Table of Contents
Ackowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
The Sacramento Squatters' Massacre: August 14 and 15, 1850, Sacramento-Sacramento County 1
He Said, She Said, They Said; She Was Hanged!: July 5, 1851, Downieville-Sierra County 5
The Greatest Shootout in the West: December 19, 1854, North Fork of the American River-El Dorado County 9
Auburn's Darkest Night: February 19, 1856, Auburn-Placer County 12
A Serial Lyncher Is Lynched: 1873, Monterey-Monterey County 15
The Lynching of an Uninvited Wedding Guest: December 20 and December 22, 1875, Hopland-Mendocino County 18
A Cold Welcome to Santa Cruz: May 3, 1877, Santa Cruz-Santa Cruz County 20
False Friends in Germantown: May 5, 1878, Germantown/Artois-Colusa County 23
The Lynching of Indian Charlie: May 6, 1878, Walker Valley-Mendocino County 27
The Odd Fellows Serve Rough Justice on a Southerner: May 9 thru June 9, 1878, Windsor and Santa Rosa-Sonora County 29
A Hard Road into Bakersfield: May 28, 1879, Bakersfield-Kern County 32
The Citizens of Little Lake Strike Back: September 4, 1879, Little Lake-Mendocino County 37
The Biggest Coward in Butte County: August 7 and August 8, 1881, Butte County 41
Violated Trust, Trussed Up: April 7 and July 10, 1887, St. John-Glenn County andColusa-Colusa County 44
Twistin' in the Wind in Redding: July 24, 1892, Redding-Shasta County 48
Rage Against the Railroad: May 28, 1893, Tulare County 53
Unhappy Days at Happy Camp: December 5 and 14, 1894, Happy Camp and Fort Jones-Siskiyou County 58
Too Many Guests at the Jailhouse: August 26, 1895, Yreka-Siskiyou County 61
The Bandit with Soft Hands and a Hard Heart: October 14, 1897, Delta-Shasta County 66
Pioneer Terrorists Meet the Crazed Lynch Mob: May 31, 1901, Lookout-Modoc County 69
Bad-Ass Jim McKinney Meets a Bad-Ass Shotgun: April 19, 1903, Bakersfield-Kern County 74
Prohibition Mobsters "Hang Around" in Santa Rosa: December 5 and 10, 1920, Santa Rosa-Sonoma County 77
A Dosage of Lead Is Administered on J Street: July 2, 1932, Sacramento-Sacramento County 81
The Governors Mob of "Good Citizens": November 26, 1933, San Jose-Santa Clara County 84
The Last of the California Cowboys: July 15, 1935, Santa Rosa-Sonoma County 91
A Bad Day at the Pool Hall: July 25 thru August 3, 1935, Yreka-Siskiyou County 94
The (Not So) Brite Brothers: August 29, 1936, Horse Creek-Siskiyou County 101
What Goes Around, Comes Around: A Whacker Is Whacked: June 20, 1947, Beverly Hills-Los Angeles County 110
The Last Lynching in California: January 6, 1947, Callahan-Siskiyou County 115
Shootout at the Supper Club: February 15, 1962, Sacramento-Sacramento County 117
Sirhan Sirhan and the Whispering Woman in the Polka Dot Dress: June 5, 1968, Los Angeles-Los Angeles County 119
The Golden Dragon Massacre: September 5, 1977, Chinatown, San Francisco-San Francisco County 124
Warfare at City Hall: November 27, 1978, San Francisco-San Francisco County 127
Psychopaths Carry Out Some Bank Business: February 28, 1997, North Hollywood-Los Angeles Coumty 135
Eagle Scout Earns Merit Badge: March 7, 2003, Ukiah-Mendocino County 144
Bibliography 146
Index 151
About the Author 156
