So
he hid Billy Mulligan and let Harrison search. Of course he found no
one. We were politely regretful."
"Which settles that," remarked Benito, chuckling.
"Not so fast, old boy!" the other Vigilante cautioned. "Harrison's no
fool. He couldn't go back outwitted.... So he simply lied. Wrote on the
warrant, 'service resisted by force.'"
* * * * *
On the following day Major General Sherman of the State Militia received
the following document, dated "Executive Department, Sacramento, June
2d, 1856":
Information having been received by me that an armed body of
men are now organized in the City and County of San
Francisco, in this State, in violation of law; and that they
have resisted the due execution of law by preventing a
service of a writ of habeas corpus duly issued; and that they
are threatening other acts of violence and rebellion against
the constitution and the laws of the State; you are hereby
commanded to call upon such number as you may deem necessary
of the enrolled militia, or those subject to military duty,
also upon all the voluntary independent companies of the
military division under your command--to report, organize,
etc.
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