The work of death being ended, the
body of armed men who had acted as
guards on the occasion were all drawn
up in line on Sacramento street, extend
ing from Davis street to Sansome street,
double file, and were reviewed by the
superior officers. After this review they
countermarched down to the rooms, and
entering one door stacked their arms,
fled out another door and mingled with
the citizens.
After the execution the bodies were
taken possession of by the coroner, and
an inquest held, the jury returning the
following verdict:
The undersigned jurors convened at
the coroner's Office on the 22d Of May,
1856, to inquire into the cause Of the
death of Charles Cora and James p.
Casey, found dead in the rooms of tho
| Vigilance Committee on the 22d instant,
do find that they came to their death from
hanging by the neck, which hanging was
done by body of men styling themselves
Vigilance Committee Of San Francis
CO."
The bodies were then given up to their
! friends. That of Casey was taken charge
of by Engine Company No. 10, of which
he had been foreman, and that Of Cora
by his widow.
DEATH OF YANKEE SULLIVAN. "A new
fame was added to the excitement about
II o'clock by the announcement that
James, alias Yankee Sullivan, had COM
mitted suicide in his cell at the commit
tee rooms. where he was confined. Soon
after the death of the prisoner We were
waited upon by couple of gentlemen
Of the committee, who were endorsed by
the seal of that body, which they bore
npon written document from its officers,
who gave us statement of the facts
concerning his death 50 far as are Or can
be known.
From them we learn that during his
confinement he has been quite uneasy as
to the disposition which would be made
with him, and has been restless and eat
ing but little. During his confinement
he has been very pcnitent for his conduct,
and expressed determination to reform
if he should be liberated. He has made
free and unreseryed confession Of all
his crimes and rowdyisms, and disclosed
as far as possible the connection Of his
accomplices. He has been assured, ever
since his arrest, that he should not be
hung, as the committee would not exc
cute any man for crime that the law Of
the land would not do the same for
But he was informed that he would DO
sent out Of the country
lie had great reluctance about going
to Sydney, and frequently begged Of
member Of the committee to intercede to
have him sent to New York. Tie prom
ised the member that if he could be sent
to the Atlantic States he would avoid
the large cities, go back into the country,
and give up fighting and the use of
liquor. He was very anxious that he
might be sent alone, as he said his old
associates would kill him for the pevala-
tons he had made. He seemed to fear
transportation with the other prisoners
there, and some rowdies not yet captured,
as much as he did death itself Tho
committee man agreed to do what no
could for him, but could not promise TO
secure all that he asked.
Ex-Judgc Ned McGowan, formerly
Sheriff, and police officer of Philadel-
phia, had been indicted by tho grand
| Jury as an accessor to the murder OF Mr..
King, but he escaped.
The vigilance committee arrested sew
eral ballot-box suffers and despcradocs.
They also obtained the possession Of n
fraudulent ballot-box Of ingenious con-
struction, used at the last municipal cleo
ton. The most astounding election
frauds had been revealed.
On the ID Of june, the opponents Of
the vigilance committee held a mass
meeting in the Plaza, the issuing Of the
first warming was by printed placards to
the friends Of the committee not 10 enter
the Plaza during the meeting; the effect
Of this was TO show the actual strength
Of the law party. There were about
1000 persons present. There was no
violence whatever, but much confusion
prevailed
There were resolutions passed calling
upon the people to resist inc vigilance
committee.
Judge Terry Of the Supreme Court,
had issued habeas corpus demanding
the prisoners in the hands Of the COM
mittee, but the writ was resisted. On
the I'd Of June, the Governor issued n
proclamation declaring the country in
state Of Instruction, and authorizing
tho Major General Of the I'd Division OF
: State Militia 10 raise an army TO preserve
law and order. This action did not
alarm the committee. They have D 900
men fully equipped and ready for instant
action; they have been thoroughly or
) eanized and ia constant aF;n Tor two
, weeks under the most competent oihcers.
} The volunteer military companies OF
! San Francisco and Sacramento have dis
! banded, in order to avoid being called
ont bv the Governor. II was reported,
however, that 200 men had been en-
Al . n o.,aro,nauf auflOfltiCH.