Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-31

ana fhctathfs -Sarftndei 81 The Lac and
Order Forces One Hundred Prisoners Taken
-Ihtif Subsequent Release 4 Double Ere
cn'ioa at Sacramento. Sc, &c.
Our San Franc-o" files tn the 9th inst by the
llinos, at New York, afe filled with accounts of
he proceedings and movements of the Vigilance
ommittee against the "aw and order" party,
nd with other matters of interest; n full sum
nary OF which subjon:
JUDGE TERRy's ASSAULT UPON MIR hopkins
An order was issued ON the 2lst ult. for the ar
est oil one JAS. X. Mnloney, better known ~
lube Maloney, which placed in the hands
tSteriing a. Hopkins, n member of the police
apartment OF the Vigilance Committee. with in
truotlons to take him into custody. About three
CLOCK in tho afternoon Mr.. Hopkins went into
he n9val office of DIR. Ashe where were the Dno
or, Mainney, ID. 5. Terry. "a Judge of the State
upreme Court,) II. Bowie and several others.
Mr. Hopkins SAID he desired 10 see Maloney. 49,
)r. Asho told him that that was the naval office
| md he had no business there; at the same time
| Terry drew knife and would have used it upon
| Hopkins had not DIR. Ashe interfered Hopkins
hen left and joined his companions and the other
| parties at once armed themselves with donble-
ba'reled guns and went into the street TO defend
! the man Maloney
Tho two parties consisting of Dir. A shc Ham.
| Bowie, Rnbc Maloncy Dave Terry, aud Martin
Reese on one side, and S A. Hopkins, James 5.
Bovee, and three others of the committee on the
other slde again met on Jack son street, between
Dupont and kearney; Mr., Hopkins approached
! Terry. and saluted him in Il gentlcmanly man
ner, when he turned upon him with his musket
which Hopkins seized to prevent him from using
ana succeeded IN Wrestling ii from him. Terry
then drew his knife and stabbed Hopkins in the
neck. AT the same time DIR. Ashe also placed
the muzzle of his musket to the breast Of Mr.
Bovee, but, before firing, asked him f'he was "A
friend. To which Bovee replied that he was, at the
same instant forcing the weapon from him and
| drawing his pistol, he paced the mu2zle Mt the
head of the Dir. and commanded him to surrender
his arms, which he did instantly: Daring the
melee one or two shots were fired accidentally or
otherwise, neither of which took effect.
THE WOUNDED MAN.
Soon as Mr.. Hopkins received the blow from
the assassin, he ran down the street with Terry's
musket i'll his hand, which he had wrenched
from him, aud said IL avn stabbed" Upon ex-
animation the wound was found to hive been
made with blade about one inch and half
/ broad. which entered the back portion OF the
neck, 10 the left Of the CENTRE aud passed down.
! wards aud forwards TO the left Of the cerricdi
rertebrae. The depth of the wound is about
| four inches and some important arteries are pro.
badly severed, the patient blea most prafusc-
! ly. At the latest dates, however, Mr.. H. was
/ recovering.
REMOVAL OF PRISONERS
ten clock the prisoners Of war were all
removed to the committee rooms. Seventeen
] were taken from the place where Terry was ar
rested, and among them were Dir. A~he, Ham.
/ Bowie and Mart Reese. Seventy two were Ia
/ ken from the California Exchange, and some
! from other places. They were nearly all hand
/ cuifed aud marched down, surrounded by about
200 armed soldiers and 100 horsemen. This
sprobaby the last of Flaw and order in San
i Francisco.
t MIR. HOPKINS AND FAMILY.
! Mr.. Hopkins is IL native of Ellsworth, Me-,
| and il 33 years old He came 10 California in
! 1919, from Boston, where he lived long time,
and Is 81 zee resided ia this city He has wife
who i by his side, but children. Mr.. Hop
kns has been very active in the committee sine"
the organization. and has always taken con
spicuous position in plaees of danger.
THE PRISONER TERRY.
Dave Tcriv,the man who bon ted that he could
! whip the whole committee with 800 men. now
! lies in the cell recently vacatod by one Billy
| MuIIigan. No iavors are shown him in conse
quonce Of his high official position. Tho com
! mttee know no difference in assassins The
robes of the Supreme Court will not protect him
! from the halter if his victim dies. His friends,
! however, are making most desperate effort to
create public opinion in his favor. His official
| position. bis education his f,rEer character, his
social relations and family ties are all paraded
! before the community as reasons that thould tx
empt him from the doom of one of less preten
sions TO these qualifications They generally
fall still born however, upon the ears of our citl
zcns.
We are tad tina, Bowie, DR., A,he and come
! others were allowed the privilege of leaving the
rooms upon parole bat they preferredto remain
in custody. Col. Rowe, the Secretary of the
/ state Treasury, and officers John Nugent and
Salisbury, are also under arre.t-the two latter
as Witnesses.
The above we take from the Alta, of the 22l
nit, paper in the interest of the Vigilance Com
mittee. The same pepper of the 23d has the FOL
lowing
PRISONERS STILL IN CUSTODY.
The Committee have now in custody large
number Of prisoners which subjects them to great
oxpence, and vigilant guard. As near rs we can
learn they have the persons of about fifteen men
| ns criminals besides some az witnesses, These
| embrace : y who were reported tn have been snip
ned on the Sierra Nevada. ut did not 60, six de-
! fained from those arrested at the California TX.
change when the forces surrendered there ana
Terry, Maloney and Aldrich lis said that Terry
j. greatly Affected by the position he now occu'
| pies and deeply regrets the causes that ird 10
lis nchrceratinn The narrow compass Of his
! dungeon and the close proximity ot multitude
If armed soldiers are not calculated to give one
of his proud spirited feeling very agreeable sen
! sations
AN EXECUTION AT SACRAMENTO.
Samnpl L. Garrett and William ;. Kelly. two
Young men, were on the 9th ult executed by inc
authorities at Sacramento the former tor the muir
der of Amiel Brickel in August last aud The at
fer (or the murder of Daniel c. How, OF HI DO
RADIO Both of the unfortunate men made snort
addresses from the scaflold Garrett admitted
that he killed Brckell but said it was in self de
fence. Kelly referred to the following statement