The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-10
THE SAN YRAHc1sco TRAGEDY.
Full Particulars OF tho Shooting OF Will
liam Mullfgan.
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Full Particulars OF tho Shooting OF Will
liam Mulligan.
lFrom the San Francisco Morning CALL July 81
ANorHYR CHAPTRR or BLoOD--TaREE MIN KILLED
rRAaIOAL RNp OF TIE NOTORIOUS BILLY NULL
The events OF yesterday furnish another Of those
voting episodes that or the periods in the history
OF our oy with . disgusting regularity despersdo'
who's. nam: ,v ne 81 bo se' dovn To
afssr having twice ineueo.uaiy ~ other persons
and . .s s eS r.. Of soo:
msat, acting under ordsrA
xULLIoAN ON THURSDAY.
On Thursday, p.rouariy during she latter pa! o. tho
day. Mulligan exhibited symptoms OF delirlum sTomens
declaring that tho Vigilance Committee were gong to
hang him He went tho polioo once for prosecution
and seemed exceedingly nervous, Insisting fhas 10 was
EVENTS OF YEsrKRpAY.
and was sent out BY Captain Douglass eghs o'clock
yesterday nsoTning. Abous an hour afterwards sho'
corner Of CIV and Dupons streets evidently dsseetsd ..
Chinamas the opposite sade OF the street me Dali
missed It's mari. ana ns .,snSps ."a Being
afterwards extracted proved TO DO large comes pstoi
ball Mr. Brown srrssy nssr Close cy ~ :" t w
tain Lees .. the police oee, and ofcer Mcmillan was
sent up 70 investigate tho matter Arriving At .ne 81
nred by Biy Muligan who had shut hinass up in his
room armed With seifceekisg seven shootsr and snec
s %s.S. Dssso i've ocsr tSappe VAS
and the two held psr,sy with MulEnn, who wasnsa
l thau0 00Honro.
these cheers with the aid q officer Mccormick, TO cap
ture their man. he having not then fuiy aemonIa.oc
the sssss, f.roc Of ss % shs IA ss Saqu by
emissares OF the Vigilance Committee, Who we're go ne
70 hsa him and In tho parey with the olcers ne t".a
them that IL the Executive Committee would come aeI
| him. hs would saxTsnder himself 10 them; but 70 nc
othHS
xua1lesAs SHOOTS AT DHrsorIvB OFFICER CHAP
rns. inner deo,of Mu,,igans room which on tn
sseozsi o. tho building, opened into wide han
and another door led out on balcony Over cr
I'm the hail. sndduring the conversation Chsppcl learne
that no had favers TO expect from he desperate
vh1e toward Mcmillan he more tractsbly disposed
thosirh he threatened instant death TO any one wit
sho uld enter tho room. Chapel, with more couras
shsn discretion through adjoining room TO IN
| balcony and, was Immediately Area At by Muligan, IN
bin grazing past his cheek After this s',o
the oicers being without 70 sopo with tho now OK
II asperated mailman prudently retfed and M toey wen
down tho stain Muliigan opened nus door
IN SHOOTING or A'sABB
while descosding the stairs sne on,ce we. ,' -
friend OF Billy Mullgsn's who was going up ~ tak WI
the nter, tn The hope that thew mutual intimacy w"
| ensbIe him TO exert psoiying inhnence owe
| Muiiigan, aod render him accessible TO o,hc,'
Mcmillan and Chapel LAD scarcely reached N
| street when the report VI pistol was hoas
within and In moment aft esward McNab5 was brou
yut MORALLY wounded. The unfortunate man va
conveyed 10 DR. Muphys once, In Clay street, where
received overy attention his case domandsd but notlhn
L could be done for him beyond stopping tho woun" ~
minis,l ring it,ie brandy teaspoon, by way OF
stlmunat and rubbing his limbs keep up the ercul
lion Heapnsrentlv s nsred but Iittls no bul IL wi
cvIdeat that thu curren..of life fat cbbing o0L III
hall had entered lust beneath the right shoulder, PAYS
near ho suheiav an sstcry, and ssvering large ve
: froza which great Internal hemor,hag, follow. a
died Ia about q half bslr after resolving tho WOUND,
? | DR. Murphy.s Office The exiting ana uaftcal tnrh
airr al the St. Francis Hotel vns soon brulted nbtss
" and IN very short 2mo crowd oil nve OF SIX mo ~
. rcrsons had qalbcr-a at the spot The saootiny OF
y Ssbb occurred at Ns,out half past one oo1ck ~
~ having now tasted BLOOD Mlgan soetsed to have be
- suddenly transformed into Demon end, With the c,
" ming of the ma,iac glidet from room To roam In
building with tho appsrest design " get,ng an OPP
| tuuity 10 secure another victim HIS appearance a
ID door or wndos armed With his revolver, sways sen
papc through the crowd and caused them 10 aii back
: conf sion Nulligsn's post on Was now soin'what II
liar TO that Of Booth NJ the tins OF his capture Arm
y. a. he was DO commanded every avenue 20 the ny
stories OF the bu dlnr below and kept m cons.
motion, at ono me ait'tng past window on ono no
aud anon showing himself densnty In snother 'psr'
the building
MILLING OF JOHN HART.
AZ q little before three O'clock window LOOKING
fl on Clay street he second from the corner IN THO p
49,. | tIerl was AID few inches, and hand trns'
~ proson. M pistol at The crowd A. usual, inc ~rt'
IN crowd Tiled zach o,hor 10 got out OF tne way
q threatening danger: but tho work OF dcalu w T.
quickly. Mullgan fired and instantly wi'a'g 1870 H
The This shot killed John Hart, foreman OF h,v arc
rob company, No A-thc ball entering his hen'. 10
tae tu.,apt death TIE body was taken 70 10
bly, store, corner 81 Dupont and Washing" a. Na,Lo,
n from thence TO the coffin warcruohs ~ 81 a. . -,
Tho | GRAY Sacramento street Here " vas l'o'" ~
and con vevcd 10 the house e Eureka Hos Conway,
NJ Ccary street near Mason, wbero WIZ ~ W -.
80 -undas Tho remains viii then uc 'ht'fI,o icY''
!, 4, uns q native al Sew York eeed tN'I - lt"it
-. rs,,nt' 40. dc In Tie ate 81 no" fph 40 iV'.
'"' p"' ~ !. ".sks s.rce, and leaves nn iNnii}.
40, ,,s an en,l,e stranger " hulhSsn % 70 n.l btpy
- :, q. ~, lad out o. victin tho shot t'st ca
"' h,s death wes doubtless nred into the c)W' " ran