The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-12
post DESCRIBES
MOOOC LYNCHING
Counsel Tells What the
Prosecution Hopes
to Prove.
First Witnesses Are Called
in the Trial of James
w. Brown,
Special Dispatch to The Gail.

AL1D RAS, Dee L.-Barring the disno-
sitlon OF the defense TO cause countless
and protracted delays by obiecting 70
anything and everything, the trial of
James W Brown, the alleged leading
sptlt Ia the conspiracy that resulted in
me lynching Of aged Calvin Hall, his
three sons and Daniel Yantis in T.oolsout
last May, is now fairly launched. Two
Witnesses were examined TO-DAY. but the
greater portion of time. except that CON
sU11eo by Deputy Attorney General POST
=. ne opening sta tement for the prosecu-
uSh' was spent IN the arguments of coun-
sci An order by Judge Harrington e,
FSLlILs rom the courtroom one of the at
loLneyS Tor the defense has come to he re-
trial 's HOUelAe OF the
James 7. Boyd was made an attorney
~ - lSSotu ~ the case at the suggestion of
DeputE Attorney General Post on the
part OF the prosecution Rovd is the Tir
L1Gt Att9rney of Lassen County
-. NS ItiulS tfnent was read to the defend
80 ana lhe following list of witnesses
Tor the prosecution called: Robert Cort
Nrlght' John kresge, Sidney Coyett Ira
47lckolsen, Thomas Howell, Ira Cannon.
Jasper, cans Gehri, Charles Lambert. J.
TTTeen, Samuel BOYD; Mrs. Isom Eades,
James Summers, L. NJ. Fades L c Clan
sun and A. p. Bradshaw.
Inc opening statement Of the prosecu-
l9n, made by Post, was substantially as
On the 25th day Of last MAY there resided
a Lockout Calvin Han, Frank and James Hail
Danel Aanus and Martin Wilson on that
fs.. n pursuance q conspiracy entered into
We're issued for The arrest OF Hall and the 9TH
80, ~ as search warrants These warrants
3srtleuiar-e1ceeded his authority in the pro-
The men were arrested and brought to Look
out and Calvin Hall was on Monday dismissed
on the charge of burglary and immediately
aLterWaro charged with petty larceny. Hall
was released on his own recognizance and
never afterWard was q warrant issued for his
a-IesL- Inc examination Of the other defend
trial was set for May 81
Between the 25th and 30th of May various
excursions were made by the defendant and
others 70 Mary Wilson's place and Calvin
Hairs place. These places were visited several
lines py parties, sometimes headed by Con-
stable Carpenter and sometimes by Deputy
Constable Brown. The premises were searched
AlaLtin wilson was among those arrested on
the 18th Of May and We viii prove that at
the time he was arrested rope was placed
around his neck by Fades or Levanton and
that he was hanged TO a rafter until almost
dead 70 make him confess On the evening of
Nay so Brown with Levanton, Roberts Tsom
Fades and others, went TO Halls place Hall
was "A years Of age. They ransacked HIS
premises and placed him under arrest
IN making the arrest Brown forced Hall
ine some resstance This defendsn4 stT11cI-
him from behind. Hall was refused the priv
fege Of talking TO Agnes Wilson a little girl
be was taken 10 Lookout and kept in custody
ers were sleeping in the barroom Of the Look
OUT hotel Adjoining the barroom was a bed
room in which Calvin Hall slept. Constable
Carpenter was in charge Of the men until after
y o'clock After Carpenter went home Brown
took charge Of the prisoners and a few min
uJes later a boy named Sidney Goyett came
Fifteen or twenty minutes after Brown ar
rived twelve or fifteen men came to the hotel
displayed one pistol and a rife. pointing one
a. Brown and one at Goyett, and commanded
promptly did The mob divided into squads,
threw themselves on the men, tied their hands
behind them and gagged them. the material
gagged and tied the mob took them from the
hotel, having put ropes around the necks Of
They took these four men down the street
TO the bank Of Pit River. There are two
bridges one over a slough and the other over
Frank Hall and the others they hanged TO the
bridge over the river.
When the mob first entered the barroom two
OF three proceeded into the room in which Cal
win Hall was sleeping They returned from
the bridge the run gathered in groups in
the room i'm his nightclothes to the bridge and
there hanged him with the others.
While Deputy Attorney General Post
proceeded with his statement there was
a constant volley Of objections from the
defense. At this point an INTERRUPTION by
AftOrnev Clarence Raker brought on a
bitter clash between him and Post Raker
was finally removed from the courtroom
by the Sheriff, under orders Of the court
for Objecting 70 statements by the court.
Next morning the five bodies were found
hanging there. They were cut down and taken
20 the Public Hall and most remarkable in
quest was held. Levsnton and Trowbridge sat
on the Coroner's jury. The men We're buried
We viii prove by circumstances other than
S-,f-eto S tl1et ne sfdeS and af1etfed IN fhe
hanging. and every one in Lookout knows it.
We would. therefore, ask at your hands YER
dict Of guilty.
The first witness for the prosecution,
J. R. Myers Jr., was called this after
noon Myers was Justice of the Peace in
Martin Wilson and others. The docket Of
Justice Myers was introduced in evidence
By the prosecution, showing that on May
Is a warrant was issued for the arrest Of