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Green, T. H. (Paul Geddes) : 144, 173.
Grey, William, pseudonym of W. F. White.
Grisar, C. E., C. of T. : 473.
Guadalupe Hidalgo, treaty of : 54, 56.
Guerrero, Francisco: killed, 317.
Gwin, W. M .: assisted in trial of Hounds, 107; political career, 130-131.
Habeas corpus writ, see Writ of habeas corpus.
Haff, J. P., C. of T .: 164 note 5. Haight, S. W., C. of T .: 188 note 3.
Hall, Richard, a suspect: 238.
Halleck, Lieutenant H. W .: secre- tary of state (California), 1847-1849, 43, 50; Digest of laws of 1837, 43, 110; eited, 71.
Ham, R. S., miners' alcalde: 81.
Hammer, -, Captain: resisted C. of V. water police, 242.
Hampton, R. B., C. of F .: 164 note 5.
Hance, W. G., escaped murderer: sent back to Panama by C. of V., 317.
Handbill: appointment of George Hyde as alcalde of San Francisco, 38; on Jansen rob- bery 172, 173 note 35, 453; calling mass meeting against ('. of V., 239, 460.
Hangtown, see Placerville.
Happy Valley, San Francisco: 166. Hardie, Major J. A .: 38.
Harris, Captain Isaac, from Syd- ney : rescued from mob by C. of V., 239-241.
Hart, A. B .: cited, 71.
Hasson, J. C., C. of F .: 181 note 62.
Hat and Boots: investigated as a clue, 320.
Hawes, Horace: 107.
Hays, J. C., sheriff of San Fran- cisco: 141-142, 246, 295, 297, 299, 322, 325, 470.
Hays, W. H., prisoner C. of V. : 267 note 49, 287.
Headquarters of C. of V. of San Francisco, see C. of V .- Head- quarters.
"Heart and Hand." suspicious lodging house: 306.
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Hearne, V. W., sheriff of Santa Barbara: arrested Whittaker, 281.
Helper, H. H .: cited on C. of V., 412.
Henry, Patrick: cited on frontier associations, 14.
Herald, of San Francisco, see San Francisco Daily Herald.
Hetherington, James, prisoner C. of V .: 228-232.
Hetherington, Joseph: a witness against Stuart, 264, 280, 286, 291; perhaps executed by C. of V., 1856, 401.
Higgins, Lawrence, prisoner C. of V .: 234 note 21.
Hinigan, Thomas, from Sydney : comments on Captain Harris affair, 241.
Hittell, T. H .: approval of Com- mittees of Vigilance, 414. Hoag, Mr .: 219.
Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land : 231.
Hobson, W. L., C. of V .: 108 note 51.
Hoen, Francis. C. of T .: 449.
Hogan, Mrs. Mary Ann, from Aus- tralia: companion of Stuart and Whittaker, 264, 280-281, 292-293, 306, 356. Hogg, W. M., C. of T .: 467.
Holinski, Alexandre: cited, 126 note 28. 319.
Holst, Hermann von: cited, 115.
Home Guard of 1861: 405-403.
Hopkins, George: prisoner C. of T., 231. Hopkins, S. A., C. of V., 1856: 403. Hopwood, Mat: 275. Horn, B. C .: 467.
Horse stealing: capital offense, 154-156.
Hosmer, H. L .: cited on frontier problems and Vigilance Com- mittees, 419. Hossefross, G. H., C. of V .: 447.
Hounds, The, rioters of San Fran- cisco: 100; popular trial of, 105-109, 126. Howard, G. H., C. of F .: 442.
Howard, -, a deserter: arrested by C. of V. and turned over to the army authorities, 316.
Howard, W. A., C. of V .: 210, 346, 353.
Howard, W. D. M., C. of V .: bio- graphical note, 448; men- tioned, 49 note 26, 107 note 51, 108 note 53, 173, 187 note 1, 188 note 2, 188 note 3, 471. Howard Engine Company: 169. Hubbard, Lorenzo, C. of T., 1856: 473.
Hughes, William: 275, 285.
Huie, J. B., C. of T .: 173 note 33, 188 note 3, 299, 302, 333 note 35, 471.
Humboldt County: C. of V., 381. Hutchings, N. P., C. of F., 1856: 473.
Huxley, J. M., C. of T .: 188 note 1, 445.
Hyatt, Caleb, C. of V .: 327. Hyde, George, alcalde of San Fran- cisco: 38, 48-49.
Idaho: gold rush to, and frontier conditions, 416-417; Commit- tees of Vigilance in, 420.
Ide, W. B., justice of the peace : 146 note 25, 156, 374 note 50; cited, 140-141.
Immigration, carly problems of : British convicts from Austra- lia, 121-124, 233 note 17; other foreigners, 124-127; legisla- tion concerning. 122-123, 127; statutes against enforced by C. of V., 233; colonists from France, 340-341. See also Con- viets; Foreigners.
Independence, a vessel, 237.
Independents, sec Non-partisan movements.
Indiana: political "Committees of Vigilance" in, 204 note 47; protective associations, 1852, 416.
Indians in 'California : difficulties with, 127-128.
Individualism: a frontier charac- teristic, 129, 158. Initiative and referendum: prin- ciple of, in C. of V., 433.
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International law: its effect on ad- ministration of California, 29, 50, 57.
Iowa: Vigilance Committees in, 416.
Jack Dandy, alias of George Adams.
Jackson, Andrew, President: re- fused to interfere in O'Conner case, 15; Jackson party in In- diana, 204 note 47; arrival in San Francisco noted in Papers, 235.
Jackson, California: C. of V., 380, 383 note 77, 407 note 56.
Jails (prisons) : lack of, and in- security of, 44-45, 63, 76, 77, 78, 79 note 35, 107, 119, 145, 146 note 25, 152, 350, 380, 407; in San Francisco, 169; escapes from, 181 note 63, 27, 380. See also Police; Prison ships; San Francisco county jail.
James, Colonel G. F .: 233.
James Caskie, a vessel: 309.
Jamestown, California: 81, 278. Jansen, C. J .: attack on, 170, 180, 253, 263, 303, 310, 453.
Jenkins, John, a thief hanged by C. of V .: 208-217, 229; exe- cution followed by decrease in crime, 250.
Jenks, Dauiel, prisoner C. of V .: 320, 359.
Jessup, R. M., C. of V .: 449, 473.
Jewett, J. H., president Marysville C. of V .: 257.
Jimmy from Town, alias of James Burns.
John Potter, a vessel: 235. Johnson, W. A., C. of F., 1856: quoted, 225 note 53. Johnson (Johnston), a vessel: 317. Joice, E. V., C. of V .: 447.
Jones, E. P., C. of V .: 49 note 26. Jones, Thomas, and Emma, prison- ers C. of V .: 235, 236 note 24. Jones, W. C .: cited, 129 note 40; requested assistance C. of V., 318.
Jones, W. H., C. of V .: 173 note 33, 302, 471.
Joy, Captain Hartford, C. of F .: 257.
Juanita, lynched at Downieville: 384-386.
Jury trial: introduced in Cali- fornia, 45-47; practiced by miners, 75-86; volunteer fire- men exempt from service, 169; jury service evaded, 159, 350; jury trials in Louisiana, 421.
Justice of the peace, in California : prior to 1850, 25-26, 30 note 17; limitation of authority, 1850, 146; jurisdiction ex- tended, 1851, 154.
Kay, T. B., member of Stuart's gang: 238, 275, 282-284, 292, 308, 312, 371.
Kearny, General S. W .: instruc- tions on establishment of civil government in New Mexico and California, 31, 33-34; pro- mulgated civil code for New Mexico, 32-33; administration in California,
34-39. See also California.
Kelly, James: 279, 306.
Kemble, E. C .: cited, 37 note 40, 94.
Kennebec Hill, California: 138 note 5.
Kennedy, Dr., prisoner C. of V .: 317.
King, the barber, a convict: 306, 307.
King, E. A., C. of F .: 108 note 51, 173 note 33, 188 note 3, 442.
King, of William, James, C. of V .: 188 note 3, 471; biographical note, 197; murdered, 397.
King, T. B., U. S. special agent to California: 93, 103, 109; can- didacy for U. S. Senate, 116 note 3, 340.
Kitchen, William, member of Stuart's gang: 254, 275, 292, 311.
Knights of the White Camelia: 423.
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Ku Klux Klan: 423.
La Grange, Sacramento prison brig : 253.
Lambert. Capt. William, keeper of San Francisco county jail: 300. Lammot, R. S., C. of T .: 181 note 62.
Land clubs: 11. See also Land laws; Land titles; "Associa- tion for the Protection of the Rights of Property,"' etc.
Land laws (titles) : confused con- dition in California, 37, 49-51, 137-138, 152, 391, 431. See also Squatters.
Law, Common : adopted by Califor- nia, 117.
Law books, lack of, 1846-1849: 40, 43, 44, 47.
Laws of the Indies: 41.
Laws of 1837 ( Mexican) : 25; Eng- lish translation, 43, 56, 110. See also California; Mexico, administration of California. Lawyers: rich rewards for in pri- vate practice and its effect on the securing of prosecuting at- torneys, 144-145. See also E. G. Austin: Judge Alexander Campbell; T. W. Freelon; Hall McAllister ; Edward McGow- an; Judge Levi Parsons; F. M. Pixley.
LeBras, François, prisoner C. of V .: 267 note 49, 317.
Leavenworth, T. M .. alcalde of San Francisco: 98-100, 104, 105- 108.
Leese, J. P., C. of T .: 443.
Legislative Assembly of San Fran- cisco, see San Francisco, legis- lative assembly.
Leidesdorff. W. A .: 38-39.
Lent, W. M., C. of F .: 449.
Lewis, Benjamin : acensed of arson, 181-185, 359. "Lex diggerorum": 70, 86. Lippitt, F. J .: 106, 107. Lipscom, John: 319. Liquor used by the C. of V .: 226, 367-368. Little Chile: 166.
"Live and Let Live," suspicious lodging house: 306.
Local self-government: on Ameri- can frontier, 9-13; in Califor- nia mining camps, 49, 68, 71, 73-74, 83, 89; spirit of, in movement for civil organiza- tion, 96-109; persistence of spirit after organization, 149- 150. See also Centralized gov- ernment: Contract, social; County system.
Lockwood, D. W., C. of T .: 328.
Lockwood, R. A., lawyer: 330-331. Lodging houses in San Francisco, considered suspicious by C. of V .: 228, 306, 314. See also Henry Beck; "Bird in Hand"; "Cottage of Con- tent"; "Heart and Hand"; Mrs. Hogan; "Live and Let Live"; "' McManus' Wel- come"; "Panama House"; " Port Phillip House "; " Rose Cottage"; "Ship- man's Arms"; "Uncle Sam. "' Long Charley: 275. Long Wharf: 181, 313.
Lord Elden, a vessel: 235.
Los Angeles, California: ayunta- miento in, 26; capital in 1845, 26; Committee of Vigilance of 1836, 17 note 29; of 1852, 382-383; of 1856, 407 note 56; volunteer police force, 1851, 382.
Louisiana: Committees of Vigi- lance. See Attakapas.
Ludlow, Charles, C. of V., 1856: 473. Lundy, California: C. of V., 407 note 56.
Lye, Mary: abducted from guar- dians and rescued by C. of V., 342.
"Lynch Law": origin of term, 14; development on American fron- tier, see Committee of Vigi- lance; Mob spirit; Popular tribunals; fostered by noto- rious failure of legal justice, 386-387, 397, 434-437; grad-
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ually condemned by public opinion in California. 394- 395, 407; practice of passes from West to South, 423; race hatred an impetus to, 423; a problem peculiar to the United States, 424-427, 434-437.
Lyndall, W. E .: 467.
Mc Allister, Hall: cited, 106-107, 174 note 37; testimony at Jen- kins inquest, 215.
McCahill, Thomas, C. of T .: 181 note 62, 335.
MeCarty, A. J., a policeman : 258, 275.
MeCormac, Teddy, member of Stuart's gang: 279, 306. MeCurdy, John: 467.
MeDougal, John, governor of Cali- fornia: 116, 153, 370; procla- mation in re Stuart execution, 273-274, 467-469; pardon of Duane, 321; proclamation against Vigilante movement, 375; seized Whittaker and MeKenzie from C. of V., 294- 298, 469-470; proclamation, 298.
MeDuffee, A. J., C. of T .: sergeant- at-arms, 260, 333, 365, 367- 368.
McGowan, Captain of the Polk: 234.
McGowan, Edward, justice of the peace: opposed C. of V., 177, 398, 402.
MeIntire, R. C., a policeman : 258, 275.
Mckenzie, Robert, prisoner C. of V .: 225, 227, 275, 278-279, 282, 291, 306, 312; rescued by authorities, recaptured and hanged, 293-302, 469.
MeKimmey, N. M., sheriff of Napa: 371.
MeLean, W. W., C. of V .: 200 note 37.
"MeManus' Welcome," suspicious lodging house: 229, 306.
Macondray, F. W .: 173 note 33, 180.
Mahony, Frank, C. of V .: 181 note 62.
Maloney, James R. (Rube), C. of V .: 183, 200, 289, 402; bio- graphical note, 198-199.
Manchuria: popular tribunals in, 435 note 10.
Manrow, J. P., C. of T .: 449, 473. Marcy, W. L .: cited on status of California, 58.
Mariposa, California: C. of V., 383 note 77.
Markey. P., C. of V. : 181 note 62. Marks, Joseph, member of Stuart's gang: 307.
Marmion, a vessel: 235 note 22.
Marryat, Frank; cited, 143, 410- 411.
Martin, W. F., C. of F .: 181 note 62.
Mary Catherine, a vessel: 235.
Marysville, California: organiza- tion, 118; C. of V., 250, 257, 376; approved by grand jury, 374 note 48. Marziou & Co .: 341-342.
Mason, Colonel R. B .: military gov- ernor of California, 35, 40-103, 128; letter relative to local or- ganization, 94.
Mathews, Lois K .: cited, 10 note 9,207.
Mayflower compact : 9, 10, 207. Maynard, Lafayette, C. of F .: 371 note 41.
Meiggs, Henry: 167 note 15. Meiggs, J. C .: 167 note 15.
Mellus. George, C. of V .: 302, 334. Mercantile Library of San Fran- cisco: beginning of, 345, 346. Merced, California: C. of V., 407 note 56. Merrill, I. M., C. of V .: 451.
Merritt, Dr. Samuel, C. of V .: bio- graphical note, 450; men- tioned, 256 note 12, 261 note 32, 310 note 6.
Metcalf, Peter: damage suit against Argenti et al., 243- 244, 329-331, 340, 343, 347- 348, 375.
Mexican land proprietors : injustice to, 139.
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Mexico: administration of Califor-
nia, 23-27; laws of 1837, 25; laws of 1843, 26; laws of 1837 perpetuated after American ocenpation, 29-31. 35-36; 40 -- 47, 51, 57, 103-104, 110-111, 114, 118. 163. See also Al- calde; Ayuntamiento: Califor- nia; Courts; Justice of the Peace; Pneblo.
Mexico, Santa Hermandad in: 17 note 29.
Meyer, William, C. of V .: 473. Micheltorena : governor of Califor- nia, 26.
Middleton, Jolm. C. of T .: 164 note 5, 188 note 3, 449.
Militia organization: 107 note 51. Military conrts under American occupation, 44.
Military organization, use of by Committee of Vigilance, 271 note 60.
Mines (mining region) of Califor- nia : Pre-state period, eqnip- ment for social control lacking, 58-60, 63; status of miners, 67; average earnings, 68 note 6; self-organization of camps, 67-87; first code, 69; mining regulations, 71 note 14; con- trol of crime (miners' trials), 76-89: California precedents on other frontiers, 416-420. 435 note 10. After state organization, hardships, 121; ephemeral population, 138, 142 note 15; difficulties of early organization, 140-146; failure of courts to control crime, 147- 149, 152; persistence of lynch law, 150-151, 374. 386. 389- 395, 407. See also California; Contract, social; Gold; Popn- lar tribunals.
Mines, Rev. F. S., rector of Trinity Church : attended prisoners of C. of V., 211, 264 note 37, 268, 270.
Mining companies: 68.
Minturn, Charles, C. of V .: 164 note 5, 188 note 3, 312, 334. 445.
Mississippi: citizen committees in, 11 note 13.
Mob spirit manifested in the popn- lar tribunals of California: 78, 148-151; trial of Berdue, 172- 175; of Lewis, 182; in con- nection with activity of C. of V., 213-214, 219, 239-240, 242, 243, 284, 359; Waterman affair. 344; Downieville lynch- ing, 384-387; King's assassi- nation, 298; C. of V. organiza- tion a restraining influence, 386-387, 407; danger of, in American life, 423. See also Lynch law; Popular trinnals. Mokelnnine Hill, California: 69; "Committee of Vigilance,"' April, 1851, 204 note 47; C. of V., 379-381.
Mokelumne (River) : jury trial on, 1849, 84.
Montana: gold rush to, 416; crim- inal conditions and Committee of Vigilance, 417-420.
Monterey, California: Mexican administrative district, 26; American occupation of, 28- 30; capital of California, 26, 35: first trial by jury, 46; con- stitutional convention at, 113; robbery of Custom House, 254, 308.
Monterey Californian: 37 note 40, 94 note 17.
Monumental Engine Company : 169, 206 note 51, 209, 268, 289.
Moore, Charles, of Winslow Bar: murdered by Stnart, 171, 252- 253.
Morgan, J. M., member of Stuart's gang: 228 note 1, 275, 285, 307, 308. 311.
Mormon Battalion: 32.
Mormon Camp, California: 111 note 64.
Mormons in California: 32, 46 note 19. Morrison, R. M., judge: 177. Motto of the C. of V .: 401.
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Muldoon, J. P., C. of V .: 200 note 37.
Mulligan, Billy : exiled by C. of V., 1856, 199.
Murderer 's Bar, California : magis- trates of, described, 143.
Murietta, Joaquin, bandit: 127 note 32.
Murray, Alexander, C. of V .: 333 note 35.
Murray, James, C. of V .: 181 note 62.
Naglee, H. M., C. of F .: 107 note 51, 445, 471.
Natchez, California: 383 note 77.
Neall, James, Jr., C. of V .: bio- graphical note, 446; cited, 75 note 24, 203, 207, 209 note 3, 457.
Nelson Creek, California: C. of V., 383 note 77.
Nevada City, California: C. of V., 379.
Nevada County: grand jury con- demned Vigilance Committee of Truckee, 407 note 57.
New Helvetia, see Sutter's Fort. New Mexico: American occupation of and Kearny's code, 31-33.
New South Wales: efficient admin- istration of justice on the gold fields frontier, 425.
New York Volunteers, First Regi- ment, see Stevenson 's Regi- ment.
Newmark, Harris: cited on C. of V., 415 note 24.
Newspapers: 37 note 40, 94 note 17.
Niantic, a vessel: 166.
Non-partisan movements started by C. of V .: 1851, 323-328, 470; People's Party, 1856, 403-406. Norris, Thomas, C. of T .: 200 note 37.
North Beach, San Francisco: 166.
Norton, H. K .: cited on C. of V., 415 note 24.
Norton, Myron, judge: 107, 295, 469.
Noyce, J. P., a policeman : 215. Oakes, J., C. of T .: 203, 209 note 3, 298, 441.
Oakland: C. of V., 383 note 77. Oakley, D. L., C. of V .: 338, 346.
O'Conner, Patrick: tried and exe- cuted by popular tribunal at Dubuque's mines, 15.
Ogden, Robert, member of Stuart's gang : 251. Ohio, a vessel: 281.
"Old Adobe" Custom House: 165, 213, 219, 313.
"Ouce a Committeeman, always a Committeeman ": 199, 355.
Orator, a vessel: 232.
Old Jack, alias of J. M. Morgan.
Oregon: frontier organization in, 12; settlers joined gold rush to California, 61; opinion of President Taylor, 92; bitter- ness resulting from Indian massacres, 128, gold rushes to, 416; Committees of Vigilance, 420.
Oregon: brought news of admis- sion, 134-135.
Osman, Richard, member of Stuart's gang: 275, 285, 307, 308, 341.
Osgood, J. K., C. of V., 1856: 473. ·Page, F. W., C. of V., 1856: 473. Palmer, Cyrus, C. of V .: 447.
"Panama House, " suspicious lodg- ing house: 306.
Panton, Francis, C. of T .: 467.
Parker, R. A., C. of T .: 49 note 26, 98 note 25, 188 note 1, 450. Parker, W. H., C. of F .: 200 note 37. l'arson, Levi, judge: 177-178, 182, 217.
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Passenger vessels from Sydney ex- amined by C. of V .: 234-235. Payne, Theodore: 173 note 33.
Payran, Stephen, C. of T .: bio- graphieal note, 201-203; presi- cent of Executive Committee, 260-261, 331, 336, 338; resig- nation, 333 note 35, 336, 342; letters, to Wakeman, 237, to Hays, 248-249, to Grass Val- ley C. of V., 379; rescue of Mary Lve. 342; mentioned, 223, 286, 293-294, 296, 298, 323, 329, 332, 372, 373.
Peake. W. B., C. of T .: 272, 467. People's Advocate (Sydney ) : eited, 241 note 44.
People's Party, see Non-partisan movements.
Phelps, T. G., C. of T .: 448. Phoenix, John, pseudonym of G. H. Derby.
Phoenix, a newspaper : 389 note 3, 402 note 42.
Piek Handle Brigade, 1877: 408. Piekett. C. E .: cited, 48 note 25; jury trial of. 83.
Pixley, F. M .: city attorney of San Francisco, 177; defended Stuart, 253, 264, 265; charges against, in Stuart 's confession, and his denial of, 266.
Placerville ( Hangtown, Dry Dig- gings ). California : 78.
Plank Road to the Mission, San Francisco: 167.
Planter, a vessel: 235.
Plaza (Portsmouth Square), San Francisco: 165, 213, 218.
Plum and Warner, Messrs., gift of banner to C. of V .: 372 note 45.
Plummer, Henry, Montana sheriff and gang leader: 417-418.
Police. See C. of V. of San Fran- eisco-Police; San Francisco- Poliee.
Political parties (politicians) in California: 109, 116, 129-132, 403; Mexican war a dividing issue, 132; corruption in, 390, 391; cleansed by committee of 1856, 403-404. See also Broderiek; Democratic party ; Gwin ; Non-partisan move- ments; Whigs.
Polk, J. K., President, and the establishment of government in New Mexico and Califor- nia : 33, 55-56, 90-91, 92, 99. Polk, U. S. revenue eutter: 234, 236, 371 note 41.
Pollock, Lewis: murdered, 242, 320.
Popular sovereignty, see Local self- government.
Popular tribunals (lyneh law) : de- velopment of, on American frontier, 13-16; in. other eouu- tries, 16-17, 424; in California, 17-19, 74-81; Governor Mason forced to approve, 80; weak- ness of. 85-86, 89, 93; trial of the Hounds, 105-108; per- sistence after state organiza- tion, 149-151, 374-375, 407; trial of Berdue and Windred, 171-176. See also Committee of Vigilance; Frontier; Lynch law; Mob spirit.
Population of California: statis- ties, in 1847, 58 note 11, in 1849, 54 note 1, 66 note 1, in 1850, 131 note 47; ephemeral quality of , 137-138, 142 note 15, 431. See also San Fran- eiseo.
"Port Phillip house": 279, 306, 312.
Portsmouth Square, see Plaza. Preston, William: 14. Prison ships: 113, 119 note 11, 145, 253.
Prisoners, see C. of V. of San Fran- ciseo-Relations with prison- ers.
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Prisons, see Jails.
Proclamations against C. of V .: of Governor MeDougal, 273-274, 294, 298, 375, 467-469; of Mayor Brenham, 271, 463. Protection Engine Company : 169. Public improvements in California : impossible before state organ- ization, 145.
Pueblo organization in California: 25.
Qualification Committee, see C. of V. of San Francisco-Qualifi- cation Committee.
Race hatred, in America, an im- petus to lynch law: 423 note 38; in California, see Foreign- ers. Randall, Albert S., C. of V .: 108 note 51.
Randall, Dr. Andrew: robbed, 308; murdered, 401. Ray, Benjamin: 173 note 33.
Recall, process of, effected on Cali- fornia frontier: 433; by C. of V., 373, 433.
Recorder, of a California city : powers of, 163 note 4. Reed family : murder of, 80.
Registration of voters, not required in 1850, 140. Regulators of North and South Carolina: 10, 14.
Regulators, San Francisco Society of, see The Hounds. Republican party : 403.
Reynolds, Banjamin, C. of V .: 108 note 51, 108 note 53, 302.
Reynolds, W. T., C. of V .: 473. Rice, Jerome, C. of V., 1856: 473. Richardson, W. H., U. S. marshall ; murdered, 396.
Riley, General Bennet, governor of California: called consti- tutional convention, 101-104; administration, 110-116, 146 note 25.
Roach, James, prisoner C. of V .: 236 note 24. Roach, P. A., C. of V. : 326, 451. Robbery, see Grand larceny. Robert, J. H .: robbed, 238, 285.
Roberts, Samuel, leader of Hounds: 106.
Robinsou, Ben (Negro Ben), pris- oner C. of V .: 245-246, 358. Robinson, Henry : cited on C. of V., 415 note 24.
Robinson, Mrs. Margaret L., pris- oner C. of V., see case of Ben Robinson.
Robinson (Heppard), William: lynched, 155 note 49, 378. Rogers, W. H., C. of V., 1856: 473. Root, Kingsbury, C. of V .: 467. Rosalind, a vessel: 235 note 22. Rose Bar, California: 70.
"Rose Cottage," suspicious lodg- ing house: 306. Ross, C. L .: 467.
Rough and Ready, California : ap- pointment of "Committee of Vigilance and Safety," 120; "State of," 120 note 14. Royce, Josiah: California, 5, 6; cited on miners' organizations, 72, 74 note 22, 78, on anti- foreign attitude of Califor- nians, 126, on election of un- worthy officials, 144, on sanc- tion of death penalty for grand larceny, 154-155, on People's Party, 404, on C. of V., 414-415.
Ryan, J. T., C. of V .: 301, 442. Ryan, Michael, member of Stuart's gang: 232, 275, 308.
Ryckman, G. W., C. of T .: bio- graphical note, 194-195; men- tioned, 286, 297-298, 333 note 35, 343, 346 note 27, 351, 403, 406 note 53, 471; MS State- ment cited, 172 note 31, 201, 208 note 1, 211, 325, 369.
Sacramento: local organization at- tempted, 101, 119-120; squat- ters in, 138; prison brig pur- chased. 145; protest against crime, 184; (. of V., 250, 377- 378.
Sacramento, a vessel: 235 note 22. Saint-Amant: cited on California conditions, 137 ; on Committees of Vigilance, 414.
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Salaries: insufficient to attract com- petent officials, 142, 144-145, 152.
Salkımyer, Frederick: hanged for horse stealing, 155 note 49.
Salmon, J. W., C. of T. : treasurer, 328. 365; resignation, 328, 334.
San Francisco: description of, 1851, 163 185; population, 167 note 17.
Courts: first trial by jury, 46: statistics of crime. 1849, 113 note 69 (see also Crime) ; con- ditions, 1851, 177-179; im- provement in, after organiza- tion of C. of V., 288. See also Courts; Lawyers.
Fires: 1849 1850, May, 164; 1851, 179, 1×1, 239; engine companies, 130; fire depart- ment. 168 -169; firemen exempt from jury service, 169; re- wards offered by C. of V. for incendiaries, 245, 261. See also Arson; California Engine Company ; Monumental Engine Company.
Government : delegates elected to Stockton's legislative council, 37; protest against appoint- ment of Ilyde, 38; town coun- eil of 1847, 48-49, 97; legis- lative assembly, 1849, 98-100, 104-105; elections of August, 1849, 108, 112; incorporation, 163; city administration, 1850, 164-165; charter of 1851, and election under, 176; election of September, 1851, 323-327; political corruption, 1855- 1856, 396; election of 1856 (People's Party , 403. See also names of political parties. Grand Jury: dismissed by Par- sons, 182; report on condition of courts. June. 1851, 218; jury for July, 1851, 272-273, 283-284; relation to C. of V., 371, 466; jury for September, 1851, asked to be discharged,
321: service of Vigilantes, 1851-1856. 389; reports of grand juries, 389 note 2.
Jail: 45; prison brig purchased, 145, 169, 181, 247; county jail, 246-249.
Omteials of City and County: Attorney (City), see Frank M. Pixley; Collector of the port, see T. B. King; Coroner, see Edward Gallagher and Coro- ner's inquests; Marshal, R. G. Crozier, 177; Mayor, see Charles J. Brenham, and J. W. Geary (alcalde) ; Port War- den, see T. B. Kay; Recorder (city magistrate), R. H. Wal- ler, 177; Sheriff, see J. C. Hays, and deputy, John Caper- ton; Street Commissioner, see J. J. Arentrue.
Police: in 1847, 49 note 27; in 1849, 113; in 1851, 169; volun- teer night patrol organized, 180, reorganized, 350 note 46, 352; police failed to prevent lynching of Jenkins, 213-215; testimony in examination of Stuart, 258; assistance to erim- inals. 275.
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