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tary order and fully armed. Major Bigelow, with a 

 small posse, rode up determined to disarm them. A 

 conflict ensued, a volley was fired and the unarmed 

 crowd scattered in all directions. The Mayor fell 

 from his horse and was taken to a house on Second 

 street, where his wounds were examined. He was 

 shot in three places. One ball entered his right side, 

 another shattered his right hand, and a third grazed 

 his cheek. The Assessor, a Mr. Woodland, was 

 killed by a ball passing through his body. He died in 

 the street where he fell. The commander of the set- 

 tlers had his horse shot under him. He charged, 

 sword in hand, into the crowd, and was killed by a 

 pistol shot. One other man was killed who had lately 

 arrived overland. Quite a number were wounded, 

 among others Dr, Robinson, who was found, after 

 quiet was restored, in a house where he had been con- 

 veyed by his friends. He had received a bullet wound 

 in the left side, but not of a very dangerous nature. 



One of the rioters, an Irishman by the name of Caul- 

 field, a most desperate character, attempted to flee from 

 the city. He was pursued by the Sheriff, who laid 

 hold of him, but as they were riding at breakneck 

 speed, his hold slipped. Caulfield immediately at- 

 tempted to discharge his rifle at the Sheriff, where- 

 upon he knocked the ruffian off his horse with his 

 pistol. He was then tied on his saddle, and with his hat 

 gone, his arms behind him, his face covered with blood 

 and dust, he was led down J street to the levee, where 

 he was placed aboard the prison brig. The Sheriff at- 

 tempted to arrest another member of the murderous 

 gang by the name of Allen, who kept a drinking place 

 two miles out beyond Sutter's Fort. The officer's 



