Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-16

coroner's Office, he was met by HER
AID reporter in Sonoratown. who. q
that time, did not know the man, o.
that he had been to the coroner's office
In conversation about the murder
Scott was asked if he knew anything
about it. He eaid: II do not care t.
talk; have subpoena to appear BE
fore the coroner's jury tomorrow; come
up aud you can hear my testimony
them"
The reporter then said: "Can you no
tell me now what you know about it p
Scott replied: "Are you detective
or reporter
The reporter laughed and did not an
swer, but prodded him with another
question, when he eaid: "You can heal
my testimony tomorrow"
The reporter replied: perhaps ]
should not have asked you the question
since you are to testify, as you may be
prohibited from speaking on the sub
ject."
Scott replied: 'No, it's not that; my
opinions are for sale. But are you in
terested? ?"
The reporter replied that he had nc
particular interest in the caee, and, tell
ing Scott that he would be present to
hear him testify next morning, left the
man.
Detectives and reporters frequently
meet such men, even sober men, who
pretend to know great deal and sell a
cooked-up story for few dollars.
Owing to the mans dazed condition the
reporter did not place sufficient stock in
his offer of news to purchase it, or even
proffer to ''stand the drinks"
The witness, Joe Scott, was recalled,
and when asked if he had ever before
seen the reporter, he said: eyes; you
were looking for vigilance committee. I"
Wnen told that it was reported meet
ing of Spanish citizens that the reporter
was looking for, he seemed to recollect
the circumstance and the walk of sew
eral blocks, but could not tell what con-
versation had taken place.
Scott was then taken to the police
station where he was held as witness.
The HERALD reporter then testified to
the above facts.
THE VERDICT.
The case was now given to the jury,
and verdict was rendered to the effect
that Fernando Quijad came to bis
death by strangulation at the hands oi
some person or persons unknown, but
believed the person to be Wong Chung
Yung. ~
The body of little Fernando was re.
moved to the family residence yesterday
afternoon, from which place the funeral
will be held at O'Clock this afternoon.
AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.
The rookery where the murder was
committed was the scene OF attraction
all day yesterday. Hundreds of men
and women, mostly native Californians,
visited the house. Many expressed
their sympathy for The poor little boy
who had been go brutally murdered !:
others, on looking at the surroundings,
were horrited at its atrocity, and quite
a number of the more outspoken were in
favor of "wiping out Chinatown"
About O'Clock in the afternoon five
or six young men came marching down
the middle of Apablasa street.
One OF them carried small
rope, about twenty feet in length. Oc-
casionally he twirled it suggestively
ever his head as they marched down to.
ward the scene of the murder. Now
and then a Chinaman stepped to the
door, looked at the crowd and at the
rope, shouted to others, and then re-
treated into his house. Finally, the
man with the rope was asked by an OFF,
cer, what are you doing with that
''I've lost dog" replied the man.
well, find your dog and get out OF
Chinatown, or III take you to the sta
ton, ,"said the officer.
The party then left Chinatown.
The ecene of the crime bears previous
criminal record. Two or three years ago
Deputy Sheriff Bowler arrested noto-
rious highbinder, named Louie Tong,
for robbing crippled boy of $12. The
officer traced the criminal by bloody
marks on his back, which were made by
the struggling boy whom he wounded.
The Chinaman was sent to San Quentin
for five years.
THE CHINESE OFFER A REWARD,
Chief of Police Glass has received the
following note from the Chinese board
of trade: s4f'a
"The Chinese merchants of the city ol
Los Angeles, California. greatly deplore
the murder of the boy Fernando Quijada
which occurred in Chinatown ou october
Is, 1892, and in order to aid in the de-
lection of the guilty person or persons
hereby offer reward OF $500, to be paio
upon the arrest and conviction of the
person or persons who killed and muir
dered the said Fernando Quijada.
CHINA BOARD OF TRADE.
KwoNa HUNG On, President,
QUANG SANG, Treasurer"
is CHINATOWN A NUISANCE.
New Chinatown is in about as filthy
q condition as is old Chinatown, anG
that expresses great deal. There
seems to be no law by which the entire
district can be declared a nuisance, ye1
it is undoubtedly a nuisance-ths
houses, or rather shanties, and the
back yards reeklng with filth and the
germs OF disease. The assistant district
attorney was called upon yesterday by 8
HERALD condenser of facts for the pur'
pose of iuquiripg if there was not some
legal balm in the state statutes made
and provided for such cases, or in the
ordinances Hereunder, by which the
plague spot could be declared what it il
"a nuisance.
The attorney replied that the law ap.
piled to the owners of buildings, anG
that they could be punished for the
maintenance of nuisance on theil
premises, but that the law did not ap'
ply to the renter of the premises,
though he may have made the premises
a nuisance; the district cannot be de-
clared nuisance, generally, but there
must be specific complaint as to eact
particular house or premises.
Chief of Police Glass has sent to the