The evening world., 1890-01-13
PUT OUT THE DEAD BODY.
Cinnamon Cast a Countryman'S Corpse
Into tho Gutter.

A citizen, passing through Doyer street
about 0 o'clock this morning, had his
attention attracted by the mysterious per-
f~orrnances OF some Cinnamon In the base
of No. H.
:. He saw o Chinaman. after pecring ou
from a crack In the door, cautiously
ascend the steps and look mp and down
the street.
Few pedestrians we're about. and h
Chinamnn gave uttoranco to a peculiar
cry. and then rapidly spoke three or four
words In his cultural Language.
The doors Of the basement were thrown
wide open.
A crowd Of Cinnamon appeared in the
doorway. carrying something between
them. and rs they mounted the stone
steps the observer saw with horror that II
was the body Of o C~hinamnn.
II was wrapped In an oyercoat. n
three Cinnamon had hold OF the edges OF
While the spectator wea stpl looking
the Chipan.an let go OF the oyercoat aud
the body rolled into the gutter.
Al IL turned over the citizen saw TINT
the face md head OF che dead body were
red, as IL covered with blood, and. wait
ing no longer. he ran 20 the Elizabeih
street police station and bfea,h,essly told
the Sergeant Ia charge that q Chinaman
had been murdered and thrown into the
street IN front of No. ~.
The reserves were quickly summoned;
and with Detective Chrystal OF their head
dashed down into Doyer street.
The body OF the dead Chinpnan was
still in the gutter, and o knot OF. people
stood around s~nrionsiy gazing at II,
n J,ArA xwARa 'arnkan In mud
when the police emerged they had seven
They were marched to the Elizabeth
street police station, and the body, which
was only clad in uuderclothes. was taken
TO an undortaker's.
The red stuff on the dead mans face
was found upon close standardization TO
be red paint.
taken to tue Coroncr's ONCE, where they
were remnnded by Coroner Levy.
Tue prisoners all live at II Doyer street.
IL is a lodging house. fantan joint and a
dozen other things combined: They gave
their names as John Lee. All Wing. Lee
Bling. King Wing, Yung Kong, All KONG
aud Lee Yung.
The latter is the keeper OF the place.
The prisoners said that the dead mans
name was Leong, and that he was en-
ployed in q Mulberry street laundry.
They said he had been taken i'll, and
tha paint ON his head and faco was a rem.
edy used to cure him ,
They claimed at first that they took
him from the laundry and walked him
around and that he fell dead in front OF
n Dover street. but later changed their
story to the effect that he came TO No. II
last night and that he died this morning
and was taken OUTSIDE Immediately.
Regarding the dumping OF the man int
the street, they said IL was believed
among Cinnamon that when q stranger
lies in o house where Others live. and
the body il not removed Immediately,
bal luck will inevitably follow.
In some houses rooms are set apart fol
this purpose, but at No. II there wer'
none vacant, no they did the next best
thing and dumped the stranger into the
street.
one thrust q pOcketbook containing -
a silver watch aud a pair of gloves int
Policeman Lo1ney's hand. They weT'
evidently the dead mans property.
DEPUTY Coroner jenkins held al
autopsy and found that Leong had me
his death from hemorrhage, followini
on consumption and chronic bronchitis