Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-16

line OF the street car tracks-that being
the line beyond which they were for
hidden to advance. At each street or
alleyway entering Chinatown, two
officers stood, some having in addition
to their clubs and pistols, also repeating
rifles.
Finally the crowd was driven back
upon Main street. They offered no re-
sistance, but sullenly retired before the
Gordon Of officers with jeers and cheers.
A guard of four officers stood at the en-
trance of the street, and, supporting
these, others were stationed at intervals
down the street to the border OF China
town.
MOUNTED CROWD.
The clatter OF horses at a full trot was
soon heard coming down North
Main street. The men brisk
ly rode up to the head
OF Los Angeles street, and were com.
manded by the officers to halt" The
men were well mounted, and it was
noticed that several had hair ropes on
the pommels OF their saddles. They
looked determined, and were at first not
disposed to halt, seeming inclined to
attempt to ride through the blockade.
They parleyed few moments with the
officers, and, looking down Los Angeles
street and seeing the number of officers
they would have to contend against,
rode away with jeers OF defiance.
Finally, the officers drove the crowd
from the immediate vicinity of the
plaza, down Main street, and by IL
O'Clock it bad dispersed.
PEOPLE KEPT MOVING.
In Chinatown officers were stationed
at every street corner, and everyone
passing or repassing was narrowly
watched and closely questioned. None
were permitted to go beyond the railroad
track, in the center of Alameda street.
Men approached from the north and
south, on the west side of Alameda, and
when they halted at Marchessault, and
longingly looked over into the Chinese
quarter, they we've made to move on
north or south or TOW rds the plaza.
Several squads of mounted men, some of
whom had come in from the country,
rode up Los Angeles street, at inter-
walls, and when they were about
to turn down Apablasa street, to
the scene of the murder, they were
halted, made to fright about" and take
another direction. Many of these
young men also had lariats ON their sad
dies in front. A hall. dozen men started
across Alameda street, swinging some
things that cleaned in the dim light like
axes.
Several officers Immediately ap-
preached the advancing crowd, and
found that the young men had been in
the street parade and had brought along
their lamps.
A man came charging noiselessly down
Alameda on q bicycle. wheeled into Apa-
blasa street, and had gotten about half
block beyond the dead line before he
could be stopped. He was turned back
ward toward the plaza, and his observa-
tions cut short. Several parties in bug
gies and on horseback came down to
witness the ''fun," as they called it,
and were sadly disappointed when they
were halted at the line.
The rear portion of Chinatown was
guarded by mounted officers, and off,
GERS were also stationed at the entrance
of each street from that direction. So
the town was effectually blockaded or
quarantined.
There were about 40 officers on duty
in Chinatown and vicinity, every avail
able man in the department being or
dered out.
At an early hour every house in
Chinatown was closed, including all
business houses not a Chinaman was
seen on the streets, the town seemed
deserted, and darkness and ouietude
reigned over what are ordinarily the
noisiest and most densely crowded
streets in the city.