Assassination of James King of Wm. by James P. Casey : San Francisco, May 14th, 1856[approximately 1856]engHorizontal print has four vignettes of scenes from the assassination. Assassination: depicts the actual crime in the streets of San Francisco. Surrender of the Jail: depicts mob scene as vigilance committee demands the sheriff to hand the prisoner to them. Funeral of Js. King: depicts the large crowds gathered along the street for the funeral procession. Execution: depicts the hanging of James Casey from the Vigilance Committee Rooms. The vignettes flank a central column of text which describes these scenes in detailTitle from caption of text column.Printed area measures 26.2 x 39.5 cm.