The New York Herald Newspaper, June 29, 1856, Page 1

~ boat from the steamer Uncle Sam, bound up. THE NEW YORK HERALD. SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 29, 1856. WHOLE NO. 7244. ABRIVAL OF THE ILLINOIS. TWO WEEKS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA. "The Execution of Casey and Cora, the Murderers. c THEIR FUNERALS. SUICIDE OF YANKEE SULLIVAN. His Confession---Inquest on the Body-- Opinions of the Press. , ABREST OF MORE PERSONS! Meefing” ‘On the Plaza in Opposition to the Vigilance Committee. PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. $2,270,868 in Treasure. News from New Granada, Sandwich Islands and the South Pacific. MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS. MARKETS, &., &., &e. ‘The United States mail steamship Mlinois, C. 8. Boggs, U. S..N., commanéer, left Aspinwall at on the even- ing of the 19th, and arrived at Kingston, Ja., at 9:20 A.M. on the 22d; left Kingston at 4:30 P.M. same day, and arrived at quarantine at 4:15 o’clock on the morning of the 28th. She brings the California mails of the 5th inst., $2,270,868 in treasure on freight, and 924 passengers. The Golden Age left San Francisco, June 5, at 2 o'clock P. M., with 932 passengers and $2,657,418 on freight, ($397,235 of which was for England and $10,833 for Pa- nama), and arrived at Panama at 10 o’clock P. M. on the 18th, Died, June 27, at 9 o'clock A. M., A. Whittemore, aged twenty-two years, of Gcorgia, of billious remittant fever. > The Golden Age, off Fort Point, received on board Chas. P. Duane, Wm. Mulligan and Woolly Kearney, all of whom hhad been ordered to leave the Stato by the Vigilance Com- mittee. On the 32th inst. at $A. M., was boarded by a Same day, at 8 o'clock I’. M., arrived at Acapulco, received the usual supplies and sailed at 1:30 A. M. 18th inst. On the 15th instant, at4P. M., Mr. M. Fulton, chief engineer, was in- sstantly killed by being struck upon the head by the crank, while passing between it and the frame of the engine, The following is the, LIST OF TRBASURE PER ort he E sn ‘ Drexel & Co...... $560,000 Amer. $15,000 Wells, Fargo &Co "380,950 14,642 Metropolitan Bk. 160,000 18,500 Order. as 141,222 Scholle & Bros... 13,000 Vm. Hoge & Co.. 126,000 Wm. Heller &Co. 12,000 ©. Morgan & Co.. 100000 W.Appleton & Co. 12,000 . & Co + L.VonHe “W. Seligman & Co. Carey & Co. Freeman & Co. AaronJacobs & G, H. Wines & Co Duncan, Sherman Wellington & Ab- &C bott...... - 11,000 James Lodge .... 10,000 E. A. Stern & Co. 9,000 Hamburger&Bro. 8,150 John Durand&Co, 7,000 Baker & Morrill. . 7,000 Shane& McKeane 4,500 A.E. &C. E.Tilton 4,000 Myer Levy &Co.. 8,000 Henry Strybing.. 2,021 J. Strauss, (Co 26,017 Thomas Fitch.... 2,000 'T. Wattson & Sons: 25,000 Se 1,700 Newhouse, Spatz organ, jatha- & Co. 000 way &Co..... 1,000 24,100 FROM ASPINWALL, 20,000 Rollin,Thorne&Co 13,500 20,000 Pedro Brin... 4,000 18,000 William s& Pott 2;350 16,000 W. H. Murph ‘500 15,163 480 J. G. Horan & Co, 15,100 A. B, . 388 G.W. Schenkberg 15,000 Wells,Fargo& Co. 300 ; «$2,270,868 ENGLISH TREASURI 5 Amount. -N. M. Rothschild & Son.. Cais “F. A. Sellier.... 9,000 *V. Marzion & Co......V. Marzion & Co 000 Proche, Bayerque&Co.L. Opperman... 19,000 Daniel Gibb &Co......City of Glasgow Bank 16,635 Larard Freres. - Lazard Freres. 11,659 WA. M. Sdhuabe & Co..H. M. Schuabe & Co.. 10,733 ‘Zeit Berthean & Co....F, Huth & Co... 6,930 ‘Verdier & Kamdler,. . Verdier & Kamdler 6,471 Duprey, Foulks & Co..E. Lloyd & Co 5,303 ‘AAT, Botteron. .......A- T, Botteron..... 3,000 ‘A. E. Sabatae & Co....B. Sabatae & Co..... 41,500 Total English shipment...... * FOR PANAMA. ‘Sundry shippers.......Order.. RECAPITULATION. New York treasure English do. Panama do Total sbipment...........+ soe 692,657,418 We are indebted to all the Pacilic express agents for tiles of California papers. Summary of the Fortnight’s News. {From the Francisco Bulletin, June 5.) At no time since the acqhisition of California have such a number of wonderful events occurred, or so much in- densely excited public feeling known, as during the period embraced in the past fortnight. The ten days preceding the sailing of the last steamer gave those startling occur- rences origin, but their after developement has excited an intensity not yct at its ultimate. All matters through- Sut the State have beon regarded as comparatively unim- “portant in view of the one absorbing fact, that by authori- <y of the people a great revolution has begun, attended by acts that assure us of the accomplishment of reforms which none can say we have not needed. On the day following the departure of the last steamer, May 22, the funeral of Mr. King took place at the Unitarian church, amidst the most profound sorrow, participated in ‘by a dense multitude of citizens, and thousands from Sa- sramento and other cities of the interior. While the solemn ysequies were being performed, a different and more Yreadful scene was enacted at the rooms of the Vigilance Gommittee. The opportunity had been chosen to exe- .oute the murderers, Casey and Cora, and this procced- ‘ing was completed before the crowd had time to assem- ole in its vastness around the building, from the windows of whioh hung the dead offenders. The conduct of the -Committee in thus carrying out this retributive neces. sity, and in all else they have since dono, was marked by the greatest decorum and serious determination. Previous to the fatal moment of the execution the pris- oners were offered an opportunity to speak to the people cn the street, when Casey addressed them for ten minutes, wildly affirming his innocence of murder. Cora made no effort Lk mae ‘but stood unmoved while Casey was speaking. © execution took place at twenty minutes before one o'clock, and at fiftecn minutes past «two the bodies were taken down and placed in the hands of the Coroner. All this while a strong guard, armed with nuskets, revolvers and sabres, was stationed on every treet leading to the committee rooms, and the outside epectators preserved the utmost order. The funeral of Mr. King was the most imposing cere- mony that every transpired in the State. Every associa- cion and ssiob waa represented, and every honest grade of vapeee joined in the procession. At the conclu- ajon of the leading movements of the day, the committee discharged their cannon into the bay, and stored away ‘many of their small arms and accoutrements, still keep- ng, however, a strong guard at and near their rooms. ‘The crowd dispersed to the various localities offering fa- Gilities for small groups to talk over the probable course of the committee in future. « For several lays tho committee devoted their time to endeavoring effect the arrest of Edward McGowan, a aotorious accomplice of Casey, and who, along with him, ‘had been indicted for the murder of Mr, King. Their .efforta to bring him to justice—the scaffold—have not een successful, and it is probable that he left the coun- ery upon witnessing the fate of his confederate. The ‘viends bey 4 took his body, laid it in ‘‘state,’’ and fol- towed it, to the number of four or five hundred, to the igrave. He had no relatives here, but leaves an aged mother, who resides in New York. Cora’s body was given to Belle Cora, who was married to him just before Als execution, and on whose aceount ho killed General Richardson, ‘She displayed the greatest devotion to him, and attended him with many signs of mourning to the ce- nO datarday, May 81, Nicholas Graham was hung by the regular authorities at the jail, for the murder of Jo- *eph Brooks in January last. "He was tried aud senteno- Py to be hung on the 2d of May, but obtained a reprieve he 31st. rhe committee quietly proceeded in its work of inquiry Into the conduct of certain leading characters who have bad much to do with the management of elections. After © "ose yet quiet investigation, it was determined that the Voll Known Yankee Sullivan and Charles P. Duane, Billy Walligan, Wooley Kearney, Martia Gallaghor, Wu, Carr, John Cooney and Edward Bulger, should be taken to the ,Fooms of the committee ‘Their arrest was effected without disturbance, though in the case of Duane and Mulligan a disposition only was shown by outside ies to interfere to procure their re- lease. ring all while reports were circulated that Gov. Johnson was about to call into requisition whatever means he might discover to suppress the revolutionary organization, but ho has taken no such step. When these rumors were prevalent, unbounded excitement prevailed, and word came from ramento and other places that thousands wero ready to come to the assistance of the Committee and their friends. Early on Friday morning, June 1, the city was stirred into a wordy w r by the anouncement that Yan- kee Sullivan had committed suicide the night before in his cell, at the rooms of thecommittoe. This was truo. He had seyered the brachial artery of the left arm with a knife which was taken to his cell with his food. His body was carried away by the Coroner, an inquest held, arid he was buried without any display. The arrest of Sullivan caused some wondertul developemonts concern- ing the ingenious system ot ballot-box stuffing, which has for a long time enabled the rogues of this city to elect whoever they pleased to offices fe puphe trust. Between 5 and 6 o'clock, the deceased called the guard into his cell and said that he had experienced a horrible dream, in yhin he thought he had been tried and condemned to leath, ‘On Monday, the 2d inst., the opponents of the Vigilance Committee endeavored to hold a “ great mass meeting to denounce mob violence and sustain law and order.” But the affair was a boisterous failure. ‘The health of the city is good, and business only mode- rately active. The total coinage at the Branch Mint for the month of May was $4,261,158. ‘The weather hi een pleasant, though in various places unusually heavy rains have fallen, accompanied, in some instances, by wind, thunder and lightning. Accounts from the mining regions are highly favorable, and while a few rich discoveries are made, the old claims are being vigorously worked and are paying well for the labor ex- pended on them, Business in the larger towns has not been very brisk, but merchants and mechanics anticipate aspeedy change for the better. The villages of the inte rior exhibit considerable activity and many improv ments are going forward, The crops are neither remar! ably good nor poor, yet in some localities they are repre- sented as very promising. ‘We incline to the opinion that, when the season is a lit- tle further advanced, we shall be able to report the coming harvest as one of the abundant ones, The po- lice records of inland communities reveal an evident decrease of criminal offences. But few cases of a gross nature have occurred, and the list of casualtios is also brief. On the 18th May D. Harris was killed in Trinity county while Thomas Baker and Joseph Voshay were engaged in a dispute and scuftle, On the 234 the seamen on board the ship Osborne Howes, lymg in San Francisco harbor, and bound for Callao, re- fused to do duty, and were placed in irons, and the ship proceeded on her voyage. Mr. McGrew was_re- cently killed at Dutch Flat by the falling of a boulder on his head. He leaves a wife and five children in Jefferson county, Ohio. The body of Thomas Manehester was picked up in the bay, and he was identified as a na- tive of Holmes county, Ohio. Two brothers, named Ber- ry, were injured, one of them fatally, on the 20th May, by the caving in of a bank at Columbia, Nevada county, where they were at work, On the 27th of June, Samuel Garrett, who killed Amiel Bricknell, and Wm. Stewart Kelly, one of the slippery for murders, will be hung at Sucramento. Mr, James Ryder was killed on the 23d ult., at South Yuba Ditch while blasting rock. Wm. Weeks and Wm. Shelton engaged in a fight at Petaluma lately, and Weeks received a wound thought to be fatal. ‘The Indian war in Tulare is about terminated. A. J. Blake was shot dead at Tuttletown by Jack Tomp- son, who escaped. Aman named A, Williams has been arrested at Sacra- mento, against.whom charges of grand larceny will be broughit, extenfing through the past two years. the 20th May last a floating wharf at Salt Point Quar- ries was capsized in a gale, and John Cunningham, late of Boston, was drowned, ‘The dead body of a man named Terry Couray was found on the steps of the Jewish Synagogue, in San Francisco, None knew the cause of his death. Keefe, the murderer of Hayes, at Grass Valley, in March last, escaped from the Nevada jatl May 30. A reward of $250 is offered for his capture. All the influential presses inthis State have endorsed the action of the Vigilance Committee, and the intelligent country people are announcing their approval by holding meetings and adopting sensible and dignified ‘resolves. The miners, too, are favoring the new movement, and everywhere the cry is heard, ‘‘Let us rid the State of of- ficial corruption and purify the cities and enforce good Citizenship.” THE FATE OF THE MURDERERS. The Execution of James P. Casey and Charles [From the San Francisco Bulletin, May 23.] At about half-past one o’cclock yesterday, James P. Casey and Charles Cora were hung by the Vigilance Com- mittee, on Sacramento street, near Davis, at the head- quarters of the Executive Committee. ‘The prisoners, it is understood, had been fairly and im- partially tried before the Committee, and had bpen found guilty, Numerous witnesses were examined, ‘ind it is represented that the testimony was conclusive as to their guilt. Casey was informed on Wednesday that sentence of death had been passed upon hig. He reccived the an- nouncement with but little emoffon, as he doubtless ex- pected it. On Wednesday ovening and night the Rt. Rev. Bishop Alemany visited bim, at the request of the Vigi- lance Committee, and had a jong conyersation with him. Fathers Maraschi and Acolti were with him, and remained tothe lasthour. The Bishop, before leaving, heard the last confessions of the doomed, and administered to them the last rites of the Catholic church. MARRIAGE OF CORA. An hour or two previous to the execution, ‘Belle Cora,?” whose real name is said to be Arabella Bryan, was ad- mitted and married to Cora. The ceremony was perform- ed by the Rey. Farther Maraschi, The unfortunate woman remained with her husband until bis last moment. $ THE EXECUTION. At aquarter past 16’clock the two condemned men were placed upon platforms erected in front of two of the windows of the Executive Committee rooms, in the second story of the building. Cora was calm and collected as he stepped on the platform, and suffered the noose to be placed around his neck without a murmur. Casey was not so self possessed ; he desired a brief interview with the priest, which was granted him. He then stepped pe) on the platform and addressed those before him as follows:-— Gentlomen—I stand before you as a man about to ap- pear in the presence of God, and I declare before him that Iam no murderer. Ihave an aged mother, who I wish not to hear that ]am guilty of murder. I am not. My early education taught me to repay an injury, and I have done nothing more. Although the Alta C ‘Agere Chronicle and the Globe, and other papers in this city, have seen proper to connect my name with murder an assassination, I am no murderer. Let no newspaper in its weekly and monthly editions dare publish me to the world as one. Letitnot get tothe ears of my mother that I am. Oh, God! Iappeal for mercy for my past sins, which are many; oh, Lord Jesus, unto thee Iresign my’ spirit. Oh mothor, mother mother! ‘Tho noose was then adjusted round Casey’s neck, and his eyes bandaged. He was just stepping on the trap, when his limbs giving way, two men extended their arms and supported him to the fatal spot. Both Cora and Casey being now on tho platforms, the signal waa given,'the cord was cut,and they were launched into eternity, at the same instant. The fall was about flve feet, and the presumption is that Cora’s neck was broken by tho fall, as he made no show of struggle. A few con- vulsive throes of the body of Casey was observed, thena — raising of the feet, and all wag over. he bodies were suspended aboug an hour, during which time the thousands of spectators stood uncovered, amid profund silence. The bodies were then taken down and delivered over to Coroner Kent. It was soon understood that the Coroner would hold an inquest at noon to-day on the bodies of Casey and Cora, During the morning his office was beseiged by those anxi- ous to see the remains of the dead, and among them wo were sorry to see many young women. At the hour of our going to press the examination of witnesses was go- ing on before the Grand Jury. {From the Bulletin, May 24.) THE INQUEST. The Coroner summoned a jury of seven gentlemen yes- terday at 12 o’clock M., to investigate the cause of the death of James P. Casey and Charles Cora, whose bodies were found by the Coroner on the day previous at the old Appraiser’s store, on Sacramento st¥eet, occupied as the rendezvous of an organization styling itself a Vigilance Committee. Tho names of the jurors aro as follows:— Redick McKeo, Lieut. Edward Beale, A. Story, John Os- good, H. A. Cobb, C. A. Lowe, E. F, Burnell. Tho first witness called was’ Dr. Dupuytryn, one of the French company on guard atthe time of the execution. ‘The witness testified that he was called from the street inte the committee rooms to witness the execution. He saw oe Enea brought forth from their cells in com- pany With their spiritual advisers. Witness did not know the parties who adjusted the ropes around the necks of the prisoners. After the bodies had been taken down he made an examination and fourfd that life was extinct. He supposed that he was called in professionally. Tho rest of the testimony of the witness developed nothing further in relation to the hanging than was witnessed Mf specta- tors in the street, and described in the Jerald of yester- day. Mr. McKee, foreman of the jury, thought that the above testimony was quite sufficient for the purposes of investi- gation. He said it was well known that Casey and Cora were hung by the Vigilance Committee, and he questioned the Sa mad of going into further testimony. Mr. T. J. L. Smiley sworn—Witness testifled that he ‘was present in the rooms of the Vigilance Committeo at the time of the execution; Casey requested witness to take charge of his money, and deliver it to his friends; witness declined answering further questions. Mr. McKee here renewed his objections to proceeding further with the inquest, and suggested that a witness was not under an obligation to criminate himself. Mr. Cobb coincided with the opinion of Mr. McKeo, and thought it was useless to prolong the investigation. Dr. R. E. Cole testified to haying made an external examination of the bodies; he thought that death was. caused by strangulation in both instances; the cause of death in such ® case could only be determined after a gt mortem examination; if the neck is broken by tho all, death is instantaneous. Notwithstanding that tho jury were quite willing to close the investigation, the Coroner insisted upon calling other witnesses. Mr. Geo. H. Hossepross sworn :— Question by the Coroner—Do know of an organiza- tion in this cl ‘han uet the “ Vigilance Committee.” 4, Lkuow juch aa Orgauigation gxlats in this city, * Bead all proweuted a boalwby and ee EEE © De you know who adjusted the ropes around the neeks of Casey and Cora? A. Ido not. @ Cott assist in adjusting the ropes? A. I did not, Q. Would you decline answering any further questions regariiog: wre parties who adjusted the ropes ? . T would. Captain Doane and Captain Gorham were callod ag wit- nesses, but declined answering any quession whateeever. ‘THE VERDICT. After a lengthy consultation the jury came to a deter- mination to find that the deccased, James P. Casey and’ Charles Cora, came to their deaths by hasging, which hanging was committed by a body of men s¥yling them: selves a Vigilance Committee. THE FUNERAL OF JAMES P. CASEY. ‘The Herald of the 26th May, says :—Yesterday was the closing seene in the bloody drama which has been enact- ed in our midst during the past week. The Mot of the mortal remains of allthe most prominent actors have been. returned to their mother earth—“ dust to dust, ashes to ashes ;’? and it is to be hoped that “ after life's Atfal fevor they sisep well.” The fw wil lopg be remembered in this communi effective as a demonstration of sym} y for wun erie lar virtues of the dey , 28 a quiet but firm illsutration: yh handed of opposition to the lings which even- fueted in bis hauging™ The feeling Gplayed. yesterday racter—it was sub- ‘was:not of a noisy or enthusiatic dued, silent and respectful—it was a smothered demon- stration. It resembled the stillness whieh pervades the atmosphere previous to the lightning flashes of the thunder storm. The funeral was to have taken place yesterday at 1 o'clock, but was postponed until 2. By this time, Pacific street, in the vicinity of Crescent been House, was densely packed with human gs. There could not bave been in the immediate vicinity and in the adjoining streets less than 5,000 people; some attracted as active participators, others as silent Sympathisers, ‘and many no doubt by natural curiosity. The funeral cortege moved at 2% o'clock. The route was down Kearney street to Sacramento; down Sacramentg to Montgomery; through Montgomery to First; down First to Mission; up Mission to Third; along Third to Folsom, and out Folsom to the Mis- sion Dolores. The procession was preceded by a hearse drawn by: two white horses, with five pall’ bearers on each side. Next came a hack, containing the only re- lative of the deceased in this country, a married lady, accompanied by her friends; then’ followed Crescent Engine Company, No. 10,’ of which the deceased was a member and formerly foreman. They turned out in full numbers, under the command of their foreman, Mr. James Herbert. Next in the order of procession were the friends of Casey, who marched om foot, two and sometimes three abreast. They turned out to the number of about 600, and marched all the way to tho Mission on foot. This was no hollow display of sympathy. Then came the carriages to tho number of eighty-three, containing for the most part ladies and their families. The rear of tho procession was brought up by a cavalcade of horsemen to the number of seventy-seven. ‘The funeral cortege moved slowly and quietly to the Mis- sion churchyard, where the last rites of the Catholic church were administered by the Rev. Father Carroll. A large basketful of natural flowers were strewn over the grave, the coffin lowered, the earth shovelled in, and the spirit of James P. Casey is now in the presence of his Maker, and his body lies beneath the green sod in the old Mission churcligard. We understand a suitable monument will be erected by the friends of the departed,~ with the inscription— ‘« Jamos P. Casey, murdered by the Vigilance Commit- tee, May 22, 1856,’ with a list of the Executive Commit- tee attached, FUNERAL OF CORA. The body of Charles Cora was interred on the 24th of May. It was placed in a handsome coftin, and deposited in a hearse drawn by four black horses. A train of seven carriages, containing the widow and personal friends of the deceased, followed, and the funeral cortege proceeded to the church at the Mission, where the customary rites of the Catholic church were performed. The was then taken out and deposited in its final resting place, in the Mission church yard adjoining the church. cur- tain has dropped upon the eventful life of Charles Cora. DISPOSITION OF CASEY'S PROPERTY. TO THE PUBLIC. An erroneous impression with regard to the amount of property owned by the late James P. Casey having gained public credence in the city, I deem it due to myself, as the executor of Mr. Casey, to set the public right on this subject, by the following statement of the property turn- ed over to me in my Cts of executor by said James a Casey, the truth of whic! hab corti seer by the following ns, present at time, who ex- amined “ail. the Papers prior to their ‘turn- ed over to my custody, to wit: Richard M. Jessup and Aaron M. Barns. Mr. Casey left the sum of twenty- one dollars and seventy-five cents in cash; also, an order on a pawnSroker on Commercial strect for one thousand dollars worth of jewelry, of various kinds; also, a vara lot, situated on Folsom street, near Howard, valued at $1,000, and conveyed to his mother four months ago; also, type, desk and fixtures, for the publication of the Sunday Times newspaper—the whole valued at $1,200, and appropriated, by his request, towards liquidating the indebtedness of the paper to the persons engaged in printing and editing the same; also, six lots of land, situated in the city of Newark, New Jersey, the whole valued at $600, and conveyed to his mother, Margaret Casey, two years since; also, one frame house and lot of land, situated on Commercial street, below Front street, mortgaged for $2,200, and probably worth $2,500, said mortgage being nearly or quite due. The above is the entire amount of property, of all kinds or description whatsoever, owned or claimed’ by the late James P. Casey, except a pawn ticket for a double cased hunting watch, and neither scrip, bonds, notes or stock being claimed by him, tothe best of my knowledge and belief, at the time of his decease. CHARLES GALLAGHER. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th of May, D. 1856. ‘WM. L. HIGGINS, Notary Public. R. M, JESSUP, A. M. BURNS. DEATH OF YANKEE SULLIVAN. Suicide of Francis leietiaig) alias Yankee Sul- ivan. [From the San Francisco Bulletin, May 31.) ‘This morning the notorious Yankee Sullivan committed suicide, by cutting into his left arm and bleeding to death. The public are well aware that Sullivan has been in the hands of the Vigilance Committee during the last few days. He had confessed to them his evil deeds, and made import- ant revelations as to the ballotbox stuffing, in which so many high and low scoundrels of this city naye been engaged for years past. Until it was decided what course should be taken with Sullivan he was kept in close confinement. He was, however, allowed every indulgence in the supply of food and other necessary refreshments that the Com- mittee could give. His nervous system appears to have been greatly affected and broken down by the tragic events of the last few weeks. He witnessed the execu- tion of Casey and Cora, and since then has showed much anxiety and apprehension on his own account. He ap- peared to have lost his appetite, and usually ate very sparingly. This morning, about six o’clock, Sullivan called the guard, and asked a drink of water. Ho told the latter that he had just had a most horrid dream. He dreamed that he had been condemned to die—he saw the guards approach—they seized him and pinioned his arm3— they led him to the fatal window—the rope was placed round his neck—be stepped on the platform, he saw the deriding crowd, his sins crowded upon him—the platform fell, he struggled—and awoke in the most frightful state of mind. The guard reasoned with him, and tried to cheer him. He said that the Committee did not mean to hang him, but only to send him out of the country, Sullivan, however, was too much fright- ened to ‘accept, at first, the friendly consolation. He received the drink of water he had asked for, and ator atime appeared to be more cheerful. The guard then left him. About two hours later, when Sullivan’s breakfast was being carried into his room, the prisoner was found on bis bed dead. He was droned in his pan- taloons and shirt, and lay extended on his back. He had cut his left arm at the elbow joint, on the inside, to the bone, The main artery was completely severed, and he must bave died in a few minutes afterwards. He inflict- ed the wound with the knife which he used to cut his food with. The body was cold at this time, so that it is probable Sullivan committed the rash act immediately after the guard bad left Lim, at six o’clock. Remorse and terror, produced by his ‘dream, had no doubt prompted the suicide, Two mé@ical gentiemen were immediately called in, who deelared that Sullivan had beem dead for some time, and that he could ‘@ suffered no pain. He had fallen, as it were, into a faint, and in that condition expired. Tho countenance of the eased showed no marks of pain. Sullivan has made important disclosures, to the Com- mittee, the result of which will be known before long. He confessed that he had been convicted in England for stealing, and bad been sentenced to transportation to New South Wales for fourteen years. When there his bad conduct was such that he had been placed b; the government under a regimen of the severest kind, different {rom those other convicts who underwent the ordinary penal sentence. He estped, however, from New South Wales. It was one of his greatest fears that he should be sent back there »gain. He had solemnly promised the Committee to fight no mor rize battles, to drink and quarrel no more, ani had vowed that henceforth he would live an honest ond peaceful life. He was desirous to be sent out of the country, and promised that, if he were sent to the Atlantic States, He would avoid the large towns, and keop himself retired from the public gaze. A guilty’ conscience would not allow him to wait the course of events—in a sudden fit of remorse and horror he ended his vile career. It was generally understood outside of the committee rooms that Sullivan would soon have been liberated, or sent out of the country. It seems also to haye been ’un- derstood by some persons that he personally was under the impression he might meet with some other fate, as Charles P. Duane was heard to remark this morning that Sullivan had eaid that, sooner than be branded and sent from the country, he would kill himself. Sullivan was not the real name of the deceased. [From the San Francisco Bulletin, June 2.J INQUEST ON THE! BODY. A coroner’s inquest was held yesterday morning on the body of Francis Murray, alias James Sullivan, alias Yankce Sullivan. Emily Mary Sullivan, the widow of the deceased, and various other persons were examined as witnesses, ‘The evidence showed that Sullivan was baunted by an intense and uncontrollable fear of being hanged by the Vigilance Committee, No doubt this fear unhinged Sullivan’s mind, and led to his commit- ting suicide. Drs, A. T. Bowie and A. F. Sawyer mado & post mortem examination of the body. They found that with the exception of the wound on the inside of the elbow, there were no further traces of violence upon the body. The viscera of the chest, abdomen and ‘aatural appearance, Ok; A. We certify to the above. prices; would see some persons connect: fi wie building ans ond ' Sullivan did not requife one; Idid not go bac cept that they were drained of blood. The wound on the arm, the surgeons named say, was wumistakeably mado during Lepeecagreball with a dull cptting instrument. ‘The brachial artery avin been severed, the hemorrhage from it must: have proved fat! within a very short space of time, jury returned the following verdict :~— Be known as Rooms, on Sacrament$o street, on the Sist ult., 4o find that he’ came to his dewsh from the effects of @ wound with a knife, inflicted by ¢émsolf re Joh om, ae pays fe re img 5 ‘aceqmpani © Coroner, e" rooms of the C@mimitlee, and. upon an ezamination’ of apartment tely occupied by the deceased, found e ryan te Cwrespond with the evidence given before ‘ealsofind that he is a native of Irland, aged take folowing wa portion ofthe testmouy tao So ry timony taken befors: ‘the Coroner:— Janome Rick sworn,—I reside in this city and am » broker; known tle'deeeased, James Sullivan, by sight; the Inet time I'saw bim alive was on the night of the 30th } ingtamt; be wasthen ina room ina building formerly oc- ‘ctplad as the Caited ne wore, On Sa store, on Sacra- mente street; thia was about sevon o’clock when his sup- room; he asked me togend him a id see if they we allow him to bave Isaw Mr. Dempster and told him; he r oye bet Sullivan whether he could havea priest or not, nor do I know whether any one else did; did not see him after that ‘until about nine o’elock on the foMowing morning; went into his room to take out the empty dishes, when I found the deecased lying on his back on the bed, with one leg hanging over the side of the bed, his shirt and bed bloody; I eame immediately ow of the room and remark- ed to one of the guards outside that Sullivan had killed himself; I never knew any person connected with the Commitiee to use any language calculated to intimidate him since his confinement; there was a lady visited the rooms on Thursday or Friday who represented herself as his wife; had a child, whieb he said was his; be intimated to her that he was to be hung, and seemed frightened; she tried to pacify him; I never saw her but once in the building; I have seen her outside of the door of the build- ing once before since Sullivan’s confinement; I have told Sullivan he need not nave fears of being hung (On being asked whether the witness was on duty that night in the ee into which the cell opened, witness declined answer- ing. Fauty May Scuuvan, sworn as a witness, says—I am the widow of one Francis Murray, alias James Sullivan, mow deceased ; have been married to him for the last fourteen months ; was married by a German clergyman in this city ; we havo lived together in this city and in the Sandwich Islands ; he was a native of Ireland, and aged 37 years ; the last time that I saw him alive was about 12° o'clock, M., on Friday last; he was then con- fined in a cell in the Vigilance Committee building, on Sacramento street ; he told me thon the Committee were going to hang him on the following day ; he looked at my wedding ring on my finger, and stated that it was the first present he had given me, and then took a dia- mond ring out of his pocket and handed me, saying that it would be the last, as he was positive he would be hung the next day, as he had heard the guard outside the cell say so; I told him not to be afraid ; that they were not going to hang him; he did not seem to be much de- pressed in spirits ; he appeared as usual the last time I saw him; he always was afraid of committing suicide ; one day i was reading something in a newspaper about some person having committed suicide, and he remarked that he would never do so, as if he did he would not ob- tain the rites of his church, hel being a Catholic ; Mr. Sullivan intended to go away from tho country ai the time he was arrested by the Vigilance Commitice ; the day of his arrest he gave me directions to pack up all his clothes, also my own, as he was going to leave the country for good; I have one female child, aged about five months, by itr. Sullivan ; the body now shown me is that of my husband, Dr. Beventy Coux testified that he was awoke yester- day morning about nine o'clock by a man rushing into his bedroom. who stated that he was wanted at the Vigi- lance Committee rooms immediately, as James Sullivan had stabbed himself; went down tothe building and into his cell, and found him with a large wound on his left arm, having the appearance of being made with some dull instrument; believe from the Fy pe a of the body when I first saw it that he inflicted the wound himseif; I also founda knife on his bed, which I recogaise as the one now shown. Jamxs F. Curtis testified the last time he saw the de- ceased alive wus about twelve or one o’clock on the night of the 30th, in a room known as the Vigilance Committee room; asked him how ho felt; he told me he wanted to see a minister, as he had understood he was going to be hung: Itold bim to give himself no trouble about having aclergyman, as ho had nothing to fear, as he was not go- ing to be hung; I assured him of this fact of my own knowledge; he seemed yery excited at first, but after my talking to him for about fitteen minutes, he got _quict and seemed to be relieved; yesterday morning, about nine o'clock, a gentlenan named Rice and my entered his room and found him lying dead on his bed, the clothes of his bed being saturated with his blood; the room of his confinement was about twelve fe and ventilated from the rool; it is rather dar! knew him to be handeufted during the time he es; the door tv his room was not lockod yes- seven o'clock in h him how he felt; he got up an he said he had slept very badly; that he had dreamed the night previous that he was hung and cut down; I quieted him as much as I could; told him not to be troubled; re- mated for about four minutes, and left; the building ho was confined in was formerly occupied as the Appraiser’s warehouse, but I decline to answer for what purpose it is oe used; I don’t wam to say anything to criminate myself. THE POST MORTEM EXAMINATION. ‘San FRANcisco, May 31, 1856. At a post mortem examination held at half-past 5 o’clock this evening on the body of James Sullivan, there was found to be a well marked muscular rigidity, the jawa being firmly locked, the lips and gums as well as the sur- face of the body presenting a pale and bloodless appear- ance. A little above the left elbow joint there was a large, ragged incised wound, extendigg transversely from near the outer condyle of the humer## to the inner super- ficial through the skin in its outer form, but seriously in- yolving the deeper textures towards its inner termina- tion. On a further inspection of the wound it was found that the brachial artory, with its accompanying veins, had been divided. The cut extremities were somewhat retracted, and were not closed by a coagulum. The artery was severed in its connection with the tendon of the biceps muscle about an inch and a quarter from its division into the radial and ulmer arteries. ‘The viscera of the chest, abdomen and head were care- fully examined, and, with the exception of these being drained of blood, presented a perfect healthy and natural appearance. No further traces of injury or violence were found on the body. The wound was unmistakably made during life, and probably with a dull cutting instrument. ‘The brachial artery haying been,sovered, the hemorrhage from it must necessarily have proved fatal within a very short period of time. A. J. BOWIE, M. D. A. F. SAWYER, M. D. REMOVAL OF THE BODY. Information of the death was given to the Coroner, and he removed the body and the knife to his office, where it was exposed to the view of the public. A line was formed,.and passed in and out of the room continually from 12 o’clock until 5, when tho door was closed. It ‘was estimated that at least ten thousand persons went in to see the remains of this widely known individual. INCIDENTS OF HIS LIFE. James Sullivan is a native of England, and was carly in life transported to Sydney for theft. He arrived in New York while quite young, and was at once recognized a3 a distinguished English prize fighter. Upon his arrival there ho opened what was called the ‘‘Sawdust House,” and gave out that he was reposing upon his laurels, and could not be successfully disturbed, He made his escape from Sydney on the ship Citizen, Capt. Lansing, to New Zealand. From thence he went to Sag Harbor, in the ship Hamilion, Capt. Hearn. This was in the year 1839. He received the appellation of “Yankee” from wearing a handkerchief with the Amori- can flag painted on it in one of his great prize fights in England, before he was transported to Sydney, HIS FAMILY. The deceased leaves a wife and small child to mourn his loss, He was married in this city about fourteen months since, and was living with her at the time of his arrest, on Greenwich street. She visited the cell on Fi day, and he gave her his ring, and told her that he ex. pected to be hung on Saturday. HIS FIGHTS. The first prize fight in which he was engaged in this country was with Vincent Hammond, on_the 20th of Sep- tember, 1841, near Philadelphia, for $100 @ side, and which ho won in ten minutes. He next fought Tom Hyer eight days afterwards, and was beaten after a contest of two hours and fifty-five minutes. His third fight was with aman by the name of Secor, on the 224 January, 1842, for $300 a side, and in which he was the victor after sixty-seven rounds. The fourth was with Bell, on the 20th August, 1842, in which Sullivan came off first best after thirty-five minutes. He afterwards, in 1847, fought with an Englishman who came over to contend for the lau- rejs which Sullivan had achieved; but they still remained upon the brow of Yankee, if we may be allowed such an application of the word. ‘His next and sixth contest was with Tom Hyer again, at Rock Point, Md., on the eastern shore of thé Cheeapeake Bay, for $10,000. In this battle Sullivan was badly beaten in seventeen minutes. He sub- sequently fought John Morrissey at Boston Corners, Mass. and was declared the victor. Since then he spont most of his time in California, where he has been e1 fed in some few skirmishes of little importance. His associations through life have been of the lowest kind, and his life spent ip the manner above described. He was one of those loungers who never do aday’s word, but always manage to live well from the products of others. The last dollar he was known to earn was to act as_Inspector at the Pre- sidio election last fall, for which position he was selected on account of his physical ability to defend a double-bot- tom box, or keep off honest citizens, while other thioves eh «1 all the yotes, in accordance with the bids which candidates might make, DISPOSITION OF THE BODY. it mortem examination was held at 5 o'clock Inst evening, and a Coroner’s inquest will be held this morn. ing, after which the remains will be buried at the Mission burying He is supposed to have been about for- ty-tive yeat age, but his complexion and color of the hair would lead one to suppose him somewhat younger. THE CHARGE OF MURDER. ‘The friends and associates of the deceased expressed a oliet that the Committes had murdered bum, agd bad bring in a large majority for falsely oth goa him with suicide. Of course none'but a cor ole make prsed a soln, and none but a’ fool re it, and the repo. hardly worth thespace ‘we have taken to allude to it. . FUNERAL OF SULLIVAN. The body of Sullivan was neatly laid out in a plain but handsome coffin, and was placed in the possession of his widow. His funeral took place on the 2d inst., from her residence on Greenwich street, at two o'clock. SULLIVAN'S CONFESSION. [The written statement of ‘James Sullivan” is len; and minute, and only portions of it can be divulged at Present; and as several of the parties im} are not yet arrested, it is thought best to leave names in blank.] Last September I was living at the Presidio House, on " the road to the fort. ‘The general election was held there, and the ballet box for that election was kept at that Rouse. Myself and were elected that morning judges of the election. ——— was at the sametime elected in- spector. On the moyning of the election day ——~ rode oud to the Presidio House and called me up stairs, and offered me four or five hundred dollacs (i forget now whieh; he did not have the money with him, but said he would give it to me after the ballots were counted) to chaage’the returns and throw out and » aad and . I asked him where the money was, und he said ho would get it Yeady when tho polls were closed. ‘was one of the clerks of the election. He then went into the room where the ballot box was and wrote out a return; elect- ing ———_and a large majority, nearly as many as all the votes of the precinct. © man call 7 and myself were in the room while —— was writing this return. Neither mysolf nor the others knew what was writ he had made up some two hundred vetes returned for saw the paper and aw what he had aad written. I then took the paper away fromhim.and tore itup. I knew that, though he promised, he wouldn't pay. He made tanae. This was inthe morning, and before the votes were all polled or any of them counted. About eleven o’olock A, M., and after went away to the city, came and called me out of the door down by the fence, and said he would be ruined if ——— did not get elected. He oftered me three hundred dollars —one hundred dollars cach for and myself, if we would give @ large majority. He held it all in his band in twenty dollar pieces. I refused. and came out to us just the he reposted his offer toallofus. They wanted to pty but L wouldn't let them. The reason why Fwouldh’t consent was, I didn’t want to beat; he acted wrong to main 1850. When I was out doors in the evening, after 1 had finish- ed talking with ,. | saw somebody at about one hundred or one hundred and fifty yards up the road, and and I walked up to bim and ound it was . He pro- mised I should have five hundred dollars to give all the yotes I could, J told him I would take it. He then left me and went away. I saw him a few days after- wards, and asked him for the money, and he said had given the five hundred dollars to —-—, and he un- derstood that shared it equal with a The first money I received the day of the election was from Mr. , about half-past six oclock in the morning. He gave me ten dollars, and promised after the election was over to give me ninety dollars more, if I would “see Mre ——— through’? , the candidate for , came out in the course of the morning, and gave me twenty dollars for gin money, ‘to electioncor i for him. also ve me two hundred dollars to work for A man whose name I don't know at all gave me thirty-five dollars to work for . He was a fine looking man ; he came apparently from the city. In the afternoon, a tall man, who was then a policeman, came out and gaye me a’ paper on which was written, Mr. will give you two hundred and fifty dollars, and con't let cheat him out of his votes.’? Two days after the election, F got $150, but I don’t now remember whether from in person or not. [ shared this with and equally. Some time afterwards and myself went to—— himself and got the other hundred dollars from him. I gave share, but F'would not give any to——— because he cheated me and got the five hundred dollars d, and wouldn’t share it. came to me several times as very urgent to elect —— and and All that came to ., almost and every one else wanted to elect ————. Most of them wanted that more than any. thing olse. I think his election must have cost him immense sums. always went for the men that paid biggest * * * ® Trefusod every time; the last time was out on the fence, then when I said I wouldn't, he got very mad, and said I was a G—d d—d seunk. Ywent away a little’ ways, when and came up and talked with him awhile. I heard say ‘Sullivan won't do it,”’ and then ———said, what the h—Il is he more than ‘any other man. He is only one man here.”"* * * * # * e secoml day after this election, —— and —— came to me in the street, in front of Gallagher’s drinking sa- loon, and —— said, let us put —— on the returns and im instead of T said, “I don’t care, anybody you make outthe returns and I’ll sign them.’ ‘ent away; the next day, or two says, I won't be vhich, I went out to the Presidio and signed the re- afterwards told me his election cost him five and —— dida’t tell me anything y iid want a share. er the election and —— . nearly or quite dark. Thoy to.k me into the corner of the room; —— sat on the table by the window, but couldn’t hear What was going on be- tween us, —— and myself were not on very good terms justthen. They tnen told me that —, —— and —— had been round to all the polls and had got ——’s majo- jority reduced down so that about five hundred votes would beat him and elect ——. They said that we three (myself,"—— and —) could make a thousand dollars, if we would give —— majority enough to elect him. They said —— and the others had reduced ——’s votes in the other wards; all they beg oe would be stood; but they hoped to get'some more off in the Fighth, and we could make a thousand dollars, ifours would makeup enough to beat him. I toldthem I had pledged myself to —— and —— that —— should have the benefit of every vote that was polled for him; that I wouldn’t back out for a thou- sand dollars or any other sum, and that I couldn't, be- cause Thad already carried a paper to — on which I bad put down in my own handwriting every vote that —— had received. I think it must be a year or more ago that Iwas in Sacramento, I saw —— in the Orleans Hotel ; he asked me to take a drink ; afterwards went over to a gunsmith, and he took the caps off of one of his pistols and put fresh ones on, and I asked him what it was for. He told me he was going to take —— on the wing—shoothim. He said jad abused him and —— and —— in a speech ata ng, and it bad fallen to his lot to kill him. He persuaded me to go over back with him to the Or- leans, and we sat on a sofa there, and | talked with him a long time. 1 told him he would surely be hung, and I talked to him about bis mother, and at last he began to ,and the tears began to roll down his cheeks; and when I saw ‘that, I got his pistol away from him, and I took bim with me down to the river bank and I fired the pistol into the water. 1 fired it all off, and I and ——then went to the steamboat, and] brought him with me down to fan Francisco. I went back to Sacramento in the next boat. I never had any difficulty with — or —— before this, nor after- wards until about five months, when I came down to San Francisco. They attacked me with —— and —— and —, and almost killed me. I know, at least I always thought, they did it becauge —— told them I wouldn’t let him kill ——. The publication of the above portion of Yankee Sulli- van’s confession or statement is authorized by the Execu- tive Committee, [Seal.] 83, Secretary. Arrests Made by the Vigilance Committee. BILLY CARR ARRESTED. ‘We learn from the Bulletin, of the 29th May, that on the atternoon of the prevtous day a gentleman went into a barroom on Pacine street, where Mr. Carr was drinking, touched him on the shoulder, and politely requested to havea short walk with him. Billy, not wishing to be disturbed in his potations, at first hesitated, and was then told that some gentlemen wished tho pleasure of his com- pany in Sacrumento street. Carr desired to argue the question, and desired to know on what business he was wanted. The reply was a simple request that he should not be stubborn, as there were twenty men atthe door who would take him there, if he would not go peaceably. He submitted with a bad grace, and was soon locked up and provided with bed and board. The character of this man Garr has heen notorionsly bad for a long time back. The Chronicle says that bis principal occupation is ‘to keep a Whiteball boat, and take persons to and from vessels lying out in the harbor, but at election times he becomes @ politician. He has al- ways been a leading man among the rowdies and wi rate on Pacific wharf. Ho has repeatediy been an officer at election, and has attended many Democratic Nominat- ing Conyentions as a delegate. Hé was a member of the convention called inthe spring of 1863to draft a new charter for this city. He was notorious asa shoulder striker three or four years ago. That he was frequently arrested on charges of assault and battery, the books of the police court will testify. He was also charged with being engaged in frauds against the ballot box; and in 1854, particularly, a great excitement was caused by the alleged stuffing of the ballot box of the First Ward, while Le wae inspector.”” CHASE AFTEE NED M’GOWAN. ‘The Bulletin of the 29th May says:—We stated yester- day that Ned McGowan was believed to have taken pas- sage in the schooner Francisco, and that the steamer Martin White, with a delegation from the Vigilance Com- mittee on board, had overhauled her. After reaching the schooner and finding Capt. Copeland in command, the Committee declined a search, knowing that Capt. C.gwould be the Inst man to aid in the escape of McGowan. The; gave him threo cheers, and the Martin White put bac! and Janded at Saucelito. The Committee had agen in- formed that carly in the morning a sail boat, containing four men, had been seen to go to Saucelito, and soon after return with one man less, The delegation thought it their duty to search the town and neighborhood, but found no trace of McGowan. ‘The steamer, about 6 o'clock, left Saucelito on her return. This was the signal for another excitement, and hundreds assembled at once at the landing and before the doors of the Committec’s headquarters. After the steamer reached the wharf, a Inrge box, containing twenty-flve muskets, was placed on adray and driven ray ay to the Commit- tee rooms, and a dozen men carried it immediately inside of tho building. And now the report spread that McGow- an had been taken, and that he had made such resistance that the Committee had been obliged to iron him, and con. yey him to the rooms in the box. A large concourse of people soon gathered, but on being assured by members of the Committee that McGowan was still at large, they quietly dispersed. There are now many reports flying about as to the whorenvouta of McGowan, but pong of the rumors are 40 PRICE TWO CENTS. We relied on. It is generally believed that he is yetin the” city. If this be so, can hardly escape the of vigilant eyes of the Committee. JOHN COONRY AND BILL CUMMINGS. ‘Two more notorious scamps, John Cooney aud Bill Oums- mings, ‘were arrested on the ‘Ist inst. by the Vigilance Committee. They are fit associates for Mulligan, Gelia- gher, Bu'ger, Carr and Duane. JAMES WHITE. It is reported that this man, who had made himself ae- torious as a shoulder striker, was arrested by the lance Committee, on the 28th May, and ia now beid ° durance vile.’” STABBING AND PROMPT ARHEST, A quarrel occurred on the 2d imst., a¢ the cormer @” Jackson aud Davis streets, betweem # mar named Johap Crawley, a firemam.on the Golden Gate, and » Chinamagm by the name of AA-Cann. Itappeavs that A& Cann’ wee peaceably wi with caeot ite countrymen, be Chinaman replied is uo ory reepestfal language; where inaman replied ia no-very Fes} i upon Crawley struck eet en Chinaman ‘drew @ knife and gave him #wosevere-outs in the arm, below ther elbow. Chinaman was taken into eustody aad’ com veyed to the rooms of the Vigi ‘Committee; from which place he was taken to the statiom house and oom-- fined. The wounds are not dangerous, DISPOSITION OP THES PRISOMERS, William Mulligan, Wooley Kcarncy, Mortin Gallagher, Williara Garr, and a man named Bulger, i¢is stated were in the eustody of the Vigilance amittee on Saturday” night. What: dispositten: has besn made-of them we are unable to ascertain. The only vessel witch sailed from this portion. Sunday merning in relation % which si cions were entertained, was the Stephen. Baldwin, Hong Kong. It is thought tha! none of the: parties now im custody were on board. The Adelaide, for Callao, clear- ed on the 29th of May: she has not yet sailed. We have. no means of ascertaining whether any of the parties have been placed on board of this vesselor not. The Carrier Dove, for Melbourne, bas not yet cleared. It was am- nounced in the papers of Saturday that she would haw’ out into the stream on that day. ARREST @8 CHAS. P. DEANE. The Executive Committee, says the Bulletin of the a inst., believing that they bad good grounds for into custody the person of Charicy Duane, or, as he is. known in New York, “Dutch. Charley,’’ directed his ar- rest yesterday. He was found about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, on the sidewalk, in front of Fisk & Loriag’s saloon, on Clay stree’, and asked by one of the Committee to take a drink. He refused, but took asegar. The Committee man then asked him to take a.walk to Sacra. mento street, but Be declined. He was then told thas. there was no use in. resisting that Ke must go, and if he. would go peaceably he would be taken in a.cab. however, broke away, and passed through the intending to go to the police office, when he was st on Merchant street by two men who had been stationed. there. He made a severe struggle to get away, and call- ed for the police, two or three of ‘whom made their pearance, but quickly disappeared when they saw. state of affairs. His captors, who had now increased te thro, kept a frm hold on him, and, with but little f managed to get him along. A number of the perso friends of Duane were standing near, but made no attemps. to interfere with the arrest. After they. had progressed down Merchant street tonear Montgomery strect, Duaue ceased his struggling, took off his neckcleth, and asked to beshet in the street. He de- manded why he was arrested, to which he received mo reply. A number of the Vigilants now joined them, fol- lowed by a eras crowd, which gathered rapidly from. every corner. They passed quietly through Mont to Sacramento street, and down Sacramento te tho Com- mittee rooms. The members of the mostly armed. wi On the arriv: ry, the guards gave way, and Duave wes conveyed te his room, on the second of the building. The trian- gle was then sounded dhree times; ahd a large number of the Committee were on the spot. The guards were dour Died, the cannon got im readiness, and mounted mea aa cupied positions om each street leading to the rooma, But there being no show of attack, the guards were soom after reduced. ‘Towards and during the night evorything ‘was as quiot in the neighborhood as if nothing lad eo curred. ‘There are many rumors about relating to tho imme diate cause of the arrest of but we cen learm nothing reliable as to the actual cause. Duane is 2 power- ful man, and relied upon his ows strength and assistance from friends to prevent his arrest. It is said that he had #everal bints to leave the city, but instead of doing so re- marked that no twelve mon could take him alive, and that he would bo the death of half a dozen at least. Yea. terday, before his arrest, Duane was boasting that he had ‘a dose of poison always secreted about his person, which, in the event of the committee arresting him, he said he would use apd 0 cheat the fellows. After his arrest, the brother of Duane and several of his friends endeavored to gain access to his room. They were politely but firmly refused admission. Execution by Law. NICHOLAS GRAHAM HUNG FOR MURDER. (From the San Francisco Bulletin, May 30.] Nicholas Graham, the murderer of Josoph Brooks, om steamer Columbia, on the 20th of January piated his crime upon the gallows. He wag com- din March in the Fourth District Court, and wae ‘ontenced by Judge Hagar to be hung upon Friday, the vd inst. Governor Johnson, however, gave him are prieve for four weeks, wlich expired to-day. The re- centevents which bave transpired in the city made ts necessary for the Governor to inform the Sheriff thas there would be no further exercise of executive clemency, and everything was accordingly prepared in duc seasom tor the execution. The scaffold Was erected yesterday, and the prisoner told that he should prepare for di He had been doing so ever since bis ventence, and spem® the greater portion of his time in devotionat’ exerei prayer and confession. Being of the Catholic re he had frequently been visited by a priest and by depas tations from the Sisters of Mercy and Charity. ‘The circumstances of the murder are perhaps not very fresh in the minds of our readers, though fully reported by us at the time of the trial, and we therefore re d them very briefly. Graham and Brooks, who were men on board the steamer Columbia, had had a difficulty on the 18th of January. The next night, Graham being om shore, was heard to ask for Brooks, and to use threats against him to the effect that he intended to use a knife upon him. Brooks went to bed that night in the forecas. te of the steamer, and about twelve o’clock was heard tocry for assistance, and Graham was seen near hig berth, attacking him witha knife. Brooks, disen; himself from his adversary, ran up on deck, follo Grabam, striking as he pursued, and was soon hares heard to cry ‘murder’ and fall upon the deck. Graham attempted to exeape, but was arrested by some sons on shore who heard Brooks cry; and wi Brooks was examined he was found to have cighteem knife wounds on his person, from the effects of which he died. Grabam, when sentence was passed. upon him, confessed the murder, and acknowledged that he had made up his mind to kill Brooks. He said, how- ever, that he was drunk, and did not know what he wag doing, and seemed to be very much troubled, as he ex- pressed it; that he had not lived in the fear of God. He said he was sorry for having killed Brooks, but that ® could not be helped then, and that he could not complaim if he had to suffer punishment. He seemed all the time. of his confinement to be resigned and penitent, and de. ey over and over again, that he bore no man any ilk will. ‘The scaffold was erected in the northwest corner of the county jail yard, and consisted of a platform raised about ten fect, and reached by a pair of stairs. Two scantlings were elevated about ten feet higher, whiels supported a cross beam, with an iron hook, tmmediatel below which, in the platform, there was a trap, three feet square, kept in its place by a bolt. By 11 o'clock’ there were about twenty-five of the National Guard, in uniform, placed in different positiong about and on the roof of the jail, and by 12, a number o& gentlemen of the bar and press, several physicians, the Grand Jury, the corps of deputy sheriffs and a number of. the ge were present, At half-past twelve the vicinity~ of the scaffold was cleared, and spectators took their positions in various places in the yard and on the roof; and a number of neighboring roofs were crow: by a disorderly set of men, who kept up a noise the whole time of the execution. A strong rope was placed through the ring in the cross beam spcken of above, and firmly fastened in it, its lower end forming a noose, hung about eleven feet from the ground. ‘The trap door was then placed in its position, the bole fastened, and the rope attached to the trap, having @ « large weight on it to draw the trap back and out of the way, was xoaped. The rope attached to the bolt had likewise a large weight on it, Whith Was eld up by a small card passing over pulleys, and immediately under a raiser, om the platform, in such a position that by stepping on i® the weight would fall, the bolt would be witiresrn, the . trap weuld fly open and be drawn back by the loaded rope on the other side. Everything being in readiness, at ten minutes before B o'clock Sheriff Scannell, the prisoner Graham, Ingolsby and a policeman” came out of the small door of ‘the jail near the scaffold, and ascended the platform with their heads uncovered. Grabam was dressed in black: pantaloons, and was in his shirt sleeves. He carried a small crucifix, which he devoutly kissed, There was no faltering in his steps. The Sheriff then read the sentence and order of execution, and then Goy. Johnson’s reprieve, ‘As soon as he had finished, Father Ingolsby stepped for- ward and said that, by the request of Mr. G be would state that the prisoner had made a written confes- sion, which he had placed in the hands of the Sheriff, am& thatthe morning papers would cach be furnished with » copy of it. ham then stepped forward and said :— "You will all please pray for me. God bless you allt Pray for me all of you. I have no ill will to wards anybody. I am dying a good Catholic.” He kissed the cross again and again, and then stepped bi and bis arms were tied by passing a cord several ti around the elbows and body. He was then placed upom the trap door and his legs tied immediately above the ancles. The priest went though the words of a Peg which Graham repeated after him, and the crucifix was placed again to bis lips, which he again fervently kissed. The noowe was then placed gbout his neck, and a white cap drawn over his hoad, and tightened about his m by a string inthe hem. As soon as this was done, while the priest was etill repeating a prayer, it being then ex- actly one o'clock, the sheriff placed his foot upon the raiser, the trap fell, and Graham was suspended. Unfor- tunately, however, the noose became somewhat displaced, and the poor man jung struggling and heaving for some minutes. His hard drawn breathing could be we and the muscles of the body contracted a number times. In afew minutes several porsons wont up and pulled the noose tight about the neck, and shortly afterwards the physycians took places near the body and kept thele fingers Mw ‘the pulse, and then mounting on some trea- fh aw te to the breast, feeling and listening low of the blood.