, 1865-08-15

The news Of the violent death Of this
desperate has been receiyed By telegraph
from San Francisco, California. 3ye learn
~ cur exchanges from that city thataon
from deiilInm tre1nens, went TO the police
office and asked protection from the Vigil
ance Committee, who be imagined were after
him. He was let ont next morning and went
to the st. Francis Hotel, where he fired at 8
Chlnaman out Of IN upper window. The
police vent to apprehend him, but he locked
himself IN and Threatened 10 ehoot any one
who ftould make the attempt. He fred ut
one policeman and missed him, Tn. nf11ea-s
then went OF and an associate Of MullsRn
named John McNab went nr to his room
door to Iactty him, wien AusllEan shot
afternoon Muiliean opened Ills window and
fired into The crowd Of people In the street
In front Of the hotel, and shot john Hart,
killing h'm instantly. There was mo appa-
icnt Iosaibl lity of capturing Mnlllgan only
at the 1lsk Of more ll1r, and 1t was planned
vi atphy zicM agency vas not capable appa-
reraly OF cCirg. 4 proposition 10 give him
liquor wss made aud lie accepted II, but was
way, nevertheless, and kept tha man who
brought the potatiop uader cover Of his pfs-
tol until he was within his unmolested reach.
m nj to ehoot him down whenever chance
presented itEelf, and police force, armed
With ,itles, was provided for that purpose.
We copy from the Ssn Francisco .Norntnq
Col Of the 6th ultimo tbs conclusion Of the
trsEd5y; r,.,,a &. s,,,. .,,,, ,..,, ~ ..
h2lfhcur after tie meu we're posted with
thtfr rffts.. the report Of . gun. coming from
tie opposite eide Of Clay ttrtet, startled
tie crowd !; but It WAS nt first supp 3sed that
the firing vas either premature or Inisaimed,
and The vast crowd we're aSout TO settle
down Dn this conclusion, and to look ont for
mere fayois from MullEan, when q member
carrying bis life, and gave the Information
that they hsd nothing more to fear from
Nuliiean. Ibis announcement caused q
general rush fer the front steps ofthe hotel.
Every ore was anxious TO see the dead NTH
STIR but, rs necessity, the crowd was e1-
elIdcd-orlJ officers end seme others whom
it was deemed prfWr to admit were allowed
access to the Ecene Of Mnll1gan's death. As
cending the first flight Of stairs, the body
vas found stretched cut on the floor of the
tal1, the head frightfully shattered,
the brains spattcred on the wall and
poused ont in the pool OF blood on the
e0 wbs1s be The 1ssa s tests st snu MuEan sa'
TO the glass door opening out on the
Clay street balcony to discharge hts pistol
again, either at the crowd or at 1he officer On
the opposite side Of the street, On whom It is
s4ld he mad liked his attention. At all events,
the officer fred just In time, beyond nll per-
adventure, to ssre his oEn life Of that OF some
citizen IN the h1cet. The deadly missile told
Tlth une.Iine precision, crashing through
me top Of Mul11gsn's hesd, entering high up
en- The forehead, almost ii line with the
hese, and passing out ut the crown,f tearing
a. 1s,it'Gnn1al ~ hcle and scattering fragments Of
have followed instan.iy. Muilfran never
knew what hurt him. The bali that had &C.
e9mpilsbed ths .sn work passed On at ! small an
thirty feet beyond, Then glanced doEnTnrd %
ptrfo1atiuG d o. at the extreme end Of fha
hall. The act Of soootirg vas necessary
1ntasure, thensn IN eatsf f. me one; yet ttmust
Even bad Mulligan been taken alive, no now.
Ct under heaven could have Eayed him IL N tha
fury OF the crowd. He would hare been
banged and llmbed on the spot, md the no
Ice would hare been rowe less to resist ench
a crowd. Thus ends the career Of man
Whose name bas been ona cfthe s1nonymas fof