1855 SAN FRANCISCO CRUSADING NEWSPAPER EDITOR: Notice of Attachment.
by James King of William
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[California][San Francisco][Vigilantes] James King of William. Notice of Attachment. San Francisco: Cook, Kenny & Co. January 15, 1855. Document, partially printed and filled out in manuscript. 25 x 20 cm. Has been folded, else very good.
James King was born January 28, 1822, in Washington, D.C., and began to style himself "James King of William" to distinguish himself from other James Kings. He went to California in 1848 and made a financial success from placer mining. He then went into banking but lost his fortune. This attachment appears to be against him in his capacity as a banker. In 1855 King became editor of the Daily Evening Bulletin. He used his paper to crusade fanatically against immorality and corruption.King and James P. Casey, the editor of The Sunday Times and a member of the county Board of Supervisors, carried on a feud in their newspapers, resulting in "much personal enmity." On May 4, 1856, King reported that Casey had served a term in New York State's Sing Sing prison for grand larceny. On May 14, 1855 Casey shot King in the middle of Montgomery Street. His killing resulted in the establishment of the Vigilance Committee of 1856. King was among the first newspapermen to be honored by the California Journalism Hall of Fame. See, Media Museum of Northern California, online article James King of William
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- 1855 SAN FRANCISCO CRUSADING NEWSPAPER EDITOR
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- James King of William
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- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1855
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- Keywords
- Banking Newspapers Publishing Vigilantes Murder
- Size
- 25 cm
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