The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-06

These were the signatures OF some of the richest most
influential orderly and spectacle citizens of san Fran.
cisco. They show, however, only small portion Of tho
PEOPLE who sUbscqu. n,ly joined the Vigilance Committee
since every day crcasng H. numbers by the
son OF The best inhabitants Of tho place Al tho time
when the above resolution formed and published tho
committee likewise put forth the following byc.laws, ~
I'm address to the people,
whereas Tho citizens Of Fan Francisco convinced that there
lists within liz limits band of robbers and ncendiaries
who have several lines burned and attempted TO burn
banss Destroy heir qae sopspdse Srp lives n and pso
perry ana merely disturb the order Of society And
escaping from their praons by by
Sm wn, e rpe, e'ns or force to secure their cOnaae
NJ S s re sn. Il crs c t 81 msd rss that
nation as % the whereabouts Of any dsordsry suspicious
lhS = Ne conviction Of large portion q citizens
y PERSONS around which cluster ose who have seriously
y@sueh a. are brown 70 u police q he cy or 10 he
members = ihs .ommce Of ysanse >. clons by conduct
from ih date aud ., The elpraaa 1heh ime they sb
wSn he re p osee ' have hot cone 50 voluntarily
roncs % ~, ,e sfy 'gmS PS :. e Ty r s
irving With EYorilns suspicious characters board
eharacsr al honesty hey hall r. re shipped . he place
Com whence they came aud not be permitted to pollue
Received That 81 rood citizens he invited 10 join AMI assist
surss 80 nee ssary Zoe liz perfec, orSon q Inc pes-
safety and good order Of cur community.
some ndiS iduns having chosen throw obstacles In
the way tie Vigilance COMMITTEES action, that body
issued The follow.ng notye 70 the public n i here given
y show the spirit - their proceedings and the Ccasecss
vatclfalicss with which they conducted Not
word nee be said a. TO their lcgaty that Is confessed
by all
vGuArcr CoYxIrrrF Roox-Tt having become necessary
abers IL crime should DE driven from among n. no good
ezen hssns the welfare francisco a, heart viii deny
% 10 carry ont the above OBJECT Nor VIII they interfere
any premises Tor suspicious Characters stolen property
Resclytd Tia, We, the Vigilance Committee do claim TO
who're We have good reason 10 believe that we shall Ind Sv
Aud r,ber deemns ourselves engaged m cool AMI s
cause, we intend TO maintain ~ By order OF
tbs CosHrrkk oy yIemAscs
SAN Francesca, July s. 1851 "
The next striking occasion when the Vigilance Commit,
tee exercised IT, power the 18th of July following
person Of the Of James Stuarthe real tarty OF
that name and for whom Burdue had been mistaken In
the affair II he 18th II February preccdinghad been for
some days IN The hands of tho committee upon various
Charge He had been regularly and fairly tried found
gully, ahd sentenced 10 be hanged. Subsequently he
made full confession 4 his crimes, and know edged
The Justice Of his punishment. lilo Englshmsn
and hal many years before been transported from Great
Britain to Australia, FOR forgery. Al that time he was
Gully sixteen years Of age His whole life afterwards
ono continued tissue OF the most daring crimes Amer
wandering about various parts OF the Pacific We lighted
a last uTon California and during his shoft residence
there was supposed 10 have perretra,cl MURDERS
bun sarts and other crimes Of evorv dark desperate
description than my other villain California His con
tsson revealed an extraordinary state OF impurity
and showed, etary and mnutciy, the alarming mass Of
tHany which existed among tie community and The
suppI reccy from the lax am rulpable behavior OF
the Executive This confession was Immediately publish
cd, and the Icopo warned against The many ~ -sons
whom Il named and implicated in the crimes acsn0v.
lodged.
Abott nine o'clock on the morning Of the li,h, the
customary taps the bell Of the Monumental engine
house which showed that matter OF life and death was
undcr consideration, summoned togethA the Vigilance
somml'tce, Immediately numerous assembAgc OF