The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft: Popular tribunals. 1887

action affairs alcalde arrested association authorities band body brought California called character charge citizens committed Committee of Vigilance confession convicted court crime criminal crowd death desperadoes door duty escape evil excitement executive committee fire gold governor grand jury guard guilty habeas corpus hands hanged honest horse hundred dollars jail Jim Stuart John John Bigler judge July June justice killed knew Lewiston lives Marysville ment Mexican miners mittee mobocracy Mokelumne Hill morning murder night o'clock offenders officers organization party Payran persons pistol police popular tribunal prisoner proceedings punishment rancho respect robbed robbery rope Ryckman Sacramento Samuel Brannan San Francisco seized sentence sergeant-at-arms sheriff shot society Sonora stolen street Stuart Sydney taken thieves thousand dollars tion told took town tree trial TRIB Vigilance Committee villains Whittaker witnesses