New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-30
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From Our Own Correspondent
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 4, 1856.
The Vigilance organization remains in power
Aft<r failiog once, the authorities have made no
subsequent attempt to suppress it, 1t exists now
in more than pristine vigor. More blood has
flowed. BY order of the Committee, two men,
Joseph Hetherington and Phrlander Brace-each
Of whom was double murderer-were executed in
presence Of 1900 spectators, about o'clock, on
the evening Of the 20 h ult In 1858, HetterIng-
ton, in quarrel killed one DIR. B4dwin-was
tried and acquitted BE was in ,ssession Of con-
siderable property, and bought the paper of,
and judgments against, DIR. A. Randall one of
the largest, if not the largest landbOlder in the
State. His claims against Randall amounted
to 500, 0O0 or tbereabouts He tried to collect
but was bafled in every attempt by the
laws delay" Thus bitter feeling existed be-
tween the debtor and creditor. On the Oath ult
they met in the st. Nicholas Hotel, San Fran
cisco, when Hetherington approached Randall and
pulled his beard, which was long and flowing, ac
company ing this insulting action with highly de-
FOgatOry remarks. The Doctor, who was quiet
citizen, but one who public rumor Gays would
pev.r pay d. .bt while he could avoid it by legal
process had, in consequence of threats and the
Rell known desperate character of his assailant,
provided himself with arms. He drew his re-
VOlver aud fired at Hetherington. HetheringtOn
did likewise; and thus, IN the bar-rOOn or Office
of the hotel, five shots were fired three by Ran
dali and two by his adversary. Hetherington's last
shot struck the Doctors temple and lodged ia his
III Ii.
sciOus, and thus remained for Learly three days
WHEN he ded. The City Police arrested Hether-
ingtoa on the spot, but the VigilaDts rushed in,
got possession Of the pritODer and conveyed hm
to their rooms. He was tried by them and hung.
PhilaDder Brace, " hO was executed at the same
time, in company with others murdered
Can't West at the Missouri Dolores, near San
FranciscO, ia 1854, and in two days afterward
murdered, it is believed, one Marion, an accou-
plice in the murder of West was on these charges,
Of which be had been before acquitted by the
Courts, tried and sentenced.
Brace was not more than % years old, inte'li-
gent prepOssessiDg, sod native Of Onondaga
County, New-York. where, it is said his father
now resides He was intoxicated when he came
ON the scafold and made use of many blasphem-
Gus and revolving expressions. HethcringtOn emit
arnted from New-Urleans here, WAS native of
Cumberland County, England, aud about 35 years
of age He was without family, aud has no rela-
leaves may realize $5O.0C0. Messrs. Fletcher NJ.
ano Henry Ilaight of San Francisco and ST. Louis.
are bis executors.
The Coroner held an inquest on the bodies
Several prominent members of the Vigilance Com
uittee we're placed on the sitness-sIaDd, bat each
of them dogeedly refused to give any testimony
which might criiuinste themselves or companions.
The verdict was that they came tOtheir death by
hanging, at the hands of the Vigilance Committee.
Judge Terry is still in the hands of the Commit
tee. A rumOr was prevalent that the ExceculSe
Committee of the Vigilance Committee had exam-
med all the testimony, and, being satisfied that
Hopkins was out of danger, acquitted Terry ;sfhat
his case WAS turned over to the Popular Commit
tee, which is composed of the Captain and two
Of the members Of each Company-the latter
being chosen by majority vote Of the Company.
Unless this Popular Committee c0ncurs in the
decree Of the Executive Committee, such decree
is not enforced. The statement that Terry has
been acquitted by the first Committee is, how
ever, strongly denied, and 10 outside the
Initiated knows how the matter stands at present.
Those who -ympsthize with the Vigilance Com
mittee-and they are in vast maj 'rlty through
out the state desire to see Terry shipped. or by
some means prevented from again sitting on the
Supreme bench And if the two remaining
Judges Murray and Heydenftldt were served in
the same manner the muletude would appaud.
With drunken rOwdy, nullfying men ON the
Supreme bench, the people can have no faith in or
respect for the Judiciary. Every man of them
has disgrnced tue ernine.
The Republican movement here is growing with
astounding rapidity. The enthusiasm Of the At
Isntic has penetrated the Pacific slope, snd(a ae
fremonters here have great hope of giving ,ae
Buehsneers Jessie. Against the Pacific Railroad
NO paper or public speaker has dared to print or
utter word Cslifornians are unanimously in
tsvor oft. The Democracy are on theic beam
ends concerning 1t. They know not how Ia sp DO
aize for its reputation by the Cincinnati Conysn-
non. In fact, The Globe Democr .tlc organ. pub.
kshed in San Francisco, came out made pod
breast Of II, and honestly acknowledged that the
Democratic policy has been, aud is, against the
road. Other partisan journals Of the same
stamp, but less scrupulous, have taken it 10
task, and denounced it for the admission; bat
hey founder, aud 1T each Wriggle sink
deeper in the mire. Benton's great speech de-
iivered at st. Louis at the opening of the
can ysign has been read here with delight. 1t s
70 true in whole and correct in oil its parts that
De Democracy allude 10 it in silence. Their
fitblessness in sbrosstns sacred Compromised in