Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-01-19

SEATTLE January 18th.-James Sullivan.
a one. armed man, and William Howard were
discovered by squad Of the Committee of
Safety late last night in the hay on the War
ing & Smith wharf, and were given into the
c,mbined custody of Chief of Police McGrsw
and Sheriff Wieclcff, who locked them up in
the County Jail. They were searched, and
on one was found a revolver with one cham
ber empty, from which experts decided that
q cartridge had baen discharged during the
evening.
COMPLETE IDENTIFICATION.
The men, az far as age. size and general ap-
pearauce are concerned. answered the de-
scription given Of his sssailsnts by George
Reynolds, the murdered man, on his death
bed, and also the description given by Rev.
John C. Fair aud Captain Weeks of the men
who stopped them on the streets on Monday
night and demanded their money or their
lives.
When these facts became known the ex-
element of the community became intense
and about 2O0 men marched in body TO The
iail They were met by the Sheriff and q
deputy and the Chief of Police and one oi
his aids, who parlsyed with tie committee for
few minutes, but who finally agreed to take
the prisoners before Justice Combs at s
O'Clock iu the morning for examination. Be.
fore separating, the committee took the shoes
of Sullivan and Howard, for the purpose CT
comparing them with the tracks known to
have bsen made by the murderers. Plaster
Of Paris casts were made of these tracks, and
tine shoes were found TO correspond in every
particular.
This morning the Court assembled in Yes
ler's Hall, Justice Combs presiding, Justice
Cam having seat beside him, and Chief
Justice Greene, of the Territorial Supreme
Court, another. w. Fl. White, assisted by
O. Jacobs, conducted the prosecution, and
w. W. Holccnb appeared for the defense.
Rev. Mr.. Fair swere that they we're the men
who stopped him on Monday night, and Cap
tain Weeks, IN the most positive manner,
identified them as the mea who assaulted
him, also swearing that tie revolver taken
from Sullivan was the one ieveled By Sulii-
van at his (Wseks1 head. Histestimony was
strong and unequivocAl. & brother-in-law
of the murdered man, named Meydenbauer,
identified the two men ss having run past
him Immediately after the fatal shooting, and
as having gone through the muddy alley in
which were found the tracks from which the
tsll.tals casts were made. While their evi
dence was being put in
PREPARATIONS FOR An EXECUTION
Were being made outside by the Com
rnittee OF Safety. A strong timber was
suspended from the forks of two trees or
Occidental Square, over which was passed
long roper, with nooses tied II the end, ant
under which was left wagon.
Tho Justice finally announced the examina
tion over, and remandsd the prisoners TO tn,
custody Of the Sheriff for Indictment ant
trial at the April term of the District Court
He had hardly uttered the words befor,
strong men seized every officer in the roou
aad tightly held them, and other men seizeC
Sullivan and Howard, lifting them up a
though they were small children, an,
started on run for the place Sc
for the execution. Nothing could hav
been 4 NJ quicker, for IN less Tins tha
1t tales 10 write Il tbe unhappy men ha,
blen tbfosu irts she wagon, The nooses wer
tightsa.d sr4uad thEir neoks, the wagon wa
drawn ffo,a under, and Sullivan and How
ara wsrs suspended tetween earth AM
heaven. Their struggles were few and short
and in ten minutes both men were dead
Though their bodies were left hanging for al
hour.
= fsa minutes af.e. the hanging Judg
Greene rushed to the spot, and with draw
knife attempted to cat the ropes that he'll
the men up. He was seiz by number Q
citizens, oyerpowereG and forcibly remove
from the scene,
a THIRD vICTIM.
The double execution was 10 sooner owe
than about 400 members of the Committee Q
Safety marched to the County Jail and de
manded the person of Benjamin Payne, ther
confined for the murder of police officer Sier
in October last. The officer in charge refuse
TO surrender him, when the committee Pre-
oesdsd to take him whether or no. They tor
down the Jail fence, and cut and beat dow
the three doors between thsm and the assa;
Sin. They soon had him in their hands, an
two minutes later had him at the place Q
execution. A third rope had been throw
over the beam, and Payne was quickly draw
mp between the other two men. The thre
were allowed to hang there half sn hour O
so longer, when pll were removed tS the ur
takers rooms and shortly after buried.
QUICK WORK.
The expedition used by the committee mt.
be inferred when it is stated that though the
were entire strangers 10 the place, Sallival
and Howard were hunted up within twenty
four hours of the murder of Reynolds an
within two hours of the organization of tt
committee, and thst within twenty-four hour
of The commission of their crime they ha
been tried, hanged and buried.
These two men made no defense whatever
and hadn't thing to say, not evel
a denial OF the murder ia their own behalf
Psyne denied killing Siers, but bis guilt wa
tco well known for his word TO help him
particle.
EVERYBODY SATISFIED.
The proceedings were thoroughly. orderly
and were directed by the business men an
leading citizens of the town, and have tn
entire approval of ali classes. Corgratulator
messages have been received from Olympus
Port Townsend, and all the surroundin
places, approving the actF. 1t is certain tbs
the people of this community breathe freel
ano the alarm that oppressed them since tn
operations of the footpads began has entirel
disappeared.
The Committee # Safety viii continu
their organization. and teey have this ever
ing Issued a Office Il at all persons commit
ting highway robbery in this city will receiv
the penalty Of death.
The bodies were taken charge OF by tn
Coroner, aud the verdict of the jury was i
each case the same, and is as follows: We
he Jury, summoned IN the above case, I'm
that James Sullivan, William Howard an
Benjamin Payne, came TO their deaths b
hanging but from the evidence furnished "
are unable to find by whose hands We ar
satisfied that in their deaths substantial ano