The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-28

the procession, having Terry and Mahony
in charge, commenced moving, and passed down
Dupont street to Washington, down Washington to
Kearny, down Kearny to Clay, down Clay to Mont
gomery down Montgomery 70 Sacramento land
Front, 1t was accompanied and followed by even
greater crowds than we're at Casey and Cora's exc
cution and their memorable procession.
FURTHER LAW AND oKDkR sURRESpERERs.
As soon as the "Blue's armory had surrendered
and the procession had moved of, and were passing
the Plaza the forces stationed there presented arms.
The procession then stopped and large detach-
ments were Withdrawn from it and added to
those surrounding the California Exchange.
The procession moved on, and the forces left behind
were disposed in such a way as to insure the sur
render Of this stronghold of ''law and order" too.
Several pieces Of cannon were brought to bear upon
the building, and the matches even Lit, ready
for an immediate attack, when formal demand was
made for its surrender. After an interview and
conference OF some time, it then being about six
the Armory, surrendered, and ordered his men to
march to the door and one by one to deliver up their
arms to the Committee, which they Immediately did
As near as we can ascertain there were about 25O
arms and munitions which were taken possession of
and sent down to the Armory of the Vigilance Com
mittee There were about seyenty-fve men in the
building at the time, who surrendered themselves
prisoners, and were placed under strong guard in
the building. The same course was taken by other
detachments Of the Vigilance Committee with the
Armory Of Calhoun Benham's company, near the
corner OF Montgomery and Pacific streets, and with
'law and ORDER Armory at Madame Pique's Hall,
on the corner of Kearuey and Sutter streets.
REMOVAL OF THE PRISONERS.
About ten o'clock the prisoners, most of them be-
ing handcufed, were marched in front of the Cali
fornia Exchange, and surrounded with thousand
Vigilant soldiers fully armed. About hundred
cavalry with drawn sabres disposed themselves
around the infantry, ard at ii o'clock the cortege
commenced their march from the Exchange to
Washington street, thence to Montgomery; thence
TO Sacramento, and thence to the Committee rooms,
into which the prisoners were marched and placed
under guard Among them were DR.. Ashe, Lieut..
J. Martin Reese, Col f. A. Rowe, Ham. Bowie, VIM.
Wood, E. Mcdonald, and VIM. Dolan.
MR.. HOPKINS AND HIS WOUND.
The man stabbed By Judge Terry, is named ster
was brought up in Boston, and is now about thirty
three years Of age. He to this country in lS49
and has been doing business as an artesian well
borer. He is o member Of the Independent National
Guards, and has been, since its organization, eff
cient member of the Vigilance Committee. He has
been sent on some arduous enterprises, Of which
was to arrest Cusick, near Sacramento, during the
last week.
Mr.. Hopkins was stabbed in the back Of the neck,
three four inches from the left ear and about an
inch to the left of the cervcal verebrH The knife
passed forwards depth Of about five inches, iniur-
ing the left carotid artery and several Of its branches
disposed in the neighborhood of the windpipe. AS
soon as he was stabbed he exclaimed, am stabbed
take them, Vigants," or something Of that kind,
before said, and staggered back; He was immedi
ately taken to the Pennsylvania Engine House. His
mother, wife, elder brother and sister, Drs. r. B.
Cole, B. A. Sheldon, D. L. d. Sheldon, j. Rowell and
other physicians were soon in attendance, and mme
man as comfortable as possible. During the night
the carotid artery was taken up by DR.. Cole, and
the sufferer rested as well as could be expected. He
was, however, in very critical condition.
CAPTURE OF ARMS ON THE SCHOONER MARIPosA.
A party Of twenty-five of the Vigilance Commit
tee received orders Saturday at 10 o'clock to in
tercept some arms and munitions of war, which
were said to be coming down TO the city from Corte
MADEIRA. They were said to have been sent from
Sacramento to the State prison at Point San Quen-
tin there to be repaired and then forwarded to the
'law and order" army Of San Francisco. The party
Immediately embarked on the sloop Malvina and
proceeded up to Corte MADEIRA, near which point
they met the three-masted schooner Mariposs. In
addition TO the regular crew, Sam Bantam and "the
Benicia Boy two notorious scoundrels, were on
board. The Mavina ran up to the side Of the Mari
posa, and the Vigilants jumped from the former to
the deck Of the latter. They took o6 the matches,
and found in the hold eleven cases of muskets and
three boxes Of either pistols or ammunition, which
were covered over and concealed with double layer
Of brick. The arms were taken on deck and i'm
mediatey passed over TO the other vessel and se
cured It was all done in from six to ten minutes.
The Malvina then cast loose Of the Mariposa and
turned to San Francisco, where she arrived at about
O'Clock, at Clay street wharf. The arms were
taken ont, and q large company of the Vigilant
infantry having been especially sent down for the
purpose, were carried up to the Vigilance rooms in
triumph.
SEARCH FOR ARMS AT THE MISSION DOLORES.
After all the law and murder armories in the city
were captured, stong detachment OF the Vigilance
Committee went out on Saturday evening to Mission
Dolores, to capture the arms and accoutrements of
Captain Thomas Hayes cavalry company Nothing
was found, however, Capt. Hayes company having
either secreted them or not having any worth cap
turing. We are disposed to think that Captain
Thomas Hayes company was made up Of fellows
who would ride to the Mission on Sunday for
amusement, and would go through the drill as rare
sport
SATISFACTION OF THE COMMUNITY.
Thus again did the people accomplish peaceable
victory! The Vigilance Committee, the exponents
Of the public wil were again completely triumphant
The murderous scoundrels who would have fain
brought back the rogn Of the bowie knife and re-
volver-the times, in fact, in which only Williams
could thrive-were all, or mostly all, prisoners of
war; the intense excitement which bad prevailed
throughout the whole city subsided, and the most
entire satisfaction regned over the whole community.
At midnight everything was quiet
DISCHARGE or THE PRISONERS OF WAR.
AT about eleven O'Clock yesterday morning, the
prisoners Of war-about eighty nine in number
were formed in line inside the Vigilance Committee
rooms, when they were informed that they would be
released. They were then told that II they should
eve, be nS found nd in S arms acting against the
they might expect the infection Of due pu-
nishment They were then, with the
exception, as is said Of one Lieutenant Kennovan J,
anu out SoIpOfki tlCes VINO are rptalDeu, maTcneu
out in squads Of four through q file of vigant sol.
ders reaching to Battery street, and then dismissed
Many Of them were quite chop fallen; some, how.
ever, acted the rfians TO the last, and were only
deferred from open demonstrations of their brutal
natures by fear Of the armed mon who were about
them. Such set OF gallows looking scoundrels
were never before collected together in one crowd.
Their faces alone would almost have convicted them
Of any crime with which they might be charged be.
fore an intelligent jury.
EVENTS OF SUNDAY.
The sun Of Sunday morning rose glorious and
bright upon our city. Everything was peaceful and
quiet people were nquirlng about the condition
Of the wounded man, and quietly discussing the
events Of Saturday; but there was no excitement
and no anxiety as there had been the day before.
At the usual hour the church bells rang, and the
worshppers focked to their places Of devotion If
nothing had happened.
aRREsT OF JOHN 4. DURKEE BY THE UNITED STATES
MARSHAL.
4, IL was currently reported, on Saturday evening
that John l. Durkee, who was lately police officer
but resigned and joined the Vigilance Committee
bad been the commander Of the detachment who