Widely reported in the press was an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen J. Field through the delivery of a letter bomb to his offices in the Capitol. Field, a veteran of the rough and dangerous politics of California, suspected the San Francisco postmark and on closer examination a sophisticated explosive device was discovered. The note inside mentioned the Puebla Case which Field had decided. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
"The Late Attempt to Assassinate Judge Field," New York Times, January 21, 1866, p. 1.
Record Data
Date Certainty
Exact
Type
Crime/Disasters
