The Placer herald., 1856-06-28

jim w hlte,
John Grove, left on the Sonora.
Bill Lewis, shipped on the Sierra Nevada
Terrence Kelley,
John Lawler,
T. B. Cunningham, In Prison.
Alex. Purple,
JAS. Hennessey,
Tom Moloy,
Frank Murray
Jack Mcclure,
VIM. Hamilton,
Philander Brace,
Jas Cusick, ordered to leave, but refud to go
J. W. BagleN
The persons above named, rs being ship
ped on board the Sierra Nevada, were taken
from the rooms of the Committee at l l
o'clock last night by strong guard, and es-
corted to steam tug at the wharf, by which
they were taken to the steamer lying in the
stream. The Sierra Nevada put to sea about
- o'clock this (Friday) morning.
From the Alta Californian of June o.
We are again called upon to place upon
the record of these eventful times, the occur
renccs of another exciting day.
The events ofthe past month do not fur
nish an equal to the scenes of yesterday in
San Francisco.
The cause of the excitement and movement
which will be found detailed below, was an
attempted assassination of Mr.. Sterling A.
Hopkins, a member of the Police Depart
ment of the Vigilance Committee, by D. S.
Terry, one of the Judges of the Supreme
Court.
The Assault.
The Alta says, the stirring scenes ofyester-
day again reminded us of the many excite
ing occasions it has been our lot to chron-
icle for the last month. The dullness and
monotonv that has characterized the opera
tons of the Committee the past week, was
succeeded by day fraught with interesting
events and one that will leave record upon
the history of our State long to be remen-
bered. The principal cause Of the unusual
stir was the sailing of the steamers and the
expatriation of the prisoners of the Committee.
1t was known that the Committee had in
custody seven or eight persons that they de-
sired to ship and supposing that they would be
sent aboard on the steamer sometime during
the day, large gathering ofpeople kept con
tinual watch about the rooms TO witness the
exit, and embarkation. The Committee,
however, were too wise forany such movement
and the removal of the prisoners was defer
red until evening, when they were transfer
red to the steamer Sierra Nevada.
/ The rumors Of an attack upon the rooms
also tended to increase the excitement, and
keep tip the feeling that was aroused, and
the necessity to arrest one or two parties
who would not willingly 60 away, was an
other cause for the unusual commoton about
town. We are happy to say that all that
the Committee undertook was quietly and
et1ectualy performed, and that too, without
the least resistance from their opponents.
An artist was engaged yesterday morning
to daguerreotype the countenanccs Of the
prisoners which were to be transported by
the steamers. This was done, we suppose,
for the purpose of sending copies of them to
the different Eastern cities, to be exposed
at the police stations or other public places,
that they may be prevented from imposing
upon persons where they are unknown.
The particulars of the assault, which we
gather from an eyewitness and are conse-
quently reliable are as follows.
An order was issued Yesterday for the ar
rest Of one J. r. Maloney, better known as Rube
Maloney, and we'll known as a notorious po-
ltical trckster which was placed in the hands
of Mr.. Hopkins, with Instructions TO take him
into custody.
About three o'clock in the afternoon Mr.
Hopkins went into the naval Office Of Dr.
Ashe, where were the Dr., Maloney, II. Bowie
and several others. Mr.. Hopkins said he de-
sired to see Maoney. DR.. Ashe told him
that that was the naval office, and he had no
business thcre at the same time Terry drew
knife and would have used it upon Hop
kins had not DR. Ashe iuterfered. Hopkins
then left and Joined his companions, and the
other parties at once armed themselves with
double balreled guns and went into the street
TO defend Maloney. The two parties consist
ing of Dr. Ashe, II. Bowie, J. r. Maloney, d.
S. Terry and Martin Reese on one side, and
S. A. Hopkins, J. S. Bovee and three others
of the Committee on the other side, again
met in Jackson street, between Dupont and
Kearnev. Mr. Hopkins approached Terry
and sauted him in a gentlemanly manner,
when he turned upon him with his musket,
which Hopkins siezed to prevent him from
using and succeeded in Wrestling 1T from hin'
Terry then drew his knife and stabbed Hop
kps in the neck At the same time Dr. Ashe
placed the muzzle of his u,uslet to the breast
Of Mr.. Bovee, bat before firing ask him if he
was friend, to which Bcvee replied that he
was but at the same instant forcing the weapon
from hin, and drawing his pistol he placed
the muzzle at the head of the Dr., and com
mandea him to surrender his arms, which he
did Instantly During the melee oae or two
shots were fred Accidentally or otherwise, mel
ther Of which took effect
We copy from the San Francisco Globe
the following account of the evehts Of