The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-16
THE DAILY DISPATCH
LATER FROM CALIroRNIA
Murder and great excitement Ia san iran
cisco.
rse ytsilant Cemmi,tce Re-orsanized.

cisco.
I've yfxilant CemmHtce Re-orsnnixed.
The arrival Of the George Law. with dates 10
N. 18th NAV. brings accounts OF bloody lacey
10 San Francisco and the sonmi,see
IN ,s.ss. - .he murder was James King, ma
.srs - MARYLAND, and editor OF the Evenfng
nnl,.sir and the man by whose hand ne ieu WAS
Ia Casey. editor of the Sunday Times; hing
ah,,shed me fac, that Casey had formerly been In
-. Sing Sing prison. New York. The San Fran
sso, nspers of the 18th contain the following &C
,crnt Of the murder and its effects:
About o'clock the parties met near the corner
sew drew Q revolver and shot Mr.. King through tne
len breast near the armpit. Mr. King exeIslmea =.
~ Am shot T. and ran into the Pacific Express OF,
fee, supported by some friends who appIoaeusa a
him 10 the twinkling of an eye M, oay y. Is
run of to the Station house aud locked up, .es
,me than we are writing this account tne saree'
Vas filed with persons and the air was immeaia'e
ly filed with cries of Hang him. hans n,a''
.:Where is he T. Where is he 2 Kun hi,h w W
lamp post" In less than three minutes, 'ne saeIs
.hop, The corner above mentioned was denss,y
nacked with human beings, who we're IN wnu
state of excitement, running In every airee .;
;pouirine the cause of the assault, the couai.lon
Of The wounded man, and the location oil the PIT
ssner. .,., Iyou.e
7, soon became known by the masses that Casey
as In the station house, and rush was mace oy
the crowd towards the City nai, WIN CRIES o y,
ssHano the son of q b-h rake nim OUT
.Ha ys;ll get clear If the officers keep him. The
crowd separated, about one-half going up Aer-
chant street, and the other hah up washington,
70 the station house. which they found stroGV
rpa rded and barricaded by the officers, and me
sn,s;de iron doors were firmly closed, leading to
the halls of the building. Being repuised py the
officers ut this point and in the absence OF an or
gauization, and after uttering curses and impre-
cations upon the officers for protecting the prison
or the crowd again dispersed, and repaired to the
corner where the firing occurred to learn more OF
the particulars. and to counsel with others VINO
were assembling. The various streets al ABOUT
the fatal corner were now completely hued by per-
coma ALI of whom seemed TO imbi6e the excitement
almost TO FRENZY Crowds of anxious friends
were seeking admission to the PACING Express Of
fee TO learn the extent of the injuries of Mr. King.
while shouts of LET organize and hang him T.
"Hany sllthe gamblers" filled the air.
Casey was then removed to the county prison.
On the next day King died, and at o'clock, his
death was announced.
Almost s'soon as the news of the death of Mr..
King had spread throughout the city, emblems OF
mourning were Immediately put on by our clti-
zeps and hung out upon all the principal buildings
and residences in the city. The stores of mer.
chants the offices of lawyers, and other places OF
business were immediately closed; the significant
sable emblems were everywhere visible, and were
profusely displayed from all the hotels and pubic
served that the private residence of j. Coghill,
ESD on Stockton street, formerly the residence of
the deceased, was appropriately festooned with
Grape in memory of the departed one. Mourning
badges were appended to the doors and over the
windows of offices, and on every hand these evil
dences of the demise of the lamented citizen were
beheld Front and Battery streets, as well as Clay,
Sacramento and California streets, were complete
ly lined with the manifestations of the feelings of
q bereft people.
Wilson Exchange the Tehama House, Vance's
Daguerrean Gallery Building, and the building at
the corner of Washington and Battery streets,
where the Office of the Secretary of the Grand
Lodge of Free Masons is located, were all conspi.
cuous in their mourning embems The front of
the Bulletin Office entirely covered with black
drspery, and presented truly gloomy and mourn
full appearance, that caused the thousand specta-
tors who passed there to drop tear for the memo
~ End virtues of an esteemed citizen.
Members of the Vigilance Committee and
large number of citizens Immediately appeared in
the streets, with the usual badge of Grape upon
the left arm, and the entire community went about
the streets lamenting the fall OF James King of
William.
The bell of the First Congregational Church.
and several of the engine BELLS tolled the solemn
kdell until late hour in the afternoon The differ
ent fagstaffs displayed the colors at half mast as
well as the flags on ship board.
During the afternoon, there was general sus-
pension of all business affairs, and shops of every
kind were closed up; even the restaurants and
drinking saloons closed their doors and hung en-
biems of molrnips The streets were filled with
unemployed persons who were passing about the
city in silence and sorrow.
Friends met and spake not, and the sober. DOWN
cast look at once expressed the feelings of q sor
rowing heart. Truly, the people went mourning
about the streets, and sadness rested upon the
counteDances of a whole community.
At about clock, the body Of the deceased was
exposed at the room where he died, in Montgome-
~ block, and an opportunity was afforded for per-
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way leading into the front of Montgomery block
was soon blocked up by a body of persons who
were anxious to see the remains of one so much
endeared to them in life. A continual line of per-
sons was passing to and from the rooms for this
purpose until late hour at night, and thousands
looked upon the features of a man they only knew
Though the columns of the Evening Bulletin. At
soclock this line extended to Clay street, two
blocks along Montgomery street
The news was telegraphed to every part of the
State where the wires extend, and the responses
which back assure US that the entire State is
10 mourning.
At Sacramento. Marysvie, Stockton, Nevada
San Jose, and other places, the shops and stores
were all closed and hung in mourning, and all was
as solemn as the grave
The Vigilance Committee, numbering 1900 men,
was then completely organized with guns and re-
volvers, and the iedpiece of the California Guard
was brought into requisition at u O'clock on the
18th. The committee left its quarters in three
different companies by three separate streets, and
in q few moments the jail was surrounded by 1000
glistening bayonets sThe field piece was then
placed before the Jail gates and the Sheriff sum
moned to deliver up Jas. Casey
As the army approached the Jail, the sheriff
went to the cell of Casey, and said James, there
are two thousand armed men coming for you, and
have not thirty men about the jail" Casey re-
piled, e. Is that all2 Then do not peril your life
snd that of the officers in defending me- / will 20
with them"
The Executive Committee were formed into
solid square of about ten Deep directly in front of
the JAIL and the Citizens Guard formed hollow
square about them, and all appeared ready for &C
tion. deputation Of the committee were dele.
gated to call at the door and request the sheriff to
place them in possession of the prisoner Casey
On arriving at the door, three raps were made
upon which Sheriff Scanneli from the inside open.
ed the wicket, and Mr. Myers +. Truett, on behalf
OF the committee, informed theofiicers Of their er.
rand, and wished the prisoner handcuffed aud de-
livered to them at the Jail door, Without any
hesitation the sheriff repaired to the cell of the
prisoner, and informed him that the Vigilance
Committee were waiting at the door aud demand
ed his person. and tnat he was compelled to Weld
him mp, and that they wished him to be handcuf
led. Casey peremptoriiy refused to allow them
TO handcuff him. This was reported 10 the com
mittce, and the Sheriff was requested to again en-
deavor TO persuade him TO yield peaceably to their
demands
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