The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-21
THE PARK KILLING.
Latest Slaughter in Park City.
The Territory at Work.
Correspondence HERALD ]
PARK Cry. Sept. 19th, 1888.

PARK CRY, Sept. 18th, 1888.
Again we are before the world
with another murder case. This
time the Chinaman takes his depart
u1e for the world beyond.
They say, or at least 1 have heard,
that this is supposed to be a free
land, where everyone is entitled to
speak his mind; pei haps it is, but
there seems to be a small mining
camp called Park City, located not
far from Salt Lake, and hidden
away in the mountains, where a per-
son cannot express his opinion upon
great many matters of common
occurrence without putting himself
in danger; without being afraid ev :
cry moment of being fired upon by
an assassin. [ would, indeed, like to
express my opinion upon this case,
but dare not for fear of the dangers
aforesaid; and as your corresponds
ent came very near getting himself
into trouble once before for speaking
his mind as any free man is entitled,
through your paper, [ shall take
"time by the forelock," as it were.
Your correspondent, this after
noon, paid Chinatown a visit, for
the purpose of learning something
about the killing of Sam Hop. He
was met at the door by a Chinaman
of very well behaved manners, who
said: "How do! Want to see Sam ?"
and was ushered into a room, where
laid the remains of the defunct Sam
inclosed in a coffin. The coffin was
resting upon two trestles, and sur
rounding the remains were number.
less articles, such as candles, punk,
Chinese candy, nuts, biscuits, dead
chickens, a few bottles and
an endless variety of other
stuff, burning and smoking,
and making such a stencil that it
would not have surprised NE to see
Sam rise up and avenge his own
death at any moment.
Report has it, but Mr.. Report is
not to be believed all through this
case, that warrant was issued for
the arrest Of ChinaWoman for the
stealing OF a watch. Officer Shields
was to serve the warrant, and
IShields asked Hank Clements, also
an officer, to accompany him. They
entered the house in Chinatown,
and arrested the woman; but it ap-
pears that Mr.. Sam Hop did not
feel disposed to let her go. About
this time several other Cinnamon
had made their appearance, and one
of the number leveled a pistol on
Shields, when Clements made Shields
acquainted with the fact by saying
I"Look out; he's going to shoot. "
With this Shields knocked the
IChinaman's arm to one side, and
afterwaTd knocked him down,
stepped on his arm, and took the
revolver from him. Report has ii
that during this proceeding the re-
volver went off, the bullet piercing
the breast of Sam Hop.
Thus Sam passes away, so they
isay. But the majority seem to
think it happened in another way
Twill not say that it did, nor that it
ibid not, and that settles it, Fol
lowing Is Gne V6fulcl:
PARK CITY PRECINCT, SUMMIT
COUNTY, Utah TERRITORY.
The inquisition holden at Chinatown,
Park City Precinct, said county and
Territory, on the 18th and 18th day o.
september, 1888, before Thomas Cupit,
Justice OF the Peace, and ex-oficic
coroner, on the body Of Sam Hop, there
Lying dead, by the jurors. whose names
are hereto subscribed. The said jurors
upon their oath, do say that the sale
Sam Hop, whose body lies dead before
US, do find from the evidence that b.
came to bis death from pistol sho
wound in the body from the hands o
some Chinamsn unknown TO the jury
on the morning Of September 18th, 1888
in said Chinatown, in Park City Pre-
cinct, said County and Territory afora
said.
In testimony whereof. tie said juror
have hereunto set their hands the day