Tag Archives: Daily Evening Bulletin

James King, marked for murder?

Posted on March 27, 2012 by John Putnam

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 →

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Fears for the safety of James King

Posted on March 22, 2012 by John Putnam

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 →

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The Daily Evening Bulletin

Posted on March 11, 2012 by John Putnam

After the failure of Adams & Co. on Black Friday, James King had lost everything. He tried to start a second bank in partnership with Henry Reed, another former Adams employee, but on June 29, 1855, after less than four … Continue reading →

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