The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-07
MS. Ia. Angeles Slaughter OF I'M
A"S Excuses Of she Mob -Ins'aS
or. s,orsons Hanged ana sNo''

s,nrsons Hanged and shot'
so, py,,cisco Bulletin, October 20.
h,crrps. October 25.--The irageut
Los .,n-aay arose from m it'.feenn9 "
:" s,,ndiny between two rivai C ainIier
I" ',tS,,an;ss. These parties hsd Jim Gun. ana
Lily one another on the previous ult' co.'s.
. preliminary eXaminaton VIZ sha Tnst;ce,s
tcrd,y afternoon at one y. ny mill This
u 49, winch was adjourned uutn .nE
cou,S ;,, On returning to their quarters,
i's,' met "a night set in, they resumed mel
~" !!,al and PISTOLS were freely USED. om-
w. va and ciiizaus Immediately rusheu 10 .ne
cets a' ~ senarate and arrest the comba-
%n"s Some of the Chinese. however,
tn.nrd mon their pursuers and tired tbef
,';,tnls at them, woupding one ofticer IN Inc
r;,h. shoulder, shooting boy IN tne
log. and citizen, named hooerl
Thompson, through the breast, IRON
the effects OF which he died Wlthln
an hour and half. They then sought re-
these Cinnamon secreted themselves was
surrounded by mob, and none were per,
m;,ted to leave. Shortly after The biocSaae
nn,omcnred one ChinamaD attempted 10
oSc.nn and. with hatchet in hand, deter
,n;red ia cut his way through the human
nand encircIing the Chinese stronghold
he was quickly captured, ana the cessta-
nlcs endeayOyed to carry him o! w
iai,. hut the announcement OF tue oeatD
O: thompson being made generaiiy knoWh
ot this juncture, the mob became IN.
1s,,aind. and several attempts were
made TO wrest the prisoner from me
officers. while cries Of hang nun
nrnac from all sides. When within aoou,
ryo hundred yards OF the JAN me croMu
cIosed unon the officers, and overpoWering
thcm seized the Chinaman and marched
nm IN Temple street to the corner OF Ne"
Uiyb street. Here the cross-beam OF me
81 ding door Of q coral offered conVehienl
rihnei. A rope was immediately procured,
attached tc the victims neck, thrown over
the cross.beam, and amldSt Hiau siiou'' "
the mob he was hoiSted up.
This moh. consisting mainly OF native
CaliCornians. the dregs OF society, returned
q. once 10 the scene, drunk with their
f,ndI.h work. 1t was not until ~ O'CLOCK
that any real attempt was made TO STORM
th,. Chinese strongholds, who had Darri'
rtdcd their doors, there being no windows
IA these adobe houses. In the mean Time
several futile attempts TO fire the block
were made. At 10 o'clock an entry was
made into one Of the houses, ana the 10,
mates, more dead than alive, were dra"geo
ont and hurried to the first hanglng'piace
a. hand. -Four We're suspended from Tue
sides Of wagon. Six were hung lroii .ne
awning of some dwellings on Los An
p.les Street. Three in bunch. One,
mere boy of eight or nine years old. All
Of these were fearfrlly mangled before
+ aching the place Of execution. Ropes
we're ujaccd around their necks lmme.
,!iatciy upon being captured. and some OF
Them were s.rarged before being hanged.
sixteen Cinnamon have thus far suffered.
Two bodies Zone woman's) have been
found shot dead. One wounded China.
man now lies in @ precarious state IN inc
city Jail. -.
thieves made good use of their opportu
nifty, breaking open every. trunk IN me
Chinese quarters and taking everything
Dnwerlcss, and good citizens held aloof.
The rabble ruled. Two or three dozen
Cinnamon took refuge in the city jail,
where they now remain in custody
Dark hints of repetition Of last eve
nirp's proceedings are thrown out to-day.
The old Vigilance Committee has been re.
organized, and will act should such occur.
A coroner's inquest was held over the
body OF Thompson this morning, ana IN
quests are now being held over the bodies
OF the Chinese. All OF the dead Will be
buried this afternoon.
Negro alley, the scene Of the riot, is SIM
liar to your Chinatown, only the houses
are oue-story abodes without any windows.
II ISL perfect nest Of thieves, prostitutes,
n,,a ,ni,, tie, ora. although fronting imme-
,iatCly on the chief business portion OF the
cts.
The city * now In the greatest state OF
excitement. Knots of men are congrcg gated
in every direction talking OF the tragedy.
!, is reported that about forty of the chi.
nese belonging to the other company left
town during the time of the disturbance
last evening. Only one Of the parties who
shot at the officers and citizens has been
identified among the dead. The other
guilty cues have escaped, while the rest of
those hanged are supposed to be innocent.