Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-06-17
THE BRIDGEPORT BurcAsRY
The Chinaman Cut Piecemeal-
A heartIess Exhibition

oheFliI ana confessed 10 the killing,
saying that he had won over $50 from
Inc ludian at poker, and the Indian
wanted the money back again. In the
hight which ensued the Chiuaman said
he struck Tom over the head with
club, killing him Becoming alarmed
at what he had done aud fearing the
vengeance OF other Indians, he cut The
arms, head and legs of, put the body
Ia barrel and threw il into the river
that night.
He acknowledged killing the In.
dian, bur pleaded self defense.
An inquest was held on last Sunday
week, and the eoroner's jury charged
All Ii with murder
On the following Tuesday All Ii
WAS taken before Justice Fales W.O.
Parker and Judge j c. Murphey were
his lawyers. Deputy District Attorney
Hayes prosecuted
DR.. kaebles testified that It was i'm.
possible To Identity the trunk found in
the river as that of any particular per.
son. The head, arms and legs were
gone and all the entrails were taken
out. He could not tell if the body
was that Of man or woman,
No other important testimony was
adduced
Counsel for defendant moved tho
Court to discharge the defendant upon
the following grounds.
First-Therc ~ no evidence to show
that AN Indian by the name of Poker
Tom has been murdered.
secsnd-The evidence for the prese.
cution shows that they do not know
whether the remains found are those of
man or woman.
Third-There has been no testimony
taken before this Court as required by
law.
The defendant was ordered dis.
charged for want of sufficient eyi.
dence.
After his discharge Mr.. Parker told
Ii he was free 10 go where he pleased,
but he refused to leave, saving the
Piutss would kill him, and offered to
pa, IS a day per man for posse 10
protect hlm. Judge Murphey, one OF
his attorneys, went out TO find sheriff
Cody to have III put in Jail till hody
guard could be sccured-if such was
10 be had, but the Judge had been
gone but moment when the door was
opened and four Ihdans entered, Jus
tlce Fales, the Chinaman and Mr..
Parker being the only occupants. One
of the Indians told Ii he wanted him,
and seized him by his wrist. Ii
grabbed Parker's arm with one hand.
and threw the other around his waist,
for him 10 save him. The
} ustlce begged them to- do nothing in
the Court room. They told him to
keep still, and Parker was told the
same. They disengaged III from Park.
er, who was pretty well scared, and
rushed him into the street, where they
were backed by band of Indians.
This was all done in less time than it
takes to write it. The Indians had
made their plans and were executing
them promptly and would brock no
frem the whites. III was
rushed up Main street on the double
quick, and through the Avenue to
Days field, il. which spot had been
selected the day before for the execu-
ton of the murderer. On reaching
this spot III was taken by one of the
tribe, the others standing back, and
quickly executed in the same manner
he had served the Indian.
The Chinese in San Francisco are
Justly oyer the affair From the Ex-
lminer of Sunday we copy:
shall bring this outrage to the
of the Chinese Legation at
Washington, who will place the matter
before the Washington Government for
icuon,' said Chinese Consul Bee last
night. That the matter will be fully
there is no doubt. If
soldiers are to be punished, as in the
case at Walla Walla for killing gam
bier charged with murder, we will see
20 it that any white officials implicated
N the Bridgeport affair as well as
'avages will be brought before the bar
Of justice"
The Consul further stated that rep
'esentative OF the Chinese Government
would be sent to Bridgeport imme-
lately for the purpose of investigat-