Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-11-14
A SAN FRANCISCO mob.
GREAT EXCITEMENT OVER RE
CENT MURDERS THERE.
Twenty Thousand People Surround
II County Jail - Demands that
GOldensOn. n Murderer of Ma
mic Kelly, be Lynched-Order Re-

the County Jail - Demands that
GoldensOn, the Murderer of Ma
mie Kelly, be Lynched-Order Re.
stored.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
SAN Francisco, Nov. 13.-The Metro
| politan Temple last night was packed to
Its utmost capacity, and whole blocks on
which the building is located were also
crowded with q mass OF people, anxious
to participate in the demonstration inside
OF the hall. The meeting was presided
over by W. Fl. Hobart, who addressed the
audience, counseling peace and quiet.
He stated that the meeting was not called
for riotous pur poses, but merely to ex-
press the moral sentiment OF the commu-
| nifty over the last and most atrocious
| crime committed in this city. He eau
toned the people to suppress their revenge.
full feelings and give Justice time to show
its hand. He was followed by Judge
Roberts, who spoke in the same strain,
advising that no overt act be committed
to cast shame ON the city Of San Francisco.
| G. II. Middlestoodt, who announced him
self as q dynamiter, was the only one who
advised immediate action on the part OF
the gathered populace. He referred TO
the fact OF % convicted murderers being
confined in the Jail, and said that forbear-
| ance had ceased to be q virtue. In con.
| clusion he added: "If you are men, pro-
coed at once to the County Jail. Take the
latest and most fendish culprit from bis
| protectors and hang him." Meanwhile
| the outside crowd was also addressed by q
| number OF men, all of whom exhorted
their hearers to preserve peace. Among
the speakers outside were two men named
| Hamill and Hagerty. AS soon as the au.
| dience came out of the hall the cry was
raised: ION to the County Jail" It was
soon taken up, and in q few minutes the
crowd which numbered over 1000 people
fell into line and marched to the County
Jail, located on Broadway, between Kear-
ny and Dupont streets, and about q mile
away. As the column turned into Kear-
ny street its numbers were largely aug
mepted. By the time II had reached the
junction of Kearny with Montgomery
Avenue over 10000 men were in the line.
On arriving at the jail they found that
their intent had been anticipated. Fore
warned was forearmed with the city au-
thorities. In front of the Jail were drawn
up in double column 40 policemen. who
allowed no one to approach nearer than
about 20 feet Of the building. The Jail
was brilliantly lighted up, m the scene
presented offered q striking picture-the
rigid lines of the officers Immediately in
front OF the brillisntly-lighted wall, the
clear space in the shape of q semi-circle in
front Of them, and the dense seething
mass Of men composing the background of
this semi-circle. As there appeared to be
no leader the mob was entirely unorgan.
ICED and without any definite line OF action,
but as the crowd increased in numbers they
became holder and holder. and soon be
gan jeering and yelling at the police. and
occasionally throwing stones. The ex.
element on both sides became rapidly in.
tensifed, but the officers were held back
by their supervisors until what was con-
sidered the more dangerous crisis occurred.
In the crowd opinions were freely and pro-
fusely expressed on the advisability OF
storming shs Jail. but no concerted move
could be effected. p. Mccain, who was one
of the loudest in venting his indignation,
was finally asked TO deliver q speech to
the crowd, He assembled q balcony
on the opposite side OF the street from the
Jail, and began addressing the crowd.
When he had spoken for q short time the
police in front Of the Jail were ordered to
charge, and in q few minutes McCann was
safe behind the bars OF the cell in the
County Jail. Inside Of the jail all OF the oc-
oupants werein the greatest excitement, but
with faces expressing determination to
hold the Jail at any risk. Sheriff Hopkins
was on hand. and had q force OF As men,
all armed with rifles or revolvers. ready
for any emergency. Men were posted
throughout every commanding position
in the building from the roof downward.
While the turmoil was at it's height Major
General Turnbull appeared with the
Sherff, the substance of which was that il
1t became necessary the Sheriff was to call
on General Turnbull as are preventative OF
the State authorities for aid. General
Turnbull stated that he had just ordered
a number OF companies OF the militia to be
at their armories In readiness Ia case OF
need of reinforcements for his force, and
another detachment Of IS were quickly
brought to assist in guarding the ap-
proaches to the jail. With this au gmented
strength charges were made on the crowd.
AT intervals clubs were not spry enough to
keep up with the retresting crowd.
| Many people were injured In these
charges. No attempt was made, however.
to make arrests. except where the effort
was made TO resist the chsrge'of the police.
The first was Victor Brady, aged 81, Q
m%ashinist. who stated that he was merely
in the crowd through curiosity. Quickly
following him came Henry Miller, q car
penter, who gave the same innocent rea- |
son for being in the crowd. He will
carry q remembrance OF the event about
with him for q considerable time, as he
received q severe scalp wound from q
club before he was taken In charge. P. |
McCann. who attempted to address the
crowd in the heat Of the excitement, was
the next man brought in. He stated that
his arrest was entirely unjustiiable; that,he
was exhorting the crowd to await the out
come OF the action Of the court before re-
sorting to violence. He advised them to
wait IA days, and II Golderson was NOT
then hanged. then let the people break
down the Jail and mete out justice to him.
He further stated: 81 told the crowd il