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Tag Archives: Sheriff Scannell
The trials of Casey and Cora
When all the pretrial preliminaries were over the executive committee of the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance swore a sacred oath to God and each other that the votes taken to arrive at their verdict in the trials of Charles … Continue reading
The vigilantes take James Casey
The military of the Committee of Vigilance had surrounded county jail, the field gun they acquired aimed at the front door. A summons ordering Sheriff Scannell to surrender James Casey had been served and ignored. About one that afternoon William … Continue reading
San Francisco jail surrounded by vigilantes
The separate companies of the Committee of Vigilance, about fifteen hundred men in all, started out about noon and marched by different routes to their respective assigned positions, some by way of Kearny Street, others by Dupont, and more by … Continue reading
The vigilante military march on county jail
Charles Doane, the chief marshal of the military forces of the Committee of Vigilance, reported at about eight o’clock on Sunday morning, May 18, 1856 that the men under his command were ready for immediate, effective service. That the committee … Continue reading
Charles Doane named marshal of vigilante military
While Governor Johnson and General Sherman were making whatever preparations they felt could be done, the Committee of Vigilance steadily increased its membership and by Saturday night had enrolled about thirty-five hundred men. James King still lived but his condition … Continue reading
Anger threatens the compromise with the vigilantes
When the men who had volunteered to guard the jail for Sheriff Scannell, by this time mostly lawyers, heard of the compromise Governor Johnson made with the Committee of Vigilance they were furious. Some handed back their weapons and left … Continue reading
San Francisco militia joins the vigilantes
The tide of public opinion settled strongly in favor of the Committee of Vigilance and grew more irresistible with all the support that poured into the city. Sheriff Scannell and those with him found themselves deserted by many who had … Continue reading
