, 1889-03-14
HIDEOUS CRIME.
Heather Chinese at Milwaukee
Unveiled by Children.
Enticing Little Girls Into Their
Dens Of Iniquity.
A Mob Of Thousands Surround tn. Cour.
House and Threaten Lynch Law
One Celestial Narrowly Escapes.

MILWAUKEE, March ll,-A mob Of
1000 gathered in front Of the city hall this
morning to await the arrival of Sam Yin
and Hah Ding, the Cinnamon charged
with inveighiing little girls into their
laundries for immoral purposes. The
police anticipated this, and 20 took them
to the court room early, where they are
now teinR examined. The crowd was
very noisy, but as yet no unlawful de.
monetrations have been made. Fifty Off.
GERS In squad are now engaged in scat.
terinR the Assem- mbla1e.
The crowd which has been hanging
around the city hall since early morning
suddenly lett the vicinity at three O'Clock
this afternoon and proceeded In body to
the west side where they are now smash.
Ing windows and cutting Chinese
laundries. Police are hurrying to the
scene.
EVENING REPORT.
The examination of the Cinnamon
charged with deceiving young girls had
adjourned Ithis evening. The testimony
against them, however, was of the strong.
est poss BILE character, and they will un.
doubtedly be held for trial. After smash.
ing In the doors and windows of number
OF Chinese laundries this afternoon the
crowd dispersed and no further disturb
ance has been reported. The feeling
against the Chinese 10 growing in bitter
ness as the enormity Of their crimes 10
being revealed by the testimony given in
court.
STILL LATER ACCOUNT.
MILwAUKER, March 1.-The exam ina
tion of the Chinese laundrymen Hsh Ding
and Sam Zip Va, charged with enticipR
little girls to their dens and running them
began this morning. The names of at
least twenty victims are known, their ages
ranging from 8 to l3 years. Three OF
them told their stories in court to-day and
additional evidence will be taken to.mor.
row. The disclosures are 80 shocking that
u strong feeling against the Chinese in the
city prevails. The details Of the little girls
testimony are unfit for publication. Forty
policemen were out to-day to
protect the prisoners en- route between the
jail and the court house. A crowd OF 1000
men and boys followed them to the courts
In the morning but NO violence was at
tempted. This afternoon, after the ad-
jour fnmeAt OF court, large portion OF the
crowd proceeded TO wreak vengeance upon
the habitati0ns of the Chinese on Chestnut
and Violet streets. At the former place
windows were smashed and gem ral havoc
.oA'SN y" .eb sho pICtuibcb, JUG luui1te6 neg
ing in terror. On Violet, the crowd
contented itself with throwing filthy
liquid by means of garden hose over the
washed and unwashed garments in their
shops. Demonstrations were also made
against the laundries in other portions of
the city, but in all cases the police dis.
persed the mob before violence was offered
to the celestials, who. to tell the truth,
made themselves exceedingly scarce as
soon as the opportunity offered. The
street in the vicinity of the Chi.
nese laundries has beon thronged with
and windows Of half dozen laundi ies
have been smashed in with rocks, before
the police could arrive to disperse the
crowd At one point an unlucky celestial
fell into the hands of the mob who began
yelling for q rope to string him up, and he
would have Jared badly but for the cour.
age OF one police man who protected him
until assistance arrived. Late Tonight
the crowds are dispensing and no more
trouble is probable tonight.