Two illustrations, with accompanying text, showing the shooting of James King of William in San Francisco, California and the surrender of James P. Casey and Charles Cora
Description:
Description based on imperfect Beinecke Library copy, consisting of only the first of two sheets described by Baird., Title from captions below images., and Second illustration, "Surrender of Jas. P. Casey and Charles Cora," signed in lower right "Huestis."
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
California and San Francisco
Subject (Name):
King, James, 1822-1856, Casey, James P., Cora, Charles., and San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856.
A group of Chinese men in traditional attire stand and sit around a table, smoking and apparently gambling, with two Chinese women standing in a nearby doorway
In a large square overlooked by a row of buildings, a central gallows is surrounded by large numbers of armed men in guard-like rows, behind whom crowds are massed. The hanging has already occurred; the two condemned men's bodies, with hoods over their heads, are suspended below the open trap door of the gallows
Description:
Title from caption below image., "Noisy Carier's Book & Stationery Co."--Lower right corner., and Joseph Hetherington and Philander Brace were each accused of murdering two men in two separate incidents, and were executed by the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance.
Publisher:
Lith. & pub. by Britton & Rey
Subject (Geographic):
California, San Francisco, and San Francisco (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Hetherington, Joseph, 1820?-1856, Brace, Philander, -1856, and San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856.
Subject (Topic):
Death and burial, Executions and executioners, Hanging, and Gallows
A group of civilians (mostly men) look across an open space to where two barely discernible individuals have been hanged from the roof of a row of buildings
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Printed by F. Kuhl
Subject (Geographic):
California and San Francisco
Subject (Name):
Casey, James P., Cora, Charles, and San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856.
Title from caption below image., "His confession & evidence proved him guilty of the murder of Chas. Moore, Sheriff of Yuba County, -- of the murderous assault & robbery of Mr. Jansen in this city, & of the Captain of the brig Jas. Caskie in this harbor -- of the robbery of the custom house at Monterey -- besides numerous other robberies & murders. No criminal was ever more daring or successful -- more reckless or cold blooded. He was a Sydney convict, transported for life for forgery. His last words were 'I die resigned -- my sentence is just.'", and "View taken from the storeship Byron. Foot of Market St. wharf San Francisco."
Image shows a row of commercial buildings, one of 3 stories and the remainder of 4, in three different architectural styles, with signs for the multiple businesses they house. Below the image and caption title are listed the businesses: B. Davidson, banker, agents for Mess'rs Rothschild; Botts, Campbell & Emmett, attorneys at law; F. Argenti & Co., bankers; M. H. & H. McAllister, attorneys at law; Chetwood, Edwards, Rose & Turk, attorneys at law; Hoffman & Monroe, attorneys at law; Dodg & Co.'s express; Howard & Green, commission merch'ts; Burritt, Yale & Musson, attorneys at law; Gay & Mellus, importers of wines & liquors; Cooke & Le Count, stationers; Norton, Satterlee & Norton, attorneys at law; Teschemacher & Co., commmission merch'ts; Wells & Co., bankers; Austin & McIlvaine, attorneys at law; Jones & Noyes, attorneys at law; and F. Coombs, daguerrean
Description:
BEIN WA Prints 389: Manuscript note in large blank space below list of businesses: "A block of Montgomery Street in which the left corner house was burnt in the May fire, but is now rebuilt [undeciphered], as before but with only the lower story. There are twenty one 'attorneys at law' in this single block which is very like San Francisco." and Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Lith. of Butler
Subject (Geographic):
San Francisco (Calif.), California, and San Francisco
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Commercial buildings, Business enterprises, and Law firms
