The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-10-09
A REVELATION.
Credible Evidence Rock Springs Cinnamon
Burned Their Own Houses.

CHEYENNE, Oct. "a special to the SUI
from Green River says some testimony of
startling character was given to the Crane
Jury to-day, calculated to throw new ligh
on the transactions at Rock Springs during
the recent riot there. Rev. Timothy Thir
loway, q Congregational minister who resi-
ded at Rock SPRINGS with bis family, during
the riot, made q sworn statement Showing
that the Chinese
SET FIRE TO THEIR OWN HOUSES,
10 order to prevent the white men from rob-
bling them Of their money, which was buried
In the ground underneath their dwellings
Subsequent events have shown that this was
the case, for as soon as the Cinnamon re-
turned to Rock Springs they commenced ex.
cavating under the ruins, and In one instance
over $1,000 were found.
Timothy Thirloway, being duly sworn,
made the following statement: 81 am
A MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL,
was residing at Rock Springs on the End OF
September last, the day on which the riot
occurred, and was In the vicinity of China
town. On that day heard there was
large number of men moving around toward
the north end of Chinatown with guns,
clubs and other weapons. stepped out of
my house with my wife, and saw, first, two
houses that were set on fire while we were
standing there; could see . number of
white men on the north side Of Chinatown,
aud at the same time four Cinnamon came
out Of the house In the southeast part Of
town, only a short distance from us; they
were some 200 yards from the white men !;
the four Cinnamon had not moved more than
20 yards from the house with their bundles,
when some one called them back, and they
remained in the house two or three minutes
before coming out again; in the meantime Q
volley was heard On the north side of China
town and almost instantly the Cinnamon
rushed out Of the building; they had hardly
left when we saw that
THE BUILDING WAS ON FIRE.
No white men were to be seen near the
house, and 1t was apparent that the house
was fired by the Cinnamon themselves. Ny
daughter, who talked with some of the Chi
nsmen afterwards, can tell you more about
that and The object of the Cinnamon In set
ting their houses on fire; the two houses
that were first burned belonged to the rail-
road company, and were known as numbers
10 and IS; among the Cinnamon who came
out Of No. 10, the first house set on fire,
All Quong."
THE DAUGHTERS STATEMENT.
The statement Of Miss Eleanor Thirloway
Is TO the following effect: 81 came to Rock
Springs last December, and have given in
structions to the Chinese At my fathers
house In the evening; think we had the
OF The Chinese, who regarded us
Is their friends; just as soon as they re.
turned some Of them came to see us and
talked about their troubles; All Quong, who
lived in the cellar Of the gang house, No. 10,
which was the first house set on FIRE, told me
hat China boy Was afraid American boy
would get things, and China boy set fire to
he houses. Lang Sen, a nephew Of All Say,
he China interpreter, also told me the same
act about setting fire to the house as the
,ther Chinamen-that they were g
AFRAID THE WHITE MEN WOULD FIND |
r' p THEIR MONEY, -
md for that reason the Chinese set fire to |
he houses. Alb Quong said: China boy no |
.kee American boy, catch him things, and |
China boy set fire to house," r-..
Mrs. Eleanor Thlriowsy testified substan-
tally Is her husband, and also that China
mem were seen running from the houses,
which Immediately burst forth in flames as
touched of with gunpowder.