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Tag Archives: corruption
Governor Johnson to rearm militia
Unfortunately no matter how much the executive committee of the vigilantes wanted to wrap up their work and adjourn, this was not to be. The reason was not a desire for the committee to prolong its power as so many … Continue reading
The killing of James King
James King left his editorial room at the Bulletin about five o’clock, or about an hour after his argument with James Casey. He turned off Merchant Street onto Montgomery, passed the Montgomery block at the corner of Washington Street. Here … Continue reading
James King, marked for murder?
The publication by James King in the Evening Bulletin of the sentence of James Casey to Sing Sing Prison is often regarded as the first in California and as the sole cause of the determination of Casey to kill King. … Continue reading
A set up to the murder of James King
May 14, 1856, James King published in the Bulletin that evening an article against the appointment of a man named John W. Bagley to a position in the US Customs House. Bagley had recently been involved in a nasty election … Continue reading
Fears for the safety of James King
After the jury deadlocked in the trial of Charles Cora and the outrage voiced by James King of William in the Evening Bulletin, there existed a general feeling that no man’s life was secure in San Francisco nor was there … Continue reading
Anger at the Cora trial results
The afternoon that the jury in the trial of Charles Cora returned unable to decide on a verdict James King’s Evening Bulletin came out with an article that began, “Twelve o’clock noon, hung be the heavens in black. The money … Continue reading
Posted in Gold rush justice, Gold rush people, Gold rush places, Government
Tagged business, California gold rush, corruption, crime, gold rush, government, San Francisco
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The Charles Cora trial
Belle Cora, the mistress of Charles Cora, had determined to spare no expense to save her lover. To that end she hired the best attorneys she could, including the well known Edward D. Baker and James A. McDougall as well … Continue reading
Hang Billy Mulligan
At a coroner’s inquest, held on the Monday following the shooting of Marshal Richardson, the crime was found to be premeditated murder with nothing to mitigate it. On Tuesday, in the Evening Bulletin, James King declared that San Franciscans did … Continue reading
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Tagged California gold rush, corruption, gold rush, James King, Vigilance
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The Vigilance Committee meets again
The night of the slaying, as details of the murder of Marshal William Richardson became known to the people of San Francisco, the excitement of the population increased. The public, already stirred by the fraud and corruption denounced regularly in … Continue reading
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Tagged business, corruption, gold rush, Sam Brannan, Vigilance
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William H. Richardson murdered
Between six and seven o’clock Saturday evening, November 17, 1855, a little more than a month since the Evening Bulletin began publication and while the San Francisco public was thoroughly moved by the exposures James King had made, William H. … Continue reading
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Tagged business, California gold rush, corruption, gold rush, Vigilance
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