Los Angeles Star, Volume VI, Number 14, 16 August 1856 — LosAngelesStar [ARTICLE]

LosAngelesStar

The following are the charges made against Judge David S. Terry before the Executive Committee of the Committee of Vigilance, together with the verdicts of the former body and of the Delegates from the different companies of the general body: CHARGES. Ist. David S. Terry is charged with resisting by violence the officers of the Committee of Vigilance while in the discharge of their duty. Verdict —Guilty. 2d. David S. Terry is also charged with committing an assault with a deadly weapon with in teut lo kill Sterling A. Hopkins, a police officer of the Committee of Vigilance, on the 21st of June, 185 Verdict —By the Executive found guilty of the '• assault:'' by the Delegates, found guilty of the full charge. 3d. David S. Terry is charged with an attack on J. 11. Purdy. in the city of San Francisco. Verdict—By the Executive, found guilty; by the Delegates, charge expuuged. The following sentence has been pronounced in this case-: SENTENCE. That David S. Terry, having been convicted, after a full, fair and impartial trial, of certain charges, before the Committee of Vigi'ance, and the usual punishments in their power to inflict, not being applicable, in the present instance : Therefore, be 't declared that the decision of the Committee of Vigilance is as follows : That ttie said David S. Terry be discharged from custody : and Resolved, That in the opinion of the Committee ot Vigilance, the interests of the State imperatively demand that the said David S. Terry should resign his position as Judge of the Supreme Court. Resolved. That, this resolution be read to David S. Terry, aud he forthwith be discharged from the custody ol the Committee of Vigilance. Ned McGrOWAN. —This notorious individual is probably by this time in the State of Sonora. lie was seen at Cariso Creek, on the desert, in the early part ol this week, by the Express rider from Camp Yuma who conversed with him, and by whom Ned seut his respects to Major Harvey, telling him that Col. Baker had arrived thus far safe, if an opportuhity should offer of forwarding the message. He stated that he was going to Sonora. The Express man says that Ned had " a very poor horse, but some mighty good brandy!" If they know at Camp Yuma that he ha.? been indicted in Sau Francisco, there is some chance that the bal-lot-box stuffer may yet swing at the end of a hempen cord. — San Diego Herald.