The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-06

shouts Of SAY ayit burst FORTH mingled wh few cries
Of Aof Ia the interval clergy had been sent for.
who administered the last consultations OF religion the
condemned.
Shortly before O'Clock the committee issued from
the building bearing the prisoner lwho had his
tightly pinoned) along with them The committee were
all armed, and closely clustered around the culpr
prevent any possible chance OF procession
formed and the wnoie party, followed by the crowd
proceeded to the plaza, through Sansome California,
houghtessly suggested that might serve TO hang
the condemned upon, but the proposal indignantly
oyer er aae as decorating the liberty pole Those IN
Of The ADOBE building which then stood the northwest
corner Of The Plaza. The opposite end Of the rope which
Was already about the neck Of the victim, hastily
thrown over projecting beam Some OF the authorities
attempted at this stage of affairs to interfere but their
efforts were unavailing. They cvily desired to
stand hack, and not delay what st TO be done The
crowd, which numbered upwards OF thousand were
perfectly quescent or only applau1ed by look gesture
and subdued voice the action of the committee Before
the prisoner had reached the building Of persons
seized the loose end OF the rope and ran backwards,
dragging the wretch along the ground and raising him
The beam. Thus they held him ill he was dead Nor
did they let the body go until hours afterwards
new volunteers relieving those who tired holding
the rope Little noise confusion took place. Muered
WIFI Iers among the spectators guided their
or betrayed their feelings The prisoner had spoken
word either upon the march during the rapid prcpa
rations for his execution At the end he was perhaps
strung up almost before he of what was so
immediately coming. lie strong built, healthy man.
few minutes.
This jenkins one of the notorious aSydney covesn
and was believed 10 be man OF desperate and crime
stained character. The committee who tried him
generally people Of responsibility in San Francisco
stern necessity had led them this first terrible
example, and their conduct was almost unanimously ap
plaudcd by the citizens. The public press with one OK
ctpton likewise gave hearty approval Of their proceed
ngs That tho execution was conducted during the dead
OF night was simply owing to the fact that the criminal
had been apprehended only late in the preceding evening
The crime apprehension, trial. sentence and execution
all took place within few consecutive hours The
steps managed swiftly convenient to the ends
of justice. II the crime had been committed in the morn
ing the result would have been the same, and the
dcmned would then only have been hanged in the open
day. That tho trial took place in owing
vent the excuses and turbulence of mere mob sitting
in judgment uron offenders.
coroners inquest held the 18th Of June upon the
body Of the hanged man.
Upon the evidence the jury the 10Th June returned
the following verdict
We the Jurors Of Jury Of Inquest empannellcd by the
death Of one John Jenkins alias symptom do ind upon our
oaths That the said Jenkins alias symptom his
and three O'Clock BY violent By caused
END HsnE lie s s a ana the
on " q aIsn nS Of an
timony, TO wi-Capisin Edgar waterman VIM r. Jones
Reynolds Essan by and smss
ae ,ooMbs ers sS n s Of
the Vigilance CommtteeJ
In consequence OF this verdict (which it may be Just
said in passing, attempted TO be followed up
by the authorites the Vigilance Committee held meet
the 18th June, when unanimous resolution to the
following eec. MAS passed. and ordered to be pubished
Resolved Tha, We, members Of the Vigilance Committee
alias symptom have notified the said jury and
ton Of said desire Sa the public viii Sa UNDER ass
Edward King K s,ieie Benjamin Reynolds a. " j. s.
Eagan, j. G. Derby and Samuel Hrannan have been
evidence The fact that all The undersigned have
been equally implicated and equally responsible with