The sponge : its effect on the martyrdom of James King of William, the formation of the San Francisco Vigilance Committee of 1856, the execution of Casey and Cora for murder, and the trial of Edward McGowan for complicity / by George D. Lyman.

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King of William, James, 1821?-1856.

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The sponge : its effect on the martyrdom of James King of William, the formation of the San Francisco Vigilance Committee of 1856, the execution of Casey and Cora for murder, and the trial of Edward McGowan for complicity / by George D. Lyman.