Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-14
Mysterious Murder Last Even
ing in Chinatown.
Strangers Kill Youth and Make
Their Escape.
The Story Told by Quopg Gung-Investi-
CATION by tho POlice-Discovery
of the Body-The Corpse
Unidentified.

not as yet been identified. He was onl,
about IL or Is years of age and apparent
ly was not Chinaman. To Judge from
the best evidence that has as yet beer
shown, be was native Californian.
He must have suffered the most ex
cruciating torture before he died. Hi
neck is marked by the cruel hands o
the strangler. Those blue lines which
make it plainly evident to any one tha
human fingers have circed his throa
and extinguished his life are to be seer
on the neck of the poor unfortunate tina
was exhumed from cesspool in China
town last evening.
The case was reported at the police
station at s 80 last evening. But at
O'Clock this morning no evidence had YET
towards the murderer.
THE FACTS OF THE CASE.
Abort O'Clock last evening, a Chinese
woman, named Qnong Gung, who lives
near the corner of Benjamin street and
Apabiassa alley, heard the stfled cries
of some one in an adjoining building.
She suspected foul play, and as she
looked out of the window che cav a
Chinaman running out through the
yard into Benjamin street, where he
made his escape. The woman de-
scribed the man as being dressed in
black, wearing black hat and Chinese
shoes. Being alone, she was afraid to
90 into the yard, but called out to some
Cinnamon and sent one of them to the
police officer on that beat.
Officers J.. M. Harris and @. M. Whal-
ing were notified and at once went to
the spot. The woman, who is the wife
of Chinese cigarmaker on the Plaza,
and who speaks ineligible English,
stated to the officers and to a HERALD
reporter, substantially the following
story:
''It was not quite dark, about o'clock,
when heard some one groan as if
choking; thought it sounded
like Chinese; heard another
groan and then knew it was
not one of my people; and then I heard
light groanyand then heard no more.
looked out of the indow and shout
ed, and a ChiDaman came, and
sent him for an officer. saw China
man run out of the yard into the street;
he wore black clothes, black hat and
Chinese shoes"
by others. at once began investigating
the premises. The old rookery has, for
Home time, been used as an opium den,
and is cut into small rooms, come of
which have been, until recently, occu.
pied as sleeping rooms by Chinese. The
woman who heard the cries lives in
house adjoining and to the west of the
building on the next alley. in which the
murder was committed. With lanterns
the officers went through the numerous
rooms OF the rookery, having to force
open all the doors. ALI of the rooms ex-
ceptiDg one on the east end, opening on
Benjamin street, were vacant. In this
room there was q cot, lot of old bed.
ding, and evidences of opium smoking;
also, pair OF suspenders. evidently be-
longing to Caucasian. On table was
found clock still keeping time.
The officers made a thorough search
of this room, and found no Indication OF
a struggle or of any violence. They then
made search of the back yard, being
assisted by three Cinnamon, All Shoon,
All Dick and All Hing. After two hours
close searching, All Shoon shouted,
"Come here" In the back yard, about
20 feet from the rear door, there is
filthy cesspool, covered with half
rotted plank, leaving an openiDgof about
2 feet by 10 inches. La this reservoir OF
filth they eaw the arms and foot of a boy
on the surface, the body being buried
beneath the slime.
Finally, the body was extricated, and,
after being washed 30 as to be recogniza-l
BILE, it was found that it was
that OF a boy evidently about
IA years of age Spanish. Around his
throat we're marks, as il he had been
strangled to death, and blood had oozed
from his mouth. The body had been
doubled and cramped so as to admit of it
being placed in the cesspool, and in ex
Treating it the officers were compelled
to cut away some of the boards.
Under rickety stairway, few feet
from the ceespool, was found the little
boys hat and basket of fresh water
crosses. He was recognized as one of
the boys who sell water-cresses on the
streets, and occasionally visits China
town. 1t was known that he had lit
tie money! perhaps few dollars-the
results of his earnings Of the past day or
two. 1t is supposed that the boy was
murdered and robbed, or perhaps MUIR
dered after a quarrel about his water
crosses, as they had been hidden, to-
gether with his hat, after his brutal
death.
One of three Chinese who aided in
the search stated that cousin of his
occupied the furnished room in the
building, and that he had been missing
all night, and he seemed to be uneasy
about him.
While making the search. the Chinese
gave it as their opinion that one of their
countrymen had been murdered, but
after 1t was proved to be Spanish boy,
1t was noticed that the man said moth
ing more about his missing cousin.
About 10 O'Clock last evening Span
lard, who lives about half mile north
of Chinatown, and furnishes wood for
the market. visited Chinatown in search
of his missing boy, who had not re-
turned home that evening.
rhe body of the murdered boy was
taken to the coroner's Office, where an
inquest will be held this morning.
A Union Pacific Victory.
CHICAGO, Oct. 13-An important vic
tory has been won by the Union Pacific
over the Northern Pacific. At special
meeting of the Chicago railroad aesocia-
tion, today, the action of October Sd.
eliminating from the Chicago rate sheet
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