Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-23
The Outrageous Proceedings at HIPS Bar
and Fort Yale

and Fort Yale.
The Victoria Gazette gives the particulars
of the late Outrages perpetrated by gang of
rowdes of Hills Bar:
On the 25th ult., gang of rowdies from
Hills Bar went to Yale got drunk, walked
into barber shop, kept by colored man,
and without provocation, first snapped their
pistols at him. and wound up by beating him
nearly to death. Complaint was laid before
Justice Whannell of the outrage, and war
rants were issued for the arrest of two men.
named Burns and Farrell One Of them was
arrested and gave bail, which he subsequent.
ly forfeited-the other escaped to Hills Bar.
The warrants were sent to Justice Perrier,
at the Bar for their apprehension, but he
paid no attention to these mandates. On the
contrary, he issued warrant for the arrest
of the barber, upon the complaint of Farrell
and Burns and giving it to Constable Hixon,
sent him to Yale for that purpose. The Con.
stable on arriving at Yale, went into Justice
Whannells Court and conducted himself SO
insolently that the Magistrate sent him to
Jail for contempt of Court. On this news
reaching Hills Bar, great excitement prevail.
ed among the miners there-heAded by the
notorious Ned MCGOWAN. Perrier was in.
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Of Whannell on q charge of contempt of his
court in putting his constable in Jail This
warrant was entrusted to posse of about
twenty men, under the leadership of Nc.
Gowan, who proceeded quietly to Yale and
slipping into the court room while it was in
session, surrounded the magistrate: then
man named Kelly read the warrant for
| Whannelrs arrest and McGowan called on
his men to do their duty" Immediately
they seized Whannell who made no resist
snce, us he saw it would be useless, and nut
ting the officer into a canoe, carried him To
Hills Bar. They also released Hixon from
prison.
On the next day he was arraigned before
Justice Perrier, who muleted his judicial
brother in fine of $780, which was paid un
der verbal protest. Whannell was then dis.
charged, and went home, thoroughly disgust
ed with justice on Hills Bar What added
peculiar keenness to the indignity offered
him, was the presence of Farrell and Burns
at the mock trial, and their enjoyment of his
humiliation. On reaching Yale again he
wrote letters to Gov. Douglas, detailing The
particulars of his treatment, and PRAYING
that sufficient force be sent to his assist
ance, that the mandates Of his court may be
obeyed, and his person protected whilst dis
charging his duty as magistrate. Public
meetings we're held at Yale. sustaining the
course of Mr. Whannell, and denouncinr the
gamblers and ruffans who it is alleged, have
made Hills Bar their headquarters, and un-
der the leadership of the notorious Meow
an, are said to be ready to commit any out
rage no matter how atrocious A meeting
had also been held at Hills Bar, sustaining
Perrier, and pledging themselves to stand
by him" and $50 men had actually put them
selves under arms to do So"
AN ARMED FORCE SENT TO THE SCENE OF THE
DISTURBANCES.
"On the news reaching Langley of the dis
graceful occurrence at Hills Bar and Fort
Yale, Lieut.. Gov. Moody, with % armed
sappers and miners, took passage on the
steamer Maria for the scene of disturbance,
accompanied by Judge Begbie. Her Ma
.lestys steamer Plumper left here yesterday
morning with some 10 marines from the Sat
elite and sappers from the barracks at Es-
quimalt, Capt Grant, of the Royal Engineers,
and Capt. Bedford, of the Army Without
knowing what is the programme of events,
we are assured that the lawful authority of
the land will be upheld and all persons act
ing in violation of the same be severely and
summarily dealt with. This is as it should
be. The sending of magistrates to the min
ing towns. without supporting them in the
discharge of their duty, would be simply a
farce, and give rise to the grossest out
RACES. If improper persons have been ap-
pointed to Office, the sooner they are removed
the better; and it would be we'll if some of
the numerous charges of the grossest corrup-
ton in office, which general report fixes upon
at least one of the Governors appointees for
British Columbia, he inquired into. Certain
ly 1T is time some steps were taken in the
premises, when these charges find utterance
in public meetings and the affidavits of res
pectable men. At Hills Bar-from all ac-
connts the headquarters of as desperate a
gang of Williams as ever went unhung"