Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-24
Executions In san Francisco.

The Gail publishes the followin
lis: OF the executions which hav
taken place in San Francisco. from
which it will be seen there we're. in
Gliding Devine last week, thirteen
legal executions, and eight mel
have been hanged by mobs
The first legal execution that tool
! place i'll this city was the hanging o
Jose Form. Spaniard, who stabbed ant
killed Jose Atari. Mexican. in Pleasan
Valley. on the 18th of September, 1852
! He WIS hanged on the Western slope q
Russian Hill, on the 10th of December
1852
On the 2Sth of Suly. 1854. William B.
Sheppard was hanged at the Preside
for the murder of Henry G. Davis, who
Kept a saloon on the corner of Davis and
Clark streets.
Nicholas Graham was hanged in the
County Jail yard. on the Both of May.
1886, for having. gu the 18th OF January,
stabbed and killed Joseph Brooks, on
board the steamer Columbia.
Henry F. n. Mouse. who. on the 4th
Of June, 1853, killed Peter Becker, the
proprietor of dance cellar ON jackson
street. was hanged III the Jail yard on
the 10th of December of that year.
The next execution was that of VIM.
Morris. alias ''Tipperary Bill, a notori-
GUS outlaw, who, ON the 10Th of Novem-
Der. 1853. shot and killed Richard II.
Doak, in saloon Oh Pacific street, be-
cause Doak bad taken the part of a wo-
man Morris had insnlted. Hs WAS
hanged June 10th, 1859, in the county
Jail yard.
On the 18th of June. 1869. James
Whitford WAS hanged in the jill yard for
having shot and killed Edward Sheridan,
a street contractor, on Pacific street, Oh
the 2lst of February, III dispute about
money
On the LIST of March, 1861. Albert Lee.
a coiorei man, was hanged in the Jail
yard for the murder OF his wife on the
eth of July, 1859. Lee shot his wife be-
cause, having separated from him, sh.
refused to i've with him again.
On the lst OF Dece Der, 1860, John
G. Ciarkson, coiored man, killed Caro-
hne A. Park tcoloredl, in the house OF
F. A. Woodwork. on Hawthorne street
by cutting her throat with razor. H,
was hanged in the Jail yard on the 18th
of June, 1861.
Barney dwell. who shot and killed
James Irwin, the owner Of a hog ranch
January, 1865, was the first murderer
hanged within the Jail. He was hanged
from the same 'affold from which De-
vine was hanged yesterday. He was ex-
ecuted March p. 1866.
Antonio Sarsovich, who, on the Sd OF
June, 1865, stabbed and killed Edwa,
Walter, young storekeeper on Pacif
street, suffered the extreme PENALTY OF
the law on the 22d of April, 1866.
Thomas Bryns. who murdered Charles
T. Hill in Sans Souci Valley. in Febru- |
airy, 1865, to get possession of paste |
pin. which he at the time supposed was
4 diamond pin of great value, WAS exc
cuted Oh the 9th OF September, 1866.
The only Chinaman hanged in this
city was Chun Won, who, in March.
1865, killed Sun Choy, his mistress. b,
'tabbins her. He WAS executed July
1866.
HANGED By VIGILANCE COMMITTEES.
Eight men Were hanged in the city BY
Vigilance Committees. The first was
John Jenkins. who was ''strnng up" I,
he beam of an adobe house on Ports
moth Square, on the 18th of June, 1851.
His crime was stealing small safe ana
IS contents.
James Stewart was hanged on Market
treet wharf, ON the 11th of July, 1851.
or having committed many dark deeds,
II of which be confessed having COM
litted.
On the oath of August, 1851. the vigi
lntes took from the county jill and
anged Robert NJ Kenzie and Samuel
Whitaker, who had been tried and
Dund guilty of arson, robbery. and bur-
larry. They had been convicted by tn,
but We're taken from that
ody by Sheriff Hayes. who was armed
18th a warrant firm Governor MDou-
all. The execution took place on Bat
.ry street, near Pine, twenty minutes
tier the Vigilantes had retaken them
om the Jail.
The Vigilance Committee on the 22d
My, 1856. hanged James P. Casey,
II the murder of James Kin. of Viii
am. and Charles Cora, for the murder,
Charles Richardson.
On the 18th Of July, 1856, the same
hanged Philander Bruce for
re murder of Capt. Joel B. West. and
'seph Hetherington for having killed
A. Randall.
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