Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-07-05

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aud assured him that he need not fear all exeeu.
ton, as the committee had already agreed to
send him out of The State. He was lsit TO him
self again, and all la o'clock, when his
breakfast was brought To him, he was dead and
coll.
| Physicians were al once sent for, and they
pronounced lite extinct, and were Of the opin.
ion that he had been dead some time. He was
lying upon his bed, and the knife with which
the deed was committed was lying just beneath
his right hand, from which il hid apparently
dropped. The knife was common table knife,
with German silver blade and a handle OF
same material, and Was quite dull-as much
SO az ordinary knives Of this character The
means resorted to TO produce death was TO make
an ncision upon the left arm, near the elbow
and cutting the fleshy part Of The arm down to
the bone, laying open q horrid wound. Two
large arteries were completely severed, and
death must have ensued speedily.
| On the LIST OF Juse an inquest was hold on the
remains OF Sullivan. From the evidence VIC
extract the following
Of one Francis Murry alias Yankee Sullivan.
and have been for lie last fourteen mon,hs.-
1--WE were married BY German clergyman in
this, city. We have lived together in this city
and the Sandwich Islands He isa native Of
Ireland and aged 81 years. ! saw him las, alive
on Friday las! al IL nj. He was confined in a
coll in Sacramento street, ii the vigilance com.
mi,tes roors. He told me iha. tho COMMITTEES
we're going TO hang him on the following day
He looked al the wedding ring on my finger
and said that that was the first present be had
given me. He then took diamond ring from
his pocket and said that it would be the last he
would give me, as he was positive he would be
hung the next day, as he had heard the guard Al.
| the coll t}onp auv 40 I toll L
afraid, as they would not do so. He did not
seem much depressed in spirits, and was as
cheerful as usual. The last day | was with
| him before his arrest be was speaking of the
crime OF suicide, and said he would never do il
for then he could not get The rites olthe church,
as he was a Catholic. He intended to leave ,hs
country al the time Of his arrest. The day hs
vas arrested he told me to pack up all my cloth.
ing as he was going to leave the State for good.
| have one female child, Eve months old, BY the
deceased recognize he body as that OF my
| husband.
Several of those connected with the vigilance
commiM e testified that Sullivan had been as
| sured that no EARN should be done him further
! than send him out Of The State. The vesdict Of
| the Jury was that deceased .'came 10 his death
from the effects Of wound with knife inflicted
by himself upon the left arm, which severed
| the brachal artery"
Sullivan was a native Of England, and was
| early in life transpo led to Sidney for theft He
arrived in New York while quite young, and was
q, once recognized as distinguished English
prize fighter. Upon his arrival here he opened
what was called the saw Dust House,n and
and could not be successfully disturbed.
The first prize fight in which be was engag si
in this country was with Vincent Hammond, OH
the 10th oil September, near Philadelphia. fot
500 side, aud which he won in ten minutes,
he,was next fought BY Tom Hyer eight days after
wal Is and was beaten after contest Of :wo hours
and fifty five minutes. 3lis third 6gh, was with
man BY the name Of Secor, ION the 22l of Jan.
| uary, 1915, for $500 side, and in which he
was the victor after sixty.seven rounds The
fourth was with Bell or The 29:h Of August
1916. in which Sullivan came off first best after
80 minutes. lie Afterwards in 18A7 fought with
an Englishman who came over to contend for
the Jaurels which Sullivan had achieved bu.
they still rerna aimed upon the brow Of Yankee, il
we may ne allowed such an application Of The
word. His next and sixth contest was with
Tom Hyer again, al Rock Point, Md, on Eas
tern Shore OF The Chesapeake Bay, for S 10 900.
In this battle Sullivan was badly heated in sew
enteen minutes. lie subsequently, Tough, John
Morrissey al Boston Curriers', Mass., and was
declared the victor. Since Ihen he ha. spen,
the most Of his time in California, where he has
been engaged in some few skirmishes o. little
Importance. His associates through life have
been of the lowest kind, and his lite spent in the
manner above described. He was one of those
loungers who never do q days work, bu. always
manage 10 live well from the products Of others.
The last dollar he was known TO earn was in
acting inspector al the Preside election last fall,
Tor which position he was selected on account
Of his phi, steal ability to defend double bottom
box, or to keep of honest citizens, while other
thieves changed all the votes, in accordance
with the bids which candidates might make.
The opponents Of the proceedings of the Wig
ianos committee held a meeting in the Plaza,
which ives attended by about 5000 persons.--
Several speeches were made condemins the com.
miitees action ::
On the conclusion Of TIE speeches the stairs
anu stripes were Iun upto the top Of liberty pole,
amid the loud huzZAs oil the law and order
party, who Immediately uncovered trei, heads
and salu,el il. A dead silence was observed on
the part Of their oppohents.
Alter the flag Was hosted and floating in tie
breeze rush was made by several members Of
the Vigilance Comm itiee, together with several
outsiders, towards the flag staff The cry was
iSssard, Down with il Tear il down % Al this
mom..us the genslsmen who were engaged in
hosting he flag rallied and succeeded in pro.
tecting i, from decoration and insult. While
the rush was mas from the flag s,af the flag
was flying from tile top OF the polls, and those en-.
gagged in raising 1t were Iepslllng the mob
from tearing il down several persons. AndiQe
no place on tho staff to Delay tho .iards. touk
turn around the mast. Al this time so;ae per-
soa hauled violently on the billiards, which
caused The strap the block 10 part, and The flag
to use nautical phrase-'came down by the
run," amidst scene OF wild disorder
The flag was Immediately recovered, and
young man threw II around his neck and ascend
ed The pole, amid the jeers Of The rowdies, and
tied i half.mast, IL which position it remained.
In his decent the young man who fastened it up
was peltsd with rotten oranges, as were also
the officers Of the meeting.
The following resolution was then adopted =
Resolved, 1ha, it is the sense Of this mseling
that the reign oflaw and order should be re-.
sumed in the city Of San Francisco, and that a
termination should be pu, TO the present excite
ment. and that every FREQ American citizen
DO lsmi.,ed 10 those inalienabls rights which
free Constitution and equal laws assure 10
them.
The citizens Of San Francisco had donated 10
Mrs. King for the education Of her children $4O,.
600; aud also handsome cottage residsncs.
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