The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-29
THE FATE OF THE MURDERERs.


Cora.
[From the San Francisco Bulletin, May %.
At about hafpast one O'Clock yesterday, James P.
Casey and Charles Cora hung by the Vigilance Com
mittcc Sacramento street. near Davis at the head
quarters Of the Executive Committee.
The prisoners ii Is understood had been fairly and i'm
partially tried before the Committee and had been found
represented that the testimony conclusive as to their
guilt Casey informed on Wednesday that sentence
of death had been passed upon hin. He received the an
nouncemcnt with but little emotion as he doubtless
pected it, On Wednesday evening and night the R Rev.
Bishop Alemany visited him. at the request Of the Vig
lance Committee and had long conversation with him.
Fathers Marasch and Aco were with him. and remained
to the last hour The Bishop, before leaving heard the
last confessions of the doomed and administered TO them
the last rites of the Catholic church.
MARRIAGE OF CORA.
An hour two previous to the execution "Bee Cora -
whose real name is said to be Arabcla Bryan, ad-
mtted and married to Cora The ceremony was perform
ed by the Rev Farther Marasch The unfortunate woman
remained with her husband until his last moment
THE EXECUTION.
At q quarter past o'clock the two condemned men
placed upon platforms erected in front Of two Of the
windows Of the Executive Committee rooms in the second
story Of the building. Cora calm and collected he
stepped the platform, and suffered the moose to be
placed around his neck without murmur. Casey was
not self possessed he desired brief interview with
the priest, which was granted him. He then stepped
out on the platform and addressed those before him
follows
Gentlomen-I stand before you as a man about TO ap-
pear in the presence Of God, and declare before him
that am no murderer. have aged mother, who
wish not to hear that am guilty of murder. am not.
have done nothing MORE Although the Alto California,
Chronicle and the Globe and other papers in this city,
assassination, / murderer. Let no newspaper in
its weekly and monthly editions dare publish me TO the
world as one get to the ears Of my mother that
am Oh, God Iappea for mercy for my past SINS which
many oh, Lord Jesus unto thee resign my spirit.
oh mother, mother motherl
Tho moose then adjusted round Caseys neck, and
his eyes bandaged He just stepping on the trap,
when his limbs giving way two men extended their arms
and supported him to the fatal spot.
Doth ha, t,A v1In
signal given the cord was and they launched
into eternity, at the ame instant The fall about five
feet and the presumption Is that Cora's neck broken
by the fall as he made show Of struggle. few
vulve throes Of the body Of Casey observed then
slight raising OF the feet, and all was over
The bodies suspended about hour, during which
time the thousands Of spectators stood uncovered amid
pround silence. The bodies were then taken down and
delivered over TO Coroner Kent.
II understood that the Coroner would hold an
inquest to-day the bodies OF Casey and Cora
During the morning his office beseged by those anx
the remains of the dead, and among them VIC
were sorry to see many young women AT the hour Of
going press the examination Of witnesses 60
ing on before the Grand Jury.
[From the Bulletin, May 24l
THE INQUEST.
The Coroner summoned jury OF seven gentlemen yes
terday at Il O'Clock NJ to investigate the Of the
death Of james p Casey and Charles Cora whose bodies
were found by the Coroner on the day previous at the old
Appraisers store, Sacramento street. occupied the
rendezvous of an organization styling itself Vigilance
Committee. The of the Jurors are as follows
Redck Mckee, Lieut. Edward Beale, A. Story, John o.
good, II. A. Cobb, c. A. Lowe, h. i. Burnell.
The first witness called Dr. Dupuytryn, of the
French company guard at the time Of the execution
The witness testified that he called from the street
the committee rooms TO witness the execution. He
the prisoners brought forth from their cells In COM
pany with their spiritual advisers Witness did not know
the parties who adjusted the ropes around the necks of
the prisoners. After the bodies had been taken down he
made examination and found that life extinct He
supposed that he called in professionally. The rest
Of the testimony OF the witness developed nothing further
in relation 10 the hanging than witnessed by spccta
tors the street, and described in the Herald OF yester
day.
Mr. McKee, foreman Of the jury thought that the above
testimony quite sufficient for the purposes of nvesti
CATION. He said II was well known that Casey and Cora
were hung by the Vigilance Committee and he questioned
the expediency Of going into further testimony.
Mr. r. J. J.. Smiley sworn--Witness testified that he
present in the rooms of the Vigilance Committee at
the time of the execution Casey requested witness to
take charge Of his money, and deliver II to his friends;
witness declined answering further questions.
Mr. Mckee here renewed his objections to proceeding
further with the inquest and suggested that witness
was not under an obligation TO criminato himself
Mr.. Cobb conceded with the opinion of Mr. McKee, and
thought it was useless to prolong the investigation.
DR.. X h. Cole testified to having made external
examination of the bodies; he thought that death was
caused by sranguaton in both instances; the OF
death in such could only be determined after
post mortem examination; If the neck Is broken by tho
fall, death Is instantaneous.
Notwithstanding that tho jury were quite willing to
close the investigation, the Coroner insisted upon calling
other witnesses.
Mr.. Geo. H. Hossepross sworn
Question by the C0roner--Do you know OF organiza-
tion in this city styled the vigilance Committee
A, know that such an organization exists in this city