Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-11-14
CoRoNER's INQUEST.

An inquest was commenced last evening
over the remains of Sing Due and Lung Yek,
the two Cinnamon killed in the riot Sunday
evening. Carlton Richards, of San Fran
cisco, interpreted the testimony of the wit
pesses. The stories told by the Cinnamon on
the stand were very contradictory. No one
knew there was to be fight, no one saw any
of it, and none hardly knew there had been
one.
Sing Yong swore that Sing Due was near
relative of his, and, after much interrogation,
said he was his brother; that he was cook,
ageG Is years, and belonged TO the See Yup
Company. He also testified that he had
heard that Charley All Sing had cent some
one to kill Sing Due.
All Yee was sworn, and testified that be
stood on the southwest corner of Third and
streets Just before the shooting commenced,
and heard Charley All Sing say to some Chi
naman "they might hit or strike him"
"Tt en-, said the witness, 81 saw one zee All
Al walk out into the middle of the street
from where 1 stood and fire with long,
black pistol toward some one on the south.
east corner. l then ran down Third street
toward J, and saw no more"
Charley All Sing was sworn, and Terrified ::
I was in my house, On |, between Second and
Third streets, on the evening Of the riot had
been there since o'clock that afternoon. A
painter named Tracy wss there at the ime.
When l heard the first shots | ordered my
wife to shut and bar the door, as | feared
somebody would kill me on account Of my
being the prosecuting witness in the tan cases.
l belong to the Hop Wa and Ming Young
Companies. [ know Yee All All. | don't
remember seeing him Sunday afternoon
or evening. / know nothing of the fight.
Did not see it ; do not know the cause of the
shooting. | belong to the Second street
Lodge. 1t has no officers only man who
cleans up the room, and he is a sort of Secre-
tary. We have no initiation ceremony.
don't know who the members are, or what
the object of the Order is. The members
are taxed a small sum for incidental expenses
The Lodge on Second street is the Fong
Duck Tong, and that on Fourth street is the
Lun Wing Tong Society" This witness
seems to be q very intelligent ChiDaman, and
speaks English quite fuently.
Several lawyers were in attendance. At
II NJ the investigation adjourned until this
evening at o'clock.
The WEATHER.-The temperature, wind
and weather yesterday, as received by Ser
geant Barwiek, was; For Olympia, 4s', north
and cloudy; Portland, 46', southwest and
cloudy; Fort Candy, so, south and clear !;
Rosebure, 46', southwest and foggy; Mendo.
cino, 50', northwest and clear; Red Bluff,
go. east and clear Sacramento, 6l', south
and clear; San Francisco, northeast and clear !;
Los Angeles, So, west and clear; San Diego,
72', northwest and clear; Salt Lake, 49,,
northwest and fair Cheyenne, 25' (36'
colder than the day previousl, northwest and
fair {; Denver, 81 (23' colder than the day be-
fore), north and cloudy; North Platte, 29'
(26' colder than the preceding twenty-four
hourS). north and cloudy Omaha, 32' Q1'
colder than the day before at the same hour,
northwest and cloudy.
FoR THE HowARDs.-At the annual meet
ing of the Howard Benevolent Association,
held on the 10.h day of October last, it was
voted to request the ladies of Sacramento to
give the Towards benefit at such time in
November as would best suit their own con-
venience. a long list of names is published
in another column of this issue asking them,
and all others inclined to assist the Towards
in the present emergency, to meet at Pioneer
Hall tomorrow afternoon at l:30 P. to
arrange for some kind Of an entertainment.
AUCTION SATURDAY-Bell & Co. will have
an auction sale, at 1890 a. NJ. on Saturday
next, at their auction rooms on the northeast
corner Of X aud Eighth streets, at which
time they will sell large assortment Of fine
furniture and household goods. In the even
ing there will be special sale of paintings,
chromos r gers Bros. platedwsre, ETC.; also,
large lot of assorted jswelry.
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PoTAToEs.-A carload of choice Nevada
potatoes arrived. Having made extensive
purchases we are now prep ared to fill orders
either In carload or less. to suit the con-
venience of purchaser. These potatoes ere
so well and favorsbly known that we need
not speak about the quality. We are con-
nected with the Telephone Exchange, No.
g. Orders by telephone viii be promptly
attended to. and delivered to any part Of
the city free Of charge. d. I eBernardi &
Co., S0S and 80 X street.
CHTLDREN's Atwood hose in solid colors
from 20 cents per pair upwards. Fine CASH
mere wool hose for ladies, 81 per pair. Hale
Bros. & Co.
"BRocHET cloaking, with silk fringe to
match. Complete assortment of other fine
cloakings and cloaking pushes. Hale Bros.
& Co.
124 honeycomb bedspresds s. cents each.
Red House.
BED quilts from So cents to So each. Red
House.