The Trinity journal., 1856-06-28
(From the Alta California of June %
THE SAN FRANCISCO REVOLUTION

GkkENDEk OF The LAW AND ohDEh FVhNhS '''
THOUSAND STAND OF ARMS sECURED-vlGlLANCf
COMMITTEE TRIUMPHANT.
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SPEECH OF DR.. AsHE.-After the gather
ing about the Armory, which betokeneC
that the Committee were about to have
their own way, DR.. Ashe appeared at one o.
the windows of the second floor and said
that Terry was in the building and did not
intend to make any resistance or attempt to
escape. He asked that one Of the EXecu-
tive Committee might be sent for to confer
upon the terms of surrender. He said he
did not attempt to make speech, as II was
. time of great excitement and not proper
time for speech making
While persons were gone for some OF the
Committee to confer with them, the DIR.
again appeared at the window and asked
permission to to have Gen. Howard meet
them at the armory, bnt those in command
Indignantly denied the request and asked
him TO retire saying that no man could en-
ter or come out Of the building until the Ex-
ecutive Committee were heard from.
The delegation from the Executive Com
mittee, consisting of Messrs Truett, Smiley,
Vail, Tillinghast and Dempster, arrived
about o'clock, and after short conference
with one or two of them, written demand
was made for the persons of Terry, Maloney,
and all the arms in the building. Several
communications passed back and forth be-
tween the Committee men and those in the
Armory, in regard to the terms of surrender
Frequent dispatches were sent to and re-
ceived from the Executive Committee in ses-
sion at headquarters, during the pendency
Of negotiations
From what we could gather from conver-
sation about the door, we learned that when
finally notified that they must surrender,
hfteen minutes was given them to do So
At the expiration Of that time, one of the
Committee said in low and distinct voice,
sufficient to be heard by them, 1--WE want
your arms-open those DOORS" Without a
moments hesitation the iron bolts were
drawn and the rooms thrown open About
twenty men were then marched into the
building, and without resistance, brought
out ali the arms there embracing a stand of
about three hundred. These were loaded
upon drays and conveyed under a strong
escort to the Committee rooms on Sacra-
mento street. Two coaches were then
brought up in front of the door and the
prisoners, Terry and Maloney, were conduct
ed down and placed in them for transporta-
tion to the Peoples tribunal Terry ap-
peared very Indifferent to the spectacle that
surrounded him, and he wore a sort of in
different smile as he entered the carriage.
Maloney was more excited and affected,
and looked very pale.
After the prisoners and their attendents
were seated IN the carriages, they were es-
corted by strong deputation of the militia
ry to the rooms passing Dupont to Wash
ington street, thence to Kearny, thence to
Clay, thence to Montgomery, thence to
Sacramento and to the rooms. All along
this route the streets were most densely
crowded by, people, who were anxious to
get sight Of their Supreme Justice 1t
was difficult to keep the crowd out of the
way of the cortege which bore the distin-
guished prisoners.
After these prisoners had been Gagged, the
Committee turned their attention to the re-
covery OF the arms from the other arsenas.
The forces were next concentrated at the
California Exchange, corner of Clay and
Kearny streets, where there were about 1850
Law and Order men gathered, with arms in
hand but were unable to get out in conse-
quence OF the presence of stronger force
without. The Committee and army took
possession of Clay and Kearny streets for
distance of about one block, and in front of
the building they planted two pieces of very
saucy looking cannon, which were manned
by men who knew how to use them. When
the forces were all properly stationed to
make all assault in case of necessity. Col
Doane and delegation of the Executives
made demand of Col. j. II. West, who
was in command, of the arms, ammunition
and all the accoutrements in the armory-
Ihe contracting parties held long inter
view, and the Law and Order men We're very
reluctant in coming to terms but finally,
at about 6 o'clock, or forty-iive minutes
after the surrender of the other place, Col
West ordered his men to march up to the
door, and one at time, to hand over his
arms and equipments and the Committee
caused them to be loaded into wagons and
taken to the Rooms. From this place they
received about I50 stand of excellent rifles
and muskets.
After ten o'clock the prisoners or war
were all removed to the Committee Rooms
Seventeen were taken from the the place
where Terry was arrested, and among them
were DR.. Ashe, III Bowie and Martin Reese.
SeVenty-two more were taken from the Cali
fornia Exchange and some four other places
They were marched down, surrounded by
1000 armed soldiers and 100 horsemen.-
This is probably the last of Law and Order"
in San Francisco.
AS soon as Mr.. Hopkins received the
blow, be ran down the street with Terry's
musket in his hand, which he had wrenched
from him, and said, Il am stabbed His
friends conducted him to the engine house
OF Pennsylvania Company No. l2, where he
received the medical attention of Drs. Bev-
erly Cole, Is. A. Sheldon l.. ID. Sheldon, j.
Kowell and Others. Upon examination, the
wound was found to have been made with