The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-05-03


But then he can have no reference to me,
as was only imprisoned ten weeks, and
that was before trial and condemnation. "
Besides. those who belonged to the
sauatters numbered thousands instead of
fifty-six.
They met-tbe fifty-six-- on lot
belonging to Governor Burnett, which
they had taken possession of by force of
arms" ]" DC.
never did anything of that kind. so
this s'root doctor must be some other
person.
"Fifty-six-I counted-took the oath,
brandishing their weapons in the air,
and they were drilled by non-commis-
stoned Irish officer in the Mexican war"
Ineyer was in crowd of fifty-six. or
any other number, that sstook the oath" in
Sacramento, and our officer had been a
| commissioned officer, and was not an
Irishman
| CDR. Robinson was Captain. and NAL
lony was Lieutenant in this case.''
was neither Captain nor any other
officer in the Sacramento troubles in
which was engaged, neither was Mallo-
ny oul Lieutenant.
"They were going, FIRST. to let the
prisoners out of the Prison Brig
Our party of fifteen-for that was all
that were with me when the mob attacked
us-neyer thought of going to the "Pris-
on Brig" and I do not see howthi "root
doctor" and his band could take posses
sion, by force and arms, ,of Gov. Burnet's
Hot, and themselves take the oath, brand
ish their weapons, and go to the s.Prison
Brig" when they were already there,
having previously been "tried and con-
demned."
"The Mayor read the r lot act to them,
but they paid no attention to it."
No Mayor ever read riot act to me.
or to any persons with whom ] acted in
California or elsewhere.
"Several thousand came out and form
ed in solid columns"
never heard of that before. What
kind of solid columns did they form?
Robinson marched his men up Fourth
street, and the Mayor marched his forces
down Seventh street. and they met, face
to face, at the corner of Fourth and Sew
enth streets"
| In the Sacramento where lived, the
Fourth and Seventh streets are parallel
with each other, and two streets dis
tant, and how they can intersect and make
a corner, is more than my geometry can
Iexplain; or how two parties, marching
up and down these streets, as described,
can meet face to face, is equally myste-
Try. 1t must be that DIR. Hazards Sacra-
mento is not one with which am aquain-
tied, and his "root doctor" can be no re-
iation of mine.
"The Mayor ordered Robinson to lay
down his arms and give himself up as
prisoner.
No Mayor ever gave any such order
to me.
Robinson made no reply, but fred
one round"
How many times must man FIRE TO
make Ground ?''
"The Mayor then ordered his men to
fire, and they did, one round of car
fridge"
Did all the s.solid columns" fire, and
did they use blank or ball cartridges ?
and how many rounds from the "several
thousands would it take to kill fifteen
men?
Robinson sat on his horse, as did the
Mayor, giving orders, coolly and regu-
larly, "load,' % stake aim," and 'fire."
Twas on no horse when / was assailed
Iby mob in California, neither did l
give any orders whatever. 1t must have
been the root doctor.
.'By this time the action had fairly
commenced"
l should think so.
SIT lasted about twenty or thirty min
utes, or until their leaders were both kill
ed or wounded, and the rest routed"
From what has gone before, the Mayor
was one of the leaders and Robinson the
other-and which was killed? Not the
Mayor, for he died of the cholera some
time after, and surely it could not have
been me, for the Border Rufiahs will
swear that am not dead yet. 1t must
have been the 'sroot doctor" The mob
that assailed me in Sacramento did not
fight tDo minutes consequently it could
not have been the same battle that DIR.
H. describes.
"The Mayor stood and took about for
ty shots, seven or eight taking effect. one
of which passed through his body; but
he died of the cholera, induced by his
long sufferings from his wounds
Those fifteen squatters, if it was the
party was with. must have been skillfuf
lighters to have given the Mayor forty
shots, while the 'sseyersl thousands In
.'solid columns were killing one man.
No wonder the Mayor died of the chole-
ra, with seven or eight bullet-holes in his
body!
Robinson was shot, to all external
appearances. directly through the heart.
Four of Us carried him to the
banks of the Sacramento, with . party
of well-armed men, TO keep of the ex-
cited populace, who were crying, Let us
hang him on the first tree !'''
| / was not carried TO the banks of the
Sacramento. but of the American river,
and the armed men were to prevent my
rescue, and not to prevent me from being
huno. IF DR. Hazard was one of nv