Personal reminiscences of early days in California, with other sketchesTHE STORY OF THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF JUSTICE FIELDReading editionChapter navigation52 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF EARLY DAYS IN CALIFORNIA, WITH OTHER SKETCHES.TO WHICH IS ADDED THE STORY OF HIS ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION BY A FORMER ASSOCIATE ON THE SUPREME BENCH OF THE STATE.PRINTED FOR A FEW FRIENDS.PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF EARLY DAYS IN CALIFORNIA, WITH OTHER SKETCHES.THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF MR. JUSTICE FIELDChapter III · Proceedings in the United States Circuit Court.Chapter XXI · Concluding Observations.WHY AND HOW I CAME TO CALIFORNIA.FIRST EXPERIENCES IN SAN FRANCISCO.EXPERIENCES AS ALCALDE.THE TURNER CONTROVERSY.RUNNING FOR THE LEGISLATURE.THE TURNER CONTROVERSY CONTINUEDLIFE IN THE LEGISLATUREFRIENDSHIP FOR DAVID C. BRODERICK.LEGISLATION SECURED AND BEGINNING A NEW LIFE.THE BARBOUR DIFFICULTY.REMOVAL FROM MARYSVILLE—LIFE ON THE SUPREME BENCH.—END OF JUDGE TURNER.THE CAREER OF JUDGE FIELD ON THE SUPREME BENCH OF CALIFORNIA, BY JUDGE JOSEPH G. BALDWIN, HIS ASSOCIATE FOR THREE YEARS.THE ANNOYANCES OF MY JUDICIAL LIFE.ROSY VIEWS OF JUDICIAL LIFE GRADUALLY VANISHING.—UNSETTLED LAND TITLES OF THE STATE.—ASSERTED OWNERSHIP BY THE STATE OF GOLD AND SILVER FOUND IN THE SOIL.—PRESENT OF A TORPEDO.HOSTILITY TO THE SUPREME COURT AFTER THE CIVIL WAR.—THE SCOFIELD RESOLUTION.THE MOULIN VEXATION.THE HASTINGS MALIGNITY.APPENDIX.THE STORY OF THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF JUSTICE FIELDNOTE BY THE PUBLISHERS.INDEX.Chapter III · Proceedings in the United States Circuit Court.Chapter XXI · Concluding Observations.ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF JUSTICE FIELD BY A FORMER ASSOCIATE ON THE STATE SUPREME BENCH.Chapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIChapter XIIChapter XIIIChapter XIVChapter XVChapter XVIChapter XVIIChapter XVIIIChapter XIXChapter XXChapter XXIPrevious chapter ←APPENDIX.Next chapter →NOTE BY THE PUBLISHERS.All chapters and sections (52)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF EARLY DAYS IN CALIFORNIA, WITH OTHER SKETCHES.TO WHICH IS ADDED THE STORY OF HIS ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION BY A FORMER ASSOCIATE ON THE SUPREME BENCH OF THE STATE.PRINTED FOR A FEW FRIENDS.PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF EARLY DAYS IN CALIFORNIA, WITH OTHER SKETCHES.THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF MR. JUSTICE FIELDChapters321Other sectionsWHY AND HOW I CAME TO CALIFORNIA.FIRST EXPERIENCES IN SAN FRANCISCO.EXPERIENCES AS ALCALDE.THE TURNER CONTROVERSY.RUNNING FOR THE LEGISLATURE.THE TURNER CONTROVERSY CONTINUEDLIFE IN THE LEGISLATUREFRIENDSHIP FOR DAVID C. BRODERICK.LEGISLATION SECURED AND BEGINNING A NEW LIFE.THE BARBOUR DIFFICULTY.REMOVAL FROM MARYSVILLE—LIFE ON THE SUPREME BENCH.—END OF JUDGE TURNER.THE CAREER OF JUDGE FIELD ON THE SUPREME BENCH OF CALIFORNIA, BY JUDGE JOSEPH G. BALDWIN, HIS ASSOCIATE FOR THREE YEARS.THE ANNOYANCES OF MY JUDICIAL LIFE.ROSY VIEWS OF JUDICIAL LIFE GRADUALLY VANISHING.—UNSETTLED LAND TITLES OF THE STATE.—ASSERTED OWNERSHIP BY THE STATE OF GOLD AND SILVER FOUND IN THE SOIL.—PRESENT OF A TORPEDO.HOSTILITY TO THE SUPREME COURT AFTER THE CIVIL WAR.—THE SCOFIELD RESOLUTION.THE MOULIN VEXATION.THE HASTINGS MALIGNITY.APPENDIX.THE STORY OF THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF JUSTICE FIELDNOTE BY THE PUBLISHERS.INDEX.Chapters321Other sectionsATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF JUSTICE FIELD BY A FORMER ASSOCIATE ON THE STATE SUPREME BENCH.Chapters12356789101112131415161718192021BY A FORMER ASSOCIATE ON THE SUPREME BENCH OF CALIFORNIA.BY HON. GEORGE C. GORHAM.← APPENDIX.NOTE BY THE PUBLISHERS. →