The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-18

caught, one of the excited mob en-
deavored 10 plunge his knife into the
Chinaman's back, striking the eaptor's
hand instead. When about two-thirds
of the way to Jail, the mob which fol-
lowed crying Hang him! Hang
him." 'sTake him fronr Harria!"
closed around the captive, took him
by force from the officers, and finding
high gateway with q strong moss
beam over it, close at hand, converted
it into gailowsr throwing q rope
around the wailing Chinaman'a meek,
hoisted him forcibly against Tie beam,
il not then breaking his neck az Least
stunning him. The meb was now
fairly maddened, and fayed fog more
victims. Shouts of S'iet ls GO and
fetch some more!% "O-..- the s-.--
of D.. they deserve hanging, by
c. rose frena many thrOatz.
PANDEMGNIU9I
The uprOnr was immense. The yei-
ling and cursing were 4rightful tc heaT.
The savage wag-whocp of the dreaded
Apache was as she melodious strains
of heavenly music is to the Sailings
of the damned, when compared to the
howlings of these biacdhounds, Ma
tives and Americans United in their
demOniacal demonstrations. The scene
of action was again visited, and this
time efforts were made to enter The
dwellings. Fearing toburst the doors,
| 1t band of men climbed ON $he roo,
and proceeded at o1ce 60 chop holes
in it with axes. Shots were fred re-
peatedly into the interiCr of the teno-
ments through holes thus cut Vixen
eveE an inmate was supposed to have
have been shot, and exultant yell
greeted the spectators ear. Many
I were thus shot. Flash followed flash,
and crack after crack i'm rapid success
sion- AttemTts were made to fire the
building once or twice, but fhe brands
( were instantly withdrawn. Eventual
| iy all entry was effected and theH
such sight ana such noise Halt
| the horror of the scene was shr0udeG
by the vail of night; but to the sense
of hearing it stood forth more pron-
inently than it could possibly have
done during the day, yhen tho busy
hum of the wakeful city would have
somewhat smothered the noise. Tfeln-
bling, moaning, and, i'm some instances,
wounded Chinese we're hauled from
their hiding-places and forced into the
street where the unfOrtunates we're
instantly seized by others outside, and
ropes quickly encircled Gheir nechs,
and with run Shey were dragged to
the nearest improvised gallows q:
| hand. Three thus suffered in q cius-
ter, to the end of a gutter-spout over
hanging corridor three others dan-
gled frons the edge of the same agn-
inge One of the cluster was o srsall
boy, not oveg tea years Of age. a
large wagon close by had folr Victims
hanging from its sides. Five Esor$
were taken 80 the gateway, where
the first Chinaman Bsltferett, and TTerf
then lynched.
THE LYNCHERs.
And what were the appearance auC
character of these iynthers, is g CUES
tion already answered by every Ves.
der of She affair. Most Of the whites
engaged ia the hanging we're 5aes. II
whose countenances you could easily
distinguish the brute nature tha5 con
trolled all their actions, but none o
that IS face diyinen we are so offer
delighted in looking upon, and wha
we look for in the possession of ever,
human being. And these men had al
their brutal passions wrought fe tn,
highest pitch But were any stronge
evidence necessary of the utter de
moralization of this mob than that nj
ready addnced, we find it in the fac
. that the city gamins-=mere sprigs o
F humanity not yet having pntere.
their teensv-and alas that which vi
men love and adore when pure, chast
, and ndefiled-wOmen-~ participates
! / in the nights shellish proceedings. In
!, stances of both actually came Ende
my own observation. At the place d
E execution, on Los Angeles street,
! little urehin, not over ten years old
> stood on the top OF she awning froT
, which the Chinese were hanged H
, was as active as any one in doing th
, hanging. His childish voice sounde
strangely at that time and pIace as II
:, called aloud fer more victims to sacri
fee to the demon god and it was
stranger and sadder sight still to- be
hold him lay his hands 20 the rep
f and help to haul them ups And j
the background was woman lookfn
!, on She loudly congratulated tn
lynchers on the performance of the
!. diabolical work and encouraged thel
n to continue.
s THE SCENE Mt NEGRO Ag.E.ET-~t'LEN
q DERINGs
= At their late homes, other acts wei
# being performed of little if any le'
!. diabolical a character. Every moo
e and corner, trunk, chest and draw,
n in every apartment was being careful
e " and expeditiously ransaeked. Loci
Y gave way to the pressure brought
d bear against them. Every article
e value passed into the hands of the pi
l. | lagers Even the victims aypeiItf