Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-15

Additional particulars of this tragedy are
given in the Los Angeles Star. The riot began
it seems by fight of the Chinese among them
selves, A crowd of citizens gathered and drove
the Chinese TO the shelter of their houses, when
chance shot, fired through the door of shop,
killed Mr.. Thompson, who is called a "most
respectable citizen" The crowd then stormed
the Chinese quarters, and the Star thus con,
tinues its naratiye:-
eight Cinnamon were found within and drag.
eed out TO the Infatuated crowd. One was kill
ed by dragging him through the streets by a
rope fastened to his neck on the way to the place
of execution; three were hung on a wagon on
Los Angeles street; four on the western gate on
TomimsOn corral, the gate upon which Lacbe-
nais, the murderer of Bell, met his fate. The
crowd appeared maddened with the taste of
blood, and ciamored for more Ten were hung
on the west side of Los Angeles street. below
Commercial. Five were hung at TOmlinson'S
Corrall and four were shot in Negro alley and
vicinity. One ChinawOman was shot at the
commencement of the row by a Chinaman. or
the wounded at jail two will probably die. Two
of the Cinnamon hung were boys of eighteen or
nineteen years, and enc of them is said 10 have
only been in the city a few days. In many in
stances individuals eXpOstulated and pleaded
with the people, and not without effect. Sheriff
Burns addressed the crowd at the corner of
Spring and Temple streets, commanded the
peace, and called upon all good, law-abiding
citizens 10 follow him 10 the Chinese quarter
There he assembled a porch, and after stating
that he had attempted in vain to check the az
fair i'll its incipiency called for twenty five vol
unteers on the side of law and order to preserve
the peace and guard the building until morning
The call was promptly responded to, and guards
were stationed at intervals around the building
which is one of the Chinese centres, and is the
principal building occupied by them in the city.
Almost every compartment in the block had
been ransacked, and trunks, boxes, and locked
receptacles Of all kinds broken open in search
for money or valuabes. The Chinese are fond
of gold iewelry, and generally have large guam
titles OF it for the adorument Of their women
This wcll-known TACT attracted the thieves, and
was doubtless the main cause of the thorough
ness of the search for plumber. In the entire
building only two trunks were found unopened.
One Chinese merchant states that he had $4,000
in gold in his trunk, and once during the eve.
nng risked his life TO save his property, hut was
prevented from getting within reach of the
crowd by friends. Others claim to have had
sums ranging in amount from one hundred TO a
thousand dollars stolen. IT is stated that the
pockets of the captured were robbed, in many
instances, while dangling from their improYiSed
gallows. 1t is also asserted that $1,000 in gold
was stolen from one of the plundercd rooms.
For this assertion our reporter was unable to
find authority. One ChiHaman, who has been
for some time at work for II restaurant Keeper
in this city, and had saved his wages to send to
his aged father in China, drew his accumulated
earnings on the morning before the riot, and
gave them 10 his brother, to be added to the
brothers earnings saved for the same purpose.
The brother was killed and the money stolen.
Two youths, about eighteen years old, were
hung, one of them went to his death without
tTemOr or change of Countenance, responding TO
@ n hfS dlT,fIt fropJ- 10
fraid; me good, no hurt any man. 1t is even
stated that one man, or rather tiend, attempted
to hang woman.
The burial, for which preparations had been
made, commenced Immediately. The first body
taken out was that of DR.. Gene Tong: it was
placed in coffin draped or covered with black.
and accompanied 10 tbs grave by male and fe.
male mourners; Joss sticks were burnt and
small pieces of paper, inscribed with Chinese
characters, thrown from the wagon which did
duty as hearse. The remaining bodies followed
in rough red wood boxes, and wore ggnGrallV
accompanied by friends, At the cemetery sew.
eral Of these were deposited in one grave On
all but one of these boxes small Stats of wood
on which had been written the names of occu-
pant, were nailed. At the grave one Of the col-
inS was opened, aud a pair of sandals and a
| shirt were put in for use in the other world
| Fires were built at the foot Of the graves Joss
| sticks burned, and at one Of th0m u woman
| knelt and wcpt.
| The appearance of the exterior of the row OF
buildings is much as usual, with the exception
OF the burrows plougled in the adobe walls by
bullets. IN one building numerous boxes. rat-
tan bag, OF rice, preserved ginger casks and
trunks lay bursted and cut open by the pags
| ers. Clothes, joss sticks, candles and broken
chairs, aud large quantities of sugar were strewn
in every direction. Blood was smeared in NH
directions on the walls and boxes, aud in and
under the bed were pools of elotted gore. on,
positc TO the stove, in a little shanty adjoining
the kitchen, was bed, the CLOTHES Of Which
were completely saturated with blood
The quarters of Dr.. Gene Tong presented tic
| most horrible spectacle of any. Human gore
could be traced in all directions. 1t was her,
that the mob most desired to get, knowing on
supposHg that he had a large amount of money
Devastation and the fHil effects of the riot couic
be observed in all directions, Valises were tori
and cut open, clothes with pockets cut out, anc
shirts severed in twain as if they were pulled t
pieces by the pllnderers in their ea9erness tt
iiad the whereabouts OF the treasure. Drugs
were scattered IN heaps on the floor. Broker
chairs, tables aud hedstead form portion O