Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-03-26
PACia'iC COAST DISPATCHER.
FROM
SAN ERANC

SAN FRANCISCO, March %.
X. d. BOgart has made a statement
of the circumstances of his arrest by
detective Finnegass and a squad Of
marines. He says the arrest vas
made at half past one. on Friday, on
Clay street, just after he had left his
office. He was taken to a room ] II the
old Merchants Exchange and kept
there all night guarded by the ma
rlnes. In the morning, Lieutenant
Fitzgerald told him he must 90 to
Vallejo that he could walk to the
boat, Keeping two PAGES ahead of
them, but if he attempted to escape or
speak to any person, they would
shoot him down. On the boat he was
placed in the st~ewardess' State-room
and close and carefully watched. On
the 2lst, after his arrival, he addressed
the following letter to Admiral Self
ridge.
VALLEJO, March 21st.
To Rear admiral T0s. O.. Selfridye,
United States Nary-SIR On We'd
nesday night, at n o'clock, l was
taken into custody by a sergeant and
private of the marines under your
orders without legal process or war
rant of any kind, and have since been
kept in close confinement under or.
derS purpOrtlng to emanate from yOu.
l have not yet been informed of the
cause OF h summary action nor OF
the process upon which You aSSumetO
act. AS a citizen Of the United States
and State of California, entitled to the
benefit of all their laws, l beg leave
to make a formal demand upon you
for the privileged of consulting counsel
with the view of availing myself of all
the protection the laws of my country
afford. l also demand that / be i'll
formed at the earliest practicable mo-
ment upon what authority and for
what aus my liberty has been inter
fered with without due process OF
law. l have the honor to be your
obedient servant,
ROBERT d. BOGART.
This resulted in the reading to Be-
CART of the order for his arrest from
the Secretary of the Navy, which he
claims was sufficient. Admiral Sci
fridge has conferred with Judge Saw
Yer on the subject of the writ of haJeas
corpus, on which a return is to be made
tomorrow.
Rev. Mr.. Knight was the person
who carelesslv lighted a candle in the
basement of Mr.. Stones old church.
The explosion burned his face and
hands and slightly injured Mrs. Hall,
VINO was WITH MIN.
Dolnlnlck Iarpey, brother of Matt.
larpey, attac ked a man named Con-
molly. yesterday, believing him to
have been instrumental in the hang
ing of his brother. Connolly received
severe bruises in the face, but the
parties were quickly separated by
bystanders.
Joseph Glover and Paul Lawrence
were drowned Sunday night near
Island by the capsiZing of a boat.
Charles Hanson and his wife Were
fined $500 each in the Police Court to-
day.
The trial of ex-Supervisor Kelly for
assault to murder b. T. Shay was re-
ume this morning and will prob
ably be concluded this afternoon.
An Sing is on trial in the Fourth
District Court the second time for the
murder of Sam Quinn on the 18th OF
October, 1871.
Mails for New Zealand and Austria
liza can no longer lie forwarded by way
eff San Francisco, but must 90 bv way
of England.
The friends of the murderer DonO-
van are endeavoring TO procure his
pardon.
A party of twelve men left this CITY
on the last steamer to work in the
mines of Guatemala.
On the 18th instant twelve ships
were listed at New York for San Fran
cisco.
Mining stocks were weak again to-
day;. Sales were light and a general
decline of prices.
Professor o.. 5. Fowler will deliver
a our OF o Il lectures at Platt's Hall
during his sojourn here.
The gold note circrlat;oo =, H., H.,
on the 18th instant was 81 ,12i,3iO.
a r fight occurred in the Chinese
quarter tonight about the alleged
kidnapping of a girl. Several pistol
shots were fired, and for a time a
srriOuS r.rt us feared. The police
charged atnonr 'ha combatants, and
order was Soon restoreu. A. "A. -.