As the judge stood perfectly quiet, and offered no resistance to his captor, no further outrage followed on this score.
Previous to this, on account of the critical state of affairs, the committee had met, and at last resolved to arrest him.

His execution had not been agreed upon, and, at that time, would have been negatived, most assuredly.

A messenger rode down to Nevada to inform the leading men of what was on hand, as it was desirable to show that there was a feeling of unanimity on the subject, all along the gulch.
The miners turned out almost en masse, leaving their work and forming in solid column about six hundred strong, armed to the teeth, they marched up to Virginia.

The leader of the body well knew the temper of his men on the subject.

He spurred on ahead of them, and hastily calling a meeting of the executive, he told them plainly that the miners meant "business," and that, if they came up, they would not stand in the street to be shot down by Slade's friends; but that they would take him and hang him.