Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-20
Pitched: Battle in Chinatown.
One Killed ana two Hail. E'o.a"c,'.

o'clock, il the Monaghan quarter Of our
| city. Al tie commencement tic racket
| nothing serious WAS thought, rs The day
| b-fore was one Of general noise, feast
Ing, etc, over the dad, ard it was
! looked upon Lv cur side Of the town to
be a continuation of the outllEdish cer2-
| monies but when about twenty shots
| were fired and general commotion Oh
served among the pig-tai.s, stampede
for the battle ground was at once set on
foot, and in five minutes our streets were
deserted and about two hundred specta-
tors were on the ground, eager to learn
what it was all about and-Low many
heather were killed. Two or three Of
those who made the best time to the
fell came very near catching some Of the
stray bullets, which were flying round
promiscuously. They. however, con
cluded they had heard enough, and kept
straight on toward Empire. About GO
shots were fired by the excited comba-
tants, in every direction. liz and out Of
range, at any and everybody. The bull
let-holes on the tops Of sLanties, il the
ground, windows, and doors, shows it
to be the worst shooting on record. We
endeavored to view the conflict from a
friendly Louse-top, but found We were in
good average range, and wou!d be safer
below in the midst of the sliirnishers.
After the smoke of battle had cleared
away. the stores and houses We're re-
opened, and all hands joined in gen
eral search for the dead and wounded.
There were none killed outright, how
ever, three were seriously wounded, and
about $50 badly scared. The next thing
in order was to find out what it was all
about, but more ignorant and limo
cent lot Of Chinese were never before
seen-they didn't "saby'' worth n cent
Sheriff Swift and Constable Stern
'sabied' enough, however, to arrest five,
who are now held in Jail simply on
charge Of disturbing the peace, as no
evidence Of a more serious nature can
be obtained. Later in the afternoon.
two shots we're heard; but on visiting the
late scene of action, We found everything
as quiet as a Church yard after camp
meeting, and the Celestial warriors
quietly smoking the opium pipe of
peace.
The difficulty had the usual orisir--a
woman. Tie woman in this Gas. MAS
Of questionable character. or rather
about whose character there can lie no
question. II seems that this class OF
women are assessed p cents week for
special police protection, which is ,clac-
family paid with mach ctterwauliLg Y
the PAINTED d1rgLters oi Tie Tlowely !
country. This woman owed seyegGI /
weeks 8ues --rrCIably as much a. 81
This large amount was frequently de-
mardci bytLe,r Chinese watchman, aud /
pay N, ii IeiIg a5ain refGsc1, lie took /
s N EllnEe:s frcm hey meek AMI lonly
couch, and was about getting away with
thsH', wlCn her friend appeared ca TIE
scene and til TOW coIAMeIyei. The
Wiz belongs to +, All Koe
Company, says hn WAS iirst fir d upon
by the other CliLam@n, whJ i.,..Hg5 10
1 rival Company. and that IL, ID ztlf-
drew his Knife and cut lis -
s":lant il tn abdomen, t.cm tae e!Eoc.,
II which lc died il . ~ LUuI5-the
policeman receiving . shot through
he left beast, io-t lo;ow tn heat
,EC;lcS t-.inal@eu, ".so q f::sMJ
o the woman All who attached Ii.
'tioer. WAS sLot trice, willie lU11iu.,
" some OF the A he crowd, ~ad lie
low takes lis meals like passengers a: a
alivay station standing. Attl!s June
ure, the firing became general between I
he members Of tie rival Companies, and .
very Chinamau who could .DU5tCr
istol, shut his eyes and b.azeG away at
andom. The hattie listed about ten ,,
-inutes, and was very badly managed,
5 far as execution was concerned.
From D.. N kec we learn that his
'omIany numbers aIout 100. Vile tia.