, 1879-04-15
KE4iRNEY'S PUNISHMENT.
True History Of tho Affair ut ganto Ann,
Cal.

True History Of tho Affair ut santa Ann,
Cal,
San Frascisco Ihuer
eAETA ANA, CAL, Nlarch 2{.-Many incorrect
nccounts OF the episode OF Kparuey's can,pa}Tn
ht ths place having been published, # is due to
tho public that a trio lIstorg Of t.at oyent
alIould bo given. At Lompoc Kcarnoy slim.
dcrcd Sheriff Coyasrublaa. Al Santa Barbara
hn signed rctraction, md complImcntea Tint
olI!ccr In hts speech. This Inst aggravated tic
otfcnsu, and he should i,avo been made to apol-
ogizu for his culogy. At Los Angeles lo made
personal attacks OIL officials, but had 10 take
them back Immediately upon the stand. BY
these retractionE he avoided castigatlon. At
Annl1eim he spoke bis httlo piece, with his cus-
tommy TRADE, md without personal attacks,
and was not Interrupted whl!a speaking. After
l,r had spoken be WAS replied to. This was
right. IIo had right TO speak, ind 60
l,ad his opponent, who spoku after the
meeting had adjourned THIS he objects
to. as hc don't liko free discussion.
nor his own tacties, when applied to himself.
AT santa Ana, whilst addressing the g1unttcrs
On Las Bo'sas, ho coutsclcd arflcd resistance to
Heto better law than tho lnws OF tic country,
Which hc advised then, to defy. Ard thinking
tint lie liaa tnc strong backing Of lasyess c!c.
nicns, '1c n,Rtln series Of outrageous personal
ntFHthA EAtlTGll& NC Inc
tnstleattoD OF personal enemies, thus snalsing
himself their tpol aipi mouthptecc. When called
upon for ,ts authority fur these charges, no re-
fused to give Il, a,,d nssnned the responsibility.
liau he ElVGu tho names Of his !RforInnnts sip
wol!ia not have been lnofcsted. At the tiHle he
made tile ATTACKS, und when the injured partics
lel'a'Nlcd his authority, he not only ro.usgd
them Any satisfaction, but dciiantly told them,
OH -lic wns ready for tl'em."-thus Inviting tho
uttack TINT hu and hts yassaa INV complain OF,
0ne flnur after iIu speaking ,Sas over, tile
aggrleyed nartlus aaarcascd him cetfully,
NHtt again dGnRact! t!.c natnca Ut Ills inform.
ants. md again he refused IN the most insocut
nnnhcr, n'ld WIS particularly tnsoleht to Mr..
rrat, who, besng lnst oil bed of sickness,
lad good chance TO bully him. At this time
llnlc, who s warm frtcnd OF boil, Fruit und
the Actaiacns, And who Is Il man IN every
sslisa of ti.s word, boiled over, and scizlug
up To- this snoment Keurney had been backed
by tuzen Of his ,,lost valiant supporters, but
Mt the kolll Of the first blnw they scattered like
u coroT of Quall. 1nstead OF protecting their
master, they f,5sooi him aud fled IN different
dsesl!oh, eaet. one of ttieEn seeking MI officer
Of Tho law,- they my titmsclves, Among
them Has h!g bullr from Los Angeles. d larger
man than Rute, who l1ad puastcu ut Anahem
.'tIMt tle trase!st to put heads on Kearney's
oppnHehta." THIS man sought the officers IN d
very sniall building tu ttt back yard III tho
hotel, mud II Ii rcmrted that hu WAS found there
NV u4hf lAtC4y bLtll NlIkHNHLl{ eGAk4llk lQf thu
oilleer: To use tlse expression OF M eyc-vlt-
ncss, kearHeyfs trieMis " ran like luriieys" Ut
tlM sound VI lulc's first blow.
When struck. kcar1tcy turo htmtntt loose,
follnwe1 Immediately. At t,r si.lt nf his us.
saitant, kcarisuy, without attempting, 10 usu lis
pistol, turned nsld ac4 iuconttnuntly. Ihs
HaNinsl a. s &C. cHsk ,a,s Of n. sand !oss elevated
aiurtsr! Picc iss 1I%1sa IL iu ra,, barshcnci
ncrosa s!1u street 10 the drug stare, wtlero Rule,
nyertakl.E him, seized him by the l,Atr, md,
backing n' up agullst shc counter, struck lin
Ills in'ormants,, and, after giving him tiu.u lur
reply, atrutls iltIn eGntN, En! agaln demanded |
the na'lles. 10 this demand keurney tl!tl mt
fsSpoGd ao nnt continued s to s9pawk "sinrtt'erl
never struck blow II, hs delunse, Iut was m.
parently tara!yzctl bY fear, ulld during tilu
Whole asair stlll retained Ills eucke.l pistol in
IT, l!an;a, a1'd da no1 atte'apt to use =. Bob
whlle Ruia was bcat!n, lIIu,, was at TINT tiulo
IN vigorous purRAit Of tho tlrlng Chronicle re- |
porter, whom liu supposed to te kcarney, but |
WnSn VIZ d 19 asposte5 pr ,usnea coruef lu saw hs
n,nl indhrg ,Nnlp still Ieatii,g Kear;tvy, re-.
luestel him to ltstst, W Aa (au been puni4hcd /
ria Deputy Sheriff coming In At t,mt time,
hul'del It to tlu oilcer. MrFsddvn's intsrfcr-
ehcp WIS TO suys Kearney from turiheF punish
mentt aHa not to beat hi:u, as was reported.
pIitnE ,Itt tl!s renal remainder ot his stay Keurnuy
brick" which was rather iuconslssent With hls |
advice tu tho 6ounttere to resist the execution Of
ii1c lay With rifles. aud ILLS defiant Challenge TO
,s ~ Msf41oons Ms. t1 come on u hey wanted
hons Of ptoteetlon was from tlc laws hu bad H.
suited and leiied. OF the three reporters on |
the ground, Mr.. atclrosc, Of tue Anaueini "a. |
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