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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Most liquor banned at vigilante headquarters
As soon as the death of Yankee Sullivan became known, William Coleman called an extra session of the executive committee. Already there was a rumor, put forth by enemies of the vigilantes, that they had killed Sullivan, but after reflection … Continue reading
The vigilantes and the death of Yankee Sullivan
The men from the black list arrested and convicted by the Committee of Vigilance were kept in small rooms on the second floor of the headquarters. They were allowed visitors but no alcohol, which had a depressing effect on some … Continue reading
Vigilantes find illegal ballot box
At about the same time as the arrest of Wooley Kearney, a double back action ballot box, used to insure the outcome of San Francisco elections, was found in a saloon on First Street near Mission by Captain Isaiah Lees … Continue reading
The vigilantes replace the police chief
On the same Wednesday as the arrest of Billy Carr, a plan was adopted for the reorganization of the vigilante police department. The executive committee would elect a chief and he would then nominate a lieutenant and five officers, all … Continue reading
The first black list arrests by the vigilantes
On Monday, May 26th, before work on the black list began, the executive committee ordered that all documents and notices from the Committee of Vigilance should bear the official seal. This was a stamp with an open eye, denoting sleepless … Continue reading
The vigilante constitution
At an evening session that same Sunday of May 25th, when a resolution passed the committee to arrest Billy Mulligan and five others on the black list, Clancy J. Dempster, chairman of the committee on by-laws and known as the … Continue reading
The vigilantes adopt rules on home searches
While the Committee of Vigilance searched in vain for Edward McGowan and Peter Wrightman, and especially during the hunt for McGowan, unauthorized members of the committee entered certain houses more or less by force and at times displayed insolence. When … Continue reading
The Committee of Vigilance black list
After the hanging of James Casey and Charles Cora the Committee of Vigilance, recognizing that they had assumed the highest functions of the law, set about to purge it’s roles of certain less than desirable characters that had joined the … Continue reading
The vigilantes hang Casey and Cora
Just after one o’clock on the same afternoon as the funeral for James King of William, Charles Cora and James Casey were brought to the windows on the second floor of vigilante headquarters that had been prepared for them earlier … Continue reading
The vigilantes prepare to hang Cora and Casey
Preparations for the execution of Charles Cora and James Casey were simple. Wooden platforms, each equipped with hinges at the building line, were extended about three feet from two windows on the second floor of vigilante headquarters facing Sacramento Street. … Continue reading
