The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-10

IN, balIo, box had been discovered By and was
10 possession Of the csmmitter, the object oil
which was To speculate on and control the eIec-
tons
b. DEATH oy y,xgrK srLlAyN. AN 4
A new fame was added u the excitemeiit
about eleven O'Clock, BY the annoancssent that
James. alias Yankee Sullivan bal 3osnuittel
suicide in his cell al '.hc Committee rooms
where he was confined. Soon after the death
oil the prisoner, We were waited upon by q
couple Of gcptemen Of the AQmIpIiise, xhs
were endorsed by seal OF that BODY which
they bore upon written document from its ot
hcers, who gave us . stutsnent Of the facts
concerning his death 50 far a. are or can Il,
known.
From them We learn that daring his coptine
ment h. bas been quite uneasy ~ e. ne dEpo
sition which would be made with him, and ha,
teen restIess aud eating bat little. aisr'Bg MI
his confinement h. has been very peaitent fof
his conduct, and expressed a determination to
reform IL he shoaId I've liberated. He has
made tree and unre~ryed confession Of al
bis crimes and rowdyisms, and disclosed. as iar
Pss'p@ 'he eohn'r'f"h ~ ms acoo"'pn"s
ne mas Dcen Assured ever s'nce DIS hlr's'' WA,
he Should not oe hung as the noanial,''r wo Wv,
nor execute any man lot crime 'ha, NV "a"
OF the 'and woa'd nov 90 'he same ,o.' nu'
nc was in'ormsi 'ha' NJ WOMB w sent oo' VI
me country
lie hah great reluctance ABOUT going Y,
sidney and frequently begged OF member o
Inc COMMITTEE 20 fntereedc 20 nave MN sew
70 New ork. lie prom'-'.' ,l'e ine'noer 'na'
u DE- could be sent 10 tne A'iahtie s'a,'~ ~
"""n Avon" '"e 'afgo fn~s, go "aeh 'n'o ,'''
country una give up hT",ng al" a"aouo'
tne use I" liquor TIE was very LUMINOUS una
NC might pe Sni hio"s, Nv nv sa', h's "a aS'o
eia.es womb XIII nun 'f 'ne rcVe'"iois ~ ma.
nANe he s's'i~h 70 'ear ',ansPor'au'o WIN
Tue o'her "sooe'S 'oe''' h'' s"ns ,""a"r "V
yet captured a. h'uch Us nc n'" aea'h ""i
nc c"hiht~ehah aHtei ~ 40 what 1T 'our
ior nun, ou' e""" MOI P'"'"'s' '" st'Ic al
'hat Nv asAe'
rnH aiciDE.
Yesterday morning at half past five O'Clock
he called to the guard who stood without tn,
deor OF his cell and asked fw glass Of water
after drinking, he said he had experienced 4
most horrible dream and went on to relate it
| He thought he was arraiynrd, tried condemned
and ryfqs6tei. III, la4fi the f,3tssef,s Of III,
soldiers approaching to bring him out TO III,
gaiiows; kft the rope drawn about his neck
imagined hr cropped and while hanging in i'm
agination he awoke and called for the glass
water. The guard chccrcd him up. and assuret
him that he need not fear an exsrniion. as III,
Committee had already agreed to send him oui
OF thu State. tie was icft TO himself again
and at half past eight O clock, when his break
fast was brought 10 him. he Was dead aud cold
Physicians we're at once sent for. aud the,
pronounced lie extinct. and we're Of opinioI
tha, he had been dead some time. lie was IL
jpg upoa his bed. and the knik. with which IN,
deed was committed was living lust beneath hi
right hand. from which il had aIsarcntly dropt
The knise Was a ,ommap ,ahI. kni6c with ,
German silver blade AMI handle OF same mate
ri,f and WINS oujtc Jull-.-a a. mucb so ma or,liu,
~ knives of this character The means rcsor
ted ia 10 produce death wns Ia make an ;ncis
ion anon The teft arm near the chow ,ur cut
Tim, The acsbv mart Of thc arm JowY IN ID,
hone LAYING o,.n horrid wound Two lary,
arteries wer, romnieteiv s,.,,r,J ami lro,,
mus, have cnsueJ sn,,Iily
On the "a inst ibe,E,llovinc rrochmhio,
al the ,,oycrnor was issu,L
Executive nepor,mcn, Sacrament, CIV
june ID. 1856 Whereas, satisfactory in(or
nation has h,o, received Ia, ,,s mat comi;,a
lion, IN r,s.t tho cvecr,;o, If Iccal nrn,,,s l.,
f,rre cy;., in thn comfy If San Fr,nc;sco (,
,b;s s,o,, ami Inn, an ,nl,wG,i orran;,a,ion
avlinr Themselves the Vigilance Tomn,i,,,,.
have r,si.tnJ hy cnrcp tba execution Of irwin,
nrnces. AMI ,bs, ,hc no,,er ,,s ss;J cunt ha.
been exhausted anil b,s M, bocn snr;cicn, :,
enaht, rho sbor;T If saiJ cnnnt, IN cYacn,,
sncb nrnccss
Nnv therefore 4 Nc.ly Jobnso, ,.,r.,
nor Of tho State y, California bv y;r,n, nr III,
mower ,cs,ed in mo by ,bn cnns,;,r,;nn All ID,
laws thereof do h,rchv 5ecl,rc sn;J cnnnty al
San Er,nc;sco IN n sto;c ~ ;nsurrnc,,,, o1J
hereby order and lir,c, all NJ Tho Vnl,n,cc,
Militia Companics of the comfy Of San Fran
cisco also al nersons subject a. m;Iitary iu,,
w,h'n sal' county 10 rpor, 'hcmsciv,s io'
r. shcrhnrnc con,,onJn, snn'nd n,r;.,", ,
California Militia 10 serve for such time in III,
performance of military duty under the com
mani ~ saIn sherman nn'iI d'sbandet iron
~! ,,' U. nN "';"'s. N'So UNA. al '"'un''N'
NAV be- ORGANIZED within tho Tb;yd r,ur,h and
Finh Military Divisions OF this State; ais,
att persons subject 10 military duty in SAID mil
vary DIVISIONS 20 hoIu ,hchls'iNeS " Fr"'i'nes'
erpor of ri. STAT or sa;j sherman n, H.,
performance Of military duty in such manner
ami at such time and place as may he directed