Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-13
A WILD MOB.
Futile Attempt to Lynch a
Fiend.
SAN FRANCISCO In ARMS
The Murderer of Mamie Kelly mas
% Close Call--Determined
Police.
SAN FRANCISCO IN ARMS

Castardly nature oil the crime. IIreats ol
lynching are freely made, and the follow
ing card appeared in to-days papers:
Murder! Murder! Murder!-The chastity
of our daughters has been dealt foul and
cruel blow. An innocent and harmle S
child has been shot dead by a cowardly as
sassin; the little orphan darling left neither
father nor brother to wipe the death damp
from her brow and avenge the cowardly
deed. Men of San Francisco. attend a
meeting at the Metropolitan Temple this
(Friday) night, corner Fifth and Jessie
streets, at o'clock, and take such action as
the meeting in its wisdom may adopt"
Au immense mass meeting is now In
progress, and it is feared that the mob will
make an attempt to break the Jail and take
the prisoner. Sheriff Hopkins has ordered
his full force of deputies on duty at the
Jail, and a large squad OF police Will assist
them to preserve order.
Metropolitan Temple was packed to Its ut
most capacity, and the whole block on
which the building Is located was also
crowded with a mass of people anxious TO
participate in the demonstration. Inside OF
the hall the meeting was presided over by
w. III. Hobart, who addressed the audience,
counselling peace and quiet. He stated
that the meeting was net called tor rlotouS
purposes, but merely to express the mo1ai
and most atrocious crime committed in this
city. He cautioned the psople to suppress
their revengeful feelings and give justice
time to show its hand. He was folio we'd by
Judge Roberts, who spoke in the same
strain, advising that no overt act be COM
mitted to cast shame on the city OF San
Francisco q. II. Middlestadt, who an
nounced himself as dynamiter, was the
only one who advised immediate action on
the part of the gathered populace. He re-
ferred to the fact of twenty-five convicted
murderers being confined in the Jail, and
said that forbearance had ceased to be a
virtue In conclusion he added: IF you
are men proceed, at once to the county
fieudish culprit from his protectors and
hang him." Meanwhile the outside crowd
was also addressed by number OF men ex-
horted their hearers to preserve the peace.
Among the speakers outside were two men
named Hamill and Hagerty.
ON TO THE JAIL,
As soon as the audience came out OF the
hall the cry was raised OF "On to the County
Jail!" 1t was soon taken up, and in a few
minutes the crowd, whicn now numbered
over seven thousand people. fell into line
and marched tn tie county Jail. locat on
streets, and about mile away. As the col
umn turned into Kearney street 1t was
largely augmented until by the time it has
reached the junction of Kearney with Mont
gomery avenue, over ten thousand men
were in line. On arriving at the iail they
found their intent had 1een anticipated.
Forewarned was to be forearmed with the
city authorities. In front OF the Jail were
drawn up in double column, forty police
men, who allowed no one :? approac ch near
The jail was brilliantly lighted up aid the
scene pre- ented offered a striking picture.
The rigid lines of the officers Immediately
in front OF its brilliantly lighted wall, the
<.1o to- y. nj .ofr nj
front Of them, and the dense seething mass
of men composing the background of the
sem circle. As there appeared to be no
leader the mob was entirely unorganized
ton but as the crowd increased in numbers
they became bolder and bolder and soon
began jeering and yelling at the police and
occasionally throwing stones. The excite
ment on both sides became rapidly iuten
sihed. but the officers were held back by
their superiors until what was considered
more dangerous crisis occurred. In the
crowd opinions were freely and profusely
expressed on the advisabiiity of storming
the jail, but no concerted move could be ef-
fected. p. McCann, who was one OF the
loudest in venting his indignation was
finally asked to deliver speech to the
crowd. He assembled to balcony on the
opposite side of the street from the jail and
began addressing the crowd. When he had
spoken for short time the police in front
OF the Jail were ordered to charge and in a
few minutes McCann was safe behind the
bars Of a cell in the county jail. inside
W were sn' in '' the - greatest excitement,
but with faces expressing determination
to hold the jail at any risks. Sheriff Hop
kins was on hand and had q force of forty
five men all armed with rifles or revolvers,
ready for any emergency. The men were
posted throughout every commanding posi-
ton in the building. from the roof down
ward.
General Turnbull appeared at the county
iail and held conference with Sheriff Hop
kius, the substance of which was that If 1t
became necessary the Sheriff was to call on
Gen. Turnbull as a repr sentative OF the
State authorities for aid. Gen. T1rnbul
number OF companies of militia to be at
their armories in readiness in case of need.
Chief Crowley timely appreciated the need
of reinforcements for his force, and another
detachment of thirty-hve men were
quickly brought to assist in guarding
approaches to the Jail. With this augment
ed strength charges were made on the crowd
at intervals. Clubs were freely used on
with the retreating crowd. Many psopIe
were inj ured in these charges.
ARRESTS MADE.
No attempt was made, however to make
arrests, except where an effort was made to
resist the charge of the police. OF thase
cases there were several. The first was VIC
tor Brady. aged twenty-0ne, machinfst,
who stated that he was merely in the crowd
through curiosity. Quickly following him
came II enry Miller, a carpenter, who. gave
the same innocent reason for being In the
crowd, He will carry a remembrance OF
the event about with him Tor consldera-
BILE time, as he received a severe scalp
wound from club before he was taken in
charge. p. McCann, who attempted TO ad
dress the crowd In the heat OF the excitemen
was the next man brought in. He stated
that his arrest was entirely unjuStffable,
that he was exhorting the crowd to await
the outcome of the action of the Court be.
fore resorting to violence. He advised
them to wait fourteen days, and If Golden
pie break down the jail aud mete out
Justice to him. He further stqted:"I told the
crowd II Goldenson was not hanged in two
weeks there would then be time for them
And say the same now here in jail, hang
hfm hang himl" McCAnn is sewing
machine agent at "a Post streer, and has a
wife aud three children
The officers who arrested McCann say
that in haranguing the crowd he used the
most extravagant and exciting language.
Among other things they quote him as fol
lows: I'll you will follow and protect me,
will take him (Goldenson) from the Jail and
hang him tonight"
A WOUNDED OFFICER.
MOI long hIter tnib WOuuueu Olncer, M.
A. Cayot was brought into the county jail.
He was bleeeing .profusely from severe
wound In the forehead, and surgeon was
telephoned for. Cayots wound was found
to be deep scalp wound but not of seri-
Gus nature, though the flesh was cut to. the
bone. He only escaped having his skull
fractured by the circumstance Of his wear
ing stiff and thick hat. He stated that the
wound was inflicted by brick thrown
from the roof of house on the opposite
side of the street.
THE STREETS CLEARED.
ON this information being conveyed tn
Chief Crowley, he ordered the entire block
on which the jail Is situated to be cleared
and . series of charges by the po-
lice followed, which ended in the
streets being swept a. far as Da-
sIowly thin out, and the danger was then
known to be past. The crowd was gradu-
Ally driven further and further from the
jail until none but few hundred strsgslers