Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-07-01

III LATEST FROM CALIFORNIA.
Execution OF Casey and Cora-Esoape o
Ned McGor~n-suieide OF Yankee Sui
Iivan.
The steamer Illinois arrived at New Yorl
June 18th with nine hundred and fifty passen
gers and two million two hundred and sevent,
thousand dollars in gold.
The papers are filled with matters concern
ing She revolutionary state of affairs in Sar
Francisco.
i Ex.Judge MCGOWAN, formerly police office,
of Philadelphia, had been indicted as accessory
to the murder of Mr.. King, bat he succeeded
in escaping.
The Vigilance Committee arrested several
ballotbox suffers and other desperadoes. They
also obtained possession of fraudulent ballot
box Of ingenious construction. The most as
founding election frauds have been revealed
On the I'd June, the opponents of the Vigi-
lance Committee held a mass meeting on the
Plaza, first warning the friends of the Com
mittee by printed placard not to enter the
Plaza during the meeting. The effect Of this
was to show the real strength of the law and
order party About two thousand were present.
No violence occurred, though much confusion.
Il Resolutions were passed calling upon the peo-
pie to resist the Vigilance Committee.
Judge Terry, Of the Supreme Court, had
issued writs of habeas corpus, demanding the
| prisoners in the hands Of the Committee but
the wriis were resisted.
On the Sd of June, the Governor issued his
Proclamation, declaring the country in state
Of Instruction, and authorizing the Major Gen
eral OF the Second Division Of the State Militia,
| to raise an army to preserve law and order.
| This action did not alarm the Committee, as
they have 5000 men fully armed and equipped
ready for instant action, being thoroughly or
ganized and in constant drill for two weeks
under competent officers Men, money and
munitions Of war from all parts OF the State,
are at their command, and it is confidently
believed that the Governors efforts will
amount to nothing.
| The volunteer military companies in San
Francisco and Sacramento have disbanded, in
order to avoid being called out by the Governor.
| 1t is reported, however, that 1900 men have
enrolled themselves under the government au-
thorities. No collision is anticipated.
A petition unanimously signed was in circu-
lation, asking the Governor to call an extra
| session of the Legislature. The Vigilance
Committee deny having anything to do with
this petition.
| The San Francisco Herald is the only Jour
| nal that opposes the committee. 1t puts a
different coloring on the state of affairs, and
says that the Governors proclamation was
largely responded to, that the citizens are
pressing forward to enroll themselves under
the authorities; that on the 4th Of June, 1900
men were enrolled, and that by Saturday, ten
| thousand would be in arms on the side of law
and order. Three divisions Of the State Mi
litia have been ordered out. Many new COM
panies ofvolunteers were forming.
/ Execution OF Casey and Cora.
1t had been determined to postpone the exc
| cuton Of these persons until Friday, but re-
port of such character as led the committee
| to believe that an attempt to rescue the priso
ners would be made by an organization at the
time Of the funeral, when they thought the
rooms would only be partially guarded, gained
| circulation, and it was finally determined to
complete the work and relieve themselves of
their anxiety and suspense by carrying out the
| Judgment which had already been pronounced.
Notwithstanding the great gathering at the
| funeral, the rooms of the committee were sur
rounded by about twenty thousand people, who
had got an intimation of the proposed execu-
ton and hurried to the spot
| The most formidable guard was arranged,
which embraced all the arms Of the committee,
|
| and two field pieces. The streets in the mme-
date vicinity of the rooms we're cleared by the
soldiers, and the bristling bayonets that were
displayed in every direction made the scene
one Of great solemnity. One of the field
pieces was planted so as to command Davis
| street from Sacramento street and the other so
l as to command Front street. At about one
o'clock workmen were seen preparing the gal
/ lows in front of the committee room, and this
preparation drew together an immense throng.
The plan to carry out the execution Of the
death penalty upon the prisoners was very
simple. The rooms of the committee are in
two-story granite building, and platform was
extended from each Of two front windows of
the second floor, extending about three feet
beyond the line of the building, and provided
with hinge at the outer line of the window
sill, the extreme end being held up by means
of cord attached to beam, which projected
from the roof of the building, and TO which the
fatal rope was also attached.
| About one o'clock the prisoners were brought
to the windows in view Of the multitude, dressed
| in their usual costume, and mounted the plat
form, having their arms pinioned. They both
appeared 10 be firm, and but little affected by
| the dreadful fate that awaited them. Before
| placing the rope upon their necks an opportu.
/ MY WIS tA'sh aaN" W sfN"- w VIC ptopit ns-
sembled.
casey addressed the crowd in a few brief
remarks, but Cora did not speak.
At 20 minutes past one o'clock, everything
being ready to carry out the design Of the ex-
ecutioners, the signal was given, and the cord
that held up the outer end Of the scafolds or
platforms was cut upon the roof Of the building,
and the doomed men were both launched into
| eternity.
The work OF death being ended, the body Of
armed men who had acted as guards on the oc-
cssion were all drawn mp in line on Sacramento
street, extending from Davis street 10 SAMSON
street, double Gle, aud were reviewed by the
superior officers. Aher this review they com.
,ermarched down 10 the rooms, and entering
one door, stacked their arms, fled out ai
another door, and minglng with the citizens.
| Aner the execution the bodies were taken
possession Of by the coroner, and an inquest
held, tho jury returned the following verdict
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