The morning call., 1893-02-05

stiffened In body and limbs as one who
was quite exhausted from hard exercise
Moreover, these same parties particularly
observed that for the few months lie after
ward continued in Office he remained stead
tasty In San Francisco; that he made no
more Journeys TO San Jose. as had been his
custom.
Further on. Belcher Kay quietly resigned
his Office. Soon after he was missed from
San Francisco, Whittier he had gone was
not generally known, lie never again APP
peared in San Francisco.
The late of DR.. Randall is q sad memory
Of San Francisco and an unpleasant re-
membranes of the Vigilance Committee Of
1856. After his retirement as Collector of
Monterey. by expiration of his term OF
office. he became Interested In landed prop
erty, and had selected large rancho in
Butte County for his home spot He had
borrowed several thousands OF dollars from
a resident of San Francisco by the name Of
HetheringtoD, an Englishman of ample
means aud positive nature. lettering
ton was somewhat dogmatc, of high
integrity and open In his dealings. He
ated sharp transactions, evasons, du-
plicity or fraud. He had reposed full faith
in DR.. Randall and advanced him the
money upon his unsecured individual note.
Two or three years had lapsed, interest
had accumulated. and he wanted his money
OI sdllSldEtDIN security Dis IsuHNNi H"9
tardy in the matter and had become appar-
emily Indifferent or neglectful, notwt tn
standing HetheriGgton's repeated demands.
One day III the summer OF 1906 DR.. randall
came as guest to the st. Nicholas Hotel, San
Francisco, on Sansome street, and had
barely registered his name when Hether-
ington entered the hotel Office from the
sidewalk. DR.. Randall stepped behind the
Office OuBter TO deposit a small YallSe.
Hetherngton Immediately accosted him and
abruptly demanded some satisfactory ar
rangement concerning the overdue note ana
its payment. Dr. KandalPs response was
dissatisfying He held that unless the note
could be exacted by strict process of law he
was under no obligations to pay 1t or any part
of Ii, ana asserted that the note was, In TACT,
fatally defective and uncollectable, there
fore he bad purposey omitted TO pay inter-
est upon 1t, nor would he pay the principal.
Hetherington was furlously lDcenSed.
The two men were within the narrow space
behind the office counter and the hall wall.
DR.. Randall was OF advanced years, oil barely
medium stature, slightly bowed and OF
weakly frame. He wore his beard reach
ing to his breast. Hetherlngton was In the
full vigor of life-tall, robust, strong aud
active Instantly he clutehed DR.. Randall
by his long, flowing beard, slung him VIC
lently out into the open office and there shot
him with revolver, killing him In the mo-
ment. The attack and shooting were 80
quick that the two or three In the ONCE
had no opportunity to interfere. The shot
was heard by Vigilance Committee officers
near BY, and Hetherington was promptly
taken in custody and led to the rooms OF the
committee, a block or two distant. he was
tried by the executive committee aud re-
ceived sentence of death. A few days alter
ward he was hanged, IN company with
Brace, boysh slayer, on high scaffold in
the vacant lot within two blocks of the
scene of his own killing Of DR.. Randall.
Hetherlngton protested against his con-
domination, but he met death upon
the scaffold with calmness and COM
posure. His final address to the large
crowd gathered was in full, strong voice,
earnest and expressive. devoid of censure
and duly submissive to his hard fate.