The Nevada journal., 1856-05-16

shortly after made for the prison by an excited
crowd, who blocked up the court yard and nv.
hang him ! !" 49, '''s -'-'''
The sheriff and his officers and the citv mar.
shal were promptly on the spot, and took the
prisoner from the city prison to the county
jail IN mack. An immense crowd had by
TINS time assembled, who directed their stems
10 the county Jail, and by the time the sheriff
had arrived at the Jail several thousand persons
had assembled together, repeating the crv of
Hang him. At this stage of the proceedings
Thomas 5. King mounted a balcony opposife
the jail and add d.essed the excited multitude in
exciting language, stating the cause of the diE
iculty, and saying, ave have got to take that
all, and to do so we must kill those officers. un.
less they give way to us. We must hang that
fellow up!' Tremendous cheering by the
crowd INV
:, ockNE IN FRONT OF MONTGOMERY Block
IRON from =, until s o'clock Montgomery street,
from Oiay 10 Washington, was the most crow
oeu Puonc @ thoroughfare we have ever witness.
Gu. eniS was occasiohed by an address in fa.
ror oi taxing some summary steps to nunisb
the assassin of MIR. King by lynch law P"
AT half past O'clock, Mayor Van Ness mr.
rived at the Jail and addressed the excited muI-
htude, desiring them to dsperse that in n mo
ment of excitement, they might do what veorg
could not make amends for.
Some cried out, where is Cora Damn spcb ;,.,;..
,e us hang him &c During the whole evening ono
iiVing mass OF humanity was moving from the iaI ~
the place OF the shooting Not until IL ocock 5;d ~
large assembly disperse from around the Pacific F.
press o1ce, where MIR. King remained until O'Clock
TINS morning. 1t was estimated that in the a ssembn
there were not less than 10000 persons Severai
speakers appeared upon the balconies, and encour-
aged the people to avenge the blood of their falIov
cltlzen who had fallen. The question was finally n,t
to them as to whether they were ready or not Gna
unanimous eye, shouted from tn At vast thropp Tho
speakers that all should retire and arm tbemseIveS
and meet on the Plaza at o'clock Had there been
any organization among the excited populnce. tho
consequences would have been awful as the prison
was monnted BY strong forco of police shers posso
City duards, Blues, Wallace Guards Continentals
and detachment of Light Dragons. Tho maet;n,
adjourned to the plaza and did not effect ANYTHING
company OF Military passing through the meet
ing were hooted and hissed but passed on MT ,or;
any notice Of the insult The majority Of tbe maatn
followed the military up to the County prison
But little hopes were entertained for his life last
night Ills doctors of different opinions AZ 10 The
extent OF injury. The wound was produced by tho
pistol ball entering the body above the nnpe Of The
lei. breast, went through the body, passing little
OF the arm with the shoulder In its passage IL :.
said by the DOCTOR to have severed the artery and 70
nave entered the nerve which supports the left arm
ms morning be is much better and great homes aro
entertained OF his recovery lie slept part Of last
night and awake much better ~
The Vigilance Committee arc now in go sion Tho
city otherwise is perfectly quiet